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Chapter 01: Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice Vislosky
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The LPN is collecting data for the initial assessment of a patient upon admission to a
Long-term care facility before giving the patient’s prescribed drugs. Which action should the LPN consider to
be the highest 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.
ANSWER: C
Collecting and documenting data about the patient and the patient’s health condition is a critical step
before any drugs are given. Information regarding the present illness, any signs and symptoms, review of
medical records, drug history, and vital signs are needed before drugs are given. Deciding on special
equipment that will be needed to give the patient’s drug is part of the planning phase of the nursing
process. Monitoring the patient for his response to given drug is part of the evaluation stage of the nursing
process. Reviewing the nursing care plan to verify that it is being followed accurately is part of the
implementation 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 to the
patient’s prescribed drugs. Which action should the LPN take during this stage?
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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d. Determine how much the patient understands about his drug.
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ANSWER: D
Determining how much the patient understands about his drug is part of the diagnosis phase of the
nursing process. Developing a nursing goal to plan the procedures needed to give drug and
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developing a teaching plan for the patient regarding the drug’s actions are part of the planning 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 prescribed
drug. What part of the nursing process related to drug therapy are you engaging in at this point of the
teaching plan?
a. Assessment
b. Implementation
c. Evaluation
d. Diagnosis
ANSWER: C
In the evaluation phase of the nursing process, the LPN understands and teaches to the patient the drug’s
therapeutic effects, expected side effects, and potential adverse effects.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2
4. Which of the following is an example of subjective data?
a. The patient states she has pain in her left arm.
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.
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Test Bank For Introduction to Clinical
Pharmacology 11th Edition by Constance G
Visovsky
All Chapters 1-23 includes Rationales |A+ Graded
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Chapter 01: Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice Vislosky
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The LPN is collecting data for the initial assessment of a patient upon admission to a
Long-term care facility before giving the patient’s prescribed drugs. Which action should the LPN consider to
be the highest 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.
ANSWER: C
Collecting and documenting data about the patient and the patient’s health condition is a critical step
before any drugs are given. Information regarding the present illness, any signs and symptoms, review of
medical records, drug history, and vital signs are needed before drugs are given. Deciding on special
equipment that will be needed to give the patient’s drug is part of the planning phase of the nursing
process. Monitoring the patient for his response to given drug is part of the evaluation stage of the nursing
process. Reviewing the nursing care plan to verify that it is being followed accurately is part of the
implementation 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 to the
patient’s prescribed drugs. Which action should the LPN take during this stage?
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 drug.
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ANSWER: D
Determining how much the patient understands about his drug is part of the diagnosis phase of the
nursing process. Developing a nursing goal to plan the procedures needed to give drug and
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developing a teaching plan for the patient regarding the drug’s actions are part of the planning 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 prescribed
drug. What part of the nursing process related to drug therapy are you engaging in at this point of the
teaching plan?
a. Assessment
b. Implementation
c. Evaluation
d. Diagnosis
ANSWER: C
In the evaluation phase of the nursing process, the LPN understands and teaches to the patient the drug’s
therapeutic effects, expected side effects, and potential adverse effects.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2
4. Which of the following is an example of subjective data?
a. The patient states she has pain in her left arm.
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.
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