Introduction To Clinical Pharmacology 8th Edition by Marilyn Winterton Edmunds - Test Bank
Chapter 1: Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice
Edmunds: Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A patient states that he occasionally takes an over-the-counter laxative for constipation. What is this information an example of?
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a. |
Objective data |
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b. |
Inspection |
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c. |
Subjective data |
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d. |
Alternative therapy |
ANS: C
Subjective data describes the information given by the patient or family and includes the concerns or symptoms felt by the patient.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply REF: p. 3 OBJ: 2
TOP: The Nursing Process KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
2. Which represents the correct order of the steps of the nursing process?
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Assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation |
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b. |
Planning, assessment, diagnosis, implementation, evaluation |
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c. |
Assessment, planning, implementation, diagnosis, evaluation |
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d. |
Diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation, assessment |
ANS: A
The nursing process consists of five major steps in this order: assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember REF: pp. 1-2 | Fig. 1-1
OBJ: 1 TOP: The Nursing Process KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
3. The statement, “The patient will be able to self-administer an aerosol nebulizer treatment by the date of discharge,” is an example of which step of the nursing process?
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a. |
Implementation |
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b. |
Diagnosis |
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c. |
Evaluation |
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d. |
Planning |
ANS: D
The patient-focused care plan should include any medications that will be given on either a short-term or a long-term basis. For example, goals may be written to apply ointments or patches or to show the patient how he can give himself an aerosol nebulizer treatment.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply REF: pp. 4-5 OBJ: 4
TOP: The Nursing Process KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
4. A medication should be withheld when which is true?
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a. |
The physician omits the trade name in the order. |
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b. |
There has been a change in the patient’s condition. |
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c. |
The medication improves the patient’s symptoms. |
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d. |
The patient is asleep. |
ANS: B
You must use good judgment in carrying out a medication order. If, in your judgment, there has been a change in the patient’s condition that raises concerns about whether a medication should be given, it should be withheld (not given) until your concerns can be answered by the patient’s physician.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember REF: p. 5 OBJ: 3
TOP: Medication Administration KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
5. How would a nurse ensure that the medication order is accurate?
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a. |
By checking the medication record with the Kardex file |
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b. |
By comparing the physician’s order with the medication history |
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c. |
By comparing the physician’s order to the chief complaint |
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d. |
By checking the medication record with the original physician’s order |
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