Test Bank for Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology, 10th Edition by Visovsky |LPN Pharmacology, LVN Pharmacology| NCLEX-PN|EXAM 2026

Test Bank for Introduction to Clinical
Pharmacology, 10th Edition by Visovsky
|LPN Pharmacology, LVN Pharmacology|
NCLEX-PN|EXAM 2026
Test Bank for Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology, 10th Edition
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Chapter 1: Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS jh jh




1. The LPN is collecting data for the initial assessment of a patient upon admission to a lon
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term care facility before giving the patient's prescribed drugs. Which action should the LP
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N consider to be the highest priority?
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a. Obtain any special equipment that will be needed to give the patient's drug.
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b. Monitor the patient for a response to the drug given.
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c. Collect data about the patient and the patient's health condition.
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d. Review the nursing care plan to verify that it is accurate.
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Answer: C jh




Collecting and documenting data about the patient and the patient's health condition is a critical
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step before any drugs are given. Information regarding the present illness, any signs and sympto
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ms, review of medical records, drug history, and vital signs are needed before drugs are administe
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2. The LPN is working with a patient in the planning stage of the nursing process related to
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the patient's prescribed drugs. Which action should the LPN take during this stage?
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a. Develop a nursing goal to plan the procedures needed to give drug.
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b. Develop a teaching plan for the patient regarding the drug's actions.
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c. Determine that the patient is experiencing the expected response to his drug.
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d. Determine how much the patient understands about his drug.
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Answer: D jh




Determining how much the patient understands about his drug is part of the diagnosis phase of t
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he nursing process. Developing a nursing goal to plan procedures and developing a teaching plan
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are part of the planning phase.
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,3. You are teaching a patient with depression about the potential adverse effects of a presc
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ribed drug. What part of the nursing process related to drug therapy are you engaging in a
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t this point of the teaching plan?
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a. Assessment
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b. Implementation
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c. Evaluation
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d. Diagnosis
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Answer: C jh




In the evaluation phase of the nursing process, the LPN understands and teaches to the patient th
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e drug's therapeutic effects, expected side effects, and potential adverse effects.
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4. You are assessing the skin of a newly admitted patient and note a 2-
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inch area of redness at the sacrum. Which type of data are you collecting with this informat
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ion?

a. Objective data
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b. Inspection
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c. Subjective data
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d. Alternative therapy
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Answer: A jh




Objective data are obtained by the healthcare provider during physical examination or are measur
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able (i.e., laboratory results).
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5. Which part of the nursing process includes setting goals for the nursing care required wh
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en giving drugs to a patient?
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a. Assessment
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b. Planning
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c. Evaluation
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d. Diagnosis
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Answer: B jh




The nursing process consists of five major steps in this order: assessment, diagnosis, planning, imp
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lementation, evaluation. It is in the planning step that the goals for nursing care related to drugs a
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re set based upon data collected.
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,6. Which represents the correct order of the steps of the nursing process?
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a. Assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation
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b. Planning, assessment, diagnosis, implementation, evaluation
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c. Assessment, planning, implementation, diagnosis, evaluation
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d. Diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation, assessment
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Answer: A jh




The nursing process consists of five major steps in this order: assessment, diagnosis, planning, imp
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lementation, and evaluation. This systematic approach ensures comprehensive patient care and pr
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ovides a framework for clinical decision-making.
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7. When would it be appropriate to withhold a drug instead of giving it to a patient?
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a. When the order is written by hand
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b. When any part of the drug order is unclear
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c. When the drug improves the patient's symptoms
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d. When the order contains both the generic and trade name of the drug
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Answer: B jh




You must use good judgment in carrying out a drug order. If, in your judgment, the order is unclea
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r or incorrect, it should be withheld (not given) until your concerns can be answered by the patient
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's healthcare provider.
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8. A medication should be withheld when which is true?
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a. The physician omits the trade name in the order.
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b. There has been a change in the patient's condition.
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c. The medication improves the patient's symptoms.
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d. The patient is asleep.
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Answer: B jh




You must use good judgment in carrying out a medication order. If, in your judgment, there has b
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een a change in the patient's condition that raises concerns about whether a medication should b
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e given, it should be withheld until your concerns can be answered by the patient's physician.
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9. Which action would you take to ensure that an order for a drug is accurate?
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, a. Check the drug record with the Kardex file.
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b. Compare the order with the drug history.
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c. Compare the order to the patient's reason for admission.
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d. Check the drug record with the original healthcare provider's order.
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Answer: D jh




Once the healthcare provider orders the drug, you must verify that the order is accurate. This is do
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ne by checking the drug chart or drug record with the healthcare provider's original order.
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10. What do the nine "rights" of drug administration include?
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a. Right patient, drug, dose, route, time, reason, documentation, response, and right to refuse
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b. Right drug, diagnosis, time, patient, route, drug history, documents, and right to refuse
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c. Right drug, amount, route, time, nurse, reason, route, diagnosis, and documentation
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d. Right dose, time, healthcare provider, patient, route, documentation, response, and drug
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Answer: A jh




There are nine "rights" of drug administration: you must identify the right patient, give the right dr
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ug at the right dose, right route, right time, for the right reason, using the right documentation to
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record that the dose has been given, monitor the patient for the right response, and note that the
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patient has the right to refuse a drug.
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11. What do the six "rights" of medication administration include?
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a. Drug, time, dose, doctor, route, and documentation
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b. Drug, time, dose, patient, route, and documentation
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c. Drug, diagnosis, time, patient, route, and documentation
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d. Dose, time, doctor, patient, route, and drug
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There are six "rights" of medication administration that the nurse must always keep in mind. You
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must give the right drug at the right time, in the right dose, to the right patient, by the right route,
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and use the right documentation to record that the dose has been given.
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12. Which action should you take to ensure that you are giving a drug to the right patient?
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a. Verifying the drug record with the patient name on the chart
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b. Verifying the patient's room and bed number with the chart
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c. Asking the patient to state his or her birthdate and Social Security number
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