TEST BANK Pharmacology and the Nursing Process 9th Edition Linda Lane Lilley, Shelly Rainforth Collins, Julie S. Snyder

TEST BANK Pharmacology and the Nursing Process 9th
Edition Linda Lane Lilley, Shelly Rainforth Collins, Julie S.
Snyder


Chapter2901:29The29Nursing29Process29and29Drug29Therapy


MULTIPLE29CHOICE


1. The29nurse29is29writing29a29nursing29diagnosis29for29a29plan29of29care29for29a29pat
ient29who29has29been29newly29diagnosed29with29type29229diabetes.29Which29state
ment29reflects29the29correct29format29for29a29nursing29diagnosis?
a. Anxiety
b. Anxiety29related29to29new29drug29therapy
c. Anxiety29related29to29anxious29feelings29about29drug29therapy,29as29eviden
ced29by29statements
such29as29“I’m29upset29about29having29to29test29my29blood29sugars.”
d. Anxiety29related29to29new29drug29therapy,29as29evidenced29by29statements2
9such29as29“I’m
upset29about29having29to29test29my29blood29sugars.”

ANS:2 9 D
Formulation29of29nursing29diagnoses29is29usually29a29three-
step29process.29“Anxiety”29is29missing29the
“related29to”29and29“as29evidenced29by”29portions29of29defining29characteristics.29“A
nxiety29related29to29new29drug29therapy”29is29missing29the29“as29evidenced29by”29port
ion29of29defining29characteristics.29The29statement29beginning29“Anxiety29related29to2
9 anxious29feelings”29is29incorrect29because29the29“related29to”29section29is29simply29a2
9restatement29of29the29problem29“anxiety,”29not29a29separate29factor29related29to29the29
response.

, DIF:
COGNITIVE29LEVEL:29Understanding29(C
omprehension)29TOP:2 9 NURSING29PROCESS:29
Nursing29Diagnosis
MSC:2 9 NCLEX:29Safe29and29Effective29Care29Environment:29Management29of29Care


2. The29patient29is29to29receive29oral29guaifenesin29(Mucinex)29twice29a29day.29Today,29
the29nurse29was29busy29and29gave29the29medication29229hours29after29the29scheduled29
dose29was29due.29What29type29of29problem29does29this29represent?
a. “Right29time”
b. “Right29dose”
c. “Right29route”
d. “Right29medicatio
n”

ANS:2 9 A
“Right29time”29is29correct29because29the29medication29was29given29more29than2
9 3029minutes29after29the29scheduled29dose29was29due.29“Dose”29is29incorrect29be
cause29the29dose29is29not29related29to29the29time29the
medication29administration29is29scheduled.29“Route”29is29incorrect29because29the29
route29is29not29affected.29“Medication”29is29incorrect29because29the29medication29or
dered29will29not29change.


DIF:
COGNITIVE29LEVEL:29Applying29(
Application)29TOP:2 9 NURSING29PROCE
SS:29Implementation
MSC:2 9 NCLEX:29Safe29and29Effective29Care29Environment:29Safety29and29Infection29
Control

,3. The29nurse29has29been29monitoring29the29patient’s29progress29on29a29new29drug29regi
men29since29the29first29dose29and29documenting29the29patient’s29therapeutic29respons
e29to29the29medication.29Which29phase29of29the29nursing29process29do29these29actions
29 illustrate?
a. Nursing29diagnos
is


b. Planning
c. Implementatio
n
d. Evaluation


ANS:2 9 D
Monitoring29the29patient’s29progress,29including29the29patient’s29response29to29the29
medication,29is29part29of29the29evaluation29phase.29Planning,29implementation,29and2
9nursing29diagnosis29are29not29illustrated29by29this29example.


DIF:
COGNITIVE29LEVEL:29Understanding29(C
omprehension)29TOP:2 9 NURSING29PROCESS:29
Evaluation
MSC:2 9 NCLEX:29Safe29and29Effective29Care29Environment:29Management29of29Care


4. The29nurse29is29assigned29to29a29patient29who29is29newly29diagnosed29with29type2912
9 diabetes29mellitus.29Which29statement29best29illustrates29an29outcome29criterion29fo
r29this29patient?
a. The29patient29will29follow29instructions.
b. The29patient29will29not29experience29complications.

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c. The29patient29will29adhere29to29the29new29insulin29treatment29r
egimen.
d. The29patient29will29demonstrate29correct29blood29glucose29test
ing29technique.

ANS:2 9 D
“Demonstrating29correct29blood29glucose29testing29technique”29is29a29specific29and29
measurable29outcome29criterion.29“Following29instructions”29and29“not29experiencin
g29complications”29are29not29specific29criteria.29“Adhering29to29new29regimen”29would
be29difficult29to29measure.
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