Question 1

Which statements are classified as objective data?

Accepted Answer

Temperature, 
Facial expressions does not match body language.
Coughing up yellow phlegm.

Question 2

Information from which sources would be classified as subjective data?

Accepted Answer

Friends, Family members, patient

Question 3

Which description of pre-administration assessment data is accurate?

Accepted Answer

Data that establish a patient's baseline before administration of a drug.

Question 4

Which description correctly defines a nursing diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

A diagnosis based on information found in the nursing asssment regarding patient responses to actual or potential problems.

Question 5

Which actions occur during the planning stage of the nursing process?

Accepted Answer

Defining goals, setting priorities, identifying interventions, establishing evaluation criteria

Question 6

How does a medical diagnosis differ from a nursing diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

A medical diagnosis identifies a disease process.
A medical diagnosis identifies results of diagnostic tests.
A medical diagnosis identifies results of procedures.

Question 7

Which “rights” are components of the original five rights of drug administration?

Accepted Answer

Right patient, Right drug, Right time, Right dose

Question 8

The Joint Commission requires two forms of identification verification before administering drugs. Which right of drug administration does this support?

Accepted Answer

Right patient

Question 9

Incorporating religious considerations into the implementation of drug therapy relates to which component?

Accepted Answer

Patient education

Question 10

Which rights are additional rights of the five-plus-five rights of drug administration?

Accepted Answer

Right evaluation
Right assessment
Right documentation
Patient's right to refuse

Question 11

Using the nursing process, which component is the nurse discerning during the evaluation phase?

Accepted Answer

Degree of goal attainment

Question 12

To determine patient response to drug therapy, which factors would the nurse evaluate?

Accepted Answer

Adherence, Adverse effects, Patient satisfaction, therapeutic response

Question 13

Which methods can be used to evaluate the patient’s adherence to a drug regimen?

Accepted Answer

Interviewing the patient
Counting pills
Measuring plasma drug levels

Question 14

Which statement describes how the nursing process applies to pharmacology?

Accepted Answer

It promotes adherence to a prescribed drug regimen.

Question 15

A nurse notes in the electronic health records that the patient was constantly twisting his or her wedding band during the admission assessment. Which type of data collection does this fall under?

Accepted Answer

Objective

Question 16

A patient describes to the nurse that a newly prescribed drug made them feel shaky. Which type of data is this?

Accepted Answer

Subjective

Question 17

Which nursing diagnoses are appropriate for a patient with a hip fracture?

Accepted Answer

Fall risk, acute pain,

Question 18

Which interventions related to drug therapy are part of the planning phase of the nursing process?

Accepted Answer

Providing patient education, Enhancing therapeutic effects, minimizing drug interactions

Question 19

Match the aspect of planning to its example
Resolution of confusion within 48 hours   
Patient safety during period of resolution  
Move the patient to a room closer to the nurses’ statio
Patient has remained free of injury; patient is alert and orien

Accepted Answer

Goal, Priority, Intervention, Evaluation

Question 20

Which components need to be addressed to facilitate patient adherence to pharmacologic therapy?

Accepted Answer

Diet, Side Effects, Self-administration, cultural considerations

Question 21

A patient has been admitted for intractable nausea, and his or her morning drugs are due. Which of the original rights of drug administration will require special attention by the nurse?

Accepted Answer

Right route

Question 22

Match the “right” to its example.
 Collection of appropriate data after drug administration 
Provision of drug information  
Appraisal of a drug’s therapeutic, side, and adverse effects
Patient has remained free of injury; patient is alert and orie

Accepted Answer

Right assessment
Right education
Right evaluation
Right documentation

Question 23

Interventions were implemented to reduce a patient’s pain level to less than 3 on a pain scale and prevent side effects from hydrocodone/acetaminophen. Which assessment data indicates the goal was not met?

Accepted Answer

The patient is restless and unable to sleep at 0100 hours.

Question 24

Which factors may cause a patient’s dissatisfaction with their current drug regimen?

Accepted Answer

- High cost
- Unacceptable side effects
- Difficulty of administration
- inconvenient dosing schedule

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Pharma Week 2

Question	Answer
Which statements are classified as objective data?	Temperature, Facial expressions does not match body language. Coughing up yellow phlegm.
Information from which sources would be classified as subjective data?	Friends, Family members, patient
Which description of pre-administration assessment data is accurate?	Data that establish a patient's baseline before administration of a drug.
Which description correctly defines a nursing diagnosis?	A diagnosis based on information found in the nursing asssment regarding patient responses to actual or potential problems.
Which actions occur during the planning stage of the nursing process?	Defining goals, setting priorities, identifying interventions, establishing evaluation criteria
How does a medical diagnosis differ from a nursing diagnosis?	A medical diagnosis identifies a disease process. A medical diagnosis identifies results of diagnostic tests. A medical diagnosis identifies results of procedures.
Which “rights” are components of the original five rights of drug administration?	Right patient, Right drug, Right time, Right dose
The Joint Commission requires two forms of identification verification before administering drugs. Which right of drug administration does this support?	Right patient
Incorporating religious considerations into the implementation of drug therapy relates to which component?	Patient education
Which rights are additional rights of the five-plus-five rights of drug administration?	Right evaluation Right assessment Right documentation Patient's right to refuse
Using the nursing process, which component is the nurse discerning during the evaluation phase?	Degree of goal attainment
To determine patient response to drug therapy, which factors would the nurse evaluate?	Adherence, Adverse effects, Patient satisfaction, therapeutic response
Which methods can be used to evaluate the patient’s adherence to a drug regimen?	Interviewing the patient Counting pills Measuring plasma drug levels
Which statement describes how the nursing process applies to pharmacology?	It promotes adherence to a prescribed drug regimen.
A nurse notes in the electronic health records that the patient was constantly twisting his or her wedding band during the admission assessment. Which type of data collection does this fall under?	Objective
A patient describes to the nurse that a newly prescribed drug made them feel shaky. Which type of data is this?	Subjective
Which nursing diagnoses are appropriate for a patient with a hip fracture?	Fall risk, acute pain,
Which interventions related to drug therapy are part of the planning phase of the nursing process?	Providing patient education, Enhancing therapeutic effects, minimizing drug interactions
Match the aspect of planning to its example Resolution of confusion within 48 hours Patient safety during period of resolution Move the patient to a room closer to the nurses’ statio Patient has remained free of injury; patient is alert and orien	Goal, Priority, Intervention, Evaluation
Which components need to be addressed to facilitate patient adherence to pharmacologic therapy?	Diet, Side Effects, Self-administration, cultural considerations
A patient has been admitted for intractable nausea, and his or her morning drugs are due. Which of the original rights of drug administration will require special attention by the nurse?	Right route
Match the “right” to its example. Collection of appropriate data after drug administration Provision of drug information Appraisal of a drug’s therapeutic, side, and adverse effects Patient has remained free of injury; patient is alert and orie	Right assessment Right education Right evaluation Right documentation
Interventions were implemented to reduce a patient’s pain level to less than 3 on a pain scale and prevent side effects from hydrocodone/acetaminophen. Which assessment data indicates the goal was not met?	The patient is restless and unable to sleep at 0100 hours.
Which factors may cause a patient’s dissatisfaction with their current drug regimen?	- High cost - Unacceptable side effects - Difficulty of administration - inconvenient dosing schedule

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