NUFT 343 EXAM 1 WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Compliance. ANSWER - Implementation or fulfillment of a prescriber's or caregiver's
prescribed course of treatment or therapeutic plan by a patient. Use of *compliance* versus
*adherence* in this textbook is supportive of the terms used in the current listing of
NANDA-I nursing diagnoses
Goals. ANSWER - Statements that are time specific and describe generally what is to be
accomplished to address a specific nursing disagnosis
Medication Error. ANSWER - Any preventable adverse drug event involving inappropriate
medication use by a patient or health care professional; it may or may not cause the patient
harm.
Noncompliance. ANSWER - An informed decision on the part of the patient not to adhere
to or follow a therapeutic plan or suggestion. Use of *noncompliance* versus *non
adherence* in this text book is supportive of the terms used in the current listing of
NANDA-I nursing diagnoses.
Nursing Process. ANSWER - An organizational framework for the practice of nursing. It
encompasses all steps taken by the nurse in caring for a patient: assessment, diagnosis,
planning (with goals and outcome criteria), implementation of the plan (with patient
teaching), and evaluation.
Outcome Criteria. ANSWER - Descriptions of specific patient behaviors or responses that
demonstrate meeting of or achievement of goals related to each nursing diagnosis. These
statements, as with goals, are verifiable, framed in behavioral terms, measurable, and time
specific. Outcome criteria are considered to be specific, whereas goals are broad.
Prescriber. ANSWER - Any health care professional licensed by the appropriate regulatory
board to prescribe medications.
, Additive Effects. ANSWER - Drug interactions in which the effect of a combination of two
or more drugs with similar actions is equivalent to the sum of the individual effects of the
same drugs given alone
Adverse Drug Event. ANSWER - Any undesirable occurrence related to administering or
failing to administer a prescribed medication.
Adverse Drug Reaction. ANSWER - Any unexpected, unintended, undesired or excessive
response to a medication given at therapeutic dosages (as opposed to overdose).
Adverse Effects. ANSWER - A general term for any undesirable effects that are a direct
response to one or more drugs.
Agonist. ANSWER - A drug that binds to and stimulates the activity of one or more
receptors in the body.
Allergic Reaction. ANSWER - An immunologic, hypersensitivity reaction resulting from
the unusual sensitivity of a patient to a particular medication; a type of adverse drug event.
Antagonist (inhibitors). ANSWER - A drug that binds to and inhibits the activity of one or
more receptors in the body.
Antagonistic Effects. ANSWER - Drug interactions in which the effect of a combination of
two or more drugs is less than the sum of the individual effects of the same drugs given
alone (1 + 1 equals less than 2); it is usually caused by an antagonizing (blocking or
reducing) effect of one drug on another.
Biovailability. ANSWER - A measure of the extent of drug absorption for a given drug and
route (from 0% to 100%).
Biotransformation (metabolism). ANSWER - One or more biochemical reactions involving a
parent drug. Biotransformation occurs mainly in the liver and produces a metabolite that is
either inactive or active. Also known as metabolism.
Blood-Brain Barrier. ANSWER - The barrier system that restricts the passage of various
chemicals and microscopic entities (e.g., bacteria, viruses) between the bloodstream and the
SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Compliance. ANSWER - Implementation or fulfillment of a prescriber's or caregiver's
prescribed course of treatment or therapeutic plan by a patient. Use of *compliance* versus
*adherence* in this textbook is supportive of the terms used in the current listing of
NANDA-I nursing diagnoses
Goals. ANSWER - Statements that are time specific and describe generally what is to be
accomplished to address a specific nursing disagnosis
Medication Error. ANSWER - Any preventable adverse drug event involving inappropriate
medication use by a patient or health care professional; it may or may not cause the patient
harm.
Noncompliance. ANSWER - An informed decision on the part of the patient not to adhere
to or follow a therapeutic plan or suggestion. Use of *noncompliance* versus *non
adherence* in this text book is supportive of the terms used in the current listing of
NANDA-I nursing diagnoses.
Nursing Process. ANSWER - An organizational framework for the practice of nursing. It
encompasses all steps taken by the nurse in caring for a patient: assessment, diagnosis,
planning (with goals and outcome criteria), implementation of the plan (with patient
teaching), and evaluation.
Outcome Criteria. ANSWER - Descriptions of specific patient behaviors or responses that
demonstrate meeting of or achievement of goals related to each nursing diagnosis. These
statements, as with goals, are verifiable, framed in behavioral terms, measurable, and time
specific. Outcome criteria are considered to be specific, whereas goals are broad.
Prescriber. ANSWER - Any health care professional licensed by the appropriate regulatory
board to prescribe medications.
, Additive Effects. ANSWER - Drug interactions in which the effect of a combination of two
or more drugs with similar actions is equivalent to the sum of the individual effects of the
same drugs given alone
Adverse Drug Event. ANSWER - Any undesirable occurrence related to administering or
failing to administer a prescribed medication.
Adverse Drug Reaction. ANSWER - Any unexpected, unintended, undesired or excessive
response to a medication given at therapeutic dosages (as opposed to overdose).
Adverse Effects. ANSWER - A general term for any undesirable effects that are a direct
response to one or more drugs.
Agonist. ANSWER - A drug that binds to and stimulates the activity of one or more
receptors in the body.
Allergic Reaction. ANSWER - An immunologic, hypersensitivity reaction resulting from
the unusual sensitivity of a patient to a particular medication; a type of adverse drug event.
Antagonist (inhibitors). ANSWER - A drug that binds to and inhibits the activity of one or
more receptors in the body.
Antagonistic Effects. ANSWER - Drug interactions in which the effect of a combination of
two or more drugs is less than the sum of the individual effects of the same drugs given
alone (1 + 1 equals less than 2); it is usually caused by an antagonizing (blocking or
reducing) effect of one drug on another.
Biovailability. ANSWER - A measure of the extent of drug absorption for a given drug and
route (from 0% to 100%).
Biotransformation (metabolism). ANSWER - One or more biochemical reactions involving a
parent drug. Biotransformation occurs mainly in the liver and produces a metabolite that is
either inactive or active. Also known as metabolism.
Blood-Brain Barrier. ANSWER - The barrier system that restricts the passage of various
chemicals and microscopic entities (e.g., bacteria, viruses) between the bloodstream and the
