Author Question: After completing a course on pharmacology for nurses, what will the nurse know? A) Everything ... (Read 125 times)

leilurhhh · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

After completing a course on pharmacology for nurses, what will the nurse know?

A) Everything necessary for safe and effective medication administration
B) Current pharmacologic therapy; the nurse will not require ongoing education for 5 years.
C) General drug information; the nurse can consult a drug guide for specific drug information.
D) The drug actions that are associated with each classification of medication

Question 2

A nurse is assessing the patient's home medication use. After listening to the patient list current medications, the nurse asks what priority question?

A) Do you take any generic medications?
B) Are any of these medications orphan drugs?
C) Are these medications safe to take during pregnancy?
D) Do you take any over-the-counter medications?

jonathanballen97 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Feedback:
After completing a pharmacology course nurses will have general drug information needed for safe and effective medication administration but will need to consult a drug guide for specific drug information before administering any medication. Pharmacology is constantly changing, with new drugs entering the market and new uses for existing drugs identified. Continuing education in pharmacology is essential to safe practice. Nurses tend to become familiar with the medications they administer most often, but there will always be a need to research new drugs and also those the nurse is not familiar with because no nurse knows all medications.

Answer to Question 2

D
Feedback:
It is important for the nurse to specifically question use of over-the-counter medications because patients may not consider them important. The patient is unlikely to know the meaning of orphan drugs unless they too are health care providers. Safety during pregnancy, use of a generic medication, or classification of orphan drugs are things the patient would be unable to answer but could be found in reference books if the nurse wishes to research them.