NUR521 Exam 1 Questions and Answers (Distinction Graded)
A patient must eat six small meals a day and works evening shift (3 pm to 11 pm), so
the patient eats the last meal at midnight. These are examples of which of the
following core patient variables? - -Lifestyle, diet, and habits
-In stages of pharmacokinetics, the metabolism of a drug is also known as
_________________. - -Biotransformation
-A patient has just been placed on several new medicatons. The most important
nursing action that requires interpretation of patient data and core variables, and use
of core drug knowledge is: - -current medications and possible interactions
-A patient's blood work shows a low serum (blood) albumin (protein) level. The
patient is receiving a drug that is normally 95% protein bound. The nurse should
monitor for signs of: - -Drug toxicity
-Which of the following routes of administration has the slowest absorption? - -oral
-One important practice a nurse should repeatedly accomplish to minimize the risk
of anaphylaxis in medication therapy is: - -Verify patient drug allergies
-An important duty in nursing management of drug therapies includes interpretation
of patient data and core variables, and use of core drug knowledge to: - -Determine
significant drug interactions
-A patient in the hospital is taking oxycodone, an opioid narcotic, every 6 hours as
needed for post-surgical pain. This drug has high abuse potential and is categorized
as a: - -C-II drug
-Which of the following information must be included in the instructions provided to a
patient who has just been placed on benzonate (Tessalon Perles)? - -Swallow only,
do not crush or chew
-Considering possible age related changes of the body, absorption of drugs in
healthy older adults: - -Is similar to a younger adult unless a gastrointestinal disorder
exists
-When a patient's status indicates the need to induce a rapid therapeutic effect
through reaching a high blood level of a drug quickly, which would be most
appropriate choice? - -a loading dose
-Which of the following patients is most likely to experience teratogenic effects of
drug therapy? - -The patient in her first trimester of pregnancy
-Following the initial care of a client with asthma and impending anaphylaxis from
hypersensitivity to a drug, the nurse should take which emergency treatment step
next? - -Administer bronchodilators
-When a drug is bound to a protein it: - -will not be distributed
A patient must eat six small meals a day and works evening shift (3 pm to 11 pm), so
the patient eats the last meal at midnight. These are examples of which of the
following core patient variables? - -Lifestyle, diet, and habits
-In stages of pharmacokinetics, the metabolism of a drug is also known as
_________________. - -Biotransformation
-A patient has just been placed on several new medicatons. The most important
nursing action that requires interpretation of patient data and core variables, and use
of core drug knowledge is: - -current medications and possible interactions
-A patient's blood work shows a low serum (blood) albumin (protein) level. The
patient is receiving a drug that is normally 95% protein bound. The nurse should
monitor for signs of: - -Drug toxicity
-Which of the following routes of administration has the slowest absorption? - -oral
-One important practice a nurse should repeatedly accomplish to minimize the risk
of anaphylaxis in medication therapy is: - -Verify patient drug allergies
-An important duty in nursing management of drug therapies includes interpretation
of patient data and core variables, and use of core drug knowledge to: - -Determine
significant drug interactions
-A patient in the hospital is taking oxycodone, an opioid narcotic, every 6 hours as
needed for post-surgical pain. This drug has high abuse potential and is categorized
as a: - -C-II drug
-Which of the following information must be included in the instructions provided to a
patient who has just been placed on benzonate (Tessalon Perles)? - -Swallow only,
do not crush or chew
-Considering possible age related changes of the body, absorption of drugs in
healthy older adults: - -Is similar to a younger adult unless a gastrointestinal disorder
exists
-When a patient's status indicates the need to induce a rapid therapeutic effect
through reaching a high blood level of a drug quickly, which would be most
appropriate choice? - -a loading dose
-Which of the following patients is most likely to experience teratogenic effects of
drug therapy? - -The patient in her first trimester of pregnancy
-Following the initial care of a client with asthma and impending anaphylaxis from
hypersensitivity to a drug, the nurse should take which emergency treatment step
next? - -Administer bronchodilators
-When a drug is bound to a protein it: - -will not be distributed
