A nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student nurse.
Which student comment indicates an understanding? - "Early researchers used
themselves as test subjects."
A student nurse asks a nursing instructor why anatomy and physiology as well as
microbiology when the student only wants to learn about pharmacology. What is the
best response by the instructor? - "An understanding of those subjects is essential to
understand pharmacology."
A nurse is teaching a group of nurses about the differences between pharmacology and
therapeutics. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when which statements
are made? - "Pharmacology is the study of medicines."
"Therapeutics relates to drug use to treat suffering."
"Pharmacology is the study of drugs to prevent disease."
,A nurse administers a vaccine to a client. What is the nurse's best understanding as it
relates to the manufacture of a vaccine? - The vaccine is naturally produced in animal
cells or microorganisms.
An older client is admitted with gastrointestinal bleeding. The client says to the nurse, "I
don't understand this. All I did was take ibuprofen (Advil) for my arthritis." What is the
nurse's best response? - Teach the client about the side effects of ibuprofen (Advil).
A nurse teaches a student nurse about the pharmacological classification of drugs. The
nurse evaluates that learning has occurred when the student makes whichresponse? -
"A calcium channel blocker blocks heart calcium channels."
A nurse is providing medication education to a client with hypertension. The nurse
teaches the client that the health care provider ordered a diuretic to decrease the
amount of fluid in the client's body. Which statement best describes the nurse's
instruction? - The nurse explained the drug's mechanism of action.
,A student nurse asks a nursing instructor how to remember all of the antibiotic drugs
since there are so many. What is the best response by the nursing instructor? - "Focus
on a representative drug from each class."
A client has been taking paroxetine (Paxil) for a year and tells a nurse is it no longer
working. What is the best response by the nurse? - "Are you taking name brand Paxil or
the generic version paroxetine?"
A student nurse has completed an initial pharmacology course and tells a nurse that it
was difficult. What is the best response by the nurse? - "Learning is gradual and
continuous; we never completely master all areas of pharmacology."
A client says to the nurse, "My wife and I take the same drug, but we have different side
effects. Are we doing something wrong?" What is the best response by thenurse? -
"Differences such as your sex can result in different side effects."
A client comes to the emergency department with a myocardial infarction. The client's
husband tells the nurse that his wife has been taking calcium carbonate (Tums) for
, years for what she thought was indigestion. What is the best response by the nurse? -
"Your wife was self-diagnosing, which is generally not a good idea."
A nurse is teaching a class for clients about over-the-counter (OTC) medications. The
nurse determines that education has been effective when the clients make which of the
below statement? - "After reading all the directions on the label, I will call the healthcare
provider's office if they are not clear."
A client asks a nurse why a prescribed medication is very expensive. What is the best
response by the nurse? - Contact the healthcare provider to ask if a generic drug may
be substituted.
A client is receiving a very expensive medication. The client asks the nurse why the
medicine is so expensive. What is the best response by the nurse? - "Drug companies
must recoup the cost of developing and producing the drug."
A nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student nurse.
Which student comment from below indicates a need for further teaching? - "Modern
pharmacology began in the early 1600s."
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