NURS 5334 TESTBANK
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
Define Pharmacokinetics
Correct Answer: The impact of the body on drugs. How much of an
administered dose gets to its sites of action.
Question 2.
Four major pharmokinetic processes
Correct Answer: Drug absorption, drug distribution, drug metabolism, and
drug excretion.
Question 3.
Define Pharmacodynamics
Correct Answer: The impact of drugs on the body. The nature and intensity of
the response to the drug.
Question 4.
Two major areas in which you can apply pharmacologic knowledge.
Correct Answer: Patient care and patient education.
Question 5.
Seven aspects of drug therapy.
Correct Answer: Pre administration assessment, dosage and administration,
evaluating and promoting therapeutic effects, minimizing adverse effects,
minimizing adverse reactions, making "as needed" (PRN) decisions, and
managing toxicity.
Question 6.
Pre administration assessment
Correct Answer: Three basic goals: collecting baseline data needed to
evaluate therapeutic and adverse responses, identifying high -risk patients,
and assessing the patient's capacity for self-care.
Question 7.
To help reduce adverse effects, you must know
, Correct Answer: The major adverse effects the drug can produce, when these
reactions are likely to occur, early signs that an adverse reaction is
developing, and interventions that can minimize discomfort and harm.
Question 8.
PRN
Correct Answer: pro re nata, a Latin phrase meaning as needed
• Nursing process -✓✓ADPIE - Assessment, analysis (diagnosis), planning,
implementation, and evaluation.
Question 9.
Complete nursing diagnosis
Correct Answer: A statement of the pt's actual or potential health problem, a
statement of the problem's probable cause or risk factors, and the signs,
symptoms, or other evidence of the problem. Statements are separated by the
phrases related to and as evidenced by
Question 10.
Objective of drug therapy
Correct Answer: Produce maximum benefit with minimum harm
Question 11.
Pre administration assessment
Correct Answer: Establish the baseline data needed to tailor drug therapy to
the individual.
Question 12.
Pre administration assessment goals
Correct Answer: Collection of baseline data needed to evaluate therapeutic
effects, collection of baseline data needed to evaluate adverse effects,
identification of high-risk patients, and assessment of the pt's capacity for
self-care.
Question 13.
Containdication
Correct Answer: A preexisting condition that precludes use of a particular
drug under all but the most critical of circumstances.
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
Define Pharmacokinetics
Correct Answer: The impact of the body on drugs. How much of an
administered dose gets to its sites of action.
Question 2.
Four major pharmokinetic processes
Correct Answer: Drug absorption, drug distribution, drug metabolism, and
drug excretion.
Question 3.
Define Pharmacodynamics
Correct Answer: The impact of drugs on the body. The nature and intensity of
the response to the drug.
Question 4.
Two major areas in which you can apply pharmacologic knowledge.
Correct Answer: Patient care and patient education.
Question 5.
Seven aspects of drug therapy.
Correct Answer: Pre administration assessment, dosage and administration,
evaluating and promoting therapeutic effects, minimizing adverse effects,
minimizing adverse reactions, making "as needed" (PRN) decisions, and
managing toxicity.
Question 6.
Pre administration assessment
Correct Answer: Three basic goals: collecting baseline data needed to
evaluate therapeutic and adverse responses, identifying high -risk patients,
and assessing the patient's capacity for self-care.
Question 7.
To help reduce adverse effects, you must know
, Correct Answer: The major adverse effects the drug can produce, when these
reactions are likely to occur, early signs that an adverse reaction is
developing, and interventions that can minimize discomfort and harm.
Question 8.
PRN
Correct Answer: pro re nata, a Latin phrase meaning as needed
• Nursing process -✓✓ADPIE - Assessment, analysis (diagnosis), planning,
implementation, and evaluation.
Question 9.
Complete nursing diagnosis
Correct Answer: A statement of the pt's actual or potential health problem, a
statement of the problem's probable cause or risk factors, and the signs,
symptoms, or other evidence of the problem. Statements are separated by the
phrases related to and as evidenced by
Question 10.
Objective of drug therapy
Correct Answer: Produce maximum benefit with minimum harm
Question 11.
Pre administration assessment
Correct Answer: Establish the baseline data needed to tailor drug therapy to
the individual.
Question 12.
Pre administration assessment goals
Correct Answer: Collection of baseline data needed to evaluate therapeutic
effects, collection of baseline data needed to evaluate adverse effects,
identification of high-risk patients, and assessment of the pt's capacity for
self-care.
Question 13.
Containdication
Correct Answer: A preexisting condition that precludes use of a particular
drug under all but the most critical of circumstances.
