Test Bank Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 12th Editi
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on by Jacqueline Burchum, Laura Rosenthal Chapter 1-
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112|Complete Guide A+ 6: 6: 6:
Chapter 1: Orientation to Pharmacology T
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EST BANK
MULTIPLE CHOICE 6:
,Test Bank Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 12th Editi
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on by Jacqueline Burchum, Laura Rosenthal Chapter 1-
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112|Complete Guide A+ 6: 6: 6:
1. The nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat an illness. To do this, the
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nurse will rely on knowledge of:
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a. clinical pharmacology. 6:
b. drug efficacy. 6:
c. pharmacokinetics.
d. pharmacotherapeutics.
ANS: D 6:
Pharmacotherapeutics is the study of the use of drugs to diagnose, treat, and prevent conditio 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
ns. Clinical pharmacology is concerned with all aspects of drug–
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human interactions. Drug efficacy measures the extent to which a given drug causes an intend
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ed effect.6:
Pharmacokinetics is the study of the impact of the body on a drug. 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension 6: 6:
REF: Four Basic Terms TOP: Nursing Process: Implementa
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tion
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
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2. What does it mean when a drug is described as easy to administer?
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a. It can be stored indefinitely without need for refrigeration.
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b. It does not interact significantly with other medications.
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c. It enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen.
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d. It is usually relatively inexpensive to produce.
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ANS: C 6:
A major benefit of drugs that are easy to administer is that patients taking them are more likel
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y to comply with the drug regimen. Drugs that are easy to give may have the other attributes
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listed, but those properties are independent of ease of administration.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension 6: 6:
REF: Additional Properties of an Ideal Drug: Ease of Administration TO
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P: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
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3. A patient tells the nurse that he was told by the prescriber that the analgesic he is taking is
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very effective. Which statement by the patient demonstrates an understanding of the drug‘s
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effectiveness?
a. ―I don‘t have to worry about toxicity, since it takes a large amount of this drug to c
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ause an overdose.‖ 6: 6:
b. ―It has no side effects and doesn‘t interact with other drugs.‖
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c. ―I only have to take it every 12 hours.‖
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d. ―It might make me sleepy, and it lessens pain for several hours at a time.‖
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,Test Bank Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 12th Editi
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
on by Jacqueline Burchum, Laura Rosenthal Chapter 1-
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
112|Complete Guide A+
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ANS: D 6:
, Test Bank Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 12th Editi
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on by Jacqueline Burchum, Laura Rosenthal Chapter 1-
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112|Complete Guide A+ 6: 6: 6:
A drug is effective if it produces the intended effects, even if it also produces side effects. Be
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cause no drug is completely safe, the level of toxicity does not determine effectiveness. All dr
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ugs have side effects and many react with other substances; these do not affect the drug‘s effe
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ctiveness. Ease of administration is independent of a drug‘s effectiveness.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension 6: 6:
REF: Properties of an Ideal Drug TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
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MULTIPLE RESPONSE 6:
1. What are the properties of an ideal drug? (Select all that apply.)
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a. Irreversible action 6:
b. Predictability
c. Ease of administration 6: 6:
d. Chemical stability 6:
e. A simple trade name 6: 6: 6:
ANS: B, C, D 6: 6: 6:
In addition to predictability, ease of administration, and chemical stability, other properties in
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clude a reversible action so that any harm the drug may cause can be undone and a simple gen
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eric name, because generic names are usually complex and difficult to remember and pronou
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nce.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension 6: 6:
REF: Properties of an Ideal Drug | Additional Properties of an Ideal Drug
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TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
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2. Before administering a medication, what does the nurse need to know to evaluate how
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individual patient variability might affect the patient‘s response to the medication? (Select all t
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hat apply.) 6:
a. Chemical stability of the medication 6: 6: 6: 6:
b. Ease of administration 6: 6:
c. Family medical history 6: 6:
d. Patient‘s age 6:
e. Patient‘s diagnosis 6:
ANS: C, D, E 6: 6: 6:
The family medical history can indicate genetic factors that may affect a patient‘s response to
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a medication. Patients of different ages can respond differently to medications. The patient‘s i
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llness can affect how drugs are metabolized. The chemical stability of the medication and the e
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ase of administration are properties of drugs.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis 6: 6:
REF: Sources of Individual Variation TOP: Nursing Process: Implementa
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tion
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential
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6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
on by Jacqueline Burchum, Laura Rosenthal Chapter 1-
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112|Complete Guide A+ 6: 6: 6:
Chapter 1: Orientation to Pharmacology T
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EST BANK
MULTIPLE CHOICE 6:
,Test Bank Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 12th Editi
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
on by Jacqueline Burchum, Laura Rosenthal Chapter 1-
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
112|Complete Guide A+ 6: 6: 6:
1. The nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat an illness. To do this, the
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6
nurse will rely on knowledge of:
: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
a. clinical pharmacology. 6:
b. drug efficacy. 6:
c. pharmacokinetics.
d. pharmacotherapeutics.
