Test Bank for Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology 10th Edition By Constance Visovsky, Cheryl Zambroski, Shirley Hosler Chapter 1-20 Complete Guide A+

Test Bank for Introduction to Clinical
Pharmacology 10th Edition By Constance
Visovsky, Cheryl Zambroski, Shirley Hosler
Chapter 1-20 Complete Guide A+




TESTB 54




ANK

,Visovsky:54Introduction54to54Clinical54Pharmacology,5410th54E 2
dition
Chapter5401:54Pharmacology54and54the54Nursing54Process54in54LPN54Practice54Visov
sky:Introduction54to54Clinical54Pharmacology,5410th54Edition


MULTIPLE54CHOICE


1. The54LPN54 is54collecting54data54for54the54initial54assessment54of54a54patient54 upon54admission5
4to54 a

Long-
term54care54facility54before54giving54the54patient’s54prescribed54drugs.54Which54action54should54the54L
PN54consider54to54be54the54highest54priority?

a. Obtain54any54special54equipment54that54 will54be54needed54to54give54the54patient’s54drug.

b. Monitor54the54patient54 for54a54response54to54the54drug54given.

c. Collect54data54about54the54patient54 and54the54patient’s54health54condition.

d. Review54the54nursing54care54plan54to54verify54that54it54is5
4accurate.54ANS:54C

Collecting54and54documenting54data54about54the54patient54and54the54patient’s54health54condition5
4is54a54critical54step54before54any54drugs54are54given.54Information54regarding54the54present54illn

ess,54any54signs54and54symptoms,54review54of54medical54records,54drug54history,54and54vital54sig
ns54are54needed54before54drugs54are54given.54Deciding54on54special54equipment54that54will54be54
needed54to54give54the54patient’s54drug54is54part54of54the54planning54phase54of54the54nursing54proc
ess.54Monitoring54the54patient54for54his54response54to54given54drug54is54part54of54the54evaluation54
stage54of54the54nursing54process.54Reviewing54the54nursing54care54plan54to54verify54that54it5 4 is54b
eing54followed54accurately54is54part54of54the54implementation54stage54of54the54nursing54process.




DIF: Cognitive54Level:54Applying REF:54p.54 2




2. The54LPN54is54working54with54a54patient54in54the54planning54stage54of54the54nursing54pro
cess54related54to54the54patient’s54prescribed54drugs.54Which54action54should54the54LPN54take54d
uring54this54stage?

,Visovsky:54Introduction54to54Clinical54Pharmacology,5410th54E 3
a.
dition Develop54a54nursing54goal54to54plan54the54procedures54needed54to54give54drug.

b. Develop54a54teaching54plan54for54the54patient54regarding54the54drug’s54actions.

, Visovsky:54Introduction54to54Clinical54Pharmacology,5410th54E 4
dition
c. Determine54that54the54patient54 is54experiencing54the54expected54response54to54his54drug.

d. Determine54how54much54the54patient54understands54about54hi
s54drug.54ANS:54D


Determining54how54much54the54patient54understands54about54his54drug54is54part54of54the54diagn
osis54phase54of54the54nursing54process.54Developing54a54nursing54goal54to54plan54the54procedur
es54needed54to54give54drug54and54developing54a54teaching54plan54for54the54patient54regarding54
the54drug’s54actions54are54part54of54the54planning54phase54of54the54nursing54process.


DIF:5 4 5 4 Cognitive54Level:54 Applying5 4 5 4 REF:54p.542


3. You54are54teaching54a54patient54with54depression54about54the54potential54adverse54effec
ts54of54a54prescribed54drug.54What54part54of54the54nursing54process54related54to54drug54therapy54a
re54you54engaging54in54at54this54point54of54the54teaching54plan?

a. Assessment

b. Implementation

c. Evaluation

d. Diagnosis
54ANS:54C

In54the54evaluation54phase54of54the54nursing54process,54the54LPN54understands54and54teaches54
to54the54patient54the54drug’s54therapeutic54effects,54expected54side54effects,54and54potential54a
dverse54effects.




DIF:5 4 5 4 Cognitive54Level:54Remembering5 4 5 4 5 4 REF:5 4 5 4 p.542


4. Which54of54the54following54 is54an54example54of54subjective54data?

a. The54patient54states54she54has54pain54in54her54left54arm.

b. The54 medical54chart54 has54a54recorded54blood54pressure54of54128/88.

c. The54serum54potassium54level54is543.854 mmol/L.