3 correct answers A drug is undergoing Phase 3 testing. During this phase, what activity will take
place?
1. A few doses will be given to a small number of volunteers.
2. The manufacturer will file an application with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
3. The drug trials will include women as subjects.
4. The drug will be released for public use.
3 correct answers Which statement made by the nurse best explains how pharmacotherapy relates
to client care?
1. It provides a standard with which newer, similar drugs are compared for the purpose of disease
management and prevention.''
2. option''It focuses on the use of semisynthetic drugs that have been chemically modified to
manage disease processes.''
3. 'It uses drugs to prevent, diagnose, or treat symptoms and disease processes.''
4. It involves the dispensing of drugs that alter functions of living organisms and so improves
client health.''
3 correct answers When using Internet sites to obtain drug information, it is imperative that a
nursing student takes which action to ensure client safety?
1. Ensure that the website originates in the United States or Canada.
2. Make sure that the website administrators will respond to e-mail enquiries.
3. Critically assess the quality of the website.
4. Cross-reference the information with a printed information source.
generic name correct answers What term is used to describe drugs identified by their chemical or
official name in order to be independent of any manufacturer's assigned name?
, Anticoagulant drugs correct answers While preparing an in-service presentation for nursing staff,
a nurse reviews Joint Commission performance measures related to safety in drug
administration. The nurse's presentation will correctly identify which drug type as being subject
to these perfor
Their effects on particular body systems, therapeutic uses, and chemical characteristics correct
answers Drugs are classified according to what standard?
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Revitalization Act correct answers Newly developed
drugs must include gender-related effectiveness and safety information in the initial Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) application based upon which legislative act?
What responsibility does the nurse have when administering a Schedule II controlled substance
to a hospitalized client? Select all that apply. correct answers Administering only to the person
for whom there is a prescription, Storing these medications in locked containers, Recording each
dose given on approved agency narcotic sheets, Reporting discrepancies to the proper authorities
Right route, Right client, Right drug, Right time
Rationale: The traditional rights of medication administration (right drug, right dose, right client,
right route, right time, right reason, and right documentation) now include additional rights that
should also be considered (right education, right evaluation, and right to refuse the medication).
correct answers A nurse is preparing to give a client's scheduled medication and is reviewing the
rights of medication administration. What will be included in these rights? Select all that apply.
The drug carries a high potential for abuse. correct answers A nurse, preparing to administer a
Schedule II medication, should provide what information to the client?
Ketamine and acetaminophen with codeine correct answers Which are examples of Schedule III
drugs?