NURS 3100 MyLab
A nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student nurse.
Which student comment indicates anunderstanding? - ANS-"Early researchers used
themselves as testsubjects."
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 theinstructor? - ANS-"An understanding of those subjects is essential
to understandpharmacology."
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
aremade? - ANS-"Pharmacology is the study ofmedicines."
"Therapeutics relates to drug use to treatsuffering."
"Pharmacology is the study of drugs to preventdisease."
A nurse administers a vaccine to a client. What is thenurse's best understanding as it
relates to the manufacture of avaccine? - ANS-The vaccine is naturally produced in
animal cells or microorganisms.
An older client is admitted with gastrointestinal bleeding. The client says to thenurse, "I
don't understand this. All I did was take ibuprofen(Advil) for myarthritis." What is the
nurse's bestresponse? - 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 whichresponse? -
ANS-"A calcium channel blocker blocks heart calciumchannels."
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 theclient's body. Which statement best describes thenurse's
instruction? - ANS-The nurse explained thedrug'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 nursinginstructor? -
ANS-"Focus on a representative drug from eachclass."
,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 thenurse? - ANS-"Are you taking name brand
Paxil or the generic versionparoxetine?"
A student nurse has completed an initial pharmacology course and tells a nurse that it
was difficult. What is the best response by thenurse? - ANS-"Learning is gradual and
continuous; we never completely master all areas ofpharmacology."
A client says to thenurse, "My wife and I take the samedrug, but we have different side
effects. Are we doing somethingwrong?" What is the best response by thenurse? -
ANS-"Differences such as your sex can result in different sideeffects."
A client comes to the emergency department with a myocardial infarction. Theclient'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 thenurse? -
ANS-"Your wife wasself-diagnosing, which is generally not a goodidea."
A nurse is teaching a class for clients aboutover-the-counter (OTC) medications. The
nurse determines that education has been effective when the clients make which of the
belowstatement? - ANS-"After reading all the directions on thelabel, I will call the
healthcareprovider's office if they are notclear."
A client asks a nurse why a prescribed medication is very expensive. What is the best
response by thenurse? - 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 thenurse? - ANS-"Drug
companies must recoup the cost of developing and producing thedrug."
A nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student nurse.
Which student comment from below indicates a need for furtherteaching? -
ANS-"Modern pharmacology began in the early1600s."
A nurse is preparing to teach pharmacology concepts to a group of students. The nurse
should include which of thefollowing? - ANS-Biosimilar drugsdon't require the same
clinical testing as the comparable biologic drug.
, A client with chronic back pain informs the nurse he has been receiving therapeutic
touch in addition to his medications. What is thenurse's best classification of thisclient's
treatment? - ANS-complementary therapy
A client is receiving a brand name drug and wants to change to the generic form
because it is less expensive. What is the best outcome for thisclient? - ANS-State two
ways a brand name drug differs from a generic name drug.
A healthcare provider orders Lasix(furosemide) for a client. The hospital formulary
substitutes the generic equivalent of the brand namedrug, and the nurse administers
the generic drug. Which of thestatement(s) bestrepresent(s) thenurse's action? -
ANS-The nurse used good judgment in administering the drug.
The nurse wascorrect; hospital policies allow for this.
A nurse is documenting aclient's list of current medications. Which substances would
be categorized as complementary and alternativemedicine? - ANS-Garlic
Vitamin C
Zinc
A student nurse asks a nursing instructor about which type of classification system is
being used when drugs are grouped together because they help treat a particular
disease orcondition? What is the nursinginstructor's bestresponse? -
ANS-Therapeutic
A nursing student asks a nursing instructor whether there are any tips that will make
learning pharmacology easier. The instructor gives an example of the anticoagulant
heparin. The instructor indicates that knowing heparin and comparing other drugs to it
will facilitate learning the many anticoagulants. Which approach is the instructorusing? -
ANS-Prototype drug approach
A nurse understands that a particular agent causes a reduction in blood pressure by
blocking receptor sites. The nurse recognizes that this is an example of which
druginformation? - ANS-Mechanism of action
A student nurse asks a nurse what the generic name of a drug means. Which of the
following is true regarding the generic name of adrug? - ANS-There is only one name
for each medication.
A client says to anurse, "Why do you need to know the names of all the
over-the-counter supplements Itake? Theyaren't drugs." Which of thenurse's
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