CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY CONSTANCE G
FULL REVISION NOTES WITH
PHARMACOKINETICS AND
PHARMACODYNAMICS CONCEPTS
◉ What should the LPN do during the planning stage of the nursing
process related to prescribed drugs?
Answer: Determine how much the patient understands about his
drug.
◉ What part of the nursing process are you engaging in when
teaching a patient about potential adverse effects of a drug?
Answer: Evaluation
◉ What is an example of subjective data?
Answer: The patient states she has pain in her left arm.
◉ What provides an example of objective data?
Answer: Grimacing with movement is present during the
examination.
,◉ What is the best action for a nurse if a patient's blood pressure is
90/50 mm Hg before giving a drug?
Answer: Hold the drug and report the blood pressure to the RN.
◉ What indicates a clear understanding of objective assessment
data by the LPN?
Answer: Compilation of past laboratory results and x-ray reports.
◉ What stage of the nursing process corresponds to reviewing a
patient's daily blood pressure recordings?
Answer: Evaluation
◉ What stage of the nursing process corresponds to giving drugs to
assigned patients?
Answer: Implementation
◉ What should you do if a drug order is unclear?
Answer: Call the healthcare provider to clarify the order.
◉ What describes a rash and shortness of breath after taking an
antibiotic?
Answer: Adverse effect
, ◉ What should a nurse do first if a patient states they are allergic to
a scheduled drug?
Answer: Assess the patient's allergic history and notify the
healthcare provider.
◉ What action should be taken if a patient reports a previous rash
from an antibiotic?
Answer: Notify the registered nurse or healthcare provider.
◉ What is the priority assessment before giving a drug by mouth?
Answer: Make sure the patient can swallow.
◉ What are the rights of giving a drug?
Answer: Right patient, right drug, right time, right dose, right route,
right documentation, right reason, right response, right to refuse.
◉ Which responsibilities are within the scope of an LPN/LVN?
Answer: Assessment of admission vitals to report to the admitting
RN and management of patient care under RN supervision.
◉ What indicates a clear understanding of subjective assessment
data?
Answer: Chief complaint of chest pain in the patient's own words.
FULL REVISION NOTES WITH
PHARMACOKINETICS AND
PHARMACODYNAMICS CONCEPTS
◉ What should the LPN do during the planning stage of the nursing
process related to prescribed drugs?
Answer: Determine how much the patient understands about his
drug.
◉ What part of the nursing process are you engaging in when
teaching a patient about potential adverse effects of a drug?
Answer: Evaluation
◉ What is an example of subjective data?
Answer: The patient states she has pain in her left arm.
◉ What provides an example of objective data?
Answer: Grimacing with movement is present during the
examination.
,◉ What is the best action for a nurse if a patient's blood pressure is
90/50 mm Hg before giving a drug?
Answer: Hold the drug and report the blood pressure to the RN.
◉ What indicates a clear understanding of objective assessment
data by the LPN?
Answer: Compilation of past laboratory results and x-ray reports.
◉ What stage of the nursing process corresponds to reviewing a
patient's daily blood pressure recordings?
Answer: Evaluation
◉ What stage of the nursing process corresponds to giving drugs to
assigned patients?
Answer: Implementation
◉ What should you do if a drug order is unclear?
Answer: Call the healthcare provider to clarify the order.
◉ What describes a rash and shortness of breath after taking an
antibiotic?
Answer: Adverse effect
, ◉ What should a nurse do first if a patient states they are allergic to
a scheduled drug?
Answer: Assess the patient's allergic history and notify the
healthcare provider.
◉ What action should be taken if a patient reports a previous rash
from an antibiotic?
Answer: Notify the registered nurse or healthcare provider.
◉ What is the priority assessment before giving a drug by mouth?
Answer: Make sure the patient can swallow.
◉ What are the rights of giving a drug?
Answer: Right patient, right drug, right time, right dose, right route,
right documentation, right reason, right response, right to refuse.
◉ Which responsibilities are within the scope of an LPN/LVN?
Answer: Assessment of admission vitals to report to the admitting
RN and management of patient care under RN supervision.
◉ What indicates a clear understanding of subjective assessment
data?
Answer: Chief complaint of chest pain in the patient's own words.
