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Test Bank for Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology

10th Edition by Visovsky

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Chapter 01: Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN

PracticeVisovsky:

Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology, 10th Edition

1. The LPN is collecting data for the initial assessment of a patient upon admission to a

long-term care facility before giving thepatient’s prescribed drugs. Which action

should the LPN consider to be the highest priority?

a. Obtain any special equipment that will be needed to give the patient’s drug.

b. Monitor the patient for a response to the drug given.

c. Collect data about the patient and the patient’s health condition.

d. Review the nursing care plan to verify that it is accurate.

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C

Collecting and documenting data about the patient and the patient’s health condition is a

critical step before any drugs are given. Information regarding the present illness, any

signs and symptoms, review of medical records, drug history, and vital signs are needed

before drugs are given. Deciding on special equipment that will be needed to give the

patient’s drug is part of the planningphase of the nursing process. Monitoring the patient

for his response to given drug is part of the evaluation stage of the nursing process.

Reviewing the nursing care plan to verify that it is being followed accurately is part of

the implementation stage of the nursing process.

DIF:Cognitive Level: Applying REF: p. 2

2. The LPN is working with a patient in the planning stage of the nursing process related

to the patient’s prescribed drugs. Whichaction should the LPN take during this stage?

a. Develop a nursing goal to plan the procedures needed to give drug.

b. Develop a teaching plan for the patient regarding the drug’s actions.

c. Determine that the patient is experiencing the expected response to his drug.

d. Determine how much the patient understands about his drug.

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Determining how much the patient understands about his drug is part of the diagnosis phase of

the nursing process. Developing a nursing goal to plan the procedures needed to give drug

and developing a teaching plan for the patient regarding the drug’s actionsare part of the

planning phase of the nursing process.

DIF:Cognitive Level: Applying REF: p. 2

3. You are teaching a patient with depression about the potential adverse effects of a

prescribed drug. What part of the nursing processrelated to drug therapy are you engaging

in at this point of the teaching plan?

a. Assessment

b. Implementation

c. Evaluation

d. Diagnosis

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In the evaluation phase of the nursing process, the LPN understands and teaches to the patient

the drug’s therapeutic effects,expected side effects, and potential adverse effects.

DIF:Cognitive Level: Remembering

REF: p. 2

4. Which of the following is an example of subjective data?

a. The patient states she has pain in her left arm.

b. The medical chart has a recorded blood pressure of 128/88.

c. The serum potassium level is 3.8 mmol/L.

d. The patient’s ECG shows normal sinus rhythm.

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Reports from the patient or patient’s caregiver are considered subjective data. Symptoms such

as pain, nausea, or dizziness are examples of symptoms that cannot be “seen” and are

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