ATI LPN
Lpn pharmacology I Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is taking care of a patient who has hypothyroid disease. What category medications would the nurse anticipate be ordered?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Hypothyroidism is typically treated with hormone replacement therapy, such as levothyroxine, to compensate for the deficient thyroid hormone.
Question 2 of 5
Which term means leaving the body?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Excretion is the process by which drugs and their metabolites are eliminated from the body, primarily through the kidneys (urine) or the gastrointestinal tract (feces).
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is taking care of a patient who has hypothyroid disease. What category medications would the nurse anticipate be ordered?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Hypothyroidism is typically treated with hormone replacement therapy, such as levothyroxine, to compensate for the deficient thyroid hormone.
Question 4 of 5
While caring for a patient scheduled for knee replacement surgery, the nurse provides cefazolin(antibiotic) as ordered 30 minutes preoperatively. Which statement indicates that teaching has been effective?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Cefazolin is given prophylactically to reduce the risk of postoperative infection.
Question 5 of 5
Based on the classification system of pharmacodynamics, which category statements are accurate?
Correct Answer: A,C,D
Rationale: Replacement therapy provides substances the body is deficient in. Palliative therapy aims to relieve symptoms. Diagnostic drugs are used to identify diseases.