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a.3fTo3fprovide3flegal3fguidelines3ffor3fdrug3fadministration
b.3fTo3fserve3fas3fa3fcomprehensive3freference3ffor3fdrug3finformation
c.3fTo3foffer3fa3flist3fof3fmedications3fcovered3fby3finsurance
d.3fTo3freplace3fclinical3fjudgment3fin3fmedication3fadministration
ANS:3fB
Rationale:3fThe3fprimary3fpurpose3fof3fDavis’s3fDrug3fGuide3fis3fto3fserve3fas3f
a3fcomprehensive3freference3ffor3fnurses,3fproviding3fdetailed3finformation3fab
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2. Which3fsection3fof3fDavis’s3fDrug3fGuide3fwould3fyou3fconsult3ffor3fa3fdr
ug’s3fpharmacokinetics?
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b.3fAdministration3fguidelines
c.3fDrug3fclassification
d.3fPharmacology
ANS:3fD
Rationale:3fThe3fpharmacology3fsection3fprovides3fessential3fdetails3fabout3fthe
3fdrug’s3fpharmacokinetics,3fincluding3fabsorption,3fdistribution,3fmetabolism,3f
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a.3fDosage3fand3fadministration
b.3fContraindications
c.3fAdverse3freactions
d.3fDrug3finteractions
ANS:3fC
Rationale:3fThe3fadverse3freactions3fsection3flists3fcommon3fside3feffects
, associated3fwith3fthe3fmedication,3fhelping3fnurses3fanticipate3fand3fmanage3fpo
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tient3fpopulation,3fwhich3fsection3fshould3fthey3fconsult?
a.3fDosage3fand3fadministration
b.3fPharmacology
c.3fNursing3fimplications
d.3fPatient3feducation
ANS:3fA
Rationale:3fThe3fdosage3fand3fadministration3fsection3fprovides3fspecific3fdosin
g3frecommendations3fbased3fon3fage,3fweight,3frenal3ffunction,3fand3fother3fpatie
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a.3fLegal3frequirements3ffor3fprescribing3fmedication
b.3fPatient3feducation3fand3fmonitoring3fconsiderations
c.3fHistorical3fbackground3fof3fthe3fdrug
d.3fCost3fanalysis3fof3fthe3fmedication
ANS:3fB
Rationale:3fThe3fnursing3fimplications3fsection3fincludes3fessential3finformatio
n3fon3fwhat3fnurses3fshould3fmonitor,3fpotential3fside3feffects3fto3fwatch3ffor,3fan
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a.3fIt3fis3favailable3fin3fmultiple3flanguages
b.3fIt3fcontains3fonly3fthe3fmost3fcommonly3fprescribed3fmedications
c.3fIt3fprovides3fup-to-date3fdrug3finformation3ffor3fclinical3fpractice
d.3fIt3freplaces3fthe3fneed3ffor3fongoing3feducation3fin3fpharmacology
ANS:3fC
Rationale:3fDavis’s3fDrug3fGuide3foffers3fup-to-
date3fdrug3finformation,3freflecting3fcurrent3fclinical3fpractice,3fwhich3fis3fessen
tial3ffor3fsafe3fmedication3fadministration3fand3fnursing3fcare.
7. When3fusing3fthe3fguide,3fhow3fcan3fnurses3fensure3fthey3fare3finterpreting3f
drug3finteractions3fcorrectly?
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b.3fBy3fcross-referencing3fwith3fother3fpharmacology3ftexts
c.3fBy3ffocusing3fsolely3fon3fcommon3finteractions
d.3fBy3funderstanding3fthe3funderlying3fmechanisms3fof3finteractions
ANS:3fD
Rationale:3fUnderstanding3fthe3funderlying3fmechanisms3fof3fdrug3finteractions
3fallows3fnurses3fto3finterpret3fpotential3frisks3fand3fpatient-
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a.3fAdminister3fthe3fdrug3fwith3fcaution
b.3fDiscuss3falternative3fmedications3fwith3fthe3fhealthcare3fprovider
c.3fIgnore3fthe3fcontraindication3fif3fthe3fpatient3finsists
d.3fEducate3fthe3fpatient3fabout3fthe3fdrug's3fbenefits3fonly
ANS:3fB
Rationale:3fIf3fa3fdrug3fis3fcontraindicated,3fthe3fnurse3fshould3fdiscuss3falternat
ive3fmedications3fwith3fthe3fhealthcare3fprovider3fto3fensure3fpatient3fsafety3fan
d3fappropriate3ftreatment.
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a.3fIt3fprovides3fdetailed3fpharmaceutical3fresearch
b.3fIt3femphasizes3fthe3fimportance3fof3fnurse-patient3fcommunication
c.3fIt3fcontains3finstructions3ffor3fmedication3fstorage
d.3fIt3fis3fnot3frelevant3ffor3fnursing3fpractice
ANS:3fB
Rationale:3fThe3fpatient3feducation3fsection3femphasizes3fthe3fimportance3fof3fcl
ear3fcommunication,3fhelping3fnurses3feducate3fpatients3fabout3ftheir3fmedicatio
ns,3fincluding3findications,3fside3feffects,3fand3fadherence3fstrategies.
10. In3fwhich3fsection3fwould3fyou3ffind3finformation3fabout3fspecial3fpopulatio
ns,3fsuch3fas3fpregnant3for3fpediatric3fpatients?
a.3fNursing3fimplications
b.3fDosage3fand3fadministration
c.3fPharmacology
d.3fSpecial3fpopulations
ANS:3fD