Basic and Clinical Pharmacology 15th
Edition Chapters 1 - 66 Complete
Guide |Q&A|Verfied Solutions
The nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin (Amoxil) 500 mg PO. The medication is supplied in 250
mg tablets. The nurse will administer ___________ tablets.
2
Convert 155 lbs to _____________ kg.
70.5
A patient tells the nurse that in addition to taking his anti-anxiety medication, he regularly
participates in yoga. This would be considered an example of which of the following:
Complimentary therapy
The patient calls the clinic nurse and says, ""I looked this medication up on the Internet after it was
prescribed yesterday and there is nothing in the literature about this drug being used to treat my
disorder. Should I still take it?"
" What is the nurse's best response?
"Let me talk with the physician about why this medication was ordered for you and I will call you back.""
The nurse providing teaching to a patient using herbal therapies would include what important
information related to herbal therapy?
Some herbal therapies can interfere with prescription medications.
The increasing number of patients who go to their health care provider and request a drug they have
seen advertised on television or in a magazine has created what continuing challenge to health care
providers, especially nurses?
Staying knowledgeable about drug therapy
The parent of a 2-year-old child is visiting his or her pediatric health care provider and shows the
nurse the advertisement for allergy medication found in a magazine in the waiting room saying," "This
drug sounds like it would be far more effective to treat my son's asthma and I'd only have to give it
once a day."
" What is the nurse's best response?
,"This is something that you will want to talk with your health care provider about to determine if this is
the best medication for your child."
The nurse is teaching the patient how to safely use the Internet for health information and includes
what information in the teaching plan?
The Web site where information is obtained needs to be evaluated for credibility.
A nurse is most likely to see off-label use of drugs in which of the following populations?
Pediatric and elderly patients
A patient tells the clinic nurse that he or she has been taking over-the- counter (OTC) ranitidine
(Zantac) daily to relieve acid indigestion for several years. This is the first time the patient has ever
reported this issue to a health care provider. As part of the teaching plan for this patient, the nurse
explains what risk associated with not sharing OTC drug use with the provider?
Use of the OTC drug could mask symptoms of a serious problem that is undiagnosed.
The patient tells the nurse that he has begun ordering his medications over the Internet because it is
cheaper. What statement made by the nurse in response to this information is accurate?
"Foreign drugs may have the same name as domestic drugs, but they may not be the same drug."
A 70-year-old patient has just received a drug that can cause sedation. What would be the priority
nursing diagnosis for this patient?
Risk for injury: Related to adverse effects of the drug
When the nurse reads in the drug handbook the section related to recommended dosage, it is
important to remember that this suggested dosage is based on what?
A 150-pound adult male
The nurse is evaluating the discharge teaching that was done with a patient concerning drug therapy.
What statement from the patient would indicate that teaching had been effective?
"I will add the names and dosages of these new drugs to my medication list in my wallet."
When taking a medication history on a patient why should the nurse ask about the use of
complementary or alternative therapies?
Many drug-alternative therapy interactions can cause serious problems.
The nurse is reviewing the patient's medication orders and finds an order stating "amoxicillin 250 mg
every 8 hours." What would the nurse question regarding this order?
Route
A 73-year-old male patient is being discharged home today. The discharge order reads: Take 10 mL of
guaifenesin (Robitussin) PO q4h. This over-the- counter pharmaceutical comes in bottles with plastic
measuring caps. How much should the nurse teach the patient to take at home?
, 2 tsp
The nurse admits a patient to the unit and learns the patient has recently been diagnosed with
chronic renal failure but has not informed the primary care provider of this diagnosis. What is the
nurse's first priority?
Call the admitting physician immediately.
The nursing instructor observes several nursing students administer medications to their assigned
patients. The instructor would stop what student from administering the medication until the error
was corrected?
The student enters the patient's room and asks the patient "Are you Mr. Jones?"
What is the most basic type of movement that occurs in the esophagus?
peristalsis
Which substance is required for digestion and absorption of fats and fat- soluble vitamins?
bile
The nurse, caring for a patient about to undergo gastric bypass surgery, explains that the majority of
nutrients are absorbed where?
small intestine
Water is absorbed in which portion of the intestine?
Colon
The nurse would administer ranitidine (Zantac) cautiously to an elderly patient with evidence of what
condition?
Renal disease
A patient presents at the walk-in clinic complaining of stomach pain that is relieved by eating which
the nurse suspects is caused by a peptic ulcer. How would the nurse explain the ulceration in the
stomach to the patient?
A mucosal lining protects the stomach from hydrochloric acid. A reduction in the mucosal lining or
increase in acid production allows peptic ulcers to develop.
What organs are considered accessory digestive organs because they add in the digestive process?
(Select all that apply.)
Gallbladder, liver, pancreas
What action does the histamine-2 antagonist administered by the nurse have on the human body that
will help to prevent peptic ulcer disease?
