1. TEST BANK LEHNE'S PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING
CARE, 12TH EDITION BY JACQUELINE BURCHUM,
LAURAROSENTHAL/ALL CHAPTERS 1-112|COMPLETE
GUIDE 2024-2025
2.
, 3. CH 01: Orientation to Pharmacology
4. Burchum: Lehne’s Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 12TH Edition
5.
6.
7. MULTIPLE CHOICE
8.
9. The y7nursing y7attendant y7 is y7teaching y7a y7hospital y7client y7how y7a y7drugs y7works y7to y7treat
an y7illness. y7To y7doy7this, y7the y7nursing y7attendantwill y7rely y7on y7knowledge y7of y7which
y7
topic?
y7
a. Clinical y7pharmacology
b. Drugs y7efficacy
c. Pharmacokinetics
d. Pharmacotherapeutics
ACCURATE y7ANSWER:- y 7 D
Reasoning y7:->>>> y7Pharmacotherapeutics y7is y7the y7study y7of y7the y7use y7of y7drugs y7to
y7diagnose, y7treat, y7and y7prevent y7conditions.Clinical y7pharmacology y7is y7concerned y7with
y7all y7aspects y7of y7drugs-human y7interactions. y7Drugs y7efficacy y7measures y7the y7extent y7to
y7which y7a y7given y7drugs y7causes y7any7intended y7effect. y7Pharmacokinetics y7is y7the y7 study y7of
y7the y7 impact y7 of y7the y7body y7on y7a y7 drugs.
POINTS: y 7 1
10. What y7is y7a y7desired y7outcome y7when y7a y7drugs y7is y7described y7as y7easy y7to y7administer?
a. It y7can y7be y7stored y7indefinitely y7without y7need y7for y7refrigeration.
b. It y7does y7not y7interact y7significantly y7with y7other y7drugs.
c. It y7enhances y7hospital y7client y7adherence y7to y7the y7drugs y7regimen.
d. It y7is y7usually y7relatively y7inexpensive y7to y7produce.
ACCURATE y7ANSWER:- y 7 C
Reasoning y7:->>>>A y7major y7benefit y7of y7drugs y7that y7are y7easy y7to y7administer y7is y7that
y7hospital y7clients y7taking y7them y7are y7more y7likely y7tocomply y7with y7the y7drugs y7regimen.
y7Drugs y7that y7are y7easy y7to y7give y7may y7have y7the y7other y7attributes y7listed, y7 but y7those
y7properties y7are y7 independent y7 of y7ease y7of y7administration.
POINTS: y 7 1
11. A y7hospital y7client y7tells y7the y7nursing y7attendant y7that y7an y7analgesic y7he y7will y7begin y7taking
y7may y7cause y7drowsiness y7and y7willdecrease y7pain y7up y7to y74 y7hours y7at y7a y7time. y7Based y7on
y7this y7understanding y7of y7the y7drugs’s y7effects y7by y7thehospital y7client, y7the y7nursing
y7attendant y7will y7anticipate y7which y7outcome?
a. Decreased y7chance y7of y7having y7a y7placebo y7effect
b. Decreased y7motivation y7to y7take y7the y7drugs
c. Improved y7compliance y7with y7the y7drugs y7regimen
d. Increased y7likelihood y7of y7drugs y7overdose
ACCURATE y7ANSWER:- y 7 C
A y7drugs y7is y7effective y7if y7it y7produces y7the y7intended y7effects, y7even y7if y7it y7also
y7produces y7side y7effects. y7Hospital y7clients y7who y7understand y7both y7the y7risks y7and
y7benefits y7of y7taking y7a y7drugs y7are y7morey7likely y7tocomply y7with y7the y7 drugs y7regimen.
