TEST BABK FOR:
PHARMACOLOGY AND THE NURSING
PROCESS 8TH EDITION BY LINDA LANE
LILLEY RN PHD (AUTHOR)
LATEST UPDATE.
,CHAPTER 1: OTIC DRUGS
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. THE NURSE IS PREPARING TO ADMINISTER A NEW ORDER FOR EARDROPS. WHICH IS A POTENTIAL
CONTRAINDICATION TO THE USE OF MANY OTIC PREPARATIONS?
a. EAR CANAL ITCHING
b. PERFORATED EARDRUM
c. STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS OTITIS EXTERNA INFECTION
d. ESCHERICHIA COLI EAR
INFECTION ANS: B
POTENTIAL CONTRAINDICATIONS TO THE USE OF OTIC PREPARATIONS INCLUDE PERFORATED EARDRUM
THE OTHER OPTIONS ARE POTENTIAL INDICATIONS FOR EARDROPS.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: UNDERSTANDING (COMPREHENSION) TOP: NURSING PROCESS:
ASSESSMENT MSC: NCLEX: PHYSIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY: REDUCTION OF RISK
POTENTIAL
2. THE NURSE IS ADMINISTERING EARDROPS THAT CONTAIN A COMBINATION OF AN
ANTIBIOTIC AND A CORTICOSTEROID. WHAT IS THE RATIONALE FOR COMBINING THESE TWO
DRUGS IN EARDROPS?
a. THE COMBINATION WORKS TO HELP SOFTEN AND ELIMINATE CERUMEN.
b. THE CORTICOSTEROID REDUCES PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH EAR INFECTIONS.
c. THE DROPS HELP TO ELIMINATE FUNGAL INFECTIONS.
d. THE CORTICOSTEROID REDUCES THE INFLAMMATION AND
ITCHING ASSOCIATED WITH EAR INFECTIONS.
ANS: D
CORTICOSTEROIDS, SUCH AS HYDROCORTISONE, ARE COMMONLY USED IN COMBINATION WITH OTIC
,ANTIBIOTICS TO REDUCE THE INFLAMMATION AND ITCHING ASSOCIATED WITH EAR INFECTIONS.
ANTIBIOTICS DO NOT ELIMINATE FUNGAL INFECTIONS. THE OTHER OPTIONS ARE INCORRECT.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: APPLYING (APPLICATION) TOP: NURSING PROCESS: PLANNING
, MSC: NCLEX: PHYSIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY: PHARMACOLOGICAL AND PARENTERAL THERAPIES
3. THE NURSE IS TEACHING A PATIENT’S WIFE ABOUT ADMINISTERING EARDROPS TO HER HUSBAND
THE NURSE WILL USE WHICH TECHNIQUE WHEN DEMONSTRATING THE SKILL?
a. PULL THE PINNA OF THE EAR DOWN AND BACK.
b. PULL THE PINNA OF THE EAR UP AND BACK.
c. PULL THE PINNA OF THE EAR DOWN AND FORWARD.
d. PULL THE PINNA OF THE EAR UP AND FORWARD.
ANS: B
HOLD THE PINNA OF THE EAR UP AND BACK WHEN GIVING EARDROPS TO ADULTS OR CHILDREN OLDER
THAN 3 YEARS OF AGE. THE OTHER OPTIONS ARE INCORRECT.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: APPLYING (APPLICATION) TOP: NURSING PROCESS: IMPLEMENTATION
MSC: NCLEX: SAFE AND EFFECTIVE CARE ENVIRONMENT: MANAGEMENT OF CARE
4. WHEN REVIEWING A PATIENT’S MEDICAL RECORD, THE NURSE NOTES AN ORDER FOR
CARBAMIDE PEROXIDE EARDROPS. BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, THE NURSE INTERPRETS THAT
THESE EARDROPS ARE BEING USED FOR WHICH PURPOSE?
a. TO REDUCE INFLAMMATION
b. TO REDUCE PRODUCTION OF CERUMEN
c. TO LOOSEN THE CERUMEN FOR EASIER REMOVAL
d. TO INHIBIT GROWTH OF MICROORGANISMS IN
THE EXTERNAL CANAL ANS: C
WAX EMULSIFIERS SUCH AS CARBAMIDE PEROXIDE WORK TO LOOSEN THE CERUMEN FOR EASIER
REMOVAL. THE OTHER OPTIONS ARE INCORRECT. DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: UNDERSTANDING
(COMPREHENSION) TOP: NURSING PROCESS: ASSESSMENT
MSC: NCLEX: PHYSIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY: PHARMACOLOGICAL AND PARENTERAL THERAPIES
5. THE NURSE IS PREPARING TO GIVE AN EARWAX EMULSIFIER TO A PATIENT AND WILL ASSESS
THE PATIENT FOR WHICH CONTRAINDICATION BEFORE ADMINISTERING THE DROPS?
a. ALLERGY TO PENICILLIN
PHARMACOLOGY AND THE NURSING
PROCESS 8TH EDITION BY LINDA LANE
LILLEY RN PHD (AUTHOR)
LATEST UPDATE.
