1. A nurse has been assigned to care for a 52-year-old attorney who has hypertension and
peptic ulcer disease. Before administering his medications, the
... [Show More] nurse must complete an
initial assessment. Core patient variables will be obtained from which of the following?
(Select all that apply.)
A) The patient's interview
B) The patient's medical history
C) The patient's medical record
D) The patient's physical examination
E) The patient's health insurer
2. A 68-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with hypertension 2 weeks ago and
was prescribed a new hypertension medication has returned to the clinic for a follow-up
visit. The nurse notes that the patient's blood pressure is unchanged from her last clinic
visit. When the patient was asked if she was taking the new medication on a regular
basis, she stated, ìI thought that I was supposed to take the new drug when I had a
pounding headache or was in a stressful situation, not all the time.î An appropriate
nursing diagnosis for this patient would be which of the following?
A) Knowledge, deficient due to the lack of understanding of treatment regimen
B) Coping, ineffective due to forgetfulness
C) Confusion, acute concerning drug administration
D) Anxiety due to diagnosis of hypertension
3. In order to promote therapeutic drug effects, the nurse should always encourage patients
to
A) take their medication with meals.
B) take their medication at the prescribed times.
C) increase medication dosages if necessary.
D) use alternative therapy to increase the effects of their medications.
4. A patient is treated with an antibiotic for an infection in his leg. After 2 days of taking
the antibiotic, the patient calls the clinic and reports that he has a rash all over his body.
The nurse is aware that a rash can be an adverse effect of an antibiotic and can be either
a biologic, chemical, or physiologic action of the drug, which is an example of
A) pharmacotherapeutics.
B) pharmacokinetics.
C) pharmacodynamics.
D) pharmacogenetics. [Show Less]