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MULTIPLE CHOICE pi
1. The nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat an illness. To do this, th
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enurse will rely on knowledge of:
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REF: Four Basic TermsTOP: Nursing Process: Implementa
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
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2. What does it mean when a drug is described as easy to administer?
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a. It can be stored indefinitely without need for refrigeration.
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b. It does not interact significantly with other medications.
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c. It enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen.
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d. It is usually relatively inexpensive to produce.
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A major benefit of drugs that are easy to administer is that patients taking them are more
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likely to comply with the drug regimen. Drugs that are easy to give may have the other
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attributes listed, but those properties are independent of ease of administration.
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REF: Additional Properties of an Ideal Drug: Ease of Administratio
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3. A patient tells the nurse that he was told by the prescriber that the analgesic he is taking is
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very effective. Which statement by the patient demonstrates an understanding of the drug‘s
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effectiveness?
a. ―I don‘t have to worry about toxicity, since it takes a large amount of this drug toc
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b. ―It has no side effects and doesn‘t interact with other drugs.‖
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c. ―I only have to take it every 12 hours.‖
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d. ―It might make me sleepy, and it lessens pain for several hours at a time.‖
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A drug is effective if it produces the intended effects, even if it also produces side effects. Be
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cause no drug is completely safe, the level of toxicity does not determine effectiveness. Alldr
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ugs have side effects and many react with other substances; these do not affect the drug‘s eff
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ectiveness. Ease of administration is independent of a drug‘s effectiveness.
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REF: Properties of an Ideal DrugTOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
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MULTIPLE RESPONSE pi
1. What are the properties of an ideal drug? (Select all that apply.)
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In addition to predictability, ease of administration, and chemical stability, other properties
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include a reversible action so that any harm the drug may cause can be undone and a simpl
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REF: Properties of an Ideal Drug | Additional Properties of an Ideal Dru
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2. Before administering a medication, what does the nurse need to know to evaluate how
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individual patient variability might affect the patient‘s response to the medication? (Select allth
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oa medication. Patients of different ages can respond differently to medications. The patient‘
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s illness can affect how drugs are metabolized. The chemical stability of the medication and t
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heease of administration are properties of drugs.
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REF: Sources of Individual VariationTOP: Nursing Process: Implementa
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential
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Chapter 2: Application of Pharmacology in Nursing Practice
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Test Bank
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MULTIPLE CHOICE pi
1. A patient is using a metered-
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dose inhaler containing albuterol for asthma. The medicationlabel instructs the patient to
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wheezing.‖ The patient reports feeling jittery sometimes when taking the medication, and sh
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edoesn‘t feel that the medication is always effective. Which is not an appropriate nursing int
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It is not within the nurse‘s scope of practice to change the dose of a medication without an
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order from a prescriber. Asking the patient to demonstrate inhaler use helps the nurse to ev
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aluate the patient‘s ability to administer the medication properly and is part of the nurse‘sev
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aluation. Assessing tobacco smoke exposure helps the nurse determine whether nondrug th
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erapies, such a smoke avoidance, can be used as an adjunct to drug therapy. Performing ap
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hysical assessment helps the nurse evaluate the patient‘s response to the medication.
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REF: Applying the Nursing Process in Drug Therapy: Preadministration Assessment [and al
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
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2. A postoperative patient is being discharged home with acetaminophen/hydrocodone (Lortab)
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for pain. The patient asks the nurse about using Tylenol for fever. Which statement by the n
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urse is correct? pi pi
a. ―It is not safe to take over-the-counter drugs with prescription medications.‖
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b. ―Taking the two medications together poses a risk of drug toxicity.‖
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c. ―There are no known drug interactions, so this will be safe.‖
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d. ―Tylenol and Lortab are different drugs, so there is no risk of overdose.‖
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Tylenol is the trade name and acetaminophen is the generic name for the same medication. It
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is important to teach patients to be aware of the different names for the same drug to minimiz
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ethe risk of overdose. Over-the-
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counter (OTC) medications and prescription medications may be taken together unless signifi
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cant harmful drug interactions are possible. Even though no drug interactions are at play in thi
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s case, both drugs contain acetaminophen, which could lead to toxicity.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application pi pi
REF: Application of Pharmacology in Patient Education: Dosage and Administration
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