Unit 1 - Intro & Safety - Chapter Questions Flashcards
The medical conditions for which a drug is approved
Indications
The nurse is using a drug handbook to determine the indications for the drug furosemide (Lasix). The term “indications” is defined as the:
A. Way a drug works on the target organs
B. Amount of the drug to be administered
C. Conditions for which a drug is approved
D. Reason that the drug should not be given
C. Conditions for which a drug is approved
While completing the health history, the nurse asks the patient. “What medications do you take regularly?” Which drug name would the nurse expect the patient to use in providing the answer?
A. Chemical
B. Generic
C. Trade
D. Standard
C. Trade
Names designed to help the patient remember the name of the drug
Trade/Proprietary names
When providing nursing care for a patient, the nurse understand that drugs are:
A. Out of many tools available to prevent or treat human suffering
B. The most important part of the therapeutic treatment plan
C. Primarily the concern of the health care provider and not included in nursing care
D. Substances that should be relied on for health and wellness
A. One of many tools available to prevent or treat human suffering
Which patient characteristics, of notes in the patient’s medical record, would the nurse consider important information that may affect the physiological response to various types of drug therapy? Select all that apply:
A. 82-year-old and female B. Asian and obese C. Past medical history of kidney disease D. Mother and sister with diabetes E. Has no medical insurance
A. 82-year-old and female
B. Asian and obese
C. Past medical history of kidney disease
D. Mother and sister with diabetes
The nurse is looking up a drug that has been prescribed and wants to know the therapeutic classification for the drug. Which of the following would indicate a therapeutic classification:
A. Beta-adrenergic antagonist
B. Antihypertensive
C. Diuretic
D. Calcium channel blocker
B. Antihypertensive
The nurse is asked by a family member “They’re giving Mom Motrin and she takes Advil. Hasn’t the wrong drug been ordered?” The nurse will respond, knowing that:
A. There has been an error in the order and the nurse will contact the health care provider
B. There may be a reason for the health care provider to order a different drug
C. Not all health care agencies but the same generic drugs and that may account for the difference
D. Motrin and Advil are trade names for the same generic drug, ibuprofen
D. Motrin and Advil are trade names for the same generic drug, ibuprofen
The nurse knows that governmental drug legislation requires the drug manufacturer to prove that a drug is both safe and:
A. Free of adverse effects and potential reactions
B. Effective for a specified purpose
C. Reasonable in cost and easily accessible
D. Beneficial to various population groups
B. Effective for a specified purpose
The drug research participant with a particular disease is taking part in an investigative study to examine the fats of a new drug. Previously, this drug was tested using healthy volunteers. The best phase of the clinical trial investigation is which the patient will be participating is:
A. Phase 1
B. Phase 2
C. Phase 3
D. Phase 4
B. Phase 2
When considering various drug therapies, the nurse knows that most drug testing and approval occurs with which population?
A. Multiple population types and is usually safe for all patients
B. Caucasian makes and may not be safe for other populations
C. Older adults, and may be harmful to children and adolescents as well
D. Animals, which verifies the drug’s effectiveness in humans
B. Caucasian makes and may not be safe for other populations
The patient requests that a refill prescription of a Schedule II controlled substance be telephoned to the drug store. When responding to the patient, the nurse would consider which factor? Refills of Schedule II drugs:
A. Are less costly than the original prescription
B. Must be listened to by at least two people
C. Are verified through the local DEA office
D. are not permitted under federal law
D. Are not permitted under federal law
The nurse knows that drugs that are subject to stricter regulations are those:
A. With a high potential for abuse or dependency
B. That are most costly and difficult to produce
C. With adverse effects and high occurrence of drug or food interactions
D. That have taken years to be proven effective in the laboratory
A. With a high potential for abuse and dependency
A nurse notes that multiple patients had a reaction to the same medication, a drug that has been available for several years. Which action should the nurse take? Select all that apply:
A. File and Adverse Event Report with the FDA
B. Note the reaction in the patient’s chart
C. Notify the health care provider who ordered the drug
D. Wait until the FDA sends a notification of the drug’s recall before informing the patient
E. Compare each patient’s reaction to determine if it is the same
A. File an Adverse Event Report
B. Note the reaction in the patient’s chart
C. Notify the health care provider who ordered the drug
It is 2:45 am and the nurse has telephones the prescriber to report that the patient is experiencing an acute episode of postoperative pain. How can the nurse avoid medication errors when receiving a telephone order from a prescribed?
A. Decline to accept the telephone order
B. Refuse to call the prescribed but attempt to comfort the patient
C. Instruct the patient’s family to call the prescriber
D: repeat the order verbally to ensure accuracy
D. Repeat the order verbally to ensure accuracy
