Pharmacology Exam 1 bundles

Why do we do the 5 rights when giving medications? - CORRECT ANSWER-1. right drug 2. right person 3. right dose 4. right route 5. right time To ensure patient safety How many patient identifiers do we need? - CORRECT ANSWER-We need 2 patient identifiers to ensure that it is the correct patie...

Pharmacology Final Exam REVIEW A patient about to receive his morning dose of digoxin has an apical pulse of 70 beats per minute. What will the nurse do? A. Administer the dose. B. Administer the dose and notify the physician. C. Check the radial pulse for 1 full minute. D. Withhold the dose a...

Phenothiazines, like chlorpromazine, are used to treat___________. - CORRECT ANSWER-Psychosis A1 Blockers have __________ as an adverse effect. - CORRECT ANSWER-Hypotension (They work too well) Which drug works on the hypothalamus to reduce fevers? - CORRECT ANSWER-acetaminophen (Tylenol) Whic...

A patient with which of the following disorders will need a lower dose of most drugs? a. Infection b. Cirrhosis c. Diabetes d. Colitis - CORRECT ANSWER-b. cirrhosis You are administering a medication to a patient who is in pain. What is the best way to know if the medication worked? a. The p...

During the implementation phase of the nursing process for medication administration, which procedure is considered essential? - CORRECT ANSWER-Following the five rights of medication administration The nurse would recognize which of these as the five rights of medication administration? - CORRE...

A patient has liver and kidney disease. He is given a medication with a half-life of 30 hours. What is the expected duration of this medication? A.increase. B.decrease. C.remain unchanged. D.dissipate. - A A nurse is to administer a dose of furosemide (Lasix). The nurse is aware that Lasix is...

1. The study of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion is known as A. pharmacotherapeutics B. pharmacodynamics C. pharmacokinetics D. pharmacy E. posology - CORRECT ANSWER-C 2. The medical situation when a particular drug should not be administered is referred to as A. sid...