Quiz: Pharm - Intro Quiz


Pharm - Intro QuizOnline version Quiz questions derived from the notes and questions professor posted in the ppt. As well as relevant questions from the book & ATI by Holly Spratta 1 A patient has liver and kidney disease. He is given a medication with a half-life of 30 hours. The nurse expects the duration of this medication to... a Increase b Decrease c Remain Unchanged d Dissipate 2 When assessing older adults and those with renal dysfunction, the nurse knows that creatinine clearance is usually a substantially increased b slightly increased c decreased d in the normal range 3 Which nursing actions would be most appropriate for ensuring patient safety with a medication that has a low therapeutic index? a monitoring a pts urine output b assessing vital signs hourly c maintaining strict isolation precautions d monitor serum peak and trough levels 4 Most drugs are metabolized in the a kidney b small intestine c liver d brain 5 A patient sustains significant burns to the skin and is experiencing fluid shift associated with edema in the fluid overload phase. The nurse would anticipate that this will interfere most with which phase of pharmacodynamics? a Absorption b Distribution c Metabolism d Excretion 6 The nurse recognizes that the administration of a drug influences cell physiology. What is the term for this concept? a Pharmacokinetics b Pharmacotherapeutics c Pharmacodynamics d Pharmacology 7 Which statement best indicates that the nurse understands the meaning of pharmacokinetics? a “It involves the study of physiologic interactions of drugs.” b “It explains the distribution of the drug between various body compartments.” c “It explains interactions between various drugs.” d “It explains the adverse reactions to drugs.” 8 The nurse is administering an injection to a patient and wants the medication to take effect as quickly as possible. Which injection site will the nurse select? a Sub Q b Ventrogluteal c Deltoid d Dorsogluteal 9 The pharmacist states that the patient’s biotransformation of a drug was altered. The nurse interprets this to mean that a absorption has affected the drug. b dilution has affected the drug. c excretion has affected the drug. d metabolism has affected the drug. 10 A nurse is administering two highly protein-bound drugs to the patient. Which is the safest course of action for the nurse to take? a Assess the patient frequently for the risk of drug-drug interactions b Administer the drugs with food c Administer the drugs with 8 ounces of water. d Assess baseline liver function tests 11 he patient is scheduled to receive an enteric-coated tablet immediately after a meal. The nurse will choose which food to include as part of the patient’s meal? a Hot Dogs b Avocados c Salami d Skim Milk 12 The nurse has administered several oral medications to the patient. Which factors will influence the absorption of these medications? (Select all that apply.) Choose one or more answers a Presence of food in the stomach b pH of the stomach c Patient position upon intake of medication d Form of drug preparation e Pain f Amount of saliva 13 By which route would the nurse expect bioavailability to be greater? a Oral b IV c Transdermal d SubQ 14 Which drugs can effectively cross the Blood Brain Barrier? a Water Soluble b Protein Bound c IV d Lipid Soluble 15 Which type of receptor interaction act on a number of different receptors, and cause many different effects ? a Nonselective b Antagonist c Agonist d Selective 16 Why is a loading dose given? a to achieve rapid minimum effective concentration b to avoid toxicity c to obtain optimal serum levels d to avoid drug tolerance 17 Which of the following is the definition of a reaction caused by pharmacogenetic difference? a Hypersensitivity reaction b Tachyphylaxis c Placebo Effect d Idiosyncratic reactions

1

A patient has liver and kidney disease. He is given a medication with a half-life of 30 hours. The nurse expects the duration of this medication to...

a

Increase

b

Decrease

c

Remain Unchanged

d

Dissipate

2

When assessing older adults and those with renal dysfunction, the nurse knows that creatinine clearance is usually

a

substantially increased

b

slightly increased

c

decreased

d

in the normal range

3

Which nursing actions would be most appropriate for ensuring patient safety with a medication that has a low therapeutic index?

a

monitoring a pts urine output

b

assessing vital signs hourly

c

maintaining strict isolation precautions

d

monitor serum peak and trough levels

4

Most drugs are metabolized in the

a

kidney

b

small intestine

c

liver

d

brain

5

A patient sustains significant burns to the skin and is experiencing fluid shift associated with edema in the fluid overload phase. The nurse would anticipate that this will interfere most with which phase of pharmacodynamics?

a

Absorption

b

Distribution

c

Metabolism

d

Excretion

6

The nurse recognizes that the administration of a drug influences cell physiology. What is the term for this concept?

a

Pharmacokinetics

b

Pharmacotherapeutics

c

Pharmacodynamics

d

Pharmacology

7

Which statement best indicates that the nurse understands the meaning of pharmacokinetics?

a

“It involves the study of physiologic interactions of drugs.”

b

“It explains the distribution of the drug between various body compartments.”

c

“It explains interactions between various drugs.”

d

“It explains the adverse reactions to drugs.”

