Test Bank Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 11th
Edition by Jacqueline Burchum, Laura Rosenthal Chapter 1-
112|Complete Guide A+
, Test Bank Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 11th
Edition by Jacqueline Burchum, Laura Rosenthal Chapter 1-
112|Complete Guide A+
Chapter 1: Orientation to Pharmacology
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1. The nurse is teaching a patient how a medication works to treat an illness. To do this, th
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enurse will rely on knowledge of:
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a. clinical pharmacology. <i
b. drug efficacy. <i
c. pharmacokinetics.
d. pharmacotherapeutics.
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ions. Clinical pharmacology is concerned with all aspects of drug–
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human interactions.Drug efficacy measures the extent to which a given drug causes an inten
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ded effect. <i
Pharmacokinetics is the study of the impact of the body on a drug. <i <i <i <i <i <i <i <i <i <i <i <i
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REF: Four Basic TermsTOP: Nursing Process: Implementa
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3. A patient tells the nurse that he was told by the prescriber that the analgesic he is taking i
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s very effective. Which statement by the patient demonstrates an understanding of the dru
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g‘seffectiveness?
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a. ―I don‘t have to worry about toxicity, since it takes a large amount of this drug to
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cause an overdose.‖ <i <i
b. ―It has no side effects and doesn‘t interact with other drugs.‖
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c. ―I only have to take it every 12 hours.‖
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d. ―It might make me sleepy, and it lessens pain for several hours at a time.‖
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, Test Bank Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 11th
Edition by Jacqueline Burchum, Laura Rosenthal Chapter 1-
112|Complete Guide A+
ANS: D
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, Test Bank Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 11th
Edition by Jacqueline Burchum, Laura Rosenthal Chapter 1-
112|Complete Guide A+
A drug is effective if it produces the intended effects, even if it also produces side effects. B
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ecause no drug is completely safe, the level of toxicity does not determine effectiveness. All
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drugs have side effects and many react with other substances; these do not affect the drug‘s
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effectiveness. Ease of administration is independent of a drug‘s effectiveness.
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REF: Properties of an Ideal DrugTOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation
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