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    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:


    clinical pharmacology.
    drug efficacy.
    pharmacokinetics.
    pharmacotherapeutics.

    a.
    b.
    c.
    d.

    ANS: D

    Pharmacotherapeutics is the study of the use of drugs to diagnose, treat, and prevent
    conditions. Clinical pharmacology is concerned with all aspects of drughuman interactions.
    Drug efficacy measures the extent to which a given drug causes an intended effect.
    Pharmacokinetics is the study of the impact of the body on a drug.
    DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
    REF: Four Basic Terms
    TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
    MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
    2. What does it mean when a drug is described as easy to administer?
    a. It can be stored indefinitely without need for refrigeration.
    b. It does not interact significantly with other medications.
    c. It enhances patient adherence to the drug regimen.
    d. It is usually relatively inexpensive to produce.
    ANS: C

    A major benefit of drugs that are easy to administer is that patients taking them are more
    likely to comply with the drug regimen. Drugs that are easy to give may have the other
    attributes listed, but those properties are independent of ease of administration.
    DIF:
    REF:
    TOP:
    MSC:

    Cognitive Level: Comprehension


    Additional Properties of an Ideal Drug: Ease of Administration
    Nursing Process: Assessment
    NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies

    3. A patient tells the nurse that he was told by the prescriber that the analgesic he is taking is

    very effective. Which statement by the patient demonstrates an understanding of the drugs
    effectiveness?
    a. I dont have to worry about toxicity, since it takes a large amount of this drug to
    cause an overdose.
    b. It has no side effects and doesnt interact with other drugs.
    c. I only have to take it every 12 hours.
    d. It might make me sleepy, and it lessens pain for several hours at a time.
    ANS: D

    A drug is effective if it produces the intended effects, even if it also produces side effects.
    Because no drug is completely safe, the level of toxicity does not determine effectiveness. All
    drugs have side effects and many react with other substances; these do not affect the drugs
    effectiveness. Ease of administration is independent of a drugs effectiveness.
    DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
    REF: Properties of an Ideal Drug
    TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation
    MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
    MULTIPLE RESPONSE
    1. What are the properties of an ideal drug? (Select all that apply.)
    a. Irreversible action
    b. Predictability
    c. Ease of administration
    d. Chemical stability
    e. A simple trade name
    ANS: B, C, D

    In addition to predictability, ease of administration, and chemical stability, other properties


    include a reversible action so that any harm the drug may cause can be undone and a simple
    generic name, because generic names are usually complex and difficult to remember and
    pronounce.
    DIF:
    REF:
    TOP:
    MSC:

    Cognitive Level: Comprehension


    Properties of an Ideal Drug | Additional Properties of an Ideal Drug
    Nursing Process: Assessment
    NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies

    2. Before administering a medication, what does the nurse need to know to evaluate how

    individual patient variability might affect the patients response to the medication? (Select all
    that apply.)
    a. Chemical stability of the medication
    b. Ease of administration
    c. Family medical history
    d. Patients age
    e. Patients diagnosis
    ANS: C, D, E

    The family medical history can indicate genetic factors that may affect a patients response to
    a medication. Patients of different ages can respond differently to medications. The patients
    illness can affect how drugs are metabolized. The chemical stability of the medication and the
    ease of administration are properties of drugs.
    DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis
    REF: Sources of Individual Variation
    TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
    MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential

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