Full Test Bank for Focus on Nursing Pharmacology 8th Edition by Amy M. Karch ISBN: 9781975100964| Complete Guide A+Table of Contents 1 Chapter 01 - Introduction to Drugs Chapter 02 - Drugs and the Body Chapter 03 - Toxic Effects of Drugs Chapter 04 - The Nursing Process in Drug Therapy and Patient ...
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Amy Karch)
A nurse is instructing a pregnant patient concerning the potential risk to her fetus from a
PregnancyCategory B drug. What would the nurse inform the patient?
Adequate studies in pregnant women have demonstrated there is no risk to the fetus.
Animal studies have not demonstrated a risk to the fetus, but there have been no adequate studiesin
pregnant women.
Animal studies have shown an adverse effect on the fetus, but there are no adequate studies in
pregnant women.
There is evidence of human fetal risk, but the potential benefits from use of the drug may be
acceptable despite potential risks.
Ans: B
Feedback:
Category B indicates that animal studies have not demonstrated a risk to the fetus. However, there
havenot been adequate studies in pregnant women to demonstrate risk to a fetus during the first
trimester of pregnancy and no evidence of risk in later trimesters. Category A indicates that
adequate studies in pregnant women have not demonstrated a risk to the fetus in the first
trimester or in later trimesters.
Category C indicates that animal studies have shown an adverse effect on the fetus, but no
adequate studies in humans. Category D reveals evidence of human fetal risk, but the potential
benefits from theuse of the drugs in pregnant women may outweigh potential risks.
Discharge planning for patients leaving the hospital should include instructions on the use of over-the-
counter (OTC) drugs. Which comment by the patient would demonstrate a good understanding
of OTCdrugs?
OTC drugs are safe and do not cause adverse effects if taken properly.
OTC drugs have been around for years and have not been tested by the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA).
OTC drugs are different from any drugs available by prescription and cost less.
OTC drugs could cause serious harm if not taken according to directions.
Ans: D
Feedback:
It is important to follow package directions because OTCs are medications that can cause serious
harmif not taken properly. OTCs are drugs that have been determined to be safe when taken as
directed; however, all drugs can produce adverse effects even when taken properly. They may
have originallybeen prescription drugs that were tested by the FDA or they may have been
grandfathered in when the
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