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Pharmacology
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Pharmacology
Chapter 1: Orientation to Pharmacology Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat an illness. To do this, the nurse will rely on knowledge of:
a. clinical pharmacology.
b. drug efficacy.
c. pharmacokinetics.
d. pharmacotherapeutics.
AN...
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MULTIPLEVCHOICE
1. TheVnurseVisVteachingVaVpatientVhowVaVmedicationVworksVtoVtreatVanVillness.VToVdoVthis,Vt
heVnurseVwillVrelyVonVknowledgeVof:
a. clinicalVpharmacology.
b. drugVefficacy.
c. pharmacokinetics.
d. pharmacotherapeutics.
ANS:V D
PharmacotherapeuticsVisVtheVstudyVofVtheVuseVofVdrugsVtoVdiagnose,Vtreat,VandVpreventVcondi
tions.VClinicalVpharmacologyVisVconcernedVwithVallVaspectsVofVdrug–
humanVinteractions.VDrugVefficacyVmeasuresVtheVextentVtoVwhichVaVgivenVdrugVcausesVanVinte
ndedVeffect.
PharmacokineticsVisVtheVstudyVofVtheVimpactVofVtheVbodyVonVaVdrug.
2. WhatVdoesVitVmeanVwhenVaVdrugVisVdescribedVasVeasyVtoVadminister?
a. ItVcanVbeVstoredVindefinitelyVwithoutVneedVforVrefrigeration.
b. ItVdoesVnotVinteractVsignificantlyVwithVotherVmedications.
c. ItVenhancesVpatientVadherenceVtoVtheVdrugVregimen.
d. ItVisVusuallyVrelativelyVinexpensiveVtoVproduce.
ANS:V C
AVmajorVbenefitVofVdrugsVthatVareVeasyVtoVadministerVisVthatVpatientsVtakingVthemVareVmo
reVlikelyVtoVcomplyVwithVtheVdrugVregimen.VDrugsVthatVareVeasyVtoVgiveVmayVhaveVtheVot
herVattributesVlisted,VbutVthoseVpropertiesVareVindependentVofVeaseVofVadministration.
3. AVpatientVtellsVtheVnurseVthatVheVwasVtoldVbyVtheVprescriberVthatVtheVanalgesicVheVisVtakingV
isVveryVeffective.VWhichVstatementVbyVtheVpatientVdemonstratesVanVunderstandingVofVtheVdr
ug‘sVeffectiveness?
a. ―IVdon‘tVhaveVtoVworryVaboutVtoxicity,VsinceVitVtakesVaVlargeVamountVofVthisVdrugV
toVcauseVanVoverdose.‖
b. ―ItVhasVnoVsideVeffectsVandVdoesn‘tVinteractVwithVotherVdrugs.‖
c. ―IVonlyVhaveV toV takeV itV everyV12V hours.‖
d. ―ItVmightVmakeVmeVsleepy,VandVitVlessensVpainVforVseveralVhoursVatVaVtime.‖
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ANS:V D
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1. WhatVareVtheVpropertiesVofVanVidealVdrug?V(SelectVallVthatVapply.)
a. IrreversibleVaction
b. Predictability
c. EaseVofVadministration
d. ChemicalVstability
e. AVsimpleVtradeVname
ANS:V B,VC,VD
InVadditionVtoVpredictability,VeaseVofVadministration,VandVchemicalVstability,VotherVpropertie
sVincludeVaVreversibleVactionVsoVthatVanyVharmVtheVdrugVmayVcauseVcanVbeVundoneVandVaVsi
mpleVgenericVname,VbecauseVgenericVnamesVareVusuallyVcomplexVandVdifficultVtoVremember
VandVpronounce.
