1. The nurse is administering an antibiotic to her pediatric patient.

She checks the patient’s

armband and verifies the correct medication by checking the physician’s order, medication
Kardex, and vial. Which of the following is not considered one of the ten “rights” of drug
administration?

Right Effect

2. The phase I drug studies involve:

healthy, human volunteers who are often paid for their participation
Rationale: Phase I studies use human volunteers to test the drugs. These studies are more
tightly controlled than preclinical trials and are performed by specially trained clinical
investigators. (Nursing Pharmacology: by Karch, pp 8).

3. The storing, prescribing and distributing of controlled substance – drugs that are more apt to
be addictive are monitored by the:

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

4. Pharmacokinetics involves the study of:

absorption, distribution, biotransformation and elimination of drugs.

5. The nurse is considering various factors in planning to give a medication. The highest priority
step in the planning process is:

collect and use information about the client and the medication.
Rationale: Gathering information from the client is the highest priority which id the assessment.
(Nursing Pharmacology: by Karch, pp 37).
Option B and D is planning
Option C is intervention

6. The evaluation step of the nursing process:

is a continual process that directs nursing interventions as needed.

Rationale: Evaluation is part of the continual process of patient care that leads to changes in
assessment, diagnosis, planning and intervention. The patient is continually evaluated fo
therapeutic response. (Nursing Pharmacology: by Karch, pp 42).

7.