Pharmacology /
Study
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Guide -
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Part 1 Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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A //nurse //has //been //assigned //to //care //for //a //52-year-
old /
/attorney /
/who /
/has /
/hypertension /
/and /
/peptic /
/ulcer /
/disease. /
/Before /
/administering /
/his /
/medications, /
/the /
/nurse /
/must /
/complete /
/an /
/initial //assessment. //Core //patient //variables //will //be //obtained //from //which //of //the //following?
//(Select //all //that //apply.)
A) //The //patient's //interview
B) //The //patient's //medical //history
C) //The //patient's //medical //record
,D) //The //patient's //physical //examination
E) //The //patient's //health //insurer //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔A
B
C
D
A //68-year-
old /
/female /
/patient /
/who /
/was /
/diagnosed /
/with /
/hypertension //
2/
/weeks /
/ago /
/and /
/was //prescribed //a //new //hypertension //medication //has //returned //to //the //clinic //for //a //follow-
up /
/visit. /
/The /
/nurse /
/notes /
/that /
/the /
/patient's /
/blood /
/pressure /
/is /
/unchanged //from //her //last //clinic //visit. //When //the //patient //was //asked //if //she //was //taking //the
//new /
/medication /
/on //
,a //regular //basis, //she //stated, //"I //thought //that //I //was //supposed //to //take //the //new //drug //when
//I /
/had //
a/
/pounding /
/headache /
/or /
/was //in //a //stressful //situation, //not //all //the //time." //An //appropriate //nursing //diagnosis //for //this
//patient //would //be //which //of //the //following?
A) //Knowledge, //deficient //due //to //the //lack //of //understanding //of //treatment //regimen
B) //Coping, //ineffective //due //to //forgetfulness
C) //Confusion, //acute //concerning //drug //administration
D) //Anxiety //due //to //diagnosis //of //hypertension //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔A
In /
/order /
/to //promote //therapeutic //drug //effects, //the //nurse //should //always //encourage //patients //to
A) //take //their //medication //with //meals.
B) //take //their //medication //at //the //prescribed //times.
C) //increase //medication //dosages //if //necessary.
D) /
/use /
/alternative //therapy //to //increase //the //effects //of //their //medications. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔B
A/
/patient /
/is /
/treated /
/with /
, /an /
/antibiotic /
/for /
/an /
/infection /
/in /
/his /
/leg. /
/After //
2/
/days /
/of /
/taking /
/the /
/antibiotic, /
/the /
/patient /
/calls /
/the /
/clinic /
/and /
/reports /
/that /
/he /
/has //
a/
/rash /
/all /
/over /
/his /
/body. /
/The /
/nurse /
/is /
/aware /
/that //
a //rash //can //be //an //adverse //effect //of //an //antibiotic //and //can //be //either //a //biologic, //chemical,
//or //physiologic //action //of //the //drug, //which //is //an //example //of
Study
/ /
Guide -
/ // /
Part 1 Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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A //nurse //has //been //assigned //to //care //for //a //52-year-
old /
/attorney /
/who /
/has /
/hypertension /
/and /
/peptic /
/ulcer /
/disease. /
/Before /
/administering /
/his /
/medications, /
/the /
/nurse /
/must /
/complete /
/an /
/initial //assessment. //Core //patient //variables //will //be //obtained //from //which //of //the //following?
//(Select //all //that //apply.)
A) //The //patient's //interview
B) //The //patient's //medical //history
C) //The //patient's //medical //record
,D) //The //patient's //physical //examination
E) //The //patient's //health //insurer //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔A
B
C
D
A //68-year-
old /
/female /
/patient /
/who /
/was /
/diagnosed /
/with /
/hypertension //
2/
/weeks /
/ago /
/and /
/was //prescribed //a //new //hypertension //medication //has //returned //to //the //clinic //for //a //follow-
up /
/visit. /
/The /
/nurse /
/notes /
/that /
/the /
/patient's /
/blood /
/pressure /
/is /
/unchanged //from //her //last //clinic //visit. //When //the //patient //was //asked //if //she //was //taking //the
//new /
/medication /
/on //
,a //regular //basis, //she //stated, //"I //thought //that //I //was //supposed //to //take //the //new //drug //when
//I /
/had //
a/
/pounding /
/headache /
/or /
/was //in //a //stressful //situation, //not //all //the //time." //An //appropriate //nursing //diagnosis //for //this
//patient //would //be //which //of //the //following?
A) //Knowledge, //deficient //due //to //the //lack //of //understanding //of //treatment //regimen
B) //Coping, //ineffective //due //to //forgetfulness
C) //Confusion, //acute //concerning //drug //administration
D) //Anxiety //due //to //diagnosis //of //hypertension //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔A
In /
/order /
/to //promote //therapeutic //drug //effects, //the //nurse //should //always //encourage //patients //to
A) //take //their //medication //with //meals.
B) //take //their //medication //at //the //prescribed //times.
C) //increase //medication //dosages //if //necessary.
D) /
/use /
/alternative //therapy //to //increase //the //effects //of //their //medications. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔B
A/
/patient /
/is /
/treated /
/with /
, /an /
/antibiotic /
/for /
/an /
/infection /
/in /
/his /
/leg. /
/After //
2/
/days /
/of /
/taking /
/the /
/antibiotic, /
/the /
/patient /
/calls /
/the /
/clinic /
/and /
/reports /
/that /
/he /
/has //
a/
/rash /
/all /
/over /
/his /
/body. /
/The /
/nurse /
/is /
/aware /
/that //
a //rash //can //be //an //adverse //effect //of //an //antibiotic //and //can //be //either //a //biologic, //chemical,
//or //physiologic //action //of //the //drug, //which //is //an //example //of
