,TEST BANK LEHNES PHARMACOLOGY FOR
NURSING CARE11th EDITION BY
JACQUELINE BURCHUM_LAURA_ROSENTHAL
Chapter 01: Orientation to Pharmacology
Burchum: Lehne’s Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 11th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to
treat an illness. To do this, the nurse will rely on knowledge of
which topic? a. Clinical pharmacology
b. Drug efficacy
c. Pharmacokinetics
d. Pharmacotherapeutics
ANS: D
Pharmacotherapeutics is the study of the use of drugs to
diagnose, treat, and prevent conditions. Clinical pharmacology is
concerned with all aspects of drug-human interactions. Drug
efficacy measures the extent to which a given drug causes an
intended effect. Pharmacokinetics is the study of the impact of
the body on a drug.
, PTS: 1
2.What is a desired outcome when a drug is described as easy to
administer?
a. It can be stored indefinitely without need for refrigeration.
b. It does not interact significantly with other medications.
c. It enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen.
d. It is usually relatively inexpensive to produce.
ANS: C
A major benefit of drugs that are easy to administer is that
patients taking them are more likely to comply with the drug
regimen. Drugs that are easy to give may have the other
attributes listed, but those properties are independent of ease of
administration.
PTS: 1
3. A patient tells the nurse that an analgesic he will begin taking
may cause drowsiness and will decrease pain up to 4 hours at
a time. Based on this understanding of the drug’s effects by
the patient, the nurse will anticipate which outcome? a.
Decreased chance of having a placebo effect
b. Decreased motivation to take the drug
c. Improved compliance with the drug regimen
d. Increased likelihood of drug overdose
ANS: C
A drug is effective if it produces the intended effects, even if it
also produces side effects. Patients who understand both the
risks and benefits of taking a medication are more likely to
comply with the drug regimen.
PTS: 1
, MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. What are considered the ‘Big Three’ properties of an ideal
drug? (Select all that apply.) a. Irreversible action
b. Effectiveness
c. Safety
d. Selectivity
e. A recognizable trade name
ANS: B, C, D
The ‘Big Three’ properties of the ideal drug are effectiveness, safety, and
selectivity.
PTS: 1
2. Before administering a medication, what does the nurse need to
know to evaluate how individual patient variability might affect
the patient’s response to the medication? (Select all that apply.)
a. Chemical stability of the medication
b. Ease of administration
c. Family medical history
d. Patient’s age
e. Patient’s diagnosis
ANS: C, D, E
The family medical history can indicate genetic factors that may
affect a patient’s response to a medication. Patients of different
ages can respond differently to medications. The patient’s illness
can affect how drugs are metabolized. The chemical stability of
NURSING CARE11th EDITION BY
JACQUELINE BURCHUM_LAURA_ROSENTHAL
Chapter 01: Orientation to Pharmacology
Burchum: Lehne’s Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 11th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to
treat an illness. To do this, the nurse will rely on knowledge of
which topic? a. Clinical pharmacology
b. Drug efficacy
c. Pharmacokinetics
d. Pharmacotherapeutics
ANS: D
Pharmacotherapeutics is the study of the use of drugs to
diagnose, treat, and prevent conditions. Clinical pharmacology is
concerned with all aspects of drug-human interactions. Drug
efficacy measures the extent to which a given drug causes an
intended effect. Pharmacokinetics is the study of the impact of
the body on a drug.
, PTS: 1
2.What is a desired outcome when a drug is described as easy to
administer?
a. It can be stored indefinitely without need for refrigeration.
b. It does not interact significantly with other medications.
c. It enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen.
d. It is usually relatively inexpensive to produce.
ANS: C
A major benefit of drugs that are easy to administer is that
patients taking them are more likely to comply with the drug
regimen. Drugs that are easy to give may have the other
attributes listed, but those properties are independent of ease of
administration.
PTS: 1
3. A patient tells the nurse that an analgesic he will begin taking
may cause drowsiness and will decrease pain up to 4 hours at
a time. Based on this understanding of the drug’s effects by
the patient, the nurse will anticipate which outcome? a.
Decreased chance of having a placebo effect
b. Decreased motivation to take the drug
c. Improved compliance with the drug regimen
d. Increased likelihood of drug overdose
ANS: C
A drug is effective if it produces the intended effects, even if it
also produces side effects. Patients who understand both the
risks and benefits of taking a medication are more likely to
comply with the drug regimen.
PTS: 1
, MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. What are considered the ‘Big Three’ properties of an ideal
drug? (Select all that apply.) a. Irreversible action
b. Effectiveness
c. Safety
d. Selectivity
e. A recognizable trade name
ANS: B, C, D
The ‘Big Three’ properties of the ideal drug are effectiveness, safety, and
selectivity.
PTS: 1
2. Before administering a medication, what does the nurse need to
know to evaluate how individual patient variability might affect
the patient’s response to the medication? (Select all that apply.)
a. Chemical stability of the medication
b. Ease of administration
c. Family medical history
d. Patient’s age
e. Patient’s diagnosis
ANS: C, D, E
The family medical history can indicate genetic factors that may
affect a patient’s response to a medication. Patients of different
ages can respond differently to medications. The patient’s illness
can affect how drugs are metabolized. The chemical stability of
