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INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY 10TH E
By Constance Visovsky, Cheryl Zambroski, Shirley Hosler
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INTRODUCTION TO CLIN
PHARMACOLOGY 10TH EDIT
Constance Visovsky, Che
Zambroski, Shirley Hosl
,Chapter 01: Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice
Visovsky: Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology, 10th Edition
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. The LPN is collecting data for the initial assessment of a patient upon admission to a lo
before giving the patient’s prescribed drugs. Which action should the LPN consider to
priority?
a. Obtain any special equipment that will be needed to give the patient’s drug.
b. Monitor the patient for a response to the drug given.
c. Collect data about the patient and the patient’s health condition.
d. Review the nursing care plan to verify that it is accurate.
ANS: C
Collecting and documenting data about the patient and the patient’s health condition
before any drugs are given. Information regarding the present illness, any signs and sy
medical records, drug history, and vital signs are needed before drugs are given. Decid
equipment that will be needed to give the patient’s drug is part of the planning phase o
Monitoring the patient for his response to given drug is part of the evaluation stage of
Reviewing the nursing care plan to verify that it is being followed accurately is part of
stage of the nursing process.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying REF: p. 2
2. The LPN is working with a patient in the planning stage of the nursing process related
prescribed drugs. Which action should the LPN take during this stage?
a. Develop a nursing goal to plan the procedures needed to give drug.
b. Develop a teaching plan for the patient regarding the drug’s actions.
c. Determine that the patient is experiencing the expected response to his drug.
d. Determine how much the patient understands about his drug.
ANS: D
Determining how much the patient understands about his drug is part of the diagnosi
nursing process. Developing a nursing goal to plan the procedures needed to give drug
developing a teaching plan for the patient regarding the drug’s actions are part of the
phase of the nursing process.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying REF: p. 2
3. You are teaching a patient with depression about the potential adverse effects of a pres
part of the nursing process related to drug therapy are you engaging in at this point
plan?
a. Assessment
b. Implementation
c. Evaluation
d. Diagnosis
, b. The medical chart has a recorded blood pressure of 128/88.
c. The serum potassium level is 3.8 mmol/L.
d. The patient’s ECG shows normal sinus rhythm.
ANS: A
Reports from the patient or patient’s caregiver are considered subjective data. Sympto
nausea, or dizziness are examples of symptoms that cannot be “seen” and are data coll
patient, caregiver, or others. Laboratory values, ECG results, or vital sign data from a
examples of objective data.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2
INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY 10TH E
By Constance Visovsky, Cheryl Zambroski, Shirley Hosler
, COMPLETE TEST BAN
INTRODUCTION TO CLIN
PHARMACOLOGY 10TH EDIT
Constance Visovsky, Che
Zambroski, Shirley Hosl
,Chapter 01: Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice
Visovsky: Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology, 10th Edition
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. The LPN is collecting data for the initial assessment of a patient upon admission to a lo
before giving the patient’s prescribed drugs. Which action should the LPN consider to
priority?
a. Obtain any special equipment that will be needed to give the patient’s drug.
b. Monitor the patient for a response to the drug given.
c. Collect data about the patient and the patient’s health condition.
d. Review the nursing care plan to verify that it is accurate.
ANS: C
Collecting and documenting data about the patient and the patient’s health condition
before any drugs are given. Information regarding the present illness, any signs and sy
medical records, drug history, and vital signs are needed before drugs are given. Decid
equipment that will be needed to give the patient’s drug is part of the planning phase o
Monitoring the patient for his response to given drug is part of the evaluation stage of
Reviewing the nursing care plan to verify that it is being followed accurately is part of
stage of the nursing process.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying REF: p. 2
2. The LPN is working with a patient in the planning stage of the nursing process related
prescribed drugs. Which action should the LPN take during this stage?
a. Develop a nursing goal to plan the procedures needed to give drug.
b. Develop a teaching plan for the patient regarding the drug’s actions.
c. Determine that the patient is experiencing the expected response to his drug.
d. Determine how much the patient understands about his drug.
ANS: D
Determining how much the patient understands about his drug is part of the diagnosi
nursing process. Developing a nursing goal to plan the procedures needed to give drug
developing a teaching plan for the patient regarding the drug’s actions are part of the
phase of the nursing process.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying REF: p. 2
3. You are teaching a patient with depression about the potential adverse effects of a pres
part of the nursing process related to drug therapy are you engaging in at this point
plan?
a. Assessment
b. Implementation
c. Evaluation
d. Diagnosis
, b. The medical chart has a recorded blood pressure of 128/88.
c. The serum potassium level is 3.8 mmol/L.
d. The patient’s ECG shows normal sinus rhythm.
ANS: A
Reports from the patient or patient’s caregiver are considered subjective data. Sympto
nausea, or dizziness are examples of symptoms that cannot be “seen” and are data coll
patient, caregiver, or others. Laboratory values, ECG results, or vital sign data from a
examples of objective data.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2
