Question 1

1 out of 1 points

A nurse works in a private hospital and needs to administer some narcotic drugs

to one of her patients. Which of the following should the nurse consider when

administering narcotics to patients in a hospital setting?

Selected

Answer:

Narcotics to be used in the hospital are dispensed only with a

written prescription.

 Question 2

1 out of 1 points

A patient has been receiving regular doses of an agonist for 2 weeks. Which of

the following should the nurse anticipate?

Selected

Answer:

The drug will decrease in effectiveness

 Question 3

1 out of 1 points

A nurse is creating a plan of care for a 68-year-old woman with a recent

diagnosis of unstable angina and new prescription for nitroglycerin. Which of the

following nursing diagnoses should the nurse prioritize in the planning of this

patient's care?

Selected

Answer:

Acute Pain, Headache, related to adverse effects of drug

therapy

 Question 4

1 out of 1 points

A nurse is caring for a patient who abuses marijuana. The treatment for

marijuana abuse consists mainly of

Selected

Answer:

nonpharmacologic interventions combined with an exercise

program.

 Question 5

1 out of 1 points

A nurse is caring for a patient who is in severe pain and is receiving an opioid

analgesic. Which of the following would be the nurse's priority assessments?

Selected

Answer:

Pain intensity, respiratory rate, and level of consciousness

 Question 6

1 out of 1 points

A patient has been prescribed an oral drug that is known to have a high firstpass effect. Which of the following measures has the potential to increase the

amount of the free drug that is available to body cells?

Selected Administering the drug intravenously rather than 

Answer: orally

 Question 7

1 out of 1 points

A nurse is providing a patient with a list of drugs as a part of the patient's plan of

care. Which of the following drug nomenclatures should the nurse use to list the

drugs?

Selected

Answer:

The drugs' generic names

 Question 8

1 out of 1 points

Federal legislation dictates a lengthy and rigorous process of testing for new

drugs. What is the primary purpose of this testing process?

Selected

Answer:

To ensure the safety of the public

 Question 9

1 out of 1 points

During a clinic visit, a patient complains of having frequent muscle cramps in her

legs. The nurse's assessment reveals that the patient has been taking over-thecounter laxatives for the past 7 years. The nurse informed the patient that

prolonged use of laxatives

Selected

Answer:

may cause nutrient deficiencies.

 Question 10

1 out of 1 points

A home health nurse notes that there have been changes to a patient's oral

drug regimen. The nurse will closely monitor the new drug regimen to

Selected

Answer:

identify any changes in drug absorption that would change the

drug effect.

 Question 11

1 out of 1 points

What critical piece of information is missing from the following medication order:

Amoxicillin 250 mg every 8 hours?

Selected

Answer:

Route

 Question 12

1 out of 1 points

A patient has recently been prescribed a drug that treats his hypertension by

blocking the sympathetic receptors in his sympathetic nervous system. This

action is characteristic of

Selected

Answer: