Test Bank for Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology 11th Edition by Visovsky (All Chapters Included). Newest Version already graded A+

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Chapter 01: Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice
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1. The LPN is collecting data for the initial assessment of a patient upon admission to a
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Long-term care facility before giving the patient‘s prescribed drugs. Which action should the
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xx LPN consider to be the highest priority?
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a. Obtain any special equipment that will be needed to give the patient‘s drug.
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b. Monitor the patient for a response to the drug given.
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c. Collect data about the patient and the patient‘s health condition.
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d. Review the nursing care plan to verify that it is
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accurate. ANS: C
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Collecting and documenting data about the patient and the patient‘s health condition is a
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xx critical step before any drugs are given. Information regarding the present illness, any
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xx signs and symptoms, review of medical records, drug history, and vital signs are needed
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xx before drugs are given. Deciding on special equipment that will be needed to give the
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xx patient‘s drug is part of the planning phase of the nursing process. Monitoring the patient
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xx for his response to given drug is part of the evaluation stage of the nursing process.
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xx Reviewing the nursing care plan to verify that it is being followed accurately is part of
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the implementation stage of the nursing process.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying xx xx REF: p. 2 xx xx




2. The LPN is working with a patient in the planning stage of the nursing process
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related to the patient‘s prescribed drugs. Which action should the LPN take during this
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xx stage?

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a. Develop a nursing goal to plan the procedures needed to give drug.
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b. Develop a teaching plan for the patient regarding the drug‘s actions.
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c. Determine that the patient is experiencing the expected response to his drug.
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d. Determine how much the patient understands about his
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drug. ANS: D
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Determining how much the patient understands about his drug is part of the diagnosis
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phase of the nursing process. Developing a nursing goal to plan the procedures needed
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xx to give drug and developing a teaching plan for the patient regarding the drug‘s actions
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xx are part of the planning phase of the nursing process.
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DIF: x x x x Cognitive Level: Applying xx xx x x x x REF: p. 2 xx xx




3. You are teaching a patient with depression about the potential adverse effects of a
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xx prescribed drug. What part of the nursing process related to drug therapy are you engaging
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xx in at this point of the teaching plan?
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a. Assessment

b. Implementation

c. Evaluation

d. Diagnosis
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In the evaluation phase of the nursing process, the LPN understands and teaches to the
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xx patient the drug‘s therapeutic effects, expected side effects, and potential adverse
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xx effects.




DIF: x x x x Cognitive Level: Remembering xx xx x x x x x x REF: xx xx p. 2 xx




4. Which of the following is an example of subjective data?
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a. The patient states she has pain in her left arm.
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b. The medical chart has a recorded blood pressure of 128/88.
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c. The serum potassium level is 3.8 mmol/L.
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