NURS 3100 My Lab Modules 1-3 Questions And
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A nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student nurse. Which student comment
indicates an understanding?
A. "Early researchers used themselves as test subjects."
B. "Pharmacologists began synthesizing drugs in the laboratory in the nineteenth century."
C. "Penicillin is one of the initial drugs isolated from a natural source."
D. "A primary goal of pharmacology is to prevent disease." ANS "Early researchers used themselves as test
subjects."
A student nurse asks a nursing instructor why anatomy and physiology as well as microbiology when the student
only wants to learn about pharmacology. What is the best response by the instructor?
A. "Knowledge of all those subjects will prepare you to administer medication."
B. "You must learn all, since all of those subjects are part of the curriculum."
C. "Because pharmacology is an outgrowth of those subjects."
D. "An understanding of those subjects is essential to understand pharmacology." ANS "An understanding of
those subjects is essential to understand pharmacology."
A nurse is teaching a group of nurses about the differences between pharmacology and therapeutics. The nurse
determines that learning has occurred when which statements are made?
Select all that apply.
A. "Pharmacology is the development of medicines."
B. "Pharmacology is the study of medicines."
C. "Therapeutics relates to drug use to treat suffering."
D. "Therapeutics is the study of drug interactions."
E. "Pharmacology is the study of drugs to prevent disease." ANS "Pharmacology is the study of medicines."
"Pharmacology is the study of drugs to prevent disease."
A nurse administers a vaccine to a client. What is the nurse's best understanding as it relates to the manufacture of a
vaccine?
A. The vaccine is naturally produced in animal cells or microorganisms.=
B. The vaccine is produced by natural plant extracts in the laboratory.
C. The vaccine is most commonly synthesized in a laboratory.
,D. The vaccine is produced ANS The vaccine is naturally produced in animal cells or microorganisms.
An older client is admitted with gastrointestinal bleeding. The client says to the nurse, "I don't understand this. All I
did was take ibuprofen (Advil) for my arthritis." What is the nurse's best response?
A. Review nonpharmacologic methods to relieve joint pain.
B. Encourage the client to substitute safer drugs, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol).
C. Teach the client about the side effects of ibuprofen (Advil).
D. Remind the client to contact their healthcare provider before taking any over-the-counter (OTC) medications.
ANS Teach the client about the side effects of ibuprofen (Advil).
A nurse teaches a student nurse about the pharmacological classification of drugs. The nurse evaluates that learning
has occurred when the student makes which response?
A. "A calcium channel blocker blocks heart calcium channels."
B. "An anticoagulant influences blood clotting."
C. "An anti-anginal treats angina."
D. "An antihypertensive lowers blood pressure." ANS "A calcium channel blocker blocks heart calcium
channels."
A nurse is providing medication education to a client with hypertension. The nurse teaches the client that the health
care provider ordered a diuretic to decrease the amount of fluid in the client's body. Which statement best describes
the nurse's instruction?
A. The nurse explained the consequences of not using the drug.
B. The nurse provided appropriate medication education.
C. The nurse explained the drug's mechanism of action.
D. The nurse taught the client about a prototype drug. ANS The nurse explained the drug's mechanism of action.
A student nurse asks a nursing instructor how to remember all of the antibiotic drugs since there are so many. What
is the best response by the nursing instructor?
A. "Categorize the individual drugs by therapeutic effect."
B. "Mnemonics will help you tell the difference between drugs"
C. "Focus on a representative drug from each class."
D. "A flow chart will help enhance your memory." ANS "Focus on a representative drug from each class."
,A client has been taking paroxetine (Paxil) for a year and tells a nurse is it no longer working. What is the best
response by the nurse?
A. "Let's look for interactions with other medications you are taking."
B. "Are you taking name brand Paxil or the generic version paroxetine?"
C. "This sounds like your medication needs changing."
D. "It is time for us to do the Beck Depression assessment again." ANS "Are you taking name brand Paxil or the
generic version paroxetine?"
A student nurse has completed an initial pharmacology course and tells a nurse that it was difficult. What is the best
response by the nurse?
A. "It really isn't over; you should take a graduate course next."
B. "It may be over, but now you must apply what you have learned to patient care."
C. "Learning is always painful, but we must continue anyway."
D. "Learning is gradual and continuous; we never completely master all areas of pharmacology." ANS "Learning
is gradual and continuous; we never completely master all areas of pharmacology."
A client says to the nurse, "My wife and I take the same drug, but we have different side effects. Are we doing
something wrong?" What is the best response by the nurse?
A. "Differences such as your sex can result in different side effects."
B. "Possibly. This could happen if one uses generic or brand name drugs."
C. "I'll have to check. What is the name of the drug you were using?"
D. "I'm not sure. Maybe the drug is not the same; you should check it." ANS "Differences such as your sex can
result in different side effects."
A client comes to the emergency department with a myocardial infarction. The client's husband tells the nurse that
his wife has been taking calcium carbonate (Tums) for years for what she thought was indigestion. What is the best
response by the nurse?
