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exam 1 study guide Chapter 1 The nurse is teaching a pharmacology class to student nurses. What does the nurse include as key events in the history of pharmacology? Note: Credit will be given only... if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. The student nurse asks the nursing instructor why he needs to take anatomy and physiology, as well as microbiology, when he only wants to learn about pharmacology. What is the best response by the instructor? The nursing instructor is teaching a pharmacology class to student nurses. The current focus is pharmacology and therapeutics. The nursing instructor determines that learning has occurred when the students make which comments? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. The nurse administers a vaccine to a child. What is the best understanding of the nurse as it relates to the manufacture of this vaccine? The older adult client has gastrointestinal bleeding. The client says to the nurse, "I don't understand this. All I did was take ibuprofen (Advil) for my arthritis." Which plan would be best as it relates to the nurse's education of this client? The nursing instructor teaches the student nurses about the pharmacological classification of drugs. The instructor evaluates that learning has occurred when the students make which response? 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 the client’s body. Which statement best describes the nurse's instruction? During pharmacology class, the student nurse 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? 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? The student nurse has completed an initial pharmacology course and tells the nursing instructor that it was difficult and she is glad it is over. What is the best response by the nursing instructor? The client says to the nurse, "My wife and I take the same drug, but we have different side effects. Are we doing something wrong?" What is the best response by the nurse? The client comes to the emergency department with a myocardial infarction. The client's husband tells the nurse that his wife has been taking calcium carbonate (Tums) for years for what she thought was indigestion. What is the best response by the nurse? The nurse is teaching a class for clients about over-the-counter (OTC) medications. The nurse determines that education has been effective when the clients make which statement? 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 by the nurse? The client is receiving a very expensive medication. The client asks the nurse why the medicine is so expensive. What is the best response by the nurse? Modern pharmacology was introduced to the United States by the opening of the first department of pharmacology at the University of Michigan in which year? The application of drugs for the purpose of treating diseases and treatment of suffering is known as A client with chronic back pain informs the nurse he has been receiving therapeutic touch in addition to his medications. What is the nurse’s best classification of this client’s treatment? 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? 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 represent(s) the nurse's action? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. The nurse is categorizing a client’s list of medications completing a health history. Which agents would be categorized as complementary and alternative medicine? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. Which type of classification system is being used when drugs are grouped together because they help treat a particular disease or condition? An overwhelmed nursing student asks the instructor whether there are any tips that will make learning pharmacology easier. The instructor gives an example of the anticoagulant heparin. The instructor indicates that knowing heparin and comparing other drugs to it will facilitate learning the many anticoagulants. Which approach is the instructor using? ……………………………..CONTINUED…………………………….. [Show More]

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