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week 1 reading quiz
week 1 pharm reading quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the properties of an ideal drug? | chemical stability -predictability - ease of administration |
| The nurse receives an order to give morphine 5 mg IV every 2 hours PRN pain. Which action is not part of the six rights of drug administration? | Assessing the patient's pain level 15 to 30 minutes after giving the medication. |
| A patient has been receiving intravenous penicillin for pneumonia for several days and begins to complain of generalized itching. Th =e nurse auscultates bilateral wheezing and notes a temperature of 38.5 C (101 F). | Hold the next dose and notify the prescriber of the symptoms |
| A nurse is teaching nursing students about the use of nonproprietary names for drugs. | They are assigned by the U.S. Adopted Names Council |
| A nursing student asks a nurse about pharmaceutical research and wants to know the purpose of randomization in drug trials. The nurse explains that randomization is used to do what? | To ensure that differences in outcomes are the result of treatment and not differences in subjects. |
| A patient has had dilation of the eyes with an anticholinergic agent. What will the nurse say when preparing this patient to go home after the examination? | "You may need to wear dark glasses util this medication wears off" |
| The nurse is reviewing personal knowledge of the medications used in the treatment of open-angle glaucoma. The nurse would be correct to identify which medications as treatment? (Select all that apply) | Beta blockers - Alpha2 agonists - Prostaglandin analogs - Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors |
| A nurse is teaching a patient diagnosed with wet ARMD who will begin receiving bevacizumab [Avastin]. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching? | “This medication will not reduce the risk of blindness.” |
| An adolescent has recently been experiencing pimples. The nurse notes several closed comedones across the patient’s forehead and on the nose. The nurse will expect to teach this patient about the use of which medication? | Benzoyl peroxide |
| A patient has severe acne that has been refractory to treatment. The patient is taking tetracycline and using topical tretinoin [Retin-A] and has been apply benzoyl peroxide The nurse will include which statement when teaching patient about this drug? | “Tetracycline must be discontinued before beginning the isotretinoin.” |
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Brandi Sizemore
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