Reduces the production of hydrochloric acid
Edition Chapters 1 - 66 Complete
Guide |Q&A|Verfied Solutions
The nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin (Amoxil) 500 mg PO. The medication is supplied in 250
mg tablets. The nurse will administer ___________ tablets.
2
Convert 155 lbs to _____________ kg.
70.5
A patient tells the nurse that in addition to taking his anti-anxiety medication, he regularly
participates in yoga. This would be considered an example of which of the following:
Complimentary therapy
The patient calls the clinic nurse and says, ""I looked this medication up on the Internet after it was
prescribed yesterday and there is nothing in the literature about this drug being used to treat my
disorder. Should I still take it?"
" What is the nurse's best response?
"Let me talk with the physician about why this medication was ordered for you and I will call you back.""
The nurse providing teaching to a patient using herbal therapies would include what important
information related to herbal therapy?
Some herbal therapies can interfere with prescription medications.
The increasing number of patients who go to their health care provider and request a drug they have
seen advertised on television or in a magazine has created what continuing challenge to health care
providers, especially nurses?
Staying knowledgeable about drug therapy
The parent of a 2-year-old child is visiting his or her pediatric health care provider and shows the
nurse the advertisement for allergy medication found in a magazine in the waiting room saying," "This
drug sounds like it would be far more effective to treat my son's asthma and I'd only have to give it
once a day."
" What is the nurse's best response?
,"This is something that you will want to talk with your health care provider about to determine if this is
the best medication for your child."
The nurse is teaching the patient how to safely use the Internet for health information and includes
what information in the teaching plan?
The Web site where information is obtained needs to be evaluated for credibility.
A nurse is most likely to see off-label use of drugs in which of the following populations?
Pediatric and elderly patients
A patient tells the clinic nurse that he or she has been taking over-the- counter (OTC) ranitidine
(Zantac) daily to relieve acid indigestion for several years. This is the first time the patient has ever
reported this issue to a health care provider. As part of the teaching plan for this patient, the nurse
explains what risk associated with not sharing OTC drug use with the provider?
Use of the OTC drug could mask symptoms of a serious problem that is undiagnosed.
The patient tells the nurse that he has begun ordering his medications over the Internet because it is
cheaper. What statement made by the nurse in response to this information is accurate?
"Foreign drugs may have the same name as domestic drugs, but they may not be the same drug."
A 70-year-old patient has just received a drug that can cause sedation. What would be the priority
nursing diagnosis for this patient?
Risk for injury: Related to adverse effects of the drug
When the nurse reads in the drug handbook the section related to recommended dosage, it is
important to remember that this suggested dosage is based on what?
A 150-pound adult male
The nurse is evaluating the discharge teaching that was done with a patient concerning drug therapy.
What statement from the patient would indicate that teaching had been effective?
"I will add the names and dosages of these new drugs to my medication list in my wallet."
When taking a medication history on a patient why should the nurse ask about the use of
complementary or alternative therapies?
Many drug-alternative therapy interactions can cause serious problems.
The nurse is reviewing the patient's medication orders and finds an order stating "amoxicillin 250 mg
every 8 hours." What would the nurse question regarding this order?
Route
A 73-year-old male patient is being discharged home today. The discharge order reads: Take 10 mL of
guaifenesin (Robitussin) PO q4h. This over-the- counter pharmaceutical comes in bottles with plastic
measuring caps. How much should the nurse teach the patient to take at home?
, 2 tsp
The nurse admits a patient to the unit and learns the patient has recently been diagnosed with
chronic renal failure but has not informed the primary care provider of this diagnosis. What is the
nurse's first priority?
Call the admitting physician immediately.
The nursing instructor observes several nursing students administer medications to their assigned
patients. The instructor would stop what student from administering the medication until the error
was corrected?
The student enters the patient's room and asks the patient "Are you Mr. Jones?"
What is the most basic type of movement that occurs in the esophagus?
peristalsis
Which substance is required for digestion and absorption of fats and fat- soluble vitamins?
bile
The nurse, caring for a patient about to undergo gastric bypass surgery, explains that the majority of
nutrients are absorbed where?
small intestine
Water is absorbed in which portion of the intestine?
Colon
The nurse would administer ranitidine (Zantac) cautiously to an elderly patient with evidence of what
condition?
Renal disease
A patient presents at the walk-in clinic complaining of stomach pain that is relieved by eating which
the nurse suspects is caused by a peptic ulcer. How would the nurse explain the ulceration in the
stomach to the patient?
A mucosal lining protects the stomach from hydrochloric acid. A reduction in the mucosal lining or
increase in acid production allows peptic ulcers to develop.
What organs are considered accessory digestive organs because they add in the digestive process?
(Select all that apply.)
Gallbladder, liver, pancreas
What action does the histamine-2 antagonist administered by the nurse have on the human body that
will help to prevent peptic ulcer disease?
Reduces the production of hydrochloric acid