POINTS: y 7 1
,MULTIPLE y7RESPONSE
1. What y7are y7considered y7the y7‘Big y7Three’ y7properties y7of y7an y7ideal y7drugs? y7(Select y7all y7that y7apply.)
a. Irreversible y7action
b. Effectiveness
c. Safety
d. Selectivity
e. A y7recognizable y7trade y7name
ACCURATE y7ANSWER:- y 7 B, y7C, y7D
Reasoning y7:->>>>The y7‘Big y7Three’ y7properties y7of y7the y7ideal y7drugs y7are
y7 effectiveness, y7safety, y7andy7selectivity.POINTS: y 7 1
2. Before y7administering y7a y7drugs, y7what y7does y7the y7nursing y7attendant y7need y7to y7know y7to
y7evaluate y7how y7individualhospital y7client y7variability y7might y7affect y7the y7hospital y7client’s
y7response y7to y7the y7drugs? y7(Select y7ally7that y7apply.)
a. Chemical y7stability y7of y7the y7drugs
b. Ease y7of y7administration
c. Family y7medical y7history
d. Hospital y7client’s y7age
e. Hospital y7client’s y7diagnosis
ACCURATE y7ANSWER:- y 7 C, y7D, y7E
Reasoning y7:->>>>The y7family y7medical y7history y7can y7indicate y7genetic y7factors y7that y7may
y7affect y7a y7hospital y7client’s y7response y7to y7ay7drugs. y7Hospital y7clients y7of y7different y7ages y7can
y7respond y7differently y7to y7drugs. y7The y7hospital y7client’s y7illness y7can y7affect y7how y7drugs y7are
y7metabolized. y7The y7chemical y7stability y7of y7the y7drugs y7and y7the y7ease y7of y7administration
y7are y7properties y7of y7drugs.
POINTS: y 7 1
, CH y702: y7Application y7of y7Pharmacology y7in y7Nursing y7Practice
y7Burchum: y7Lehne’s y7Pharmacology y7for y7Nursing y7Care, y712TH
y7Edition
MULTIPLE y7CHOICE
1. A y7hospital y7client y7is y7using y7a y7metered-dose y7inhaler y7containing y7albuterol y7for y7asthma.
y7The y7drugs y7labely7instructs y7the y7hospital y7client y7to y7administer y7“2 y7puffs y7every y74 y7hours
y7as y7needed y7for y7coughing y7or y7wheezing.”y7The y7hospital y7client y7reports y7feeling y7jittery
y7sometimes y7when y7taking y7the y7drugs, y7and y7doesn’t y7feel y7that y7the y7drugs y7is y7always
y7effective. y7Which y7action y7is y7outside y7the y7nursing y7attendant’s y7scope y7of y7practice?
a. Asking y7the y7hospital y7client y7to y7demonstrate y7the y7use y7of y7the y7inhaler
b. Assessing y7the y7hospital y7client’s y7exposure y7to y7tobacco y7smoke
c. Auscultating y7lung y7sounds y7and y7obtaining y7vital y7signs
d. Suggesting y7that y7the y7hospital y7client y7use y71 y7puff y7to y7reduce y7side y7effects
ACCURATE y7ANSWER:- y 7 D
Reasoning y7:->>>>It y7is y7not y7within y7the y7nursing y7attendant’s y7scope y7of y7practice y7to
y7change y7the y7dose y7of y7a y7drugs y7without y7an y7orderfrom y7a y7prescriber. y7Asking y7the
y7hospital y7client y7to y7demonstrate y7inhaler y7use y7helps y7the y7nursing y7attendant y7to y7evaluate
y7the y7hospital y7client’s y7ability y7to y7administer y7the y7drugs y7properly y7and y7isy7part y7of y7the
y7nursing y7attendant’s y7evaluation.
Assessing y7tobacco y7smoke y7exposure y7helps y7the y7nursing y7attendant y7determine y7whether
y7nondrugs y7therapies, y7such y7asmoke y7avoidance, y7can y7be y7used y7as y7an y7adjunct y7to y7drugs
y7therapy. y7Performing y7a y7physical y7assessment y7 helps y7the y7nursing y7attendant y7evaluate y7the
y7hospital y7client’sy7response y7to y7the y7drugs.
