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Pharmacology and the Nursing Process 10th Edition Test Bank
Chapter 4 : Cultural, Legal, and Ethical Considerations Questions
Question 1 of 5
For which cultural group must the health care provider respect the value placed on preserving harmony with nature and the belief that disease is a result of ill spirits?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Some Native Americans believe in preserving harmony with nature and that disease is a result of ill spirits. The groups listed in the other options do not typically reflect these practices.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is assessing an elderly Hispanic woman who is being treated for hypertension. During the assessment, what is important for the nurse to remember about cultural aspects?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: All beliefs need to be considered clearly so as to prevent a conflict from arising between the goals of nursing and health care and the dictates of a patient's cultural background. Assessing religious practices and beliefs is part of a thorough cultural assessment. The other options are incorrect. The nurse should not ignore a patient's cultural practices. The concept of balance among body, mind, and environment and the valuing of protective bracelets and root doctors reflect beliefs or practices that usually do not apply to the Hispanic cultural group.
Question 3 of 5
When reviewing the various schedules of controlled drugs, the nurse knows that which description correctly planting describes Schedule II drugs?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Schedule II drugs are those with high potential for abuse but that have accepted medical use. Drugs that have high potential for abuse but do not have accepted medical use are Schedule I drugs. Medically accepted drugs that have moderate physical or high psychologic dependence potential are Schedule III drugs. Medically accepted drugs with limited potential for causing physical or psychologic dependence are Schedule IV and V drugs.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is reviewing facts about pharmacology for a review course. The term legend drug refers to which item?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The term legend drug refers to prescription drugs, which were differentiated from over-the-counter drugs by the 1951 Durham-Humpphrey Amendment. Orphan drugs are drugs that are developed for rare diseases. The other options are not examples of legend drugs.
Question 5 of 5
Nurses have the ethical responsibility of doing or actively promoting good. What is this principle known as?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Beneficeence is the ethical principle of doing or actively promoting good. Veracity is defined as the duty to tell the truth. Justice is the ethical principle of being fair or equal in one's actions. Autonomy is self-determination, or the ability to make one's own decisions.