During the implementation phase of the nursing process for medication administration, which procedure is considered essential?
a. Monitor the patient's
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b. Following the five rights of medication administration
c. Establishing measurable and realistic outcomes
d. Use NANDA nursing diagnoses to plan care delivery - ✔✔ b. Following the five rights of medication administration
The nurse would recognize which of these as the five rights of medication administration?
a. Right patient, right teaching, right form of drug, right transcription, right response
b. Right room, right time, right storage, right chart, right signature
c. Right drug, right time, right patient, right dose, right route
d. Right drawer, right documentation, right dosage calculation, right drug preparation, right pharmacy - ✔✔ c. right drug, right time, right patient, right dose, right route
The nurse is reviewing a prescription for a medication that a patient is to receive, which component is recognized as being required as a part of the prescription?
a. The prescriber signature
b. The patient's diagnosis
c. The patient's age
d. The patient's weight - ✔✔ a. The prescriber signature
How would the nurse best describe the half life of a drug?
a. It is the time it takes for one half of the original available drug to be removed.
b. It is the time it takes for the drug to reach half way to the peak level.
c. It is the time it would take for a 50 mg tablet to be at 25 mgs remaining.
d. It is the time it takes for the drug to be eliminated and non-effective. - ✔✔ a. It is the time it takes for one half of the original available drug to be removed
The nurse is drawing blood to evaluate the therapeutic levels of a drug dose. Which level indicates that maximum therapeutic response of the drug is achieved?
A. Onset level.
B. Trough level.
C. Random level.
D. Peak Level. - ✔✔ d. Peak level
The nurse is preparing for an acute medication intervention, which route is understood to provide the most rapid delivery in to the circulation of blood?
Select one:
A. The parenteral route.
B. The topical route.
C. The enteral route.
D. Oral liquids. - ✔✔ a. The parenteral route
The nurse is describing the generic name of a drug to a patient. Which statement best represents the meaning of the generic name?
Select one:
A. This is the proprietary name of the drug given by the manufacturer that is trademarked.
B. This is the common name by which most everyone refers to the drug.
C. This is the name given to the drug based on the chemical structure.
D. This is a non-proprietary name given by the United States Adopted Name Council. - ✔✔ D. This is a non-proprietary name given by the United States Adopted Name Council.
A pregnant woman is prescribed a medication, while teaching the patient, the nurse explains that which pregnancy category drug would be the safest?
Select one:
A. "B"
B. "D"
C. "X"
D. "A" - ✔✔ D. "A"
Which feature of a pediatric patient would the nurse recognize as most affecting the distribution of a fat soluble drug?
Select one:
A. The slower gastric emptying.
B. The lower serum protein levels.
C. The gastric acid level.
D. The total body water (TBW). - ✔✔ D. The total body water (TBW).
Which factor is most involved in the elderly as a reason for polypharmacy?
Select one:
A. Decreased gastric acid levels.
B. Reduced cardiovascular functioning.
C. Greater incidence of chronic illness.
D. Reduced OTC availability. - ✔✔ C. Greater incidence of chronic illness.
During which phase of drug approval is a large population used and may include two groups, where one group receives medication and the other group does not?
Select one:
a. Phase I.
b. Phase III.
c. Phase IV.
d. Phase II. - ✔✔ b. Phase III.
The nurse is preparing to administer a controlled substance to a patient. Which schedule class is the most concern for potential abuse?
Select one:
a. C-VI.
b. C-V.
c. C-IV.
d. C-III. - ✔✔ d. C-III.
The nurse is discussing gene therapy in a continuing education class. Which is the best definition of eugenics?
Select one:
a. Developing new drugs based on gene therapy.
b. Using gene therapy to prevent disease.
c. Intentional selection, before birth, of genotypes that are considered more desirable than others.
d. The determination of genetic factors that influence a person's response to medications. - ✔✔ c. Intentional selection, before birth, of genotypes that are considered more desirable than others.
Which is the most important compound that transfers genes from parents to offspring?
Select one:
a. RNA.
b. DNA.
c. Chromatin.
d. Alleles. - ✔✔ b. DNA. [Show Less]