POINTS: y 7 1
2. A y7postoperative y7hospital y7client y7is y7being y7discharged y7home y7with
y7acetaminophen/hydrocodone y7[Norco] y7for y7pain. y7The y7hospital y7client y7asks y7the y7nursing
y7attendant y7about y7using y7Tylenol y7for y7fever. y7Which y7statement y7by y7the y7nursing y7attendant
y7 is y7correct?
a. “It y7is y7not y7safe y7to y7take y7over-the-counter y7drugs y7with y7prescription y7drugs.”
b. “Taking y7the y7two y7drugs y7together y7poses y7a y7risk y7of y7drugs y7toxicity.”
c. “There y7are y7no y7known y7drugs y7interactions, y7so y7this y7will y7be y7safe.”
d. “Tylenol y7and y7Norco y7are y7different y7drugs, y7so y7there y7is y7no y7risk y7of y7overdose.”
ACCURATE y7ANSWER:- y 7 B
Reasoning y7:->>>>Tylenol y7is y7the y7trade y7name y7and y7acetaminophen y7is y7the y7generic y7name
y7for y7the y7same y7drugs. y7It y7isy7important y7to y7teach y7hospital y7clients y7to y7be y7aware y7of y7the
y7different y7names y7for y7the y7same y7drugs y7to y7minimize y7therisk y7of y7overdose. y7Over-the-
counter y7(OTC) y7drugs y7and y7prescription y7drugs y7may y7be y7taken y7together y7unless y7significant
y7harmful y7drugs y7interactions y7are y7possible. y7Even y7though y7no y7drugs y7interactions y7are y7at
y7play y7in y7this y7case, y7both y7drugs y7contain y7acetaminophen, y7 which y7could y7 lead y7to y7 toxicity.
POINTS: y 7 1
3. The y7nursing y7attendant y7 is y7preparing y7to y7care y7for y7a y7hospital y7client y7who y7will y7be
y7taking y7an y7antihypertensivey7drugs.Which y7action y7by y7the y7nursing y7attendant y7is y7part y7of
y7the y7assessment y7step y7of y7the y7nursing y7process?
a. Asking y7the y7prescriber y7 for y7an y7order y7to y7monitor y7serum y7drugs y7levels
b. Monitoring y7the y7hospital y7client y7for y7drugs y7interactions y7after y7giving y7the y7drugs
CARE, 12TH EDITION BY JACQUELINE BURCHUM,
LAURAROSENTHAL/ALL CHAPTERS 1-112|COMPLETE
GUIDE 2024-2025
2.
, 3. CH 01: Orientation to Pharmacology
4. Burchum: Lehne’s Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 12TH Edition
5.
6.
7. MULTIPLE CHOICE
8.
9. The y7nursing y7attendant y7 is y7teaching y7a y7hospital y7client y7how y7a y7drugs y7works y7to y7treat
an y7illness. y7To y7doy7this, y7the y7nursing y7attendantwill y7rely y7on y7knowledge y7of y7which
y7
topic?
y7
a. Clinical y7pharmacology
b. Drugs y7efficacy
c. Pharmacokinetics
d. Pharmacotherapeutics
ACCURATE y7ANSWER:- y 7 D
Reasoning y7:->>>> y7Pharmacotherapeutics y7is y7the y7study y7of y7the y7use y7of y7drugs y7to
y7diagnose, y7treat, y7and y7prevent y7conditions.Clinical y7pharmacology y7is y7concerned y7with
y7all y7aspects y7of y7drugs-human y7interactions. y7Drugs y7efficacy y7measures y7the y7extent y7to
y7which y7a y7given y7drugs y7causes y7any7intended y7effect. y7Pharmacokinetics y7is y7the y7 study y7of
y7the y7 impact y7 of y7the y7body y7on y7a y7 drugs.
POINTS: y 7 1
10. What y7is y7a y7desired y7outcome y7when y7a y7drugs y7is y7described y7as y7easy y7to y7administer?
a. It y7can y7be y7stored y7indefinitely y7without y7need y7for y7refrigeration.
b. It y7does y7not y7interact y7significantly y7with y7other y7drugs.
c. It y7enhances y7hospital y7client y7adherence y7to y7the y7drugs y7regimen.
d. It y7is y7usually y7relatively y7inexpensive y7to y7produce.
