Lehne’s Pharmacology for Nursing Care 12th Edition – Jacqueline Burchum & Laura Rosenthal – Complete Test Bank (Chapters 1–112) with Verified Questions and Answers

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The nurse is teaching a patient how a medicat nurse will rely on knowledge of:
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a. clinical pharmacology.
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b. drug efficacy.
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c. pharmacokinetics.
d. pharmacotherapeutics.
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Pharmacotherapeutics is the study of the use of drugs to diagnose, treat, and prevent conditio gi gi gi gi gi gi gi gi gi gi gi gi gi gi


ns. Clinical pharmacology is concerned with all aspects of drug–
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human interactions. Drug efficacy measures the extent to which a given drug causes an intend
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ed effect.gi


Pharmacokinetics is the study of the impact of the body on a drug. gi gi gi gi gi gi gi gi gi gi gi gi




DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension gi gi


REF: Four Basic Terms TOP: Nursing Process: Implementa
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tion
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2. What does it mean when a drug is described as easy to administer?
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a. It can be stored indefinitely without need for refrigeration.
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b. It does not interact significantly with other medications.
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c. It enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen.
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d. It is usually relatively inexpensive to produce.
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ANS: C gi


A major benefit of drugs that are easy to administer is that patients taking them are more likel
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y to comply with the drug regimen. Drugs that are easy to give may have the other attributes
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listed, but those properties are independent of ease of administration.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension gi gi


REF: Additional Properties of an Ideal Drug: Ease of Administration TO
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P: Nursing Process: Assessment
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3. A patient tells the nurse that he was told by the prescriber that the analgesic he is taking is
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very effective. Which statement by the patient demonstrates an understanding of the drug‘s
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effectiveness?
a. ―I don‘t have to worry about toxicity, since it takes a large amount of this drug to c
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ause an overdose.‖ gi gi


b. ―It has no side effects and doesn‘t interact with other drugs.‖
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c. ―I only have to take it every 12 hours.‖
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d. ―It might make me sleepy, and it lessens pain for several hours at a time.‖
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ANS: D gi

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A drug is effective if it produces the intended effects, even if it also produces side effects. Be
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cause no drug is completely safe, the level of toxicity does not determine effectiveness. All dr
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ugs have side effects and many react with other substances; these do not affect the drug‘s effe
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ctiveness. Ease of administration is independent of a drug‘s effectiveness.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension gi gi


REF: Properties of an Ideal Drug TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation
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1. What are the properties of an ideal drug? (Select all that apply.)
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a. Irreversible action gi


b. Predictability
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d. Chemical stability gi


e. A simple trade name gi gi gi




ANS: B, C, D gi gi gi


In addition to predictability, ease of administration, and chemical stability, other properties in
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clude a reversible action so that any harm the drug may cause can be undone and a simple gen
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eric name, because generic names are usually complex and difficult to remember and pronou
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nce.

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REF: Properties of an Ideal Drug | Additional Properties of an Ideal Drug
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TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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2. Before administering a medication, what does the nurse need to know to evaluate how
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individual patient variability might affect the patient‘s response to the medication? (Select all t
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hat apply.) gi


a. Chemical stability of the medication gi gi gi gi


b. Ease of administration gi gi


c. Family medical history gi gi


d. Patient‘s age gi


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ANS: C, D, E gi gi gi


The family medical history can indicate genetic factors that may affect a patient‘s response to
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a medication. Patients of different ages can respond differently to medications. The patient‘s i
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llness can affect how drugs are metabolized. The chemical stability of the medication and the e
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ase of administration are properties of drugs.
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REF: Sources of Individual Variation TOP: Nursing Process: Implementa
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