Exam (elaborations)
deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing 6th Edition By Patricia Williams
- Course
- Institution
- Book
deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing 6th Edition By Patricia Williams
[Show more]
Connected book
Book Title:
Author(s):
- Edition:
- ISBN:
- Edition:
More summaries for
-
deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing 6th Edition By Patricia Williams
-
deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing 6th Edition By Patricia Williams
-
Test Bank - Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, Revised Reprint, 6th Edition (Williams, 2024), Chapter 1-41 | All Chapters UPDATED GRADE A+
Seller
Follow
kushboopatel6867
Content preview
Test Bank For deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skillsfor Nursing 6th Edition By Patricia Williams
For the patient to receive the full benefit of the drug, nurses must also be aware of
______ that interfere with the desired uptake or action of the medication - ANSWER:
Foods
If a drug causes a false-positive result, then unnecessary and _________ treatment
may be erroneously ordered - ANSWER: Expensive
A drug that causes a false-negative result may lead a primary care provider to
________ a disease condition - ANSWER: Overlook
Along with physicians and pharmacists, nurses are held ________ ___________ for
the safe and therapeutic effects of the drugs - ANSWER: Legally responsible
To prepare for medication administration, you need to - ANSWER: (1) be able to
locate the information about each drug, (2) consistently calculate drug dosages
accurately, (3) devise a method for consistently using the Six Rights of medication
administration, and (4) recognize the nursing implications (points you need to
remember about the drug or teach to the patient) for each drug administered
A drug's three names - ANSWER: Chemical, generic, and trade name
Classifications may be defined by - ANSWER: The effect of the drug on a body
system, the symptoms the drug relieves, or the drug's desired effect
A drug may also have a variety of __________ and _______ and therefore may
belong to more than one class - ANSWER: Properties, effects
Drugs with the same name _______ often have similar _____________ and are used
for the same type of problem - ANSWER: Ending, characteristics
The nurse's role in drug therapy is to administer an individual dose of a medication
at a _________ time - ANSWER: Specified
The form of a drug determines its _____ of administration - ANSWER: Route
The composition of a particular form is designed to ________ it's absorption and
metabolism in the body - ANSWER: Enhance
Many drugs come in many forms such as - ANSWER: Tablets, capsules, ointments,
solutions, suspensions, and suppositories
Physicians' assistants, nurse practitioners, and advanced practice nurses (APNs)
prescribe medications in _____________ with physicians - ANSWER: Collaboration
, The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act classifies drug's
according to their - ANSWER: Medical usefulness and their potential for abuse
In a majority of hospitals, Schedule _ and _ drugs are dispensed in limited amounts
to the nursing units, where they are stored in a ______ narcotics drawer,
compartment, or automated dispensing unit - ANSWER: 2, 3, locked
The licensed nurse is responsible for the security of these medications and must
account for each ____ that is used - ANSWER: Dose
A ______ is kept on which the nurse notes each dose that is given, to whom, and
when - ANSWER: Record
A _____-__-___ record accounts for each dose dispensed to the nursing unit -
ANSWER: Proof of use
When the contents of the locked narcotics are counted at the change of shift, there
should be a record of each dose _____, a dose of the drug remaining for each
__________ line, and the total _________ - ANSWER: Given, unrecorded, remaining
The completed proof-of-use records are eventually returned to the ________ and
must be kept for a specified time - ANSWER: Pharmacy
_________ __________ units track doses removed by each nurse by computer -
ANSWER: Automated dispensing
An end-of-shift ________ is run to identify any discrepancies, and each week an
_________ is taken of all narcotics - ANSWER: Printout, inventory
Standards for drug quality, purity, packaging, safety, labeling, and dose form were
set by the - ANSWER: Pure Food and Drug Act
For a drug to pass US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and be
marketed, it must meet standards in 5 areas: - ANSWER: Purity, potency,
bioavailability, efficacy, and safety
Substances used in the treatment, palliative, diagnosis, cure, and prevention of
disease - ANSWER: Drugs or medications
Cell functions are either __________ or _________ in various ways - ANSWER:
Stimulated, depressed
Drugs already in solution, such as oral _______ or __________, are generally
absorbed more rapidly - ANSWER: Liquids, injections
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller kushboopatel6867. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $117.99. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
Can Stuvia be trusted?
4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)
73243 documents were sold in the last 30 days
Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 14 years now