1. The Nurse Is Teaching A Patient How A Medication Works To Treat An Illness. To Do
This, The Nurse Will Rely On Knowledge Of:
a. Clinical Pharmacology.
b. Drug Efficacy.
c. Pharmacokinetics.
d. Pharmacotherapeutics.
CORRECT ANWER:D
Pharmacotherapeutics Is The Study Of The Use Of Drugs To Diagnose, Treat, And Prevent
Conditions. Clinical Pharmacology Is Concerned With All Aspects Of Drug–Human
Interactions. Drug Efficacy Measures The Extent To Which A Given Drug Causes An
Intended Effect.
Pharmacokinetics Is The Study Of The Impact Of The Body On A Drug.
2. What Does It Mean When A Drug Is Described As Easy To Administer?
a. It Can Be Stored Indefinitely Without Need For Refrigeration.
b. It Does Not Interact Significantly With Other Medications.
c. It Enhances Patient Adherence To The Drug Regimen.
d. It Is Usually Relatively Inexpensive To Produce.
CORRECT ANWER:C
A Major Benefit Of Drugs That Are Easy To Administer Is That Patients Taking Them Are
More Likely To Comply With The Drug Regimen. Drugs That Are Easy To Give May Have
The Other Attributes Listed, But Those Properties Are Independent Of Ease Of
Administration.
DIFFICULTY Cognitive Level: Comprehension
REF: Additional Properties Of An Ideal Drug: Ease Of Administration
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity:
Pharmacologic And Parenteral Therapies
3. A Patient Tells The Nurse That He Was Told By The Prescriber That The Analgesic He Is
Taking Is Very Effective. Which Statement By The Patient Demonstrates An
Understanding Of The Drug‘S Effectiveness?
a. ―I Don‘T Have To Worry About Toxicity, Since It Takes A Large Amount Of
This Drug To Cause An Overdose.‖
b. ―It Has No Side Effects And Doesn‘T Interact With Other Drugs.‖
c. ―I Only Have To Take It Every 12 Hours.‖
,d. ―It Might Make Me Sleepy, And It Lessens Pain For Several Hours At A Time.‖
, CORRECT ANWER:D
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