ACCURATE y7ANSWER:- y 7 C
Reasoning y7:->>>>A y7major y7benefit y7of y7drugs y7that y7are y7easy y7to y7administer y7is y7that
y7hospital y7clients y7taking y7them y7are y7more y7likely y7tocomply y7with y7the y7drugs y7regimen.
y7Drugs y7that y7are y7easy y7to y7give y7may y7have y7the y7other y7attributes y7listed, y7 but y7those
y7properties y7are y7 independent y7 of y7ease y7of y7administration.
POINTS: y 7 1
11. A y7hospital y7client y7tells y7the y7nursing y7attendant y7that y7an y7analgesic y7he y7will y7begin y7taking
y7may y7cause y7drowsiness y7and y7willdecrease y7pain y7up y7to y74 y7hours y7at y7a y7time. y7Based y7on
y7this y7understanding y7of y7the y7drugs’s y7effects y7by y7thehospital y7client, y7the y7nursing
y7attendant y7will y7anticipate y7which y7outcome?
a. Decreased y7chance y7of y7having y7a y7placebo y7effect
b. Decreased y7motivation y7to y7take y7the y7drugs
c. Improved y7compliance y7with y7the y7drugs y7regimen
d. Increased y7likelihood y7of y7drugs y7overdose
ACCURATE y7ANSWER:- y 7 C
A y7drugs y7is y7effective y7if y7it y7produces y7the y7intended y7effects, y7even y7if y7it y7also
y7produces y7side y7effects. y7Hospital y7clients y7who y7understand y7both y7the y7risks y7and
y7benefits y7of y7taking y7a y7drugs y7are y7morey7likely y7tocomply y7with y7the y7 drugs y7regimen.
POINTS: y 7 1
,MULTIPLE y7RESPONSE
1. What y7are y7considered y7the y7‘Big y7Three’ y7properties y7of y7an y7ideal y7drugs? y7(Select y7all y7that y7apply.)
a. Irreversible y7action
b. Effectiveness
c. Safety
d. Selectivity
e. A y7recognizable y7trade y7name
ACCURATE y7ANSWER:- y 7 B, y7C, y7D
Reasoning y7:->>>>The y7‘Big y7Three’ y7properties y7of y7the y7ideal y7drugs y7are
y7 effectiveness, y7safety, y7andy7selectivity.POINTS: y 7 1
2. Before y7administering y7a y7drugs, y7what y7does y7the y7nursing y7attendant y7need y7to y7know y7to
y7evaluate y7how y7individualhospital y7client y7variability y7might y7affect y7the y7hospital y7client’s
y7response y7to y7the y7drugs? y7(Select y7ally7that y7apply.)
a. Chemical y7stability y7of y7the y7drugs
b. Ease y7of y7administration
c. Family y7medical y7history
d. Hospital y7client’s y7age
e. Hospital y7client’s y7diagnosis
ACCURATE y7ANSWER:- y 7 C, y7D, y7E
Reasoning y7:->>>>The y7family y7medical y7history y7can y7indicate y7genetic y7factors y7that y7may
y7affect y7a y7hospital y7client’s y7response y7to y7ay7drugs. y7Hospital y7clients y7of y7different y7ages y7can
y7respond y7differently y7to y7drugs. y7The y7hospital y7client’s y7illness y7can y7affect y7how y7drugs y7are
y7metabolized. y7The y7chemical y7stability y7of y7the y7drugs y7and y7the y7ease y7of y7administration
y7are y7properties y7of y7drugs.
POINTS: y 7 1
, CH y702: y7Application y7of y7Pharmacology y7in y7Nursing y7Practice
y7Burchum: y7Lehne’s y7Pharmacology y7for y7Nursing y7Care, y712TH
y7Edition
MULTIPLE y7CHOICE
1. A y7hospital y7client y7is y7using y7a y7metered-dose y7inhaler y7containing y7albuterol y7for y7asthma.
y7The y7drugs y7labely7instructs y7the y7hospital y7client y7to y7administer y7“2 y7puffs y7every y74 y7hours
y7as y7needed y7for y7coughing y7or y7wheezing.”y7The y7hospital y7client y7reports y7feeling y7jittery
y7sometimes y7when y7taking y7the y7drugs, y7and y7doesn’t y7feel y7that y7the y7drugs y7is y7always
y7effective. y7Which y7action y7is y7outside y7the y7nursing y7attendant’s y7scope y7of y7practice?
