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Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology ED.9 Constance G Visovsky Cheryl H Zambroski Shirley HoslerYou are assessing the skin of a newly admitted patient and note a 2 inch area of redness at the sacrum. Which type of data are you collecting with this information? a. Objective data b. Inspection c. Su...

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, Introduction
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Clinical Pharmacology
ED.9

Constance G Visovsky
Cheryl H Zambroski
Shirley Hosler


Test Bank
2021
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, Chapter 01: Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice
Visovsky: Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology, 9th Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. You are assessing the skin of a newly admitted patient and note a 2 inch area of redness at the
sacrum. Which type of data are you collecting with this information?
a. Objective data
b. Inspection
c. Subjective data
d. Alternative therapy
ANS: A
Objective data are obtained by the healthcare provider during physical examination, or that are
measurable (i.e., laboratory results).

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2. Which part of the nursing process includes setting goals for the nursing care required when




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giving drugs to a patient?




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b. Planning




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c. Evaluation
d. Diagnosis
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ANS: B
The nursing process consists of five major steps in this order: assessment, diagnosis, planning,
implementation, evaluation. It is in the planning step that the goals for nursing care related to
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drugs are set based upon data collected.
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3. When would it be appropriate to withhold a drug instead of giving it to a patient?
a. When the order is written by hand
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b. When any part of the drug order is unclear
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c. When the drug improves the patient’s symptoms
d. When the order contains both the generic and trade name of the drug
ANS: B
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You must use good judgment in carrying out a drug order. If, in your judgment, the order is
unclear, or incorrect, it should be withheld (not given) until your concerns can be answered by
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the patient’s healthcare provider.

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4. Which action would you take to ensure that an order for a drug is accurate?
a. Check the drug record with the Kardex file.
b. Compare the order with the drug history.
c. Compare the order to the patient’s reason for admission.
d. Check the drug record with the original healthcare provider’s order.



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, ANS: D
Once the healthcare provider orders the drug, you must verify that the order is accurate. This
is done by checking the drug chart or drug record with the healthcare provider’s original order.

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5. What do the nine “rights” of drug administration include?
a. Right patient, drug, dose, route, time, reason, documentation, response, and right to
refuse
b. Right drug, diagnosis, time, patient, route, drug history, documents, and right to
refuse
c. Right drug, amount, route, time, nurse, reason, route, diagnosis, and
documentation
d. Right dose, time, healthcare provider, patient, route, documentation, response, and
drug
ANS: A
There are nine “rights” of drug administration: you must identify the right patient, give the
right drug at the right dose, right route, right time, for the right reason, using the right




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documentation to record that the dose has been given, monitor the patient for the right




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response, and note that the patient has the right to refuse a drug.




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6. Which action should you take to ensure that you are giving a drug to the right patient?
a. Verifying the drug record with the patient name on the chart
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b. Verifying the patient’s room and bed number with the chart
c. Asking the patient to state his or her birth date and Social Security number
d. Asking the patient to state their name and birth date, and then checking the
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patient’s identification bracelet
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ANS: D
Before giving any drug, two forms of patient identifications should be used to identify the
correct patient. Each patient should be asked his or her name, and another form of
identification, such as birth date; then you should check the patient’s identification bracelet.
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7. Which category of drugs should be given exactly on schedule in order to maintain a consistent
level of the drug in the body?
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a. Steroids
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b. Diuretics
c. Aspirin products
d. Anticoagulants
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ANS: D
Certain drugs must be given at specific time interval (right time). Anticoagulants must be
given at the same time each day to maintain a therapeutic blood level in order to prevent blood
clots.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying REF: p.7



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