2. BeforeVadministeringVaVmedication,VwhatVdoesVtheVnurseVneedVtoVknowVtoVevaluateVhow
individualVpatientVvariabilityVmightVaffectVtheVpatient‘sVresponseVtoVtheVmedication?V(SelectVallVt
hatVapply.)
a. ChemicalVstabilityVofVtheVmedication
b. EaseVofVadministration
c. FamilyVmedicalVhistory
d. Patient‘sVage
e. Patient‘sVdiagnosis
ANS:V C,VD,VE
TheVfamilyVmedicalVhistoryVcanVindicateVgeneticVfactorsVthatVmayVaffectVaVpatient‘sVresponseV
toVaVmedication.VPatientsVofVdifferentVagesVcanVrespondVdifferentlyVtoVmedications.VTheVpatien
t‘sVillnessVcanVaffectVhowVdrugsVareVmetabolized.VTheVchemicalVstabilityVofVtheVmedicationVan
dVtheVeaseVofVadministrationVareVpropertiesVofVdrugs.
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Chapter 2: Application of Pharmacology in Nursing Practic
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MULTIPLEVCHOICE
1. AVpatientVisVusingVaVmetered-
doseVinhalerVcontainingValbuterolVforVasthma.VTheVmedicationVlabelVinstructsVtheVpatientVt
oVadministerV―2VpuffsVeveryV4VhoursVasVneededVforVcoughingVor
wheezing.‖VTheVpatientVreportsVfeelingVjitteryVsometimesVwhenVtakingVtheV medication,VandVs
heVdoesn‘tVfeelVthatVtheVmedicationVisValwaysVeffective.VWhichVisVnotVanVappropriateVnursingV
interventionVforVthisVpatient?
a. AskingVtheVpatientVtoVdemonstrateVuseVofVtheVinhaler
b. AssessingVtheVpatient‘sVexposureVtoVtobaccoVsmoke
c. AuscultatingVlungVsoundsVandVobtainingVvitalVsigns
d. SuggestingVthatVtheVpatientVuseVoneVpuffVtoVreduceVsideVeffects
ANS:V D
ItVisVnotVwithinVtheVnurse‘sVscopeVofVpracticeVtoVchangeVtheVdoseVofVaVmedicationVwithoutVa
nVorderVfromVaVprescriber.VAskingVtheVpatientVtoVdemonstrateVinhalerVuseVhelpsVtheVnurseVto
VevaluateVtheVpatient‘sVabilityVtoVadministerVtheVmedicationVproperlyVandVisVpartVofVtheVnurs
e‘sVevaluation.VAssessingVtobaccoVsmokeVexposureVhelpsVtheVnurseVdetermineVwhetherVnond
rugVtherapies,VsuchVaVsmokeVavoidance,VcanVbeVusedVasVanVadjunctVtoVdrugVtherapy.VPerfor
mingVaVphysicalVassessmentVhelpsVtheVnurseVevaluateVtheVpatient‘sVresponseVtoVtheVmedicati
on.
2. AVpostoperativeVpatientVisVbeingVdischargedVhomeVwithVacetaminophen/hydrocodoneV(Lorta
b)VforVpain.VTheVpatientVasksVtheVnurseVaboutVusingVTylenolVforVfever.VWhichVstatementVbyVt
heVnurseVisVcorrect?
a. ―ItVisVnotVsafeVtoVtakeVover-the-counterVdrugsVwithVprescriptionVmedications.‖
b. ―TakingVtheVtwoVmedicationsVtogetherVposesVaVriskVofVdrugVtoxicity.‖
c. ―ThereVareVnoVknownVdrugVinteractions,VsoVthisVwillVbeVsafe.‖
d. ―TylenolVandVLortabVareVdifferentVdrugs,VsoVthereVisVnoVriskVofVoverdose.‖
ANS:V B
TylenolVisVtheVtradeVnameVandVacetaminophenVisVtheVgenericVnameVforVtheVsameVmedication.VI
tVisVimportantVtoVteachVpatientsVtoVbeVawareVofVtheVdifferentVnamesVforVtheVsameVdrugVtoVmini
mizeVtheVriskVofVoverdose.VOver-the-
counterV(OTC)VmedicationsVandVprescriptionVmedicationsVmayVbeVtakenVtogetherVunlessVsignif
icantVharmfulVdrugVinteractionsVareVpossible.VEvenVthoughVnoVdrugVinteractionsVareVatVplayVinV
thisVcase,VbothVdrugsVcontainVacetaminophen,VwhichVcouldVleadVtoVtoxicity.
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