Test Bank For Pharmacology and the Nursing Process, 17th - 2023 All Chapters - 9780323827973.pdf

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Chapterb01
ThebNursingbProcessbandbDrugbTherapy

MULTIPLEbCHOICE

1. Thebnursebisbwritingbabnursingbdiagnosisbforbabplanbofbcarebforbabpatientbwhobhasbbeenbnewlybd
iagnosedbwithbtypeb2bdiabetes.bWhichbstatementbreflectsbthebcorrectbformatbforbabnursingbdiag
nosis?
A. Anxiety
B. Anxietybrelatedbtobnewbdrugbtherapy
C. Anxietybrelatedbtobfeelingsbaboutbdrugbtherapybasbevidencedbbybstatementsbsuchbas
―I’mbupsetbaboutbhavingbtobgivebmyselfbshots‖
D. Anxietybrelatedbtobnewbdrugbtherapybasbevidencedbbybstatementsbsuchbasb―I’mbupsetb
aboutbhavingbtobgivebmyselfbshots‖
ANS: D

2. Abpatientbisbtobreceiveboralbdigoxinb(Lanoxin)bdaily;bhowever,bbecausebhebisbunablebtobswallow,b
hebcannotbtakebitborally,basbordered.bWhatbtypebofbproblembdoesbthisbrepresent?
A. ―Rightbtime‖bproblem
B. ―Rightbdose‖bproblem
C. ―Rightbroute‖bproblem
D. ―Rightbmedication‖bproblem
ANS: C

3. Thebnursebhasbbeenbmonitoringbabpatient’sbprogressbonbabnewbdrugbregimenbsincebthebfirstbdo
sebandbdocumentingbsignsbofbpossiblebadversebeffects.bThisbexamplebillustratesbwhichbphaseb
ofbthebnursingbprocess?
A. Planning
B. Evaluation
C. Implementation
D. Nursingbdiagnosis
ANS: B

4. Thebnursebisbassignedbtobabpatientbwhobisbnewlybdiagnosedbwithbtypeb1bdiabetesbmellitus.bWhi
chbstatementbbestbillustratesbanboutcomebcriterionbforbthisbpatient?
A. Thebpatientbwillbfollowbinstructions.
B. Thebpatientbwillbnotbexperiencebcomplications.
C. Thebpatientbwillbadherebtobthebnewbinsulinbtreatmentbregimen.
D. Thebpatientbwillbdemonstratebsafebinsulinbself-administrationbtechnique.
ANS: D

5. Whichbactivitybbestbreflectsbthebimplementationbphasebofbthebnursingbprocessbforbabpatientbwhobi
sbnewlybdiagnosedbwithbtypeb1bdiabetesbmellitus?
A. Providingbeducationbregardingbself-injectionbtechnique
B. Settingbgoalsbandboutcomebcriteriabwithbthebpatient’sbinput
C. Recordingbabdrugbhistorybregardingbover-the-counterbmedicationsbusedbatbhome
D. Formulatingb nursingb diagnosesb regardingb knowledgeb deficitb relatedb tob newbtre
atmentbregimen
ANS: A

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6. Thebmedicationborderbreads,b―Givebondansetronb24bmg,b30bminutesbbeforebbeginningbchemot
herapybtobpreventbnausea.‖bThebnursebnotesbthatbthebroutebisbmissingbfrombtheborder.bWhatbisbt
hebnurse’sbbestbaction?
A. Givingbthebmedicationbintravenouslybbecausebitbisbforbnauseabprevention
B. Givingbthebmedicationborallybbecausebthebtabletsbarebavailablebinb24bmgbdoses
C. Contactingbthebprescriberbtobclarifybthebroutebofbthebmedicationbordered
D. Holdingbthebmedicationbuntilbthebprescriberbreturnsbtobclarifybtheborder

ANS: C

7. Whenb theb nurseb considersb theb timingb ofb ab drugb dose,b whichb ofb theb factorsb listedb belowb isb
appropriatebtobconsiderbwhenbdecidingbwhenbtobgivebabdrug?
A. Thebpatient’sbabilitybtobswallow
B. Thebpatient’sbweight
C. Thebpatient’sblastbmeal
D. Thebpatient’sballergies