ANS: D 6:
Pharmacotherapeutics is the study of the use of drugs to diagnose, treat, and prevent conditio 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
ns. Clinical pharmacology is concerned with all aspects of drug–
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
human interactions. Drug efficacy measures the extent to which a given drug causes an intend
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
ed effect.6:
Pharmacokinetics is the study of the impact of the body on a drug. 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension 6: 6:
REF: Four Basic Terms TOP: Nursing Process: Implementa
6: 6: 6: 6: 6 : 6: 6:
tion
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
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2. What does it mean when a drug is described as easy to administer?
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a. It can be stored indefinitely without need for refrigeration.
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b. It does not interact significantly with other medications.
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c. It enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen.
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d. It is usually relatively inexpensive to produce.
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ANS: C 6:
A major benefit of drugs that are easy to administer is that patients taking them are more likel
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y to comply with the drug regimen. Drugs that are easy to give may have the other attributes
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listed, but those properties are independent of ease of administration.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension 6: 6:
REF: Additional Properties of an Ideal Drug: Ease of Administration TO
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P: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
6 : 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
3. A patient tells the nurse that he was told by the prescriber that the analgesic he is taking is
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
very effective. Which statement by the patient demonstrates an understanding of the drug‘s
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
effectiveness?
a. ―I don‘t have to worry about toxicity, since it takes a large amount of this drug to c
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
ause an overdose.‖ 6: 6:
b. ―It has no side effects and doesn‘t interact with other drugs.‖
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c. ―I only have to take it every 12 hours.‖
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d. ―It might make me sleepy, and it lessens pain for several hours at a time.‖
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
,Test Bank Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 12th Editi
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
on by Jacqueline Burchum, Laura Rosenthal Chapter 1-
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
112|Complete Guide A+
6: 6: 6:
ANS: D 6:
, Test Bank Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 12th Editi
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
on by Jacqueline Burchum, Laura Rosenthal Chapter 1-
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
112|Complete Guide A+ 6: 6: 6:
A drug is effective if it produces the intended effects, even if it also produces side effects. Be
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
cause no drug is completely safe, the level of toxicity does not determine effectiveness. All dr
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
ugs have side effects and many react with other substances; these do not affect the drug‘s effe
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
ctiveness. Ease of administration is independent of a drug‘s effectiveness.
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension 6: 6:
REF: Properties of an Ideal Drug TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
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MULTIPLE RESPONSE 6:
1. What are the properties of an ideal drug? (Select all that apply.)
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a. Irreversible action 6:
b. Predictability
c. Ease of administration 6: 6:
d. Chemical stability 6:
e. A simple trade name 6: 6: 6:
ANS: B, C, D 6: 6: 6:
In addition to predictability, ease of administration, and chemical stability, other properties in
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
clude a reversible action so that any harm the drug may cause can be undone and a simple gen
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
eric name, because generic names are usually complex and difficult to remember and pronou
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
nce.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension 6: 6:
REF: Properties of an Ideal Drug | Additional Properties of an Ideal Drug
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TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
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2. Before administering a medication, what does the nurse need to know to evaluate how
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individual patient variability might affect the patient‘s response to the medication? (Select all t
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hat apply.) 6:
a. Chemical stability of the medication 6: 6: 6: 6:
b. Ease of administration 6: 6:
c. Family medical history 6: 6:
d. Patient‘s age 6:
e. Patient‘s diagnosis 6:
ANS: C, D, E 6: 6: 6:
The family medical history can indicate genetic factors that may affect a patient‘s response to
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
a medication. Patients of different ages can respond differently to medications. The patient‘s i
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
llness can affect how drugs are metabolized. The chemical stability of the medication and the e
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
ase of administration are properties of drugs.
6: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6:
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis 6: 6:
REF: Sources of Individual Variation TOP: Nursing Process: Implementa
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tion
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential
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