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Chapter 20. Admission, Transfer, and Discharge 
Multiple Choice 
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 
____ 1. A nurse appropriately recognizes that a patient will develop his or her initial impression of the nurse during 
the 
1. Teaching process. 
2. Discharge process. 
3. Admission process. 
4. Implementation process. 
____ 2. When admitting a patient to a hospital unit, a nurse demonstrates a caring demeanor by 
1. Smiling and speaking kindly. 
2. Ex...
Chapter 21. Physical Assessment 
Multiple Choice 
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 
____ 1. A nurse wakes the patient for a focused assessment. The patient, trying to rest, tells the nurse, “I wish you 
would quit waking me up. Do you really need to keep bothering me?” The nurse appropriately responds: 
1. “Most patients would love to get the attention that you are getting.” 
2. “I understand your frustration, but this has been ordered by y...
Multiple Choice 
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 
____ 1. A patient who had an amputation just below the knee several days ago expresses confusion about why a foot 
that has been amputated is still causing intense pain. A nurse explains that the type of pain experienced by the 
patient is 
1. Cutaneous pain. 
2. Deep somatic pain. 
3. Neuropathic pain. 
4. Soft-tissue pain. 
____ 2. A nurse explains to a patient with chronic pain that exercise may r...
Drug Therapy for Mental Health 
Visovsky: Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology, 9th Edition 
MULTIPLE CHOICE 
1. Which drug category is useful in promoting sleep among patients with insomnia? 
a. Sedatives 
b. ACE inhibitors 
c. Atypical antipsychotics 
d. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors 
ANS: A 
Sedatives are drugs that have the main purpose of promoting sleep by changing signals in 
the central nervous system and reducing responses to stimulation. 
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowing REF: p...
1. Which body system works with the renal/urinary system to maintain fluid balance and 
remove waste products from the body? 
a. Biliary system 
b. Cardiovascular system 
c. Central nervous system 
d. Gastrointestinal system 
ANS: B 
The renal/urinary system works together with the cardiovascular system to maintain 
adequate circulation to all parts of the body. The interactions between these two systems 
help maintain fluid balance, delivery of nutrients, and removal of waste products from cell...
1. A patient diagnosed with hypothyroidism has been prescribed treatment with a thyroid 
hormone agonist. The patient asks you how long this drug will need to be taken. What is 
your best response? 
a. “You will need to take this drug for the rest of your life.” 
b. “You will need to take this drug until your symptoms improve.” 
c. “You will need to take this drug until your thyroid hormone level normalizes.” 
d. “You will need to take this drug incrementally until you reach the ma...
1. A patient with joint inflammation is prescribed an anti-inflammatory drug. The patient asks 
you how this drug works to address this problem. What is your best response? 
a. “Anti-inflammatory drugs reduce pain and limit blood vessel responses to joint 
injury.” 
b. “Anti-inflammatory drugs contain antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties.” 
c. “Anti-inflammatory drugs limit the body’s response to cortisol in the body.” 
d. “Anti-inflammatory drugs increase the release o...
Chapter 18: Drugs for Ear and Eye Problems 
Visovsky: Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology, 9th Edition 
MULTIPLE CHOICE 
1. A child has been diagnosed with an infection with inflammation in the right ear canal. Which 
drug route would be most appropriate for treating this condition? 
a. Oral route 
b. Topical route 
c. Ophthalmic route 
d. Intramuscular route 
ANS: B 
Since the external ear can be reached from the outside, infections and inflammation of the 
pinna and the ear canal are most of...
1. Which type of immunity serves to protect against day-to-day pathogen exposure? 
a. Innate immunity 
b. Natural immunity 
c. Acquired immunity 
d. Supplemental immunity 
ANS: A 
Innate immunity helps protect you from smaller day-to-day exposures to pathogenic organism 
but cannot provide long-term immunity to any single specific disease-causing microorganism. 
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 280 
2. In acquired immunity, what is the body’s response to antigen exposure? 
a. The body...
1. What types of drugs prevent or control nausea and vomiting? 
a. Antiemetic drugs 
b. Antimotility drugs 
c. Antidiarrheal drugs 
d. Antipropulsion drugs 
ANS: A 
Antiemetic drugs control nausea and prevent vomiting. Nausea and vomiting often occur 
together, and the same drugs are used for both problems. 
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 242 
2. Which common drug for nausea and vomiting is a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist? 
a. Ondansetron 
b. Promethazine 
c. Scopolamine 
d. Metoclopramid...