Test Bank For Pharmacological Aspects of Nursing Care 8Th Ed By Broyles Reiss Evans

Test Bank For Pharmacological Aspects of Nursing Care 8Th Ed By Broyles Reiss Evans
Pharmacological Aspects of Nursing Care 8Th Ed By Broyles Reiss Evans – Test Bank
Pharmacological Aspects of Nursing Care 8Th Edition
Pharmacological Aspects of Nursing Care

CHAPTER 1: DRUGS/AGENTS AND FACTORS AFFECTING THEIR ACTION

TRUE/FALSE

1.Solutions must be kept in tightly capped containers to prevent solvent evaporation.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 7 OBJ: Cognitive Level: Knowledge

2.The nurse must use caution to prevent self-medication when applying transdermal patches to clients.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 9, Safe Nursing Practice 1-1

OBJ: Cognitive Level: Application

3.During a clinical trial, a client may be given an investigational drug without informed consent.

ANS: F

	Feedback
Correct	Informed consent must be obtained for each client participating in clinical trials for investigational drugs.
Incorrect

PTS: 1 REF: p. 14 OBJ: Cognitive Level: Comprehension

4.Health care providers should not report “adverse events” with medications, because it will increase liability.

ANS: F

	Feedback
Correct	Health care professionals should voluntarily report adverse events with medication.
Incorrect

PTS: 1 REF: p. 14 OBJ: Cognitive Level: Application

5.Allergic reactions do not occur unless the client has been previously exposed to the agent or a chemically related compound.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 20 OBJ: Cognitive Level: Knowledge

MULTIPLE CHOICE

The client with an elevated temperature, fatigue, and a productive cough visits the physician. The physician examines the client and determines that he has pneumonia. An antibiotic is prescribed, and the client is advised to take aspirin every four hours to reduce the fever and to drink plenty of fluids. The following questions relate to this client and to the background information about drugs the nurse needs to know to provide care to clients like this one.

1.A drug information source that would be most appropriate to use to identify an unknown drug product by its appearance is:

a.	Physician’s Desk Reference.	c.	AHFS Drug Information.
b.	Facts and Comparisons.	d.	American Drug Index.

ANS: A

	Feedback
A	Correct: The PDR provides color pictures of many drugs to facilitate the identification of unknown drug products.
B	Incorrect: This does not provide color pictures of drugs.
C	Incorrect: This does not provide color pictures of drugs.
D	Incorrect: This does not provide color pictures of drugs.

PTS: 1 REF: p. 16 OBJ: Cognitive Level: Comprehension

2.A device used to estimate body surface area based on a client’s height and weight is a:

a.	plasma concentration versus time plot.	c.	dosimeter.
b.	histograph.	d.	nomogram.

ANS: D

	Feedback
A	Incorrect: This does not provide estimated body surface.
B	Incorrect: A histograph is a graph showing frequency distribution.
C	Incorrect: A dosimeter is a device for measuring X-ray output.
D	Correct: A nomogram is a chart that permits estimation of BSA from height and weight data.