ANS: C

MULTIPLEbRESPONSE

1.bWhenbgivingbmedications,bthebnursebwillbfollowbthebrightsbofbmedicationbadministration,bwhichbin
cludebwhatbrights?bSelectballbthatbapply.
A. Rightbdrug
B. Rightbroute
C. Rightbdose
D. Rightbtime
E. Rightbpatient
F. Rightbdocumentation

ANS: A,bB,bC,bD,bE,bF

OTHER

1.b Placebthebphasesbofbthebnursingbprocessbinbthebcorrectborder,bwithb1basbthebfirstbphasebandb5ba
sbtheblastbphase.
1. Evaluation
2. NursingbDiagnoses
3. Assessment
4. Implementation
5. Planning
ANS: 3,b2,b5,b4,b1

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Chapterb02bPharmacologi
cbPrinciples

MULTIPLEbCHOICE

1. Abpatientbisbreceivingbtwobdifferentbdrugs.bAtbcurrentbdosagesbandbdosagebforms,bbothbdrugsba
rebabsorbedbintobthebcirculationbinbidenticalbamounts.bThus,bbecausebtheybhavebthebsamebabs
orptionbrates,btheybare
A. inbabsteadybstate.
B. synergistic.
C. compatible.
D. bioequivalent.

ANS: D

2. Whenbgivenbanbintravenousb(IV)bmedication,bthebpatientbsaysbtobthebnurse,b―Ibusuallybtakebpills.b
Whybdoesbthisbmedicationbhavebtobbebgivenbinbthebarm?‖bWhatbisbthebnurse’sbbestbanswer?
A. ―Thebmedicationbwillbcausebfewerbadversebeffectsbwhenbgivenbintravenously.‖
B. ―ThebIVbmedicationbwillbbebabsorbedbslowlybintobthebtissuesboverbtime.‖
C. ―Thebactionbofbthebmedicationbwillbbeginbsoonerbwhenbgivenbintravenously.‖
D. ―TherebisbablowerbchancebofballergicbreactionsbwhenbdrugsbarebgivenbIV.‖

ANS: C

3. Thebnursebisbadministeringbparenteralbdrugs.bWhichbstatementbisbtruebregardingbparenteralbdr
ugs?
A. Parenteralbdrugsbbypassbthebfirst-passbeffect.
B. Absorptionbofbparenteralbdrugsbisbaffectedbbybreducedbbloodbflowbtobthebstomach.
C. Absorptionbofbparenteralbdrugsbisbalteredbbybthebpresencebofbfoodbinbthebstomach.
D. Parenteralbdrugsbexertbtheirbeffectsbwhilebcirculatingbinbthebbloodstream.

ANS: A

4. Whenbmonitoringbabpatientbonbanbinsulinbdripbtobreducebbloodbglucoseblevels,bthebnursebnotesbt
hatbthebpatient’sbglucoseblevelbisbextremelyblow,bandbthebpatientbisblethargicbandbdifficultbtobaw
aken.bThisbwouldbbebclassifiedbasbwhichbtypebofbadversebdrugbreaction?
A. Anbadversebeffect
B. Anballergicbreaction
C. Anbidiosyncraticbreaction
D. Abpharmacologicbreaction
ANS: D

5. Whenb reviewingb pharmacologyb termsb forb ab groupb ofb newlyb graduatedb nurses,b theb nurse
explainsbthatbabdrug’sbhalf-lifebisbthebtimebitbtakesbfor
A. thebdrugbtobelicitbhalfbofbitsbtherapeuticbresponse.
B. onebhalfbofbtheboriginalbamountbofbabdrugbtobreachbthebtargetbcells.
C. onebhalfbofbtheboriginalbamountbofbabdrugbtobbebremovedbfrombthebbody.
D. onebhalfbofbtheboriginalbamountbofbabdrugbtobbebabsorbedbintobthebcirculation.

ANS: C