Testbank For Claytons Basic Pharmacology For Nurses 18Th Edition By Willihnganz Chapter 1-48 Real Exam Questions And Expert Solutions With Rationales | Latest Update 2024

TESTBANK FOR CLAYTONS BASIC PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSES 18TH EDITION BY WILLIHNGANZ CHAPTER 1-48 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND EXPERT SOLUTIONS WITH RATIONALES | LATEST UPDATE 2024 Chapter 1: Basic Principles of Drug Action and Drug Interactions Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse assesses hives in a patient started on a new medication. What is the nurse’s priority action? a. Notify physician of allergic reaction. b. Notify physician of idiosyncratic reaction. c. Notify physician of potential teratogenicity. d. Notify physician of potential tolerance. ANS: A An allergic reaction is indicative of hypersensitivity and manifests with hives and/or urticaria, which are easily identified. An idiosyncratic reaction occurs when something unusual or abnormal happens when a drug is first administered. A teratogenic reaction refers to the occurrence of birth defects related to administration of the drug. Tolerance refers to the body’s requirement for increasing dosages to achieve the same effects that a lower lOMoAR cPSD| TEST dose once did. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 17 OBJ: 7 TOP: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity 2. The nurse administers an initial dose of a steroid to a patient with asthma. Thirty minutes after administration, the nurse finds the patient agitated and stating that “everyone is out to get me.” What is the term for this unusual reaction? a. Desired action b. Adverse effect c. Idiosyncratic reaction d. Allergic reaction ANS: C Idiosyncratic reactions are unusual, abnormal reactions that occur when a drug is first administered. Patients typically exhibit an overresponsiveness to a medication related to diminished metabolism. These reactions are believed to be related to genetic enzyme deficiencies. Desired actions are expected responses to a medication. Adverse effects are reactions that occur in another system of the body; they are usually predictable. Allergic reactions appear after repeated medication dosages. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 17 OBJ: 7 TOP: Nursing Process Step: Evaluation MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity 3. Which is the best description of when drug interactions occur? a. On administration of toxic dosages of a drug b. On an increase in the pharmacodynamics of bound drugs c. On the alteration of the effect of one drug by another drug d. On increase of drug excretion lOMoAR cPSD| TEST Downloaded by Elizabeth Whitney () ANS: C Drug interactions may be characterized by an increase or decrease in the effectiveness of one or both of the drugs. Toxicity of one drug may or may not affect the metabolism of another one. Drug interactions may result from either increased or decreased pharmacodynamics. Drug interactions may result from either increased or decreased excretion. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 17 OBJ: 8 TOP: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity