Chapter 30 Medication Administration

Chapter 30  Medication Administration

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The nurse is reviewing information about a new medication. All of the following are true about drug naming, EXCEPT:
a.
the nonproprietary name is the name assigned by the U.S. Adopted Names Council to the manufacturer who first develops the drug.
b.
the official name may be the same as the nonproprietary name.
c.
a generic drug may have only one trade name.
d.
the proprietary name is the trade name.

ANS: C
A drug is identified by chemical, generic, official, or trade names. The nonproprietary or generic name in the United States is the name assigned by the U.S. Adopted Names Council to the manufacturer who first develops the drug. When the drug is approved, it is given an official name which may be the same as the nonproprietary name. When a pharmaceutical company markets the drug, they assign a proprietary name or a brand or trade name. Because of all of these steps, a generic drug can have several names based upon the number of companies marketing the drug.

PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Drug Nomenclature

2. The nurse reads that 50% of a particular drug’s original dose will be in a client’s bloodstream 4 hours after administration. This means that the half-life of the drug would be:
a.
1 hour
c.
4 hours
b.
2 hours
d.
8 hours

ANS: C
Half-life refers to the time it takes the body to eliminate half of the blood concentration level of the original dose. If 50% of a drug remains in the bloodstream in 4 hours, the half-life is also 4 hours. The other choices are incorrect.

PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: Pharmacology: Medication Management

3. The nurse is preparing to provide a medication to a client using a non-parenteral route. This medication would most likely be administered through which of the following routes?
a.
Intradermal
c.
Intravenous
b.
Subcutaneous
d.
Oral

ANS: D
Parenteral routes include intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous. Oral is a non-parenteral route.

PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: Preparation and Route: Parenteral Route

4. A drug is ordered to be given sublingually. How should the nurse administer this drug?
a.
Have the client swallow the drug.
b.
Place the drug under the client’s tongue.
c.
Put the drug in the client’s cheek.
d.
Apply the drug to the client’s skin.

ANS: B
A medication prescribed as sublingual is to be administered under the client’s tongue. An oral medication is swallowed. A medication ordered as buccal is placed in the client’s cheek. A topical medication is applied to the client’s skin.

PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: Preparation and Route

5. A client asks the nurse how long it will take for a pain medication to take effect. The nurse realizes the client is asking about the movement of a drug from the blood into various body fluids and tissues, which is termed:
a.
absorption.
c.
metabolism.
b.
distribution.
d.
excretion.

ANS: B
Distribution refers to the movement of drugs from the blood into various body fluids and tissues. Absorption is the passage of a drug from the site of administration into the bloodstream. Metabolism is the physical and chemical processing of the drug. Excretion is the process in which drugs are eliminated from the body.

PTS: 1 DIF: Analysis REF: Pharmacokinetics