RN NURSING PHARMACOLOGY 2019 MIDTERM EXAM-STUDY GUIDE
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 nurse must
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RN NURSING PHARMACOLOGY 2019 MIDTERM EXAM-STUDY GUIDE
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 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 current laboratory and other diagnostic findings
A, B, C, D, E
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, "I 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." An appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient would be:
A)Knowledge, Deficient due to the lack of understanding concerning diagnosis of hypertension
B)Coping, Ineffective due to forgetfulness
C)Confusion, Acute concerning drug administration
D)Anxiety due to diagnosis of hypertension C
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 B
A patient is treated with an antibiotic for an infection of the 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
C
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