8

The nurse is administering an injection to a patient and wants the medication to take effect as quickly as possible. Which injection site will the nurse select?

a

Sub Q

b

Ventrogluteal

c

Deltoid

d

Dorsogluteal

9

The pharmacist states that the patient’s biotransformation of a drug was altered. The nurse interprets this to mean that

a

absorption has affected the drug.

b

dilution has affected the drug.

c

excretion has affected the drug.

d

metabolism has affected the drug.

10

A nurse is administering two highly protein-bound drugs to the patient. Which is the safest course of action for the nurse to take?

a

Assess the patient frequently for the risk of drug-drug interactions

b

Administer the drugs with food

c

Administer the drugs with 8 ounces of water.

d

Assess baseline liver function tests

11

he patient is scheduled to receive an enteric-coated tablet immediately after a meal. The nurse will choose which food to include as part of the patient’s meal?

a

Hot Dogs

b

Avocados

c

Salami

d

Skim Milk

12

The nurse has administered several oral medications to the patient. Which factors will influence the absorption of these medications? (Select all that apply.)

Choose one or more answers

a

Presence of food in the stomach

b

pH of the stomach

c

Patient position upon intake of medication

d

Form of drug preparation

e

Pain

f

Amount of saliva

13

By which route would the nurse expect bioavailability to be greater?

a

Oral

b

IV

c

Transdermal

d

SubQ

14

Which drugs can effectively cross the Blood Brain Barrier?

a

Water Soluble

b

Protein Bound

c

IV

d

Lipid Soluble

15

Which type of receptor interaction act on a number of different receptors, and cause many different effects ?

a

Nonselective

b

Antagonist

c

Agonist

d

Selective

16

Why is a loading dose given?

a

to achieve rapid minimum effective concentration

b

to avoid toxicity

c

to obtain optimal serum levels

d

to avoid drug tolerance

17

Which of the following is the definition of a reaction caused by pharmacogenetic difference?

a

Hypersensitivity reaction

b

Tachyphylaxis

c

Placebo Effect

d

Idiosyncratic reactions

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Pharm - Intro QuizOnline version

by Holly Spratta

A patient has liver and kidney disease. He is given a medication with a half-life of 30 hours. The nurse expects the duration of this medication to...

When assessing older adults and those with renal dysfunction, the nurse knows that creatinine clearance is usually

Which nursing actions would be most appropriate for ensuring patient safety with a medication that has a low therapeutic index?

Most drugs are metabolized in the

A patient sustains significant burns to the skin and is experiencing fluid shift associated with edema in the fluid overload phase. The nurse would anticipate that this will interfere most with which phase of pharmacodynamics?

The nurse recognizes that the administration of a drug influences cell physiology. What is the term for this concept?

Which statement best indicates that the nurse understands the meaning of pharmacokinetics?

The nurse is administering an injection to a patient and wants the medication to take effect as quickly as possible. Which injection site will the nurse select?

The pharmacist states that the patient’s biotransformation of a drug was altered. The nurse interprets this to mean that

A nurse is administering two highly protein-bound drugs to the patient. Which is the safest course of action for the nurse to take?

he patient is scheduled to receive an enteric-coated tablet immediately after a meal. The nurse will choose which food to include as part of the patient’s meal?

The nurse has administered several oral medications to the patient. Which factors will influence the absorption of these medications? (Select all that apply.)

Choose one or more answers

By which route would the nurse expect bioavailability to be greater?

Which drugs can effectively cross the Blood Brain Barrier?

Which type of receptor interaction act on a number of different receptors, and cause many different effects ?

Why is a loading dose given?

Which of the following is the definition of a reaction caused by pharmacogenetic difference?