a. Asking y7the y7hospital y7client y7to y7demonstrate y7the y7use y7of y7the y7inhaler
b. Assessing y7the y7hospital y7client’s y7exposure y7to y7tobacco y7smoke
c. Auscultating y7lung y7sounds y7and y7obtaining y7vital y7signs
d. Suggesting y7that y7the y7hospital y7client y7use y71 y7puff y7to y7reduce y7side y7effects
ACCURATE y7ANSWER:- y 7 D
Reasoning y7:->>>>It y7is y7not y7within y7the y7nursing y7attendant’s y7scope y7of y7practice y7to
y7change y7the y7dose y7of y7a y7drugs y7without y7an y7orderfrom y7a y7prescriber. y7Asking y7the
y7hospital y7client y7to y7demonstrate y7inhaler y7use y7helps y7the y7nursing y7attendant y7to y7evaluate
y7the y7hospital y7client’s y7ability y7to y7administer y7the y7drugs y7properly y7and y7isy7part y7of y7the
y7nursing y7attendant’s y7evaluation.
Assessing y7tobacco y7smoke y7exposure y7helps y7the y7nursing y7attendant y7determine y7whether
y7nondrugs y7therapies, y7such y7asmoke y7avoidance, y7can y7be y7used y7as y7an y7adjunct y7to y7drugs
y7therapy. y7Performing y7a y7physical y7assessment y7 helps y7the y7nursing y7attendant y7evaluate y7the
y7hospital y7client’sy7response y7to y7the y7drugs.
POINTS: y 7 1
2. A y7postoperative y7hospital y7client y7is y7being y7discharged y7home y7with
y7acetaminophen/hydrocodone y7[Norco] y7for y7pain. y7The y7hospital y7client y7asks y7the y7nursing
y7attendant y7about y7using y7Tylenol y7for y7fever. y7Which y7statement y7by y7the y7nursing y7attendant
y7 is y7correct?
a. “It y7is y7not y7safe y7to y7take y7over-the-counter y7drugs y7with y7prescription y7drugs.”
b. “Taking y7the y7two y7drugs y7together y7poses y7a y7risk y7of y7drugs y7toxicity.”
c. “There y7are y7no y7known y7drugs y7interactions, y7so y7this y7will y7be y7safe.”
d. “Tylenol y7and y7Norco y7are y7different y7drugs, y7so y7there y7is y7no y7risk y7of y7overdose.”
ACCURATE y7ANSWER:- y 7 B
Reasoning y7:->>>>Tylenol y7is y7the y7trade y7name y7and y7acetaminophen y7is y7the y7generic y7name
y7for y7the y7same y7drugs. y7It y7isy7important y7to y7teach y7hospital y7clients y7to y7be y7aware y7of y7the
y7different y7names y7for y7the y7same y7drugs y7to y7minimize y7therisk y7of y7overdose. y7Over-the-
counter y7(OTC) y7drugs y7and y7prescription y7drugs y7may y7be y7taken y7together y7unless y7significant
y7harmful y7drugs y7interactions y7are y7possible. y7Even y7though y7no y7drugs y7interactions y7are y7at
y7play y7in y7this y7case, y7both y7drugs y7contain y7acetaminophen, y7 which y7could y7 lead y7to y7 toxicity.
POINTS: y 7 1
3. The y7nursing y7attendant y7 is y7preparing y7to y7care y7for y7a y7hospital y7client y7who y7will y7be
y7taking y7an y7antihypertensivey7drugs.Which y7action y7by y7the y7nursing y7attendant y7is y7part y7of
y7the y7assessment y7step y7of y7the y7nursing y7process?
a. Asking y7the y7prescriber y7 for y7an y7order y7to y7monitor y7serum y7drugs y7levels
b. Monitoring y7the y7hospital y7client y7for y7drugs y7interactions y7after y7giving y7the y7drugs