A. "Why did you let her do that? She should have seen a physician."
B. "Well, I am glad she is here, as it certainly wasn't indigestion."
C. "Your wife should not have self-diagnosed herself. I hope she will be okay."
D. "Your wife was self-diagnosing, which is generally not a good idea." ANS "Your wife was self-diagnosing,
which is generally not a good idea."
A nurse is teaching a class for clients about over-the-counter (OTC) medications. The nurse determines that
education has been effective when the clients make which of the below statement?
, A. "After reading all the directions on the label, I will call the healthcare provider's office if they are not clear."
B. "A pharmacist can tell me how to take the over-the-counter (OTC) medicine."
C. "I will check with my provider first before I take any over-the-counter (OTC) medicine."
D. "Medicines that are available over-the-counter (OTC) are really safe, or they would be prescription medicines."
ANS "After reading all the directions on the label, I will call the healthcare provider's office if they are not
clear."
A client asks a nurse why a prescribed medication is very expensive. What is the best response by the nurse?
A. Maintain the client on samples of the brand name drug from the physician's office.
B. Help the client receive free medicine through a "patient assistance" program.
C. Contact the healthcare provider to ask if a generic drug may be substituted.
D. Ask the healthcare provider if a cheaper brand name drug may be substituted. ANS Contact the healthcare
provider to ask if a generic drug may be substituted.
A client is receiving a very expensive medication. The client asks the nurse why the medicine is so expensive. What
is the best response by the nurse?
A. "Drug companies must recoup the cost of developing and producing the drug."
B. "Drug companies are allowed to advertise medications and this adds to the cost."
C. "I think the drug companies should be more accountable for lowering costs."
D. "It is expensive, but your insurance covers it and you have a low co-pay." ANS "Drug companies must
recoup the cost of developing and producing the drug."
A nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student nurse. Which student comment from
below indicates a need for further teaching?
A. "Herbal medicine is one of the oldest forms of healthcare."
B. "Modern pharmacology began in the early 1600s."
C. "New drugs can be synthesized faster than isolating active agents from natural resources."
D. "John Jacob Abel is considered the father of American pharmacology." ANS "Modern pharmacology began in
the early 1600s."
A nurse is preparing to teach pharmacology concepts to a group of students. The nurse should include which of the
following?
A. Alternative therapies are agents produced in animal cells or by microorganisms.
B. Biologics include natural plant extracts and dietary supplements.
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A nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student nurse. Which student comment
indicates an understanding?
A. "Early researchers used themselves as test subjects."
B. "Pharmacologists began synthesizing drugs in the laboratory in the nineteenth century."
C. "Penicillin is one of the initial drugs isolated from a natural source."
D. "A primary goal of pharmacology is to prevent disease." ANS "Early researchers used themselves as test
subjects."
A student nurse asks a nursing instructor why anatomy and physiology as well as microbiology when the student
only wants to learn about pharmacology. What is the best response by the instructor?
A. "Knowledge of all those subjects will prepare you to administer medication."
B. "You must learn all, since all of those subjects are part of the curriculum."
C. "Because pharmacology is an outgrowth of those subjects."
D. "An understanding of those subjects is essential to understand pharmacology." ANS "An understanding of
those subjects is essential to understand pharmacology."
A nurse is teaching a group of nurses about the differences between pharmacology and therapeutics. The nurse
determines that learning has occurred when which statements are made?
Select all that apply.
A. "Pharmacology is the development of medicines."
B. "Pharmacology is the study of medicines."
C. "Therapeutics relates to drug use to treat suffering."
D. "Therapeutics is the study of drug interactions."
E. "Pharmacology is the study of drugs to prevent disease." ANS "Pharmacology is the study of medicines."
"Pharmacology is the study of drugs to prevent disease."
A nurse administers a vaccine to a client. What is the nurse's best understanding as it relates to the manufacture of a
vaccine?
A. The vaccine is naturally produced in animal cells or microorganisms.=
B. The vaccine is produced by natural plant extracts in the laboratory.
C. The vaccine is most commonly synthesized in a laboratory.
,D. The vaccine is produced ANS The vaccine is naturally produced in animal cells or microorganisms.
An older client is admitted with gastrointestinal bleeding. The client says to the nurse, "I don't understand this. All I
did was take ibuprofen (Advil) for my arthritis." What is the nurse's best response?
A. Review nonpharmacologic methods to relieve joint pain.
B. Encourage the client to substitute safer drugs, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol).
C. Teach the client about the side effects of ibuprofen (Advil).
D. Remind the client to contact their healthcare provider before taking any over-the-counter (OTC) medications.
ANS Teach the client about the side effects of ibuprofen (Advil).
A nurse teaches a student nurse about the pharmacological classification of drugs. The nurse evaluates that learning
has occurred when the student makes which response?
