Practice quiz one- Pharmacology

A nurse prepares to administer an ear medication to a 2-year-old child. The nurse correctly:

pulls the ear downward and backward.

The client knowledge base about drugs used is part of which of the following?

subjective data

A nurse is ordered to administer a medication via the sublingual route. The nurse correctly places the medication

under the tongue

The preferred site for intramuscular injections for infants is

vastus lateralis

The letters PRN when written on a drug order indicates the nurse should give this medication when?

as needed

During administration of eye drops, the nurse should teach the client to prevent systemic absorption of the drug by doing which of the following?

Gently press on the lacrimal duct

An intramuscular injection should be given at a ____ degree angle

90

During which step of the nursing process would the nurse identify client perceptions and expectations of the drug's effectiveness?

Assessment

A nurse administers an injection using the Z-track method. The nurse instructs the patient that the Z-track technique is designed to accomplish which of the following?

Prevent medication from leaking into subcutaneous tissue.

The sequence of the four processes of pharmacokinetics is: The sequence of the four processes of pharmacokinetics is:

absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion.

The serum half-life of a drug is the time required:

after absorption for half of the drug to be eliminated.

Isoproterenol (Isuprel) is an example of a medication that enhances the beta receptors in the body. Drugs that enhance a response are known as:

agonist

The route for drug absorption that has the greatest bioavailability is:

intravenous.

A client is suffering from end-stage renal disease. A nurse providing medications assesses for accumulation because the major site of drug elimination is the:

kidneys.

Which type of drug is absorbed quickest?

lipid-soluble and non-ionized

Where does metabolism primarily occur?

liver

When an immediate drug response is desired, a large initial dose is given to rapidly achieve an MEC is the plasma. This is called the:

loading dose.

Medications are contraindicated for clients who are vomiting or comatose via which route?

oral

After drug administration, the highest plasma/serum concentration of the drug at a specific time is called:

peak level

The nurse is establishing goals for a client related to medication administration. Which of the phases fo the nursing process is chacterized by goal setting?

planning