,CHAPTER 1: OTIC DRUGS
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. THE NURSE IS PREPARING TO ADMINISTER A NEW ORDER FOR EARDROPS. WHICH IS A POTENTIAL
CONTRAINDICATION TO THE USE OF MANY OTIC PREPARATIONS?
a. EAR CANAL ITCHING
b. PERFORATED EARDRUM
c. STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS OTITIS EXTERNA INFECTION
d. ESCHERICHIA COLI EAR
INFECTION ANS: B
POTENTIAL CONTRAINDICATIONS TO THE USE OF OTIC PREPARATIONS INCLUDE PERFORATED EARDRUM
THE OTHER OPTIONS ARE POTENTIAL INDICATIONS FOR EARDROPS.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: UNDERSTANDING (COMPREHENSION) TOP: NURSING PROCESS:
ASSESSMENT MSC: NCLEX: PHYSIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY: REDUCTION OF RISK
POTENTIAL
2. THE NURSE IS ADMINISTERING EARDROPS THAT CONTAIN A COMBINATION OF AN
ANTIBIOTIC AND A CORTICOSTEROID. WHAT IS THE RATIONALE FOR COMBINING THESE TWO
DRUGS IN EARDROPS?
a. THE COMBINATION WORKS TO HELP SOFTEN AND ELIMINATE CERUMEN.
b. THE CORTICOSTEROID REDUCES PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH EAR INFECTIONS.
c. THE DROPS HELP TO ELIMINATE FUNGAL INFECTIONS.
d. THE CORTICOSTEROID REDUCES THE INFLAMMATION AND
ITCHING ASSOCIATED WITH EAR INFECTIONS.
ANS: D
CORTICOSTEROIDS, SUCH AS HYDROCORTISONE, ARE COMMONLY USED IN COMBINATION WITH OTIC
,ANTIBIOTICS TO REDUCE THE INFLAMMATION AND ITCHING ASSOCIATED WITH EAR INFECTIONS.
ANTIBIOTICS DO NOT ELIMINATE FUNGAL INFECTIONS. THE OTHER OPTIONS ARE INCORRECT.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: APPLYING (APPLICATION) TOP: NURSING PROCESS: PLANNING
, MSC: NCLEX: PHYSIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY: PHARMACOLOGICAL AND PARENTERAL THERAPIES
3. THE NURSE IS TEACHING A PATIENT’S WIFE ABOUT ADMINISTERING EARDROPS TO HER HUSBAND
THE NURSE WILL USE WHICH TECHNIQUE WHEN DEMONSTRATING THE SKILL?
a. PULL THE PINNA OF THE EAR DOWN AND BACK.
b. PULL THE PINNA OF THE EAR UP AND BACK.
c. PULL THE PINNA OF THE EAR DOWN AND FORWARD.
d. PULL THE PINNA OF THE EAR UP AND FORWARD.
ANS: B
HOLD THE PINNA OF THE EAR UP AND BACK WHEN GIVING EARDROPS TO ADULTS OR CHILDREN OLDER
THAN 3 YEARS OF AGE. THE OTHER OPTIONS ARE INCORRECT.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: APPLYING (APPLICATION) TOP: NURSING PROCESS: IMPLEMENTATION
MSC: NCLEX: SAFE AND EFFECTIVE CARE ENVIRONMENT: MANAGEMENT OF CARE
4. WHEN REVIEWING A PATIENT’S MEDICAL RECORD, THE NURSE NOTES AN ORDER FOR
CARBAMIDE PEROXIDE EARDROPS. BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, THE NURSE INTERPRETS THAT
THESE EARDROPS ARE BEING USED FOR WHICH PURPOSE?
a. TO REDUCE INFLAMMATION
b. TO REDUCE PRODUCTION OF CERUMEN
c. TO LOOSEN THE CERUMEN FOR EASIER REMOVAL
d. TO INHIBIT GROWTH OF MICROORGANISMS IN
THE EXTERNAL CANAL ANS: C
WAX EMULSIFIERS SUCH AS CARBAMIDE PEROXIDE WORK TO LOOSEN THE CERUMEN FOR EASIER
REMOVAL. THE OTHER OPTIONS ARE INCORRECT. DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: UNDERSTANDING
(COMPREHENSION) TOP: NURSING PROCESS: ASSESSMENT
MSC: NCLEX: PHYSIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY: PHARMACOLOGICAL AND PARENTERAL THERAPIES
5. THE NURSE IS PREPARING TO GIVE AN EARWAX EMULSIFIER TO A PATIENT AND WILL ASSESS
THE PATIENT FOR WHICH CONTRAINDICATION BEFORE ADMINISTERING THE DROPS?
a. ALLERGY TO PENICILLIN