A. "A calcium channel blocker blocks heart calcium channels."
B. "An anticoagulant influences blood clotting."
C. "An anti-anginal treats angina."
D. "An antihypertensive lowers blood pressure." ANS "A calcium channel blocker blocks heart calcium
channels."
A nurse is providing medication education to a client with hypertension. The nurse teaches the client that the health
care provider ordered a diuretic to decrease the amount of fluid in the client's body. Which statement best describes
the nurse's instruction?
A. The nurse explained the consequences of not using the drug.
B. The nurse provided appropriate medication education.
C. The nurse explained the drug's mechanism of action.
D. The nurse taught the client about a prototype drug. ANS The nurse explained the drug's mechanism of action.
A student nurse asks a nursing instructor how to remember all of the antibiotic drugs since there are so many. What
is the best response by the nursing instructor?
A. "Categorize the individual drugs by therapeutic effect."
B. "Mnemonics will help you tell the difference between drugs"
C. "Focus on a representative drug from each class."
D. "A flow chart will help enhance your memory." ANS "Focus on a representative drug from each class."
,A client has been taking paroxetine (Paxil) for a year and tells a nurse is it no longer working. What is the best
response by the nurse?
A. "Let's look for interactions with other medications you are taking."
B. "Are you taking name brand Paxil or the generic version paroxetine?"
C. "This sounds like your medication needs changing."
D. "It is time for us to do the Beck Depression assessment again." ANS "Are you taking name brand Paxil or the
generic version paroxetine?"
A student nurse has completed an initial pharmacology course and tells a nurse that it was difficult. What is the best
response by the nurse?
A. "It really isn't over; you should take a graduate course next."
B. "It may be over, but now you must apply what you have learned to patient care."
C. "Learning is always painful, but we must continue anyway."
D. "Learning is gradual and continuous; we never completely master all areas of pharmacology." ANS "Learning
is gradual and continuous; we never completely master all areas of pharmacology."
A client says to the nurse, "My wife and I take the same drug, but we have different side effects. Are we doing
something wrong?" What is the best response by the nurse?
A. "Differences such as your sex can result in different side effects."
B. "Possibly. This could happen if one uses generic or brand name drugs."
C. "I'll have to check. What is the name of the drug you were using?"
D. "I'm not sure. Maybe the drug is not the same; you should check it." ANS "Differences such as your sex can
result in different side effects."
A client comes to the emergency department with a myocardial infarction. The client's husband tells the nurse that
his wife has been taking calcium carbonate (Tums) for years for what she thought was indigestion. What is the best
response by the nurse?
A. "Why did you let her do that? She should have seen a physician."
B. "Well, I am glad she is here, as it certainly wasn't indigestion."
C. "Your wife should not have self-diagnosed herself. I hope she will be okay."
D. "Your wife was self-diagnosing, which is generally not a good idea." ANS "Your wife was self-diagnosing,
which is generally not a good idea."
A nurse is teaching a class for clients about over-the-counter (OTC) medications. The nurse determines that
education has been effective when the clients make which of the below statement?
, A. "After reading all the directions on the label, I will call the healthcare provider's office if they are not clear."
B. "A pharmacist can tell me how to take the over-the-counter (OTC) medicine."
C. "I will check with my provider first before I take any over-the-counter (OTC) medicine."
D. "Medicines that are available over-the-counter (OTC) are really safe, or they would be prescription medicines."
ANS "After reading all the directions on the label, I will call the healthcare provider's office if they are not
clear."
A client asks a nurse why a prescribed medication is very expensive. What is the best response by the nurse?
A. Maintain the client on samples of the brand name drug from the physician's office.
B. Help the client receive free medicine through a "patient assistance" program.
C. Contact the healthcare provider to ask if a generic drug may be substituted.
D. Ask the healthcare provider if a cheaper brand name drug may be substituted. ANS Contact the healthcare
provider to ask if a generic drug may be substituted.
A client is receiving a very expensive medication. The client asks the nurse why the medicine is so expensive. What
is the best response by the nurse?
A. "Drug companies must recoup the cost of developing and producing the drug."
B. "Drug companies are allowed to advertise medications and this adds to the cost."
C. "I think the drug companies should be more accountable for lowering costs."
D. "It is expensive, but your insurance covers it and you have a low co-pay." ANS "Drug companies must
recoup the cost of developing and producing the drug."
A nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student nurse. Which student comment from
below indicates a need for further teaching?
A. "Herbal medicine is one of the oldest forms of healthcare."
B. "Modern pharmacology began in the early 1600s."
C. "New drugs can be synthesized faster than isolating active agents from natural resources."
D. "John Jacob Abel is considered the father of American pharmacology." ANS "Modern pharmacology began in
the early 1600s."
A nurse is preparing to teach pharmacology concepts to a group of students. The nurse should include which of the
following?
A. Alternative therapies are agents produced in animal cells or by microorganisms.
B. Biologics include natural plant extracts and dietary supplements.
