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A nurse is preparing to give an oral dose of drug X to treat a patient's high
blood pressure. After giving the drug, the nurse finds that it not only reduces
the blood pressure without serious harmful effects, but it also causes the
patient to have nausea and headache. Based on this information, which
property of an ideal drug is this drug lacking?
Effectiveness
Safety
Selectivity
Ease of administration ANS✔✔ Selectivity
The nurse is preparing to give a drug with certain properties. Which property
of the drug is the most compelling indication that it should not be given?
The drug produces an unwanted side effect.
The drug is difficult to administer.
The drug's effects are reversible.
The drug is not effective for its intended purpose ANS✔✔ The drug is not
effective for its intended purpose
Why is it important for drugs to have ease of administration?
Fewer administration errors
Less risk of side effects
,Greater chemical stability
Greater likelihood of reversibility ANS✔✔ Fewer administration errors
The nurse teaches a patient not to consume alcohol with nitroglycerine,
because the blood pressure often drops significantly when nitroglycerine is
taken with alcohol. Which drug property does this illustrate?
Chemical instability
Drug interaction
Reversible action
Drug selectivity ANS✔✔ Drug interaction
When studying the impact a drug has on the body, the nurse is reviewing
what?
The drug's pharmacokinetics
The drug's selectivity
The drug's pharmacodynamics
The drug's predictability ANS✔✔ The drug's pharmacodynamics
When studying the effects of drugs in humans, the nurse is learning about
what?
Pharmacology
Clinical pharmacology
Therapeutics
,Effectiveness ANS✔✔ Clinical pharmacology
Which statement by a new nurse indicates that further study is indicated?
Effectiveness is the most important property a drug can have.
There is no such thing as a safe drug.
Drugs are defined as illegal substances.
There is no such thing as a selective drug; all medications cause side effects.
ANS✔✔ Drugs are defined as illegal substances.
What is the ultimate concern for the nurse when administering a drug?
Intensity of the response
Dosage
Route of administration
Timing of administration ANS✔✔ Intensity of the response
What is the objective of drug therapy?
To provide maximum benefit with minimal harm
To provide minimum benefit with maximum harm
To provide total relief of symptoms regardless of harm
To provide as much benefit as possible ANS✔✔ To provide maximum benefit
with minimal harm
, Characteristics unique to each patient can influence pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamic processes. What characteristics may determine the
patient's response to a drug? (Select all that apply.)
Age
Gender
Weight
Mood
Genetics ANS✔✔ Age
Gender
Weight
Genetics
The nurse is preparing to administer a dose of penicillin. Before
administering the medication, the nurse assesses the patient's allergy
history. Which aspect of drug therapy does this represent?
Making PRN (as needed) decisions
Evaluating therapeutic effects
Ensuring proper dosage
Identifying high-risk patients ANS✔✔ Identifying high-risk patients
The nurse is preparing to administer a medication with the following order:
"Aldomet 250 mg daily." What should the nurse do?
Administer the medication as it was given last time.
Administer the medication by mouth.
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