Test bank for pharmacology for nurses with 100 verified questions and answers
1. A nurse teaches a student nurse about the pharmacological
... [Show More] classification of drugs. The nurse evaluates that learning has occurred when the student makes which response?
a. "An anti-anginal treats angina."
b. "A calcium channel blocker blocks heart calcium channels."
c. "An antihypertensive lowers blood pressure."
d. "An anticoagulant influences blood clotting." - 2. "A calcium channel blocker blocks heart calcium channels."
2. A nurse is providing medication education to a client with hypertension. The nurse teaches the client that the healthcare provider ordered a diuretic to decrease the amount of fluid in the client's body. Which statement best describes the nurse's instruction?
a. The nurse provided appropriate medication education.
b. The nurse explained the drug's mechanism of action.
c. The nurse taught the client about a prototype drug.
d. The nurse explained the consequences of not using the drug. - 2. The nurse explained the drug's mechanism of action.
3. A student nurse asks a nursing instructor how to remember all of the antibiotic drugs since there are so many. What is the best response by the nursing instructor?
a. "Mnemonics will help you tell the difference between drugs."
b. "A flow chart will help enhance your memory."
c. "Categorize the individual drugs by therapeutic effect."
d. "Focus on a representative drug from each class." - 4. "Focus on a representative drug from each class."
4. A client has been taking paroxetine (Paxil) for a year and tells a nurse it is no longer working. What is the best response by the nurse?
a. "This sounds like your medication needs changing."
b. "Let's look for interactions with other medications you are taking."
c. "Are you taking name brand Paxil or the generic version paroxetine?"
d. "It is time for us to do the Beck Depression assessment again." - 3. "Are you taking name brand Paxil or the generic version paroxetine?"
5. A student nurse has completed an initial pharmacology course and tells a nurse that it was difficult. What is the best response by the nurse?
a. "It may be over, but now you must apply what you have learned to patient care."
b. "Learning is gradual and continuous; we never completely master all areas of pharmacology."
c. "Learning is always painful, but we must continue anyway."
d. "It really isn't over; you should take a graduate course next." - 2. "Learning is gradual and continuous; we never completely master all areas of pharmacology."
6. A client says to the nurse, "My wife and I take the same drug, but we have different side effects. Are we doing something wrong?" What is the best response by the nurse?
a. "Differences such as your sex can result in different side effects."
b. "I'll have to check. What is the name of the drug you were using?"
c. "Possibly. This could happen if one uses generic or brand name drugs."
d. "I'm not sure. Maybe the drug is not the same; you should check it." - 1. "Differences such as your sex can result in different side effects."
7. A client comes to the emergency department with a myocardial infarction. The client's husband tells the nurse that his wife has been taking calcium carbonate (Tums) for years for what she thought was indigestion. What is the best response by the nurse?
a. "Your wife should not have self-diagnosed herself. I hope she will be okay."
b. "Why did you let her do that? She should have seen a physician."
c. "Well, I am glad she is here, as it certainly wasn't indigestion."
d. "Your wife was self-diagnosing, which is generally not a good idea." - 4. "Your wife was self-diagnosing, which is generally not a good idea."
8. A nurse is teaching a class for clients about over-the-counter (OTC) medications. The nurse determines that education has been effective when the clients make which of the below statements?
a. "I will check with my provider first before I take any over-the-counter
(OTC) medicine."
b. "A pharmacist can tell me how to take the over-the-counter (OTC) medicine."
c. "After reading all the directions on the label, I will call the healthcare provider's office if they are not clear."
d. "Medicines that are available over-the-counter (OTC) are really safe, or they would be prescription medicines." - 3. "After reading all the directions on the label, I will call the healthcare provider's office if they are not clear."
9. A client asks a nurse why a prescribed medication is very expensive. What is the best response by the nurse?
a. Help the client receive free medicine through a "patient assistance" program.
b. Ask the healthcare provider if a cheaper brand name drug may be substituted.
c. Contact the healthcare provider to ask if a generic drug may be substituted.
d. Maintain the client on samples of the brand name drug from the physician's office. - 3. Contact the healthcare provider to ask if a generic drug may be substituted.
10. A client is receiving a very expensive medication. The client asks the nurse why the medicine is so expensive. What is the best response by the nurse?
a. "It is expensive, but your insurance covers it and you have a low co-pay."
b. "Drug companies are allowed to advertise medications and this adds to the cost."
c. "Drug companies must recoup the cost of developing and producing the drug."
d. "I think the drug companies should be more accountable for lowering costs." - 3. "Drug companies must recoup the cost of developing and producing the drug."
11. A nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student nurse. Which student comment from below indicates a need for further teaching?
a. "Modern pharmacology began in the early 1600s."
b. "Herbal medicine is one of the oldest forms of healthcare."
c. "John Jacob Abel is considered the father of American pharmacology."
d. "New drugs can be synthesized faster than isolating active agents from natural resources." - 1. "Modern pharmacology began in the early 1600s."
12. A nurse is preparing to teach pharmacology concepts to a group of students. The nurse should include which of the following?
a. Biologics include natural plant extracts and dietary supplements.
b. Biosimilar drugs don't require the same clinical testing as the comparable biologic drug.
c. Alternative therapies are agents produced in animal cells or by microorganisms.
d. Therapeutics is using drugs for the purpose of treating diseases and treatment of suffering. - 2. Biosimilar drugs don't require the same clinical testing as the comparable biologic drug.
13. A client with chronic back pain informs the nurse he has been receiving therapeutic touch in addition to his medications. What is the nurse's best classification of this client's treatment?
a. Pharmacotherapy
b. Drug-absence therapy
c. Complementary therapy
d. Biologic therapy - 3. Complementary therapy
14. A client is receiving a brand name drug and wants to change to the generic form because it is less expensive. What is the best outcome for this client?
a. State two ways a brand name drug differs from a generic name drug.
b. Take the brand name drug after speaking with the physician.
c. Ask the nurse why brand name drugs are better than generic drugs.
d. List two ways to obtain the medication at a reduced cost. - 1. State two ways a brand name drug differs from a generic name drug.
15. A healthcare provider orders Lasix (furosemide) for a client. The hospital formulary substitutes the generic equivalent of the brand name drug, and the nurse administers the generic drug. Which of the statements best represent the nurse's action?
16. Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.
a. The nurse should have contacted the physician prior to administering the drug.
b. The nurse should have called the pharmacist to see if the drugs were bioequivalent.
c. The nurse used good judgment in administering the drug.
d. The nurse was correct; hospital policies allow for this.
e. The nurse should ask the client which brand of drug is used at home. - 3.
The nurse used good judgment in administering the drug.
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