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| The nursing instructor teaches the student nurses about the pharmacological classifaction of drugs. The instructor evaluates that learning has occured when the students make which response? |
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| A calcium channel blocker blocks heart calcium channels. |
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| The nurse is providing medication education to a client with hypertension. The nurse teaches the client that the physician ordered a diuretic to decrease the amount of fluid in his body. Which statement best describes the nurse's instruction? |
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| The nurse explained the drug's mechanism of action. |
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| During pharmacology class, the student asks the nursing instructor how students will ever learn about the individual antibiotic drugs since there are so many. What is the best response by the nursing instructor? |
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| You will learn a representative drug from each class. |
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| The physician ordered a brand name drug for the client, paroxetine (Paxil). After taking this medication for a year the client tells the nurse that it is no longer working. What is the best assessment of the nurse at this time? |
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| Are you taking Paxil or paroxetine? |
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| The physician has prescribed a brand name drug for the client. The client tells the nurse that the medication is too expensive. What is the best plan for the nurse? |
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| Ask the physician if a generic drug may be substituted. |
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| The nurse is teaching a medication class for parents of children with ADHD who are receiving stimulant medications. The nurse has reveiwed reasons why the medications are restricted. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when the parents make which responses? |
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1. The use of these medications is restricted because that is the current law.
2. The use of these medications is restricted because they have the potential for abuse. |
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| The client says to the nurse, My doctor said my drug is a controlled substance, am I considered and addict? What is the best response by the nurse? |
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| You are not an addict, the drug enforcement administration restricts the use of drugs with a high potential for abuse. |
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| The client is receiving methadone - dolophine - a schedule II drug. The client says to the nurse, 'a pharmacist told me his pharmacy must register with the drug enforcement agency to give me this drug; will DEA agents be snooping around my house? |
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| No, the DEA restricts drugs that have a high potential for abuse. |
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| During the admission assessment, the client tells the nurse, 'sure I smoke a little weed to manage my stress, doesn't everyone? What is the best assessment question for the nurse to ask? |
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| How often do you smoke marijuana, and how much each time? |
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| A Canadian visitor is hospitalized in America. She tells the nurse that her doctor said her drug is a schedule IV, and questions if it is for human use. What is the best response by the nurse? |
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| You are thinking about part IV in Canada; our classification system is different. |
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| The mother of an adolescent receiving methylphenidate- Concerta - for ADHD tells the nurse that her son is better and asks why she can't just get refills on the prescription. What is the best response by the nurse? |
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| The medication can be addictive so your son needs a monthly evaluation. |
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| The client is receiving a very expensive medication. Tyhe client asks the nurse why the medication is so expensive. What is the best response by the nurse? |
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| Drug companies are allowed to advertise medications and this adds to the costs. |
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| The nurse provides medication education to a client with terminal cancer. The physician has ordered morphine- MS Contin - a schedule II drug, for the client. The nurse determines that learning has occured when the client makes which statement? |
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| I need to see my doctor before my prescription runs out so I can get a refill. |
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| The client is receiving a brand name drug and wants to change to the generic form because it is cheaper. What is the best outcome for this client? |
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| Client will state two ways a brand name drug differs from a generic name drug. |
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| Which type of classification system is being used when drugs are grouped together because they help treat a particular disease or condition? |
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| An overwhelmed nursing student asks the instructor whether there are any tips that will make learning pharmacology easier. The onstructor gives and example of the anticoagulant Heparin and comparing other drugs to it will facilitiate learning the many anticoagulants. Which approach is the instructor using? |
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| While discussing antihypertensives, the instructor states that a particular agent causes a reduction in blood pressure by blocking receptor sites. The instructor is describing what? |
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| The physician orders a brand name drug for the client. The hospital formulary substitutes the generic equivalent of the brand name drug, and the nurse administers the generic drug. Which statement(s) best represents the nurse's action? |
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1. The nurse was correct; hospital policy allows for this.
2. The nurse used good judgement in administering the drug. |
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| Advil, Motrin and Nuprin are examples of; |
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| Which drug has the highest dependency potential? |
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| The presence of muscle tremors following drug cessation would most accurately be associates with which of the following? |
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| A physician may telephone in an order for which of the following? |
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