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This comprehensive test bank corresponds to Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials for Medication Safety, 2nd Edition by Workman & LaCharity. It includes multiple-choice questions, multiple-response items, and completion questions with verified answers and detailed rationales. Organized by chapter, it covers key topics such as: Drug regulation, actions, and responses Safe drug preparation and administration Dosage calculations and medical systems of weights and measures Intravenous solutions and drug calculations Anti-inflammatory drugs, pain control medications Antibacterial and antiviral drugs Ideal for nursing students, instructors, and healthcare professionals, this resource supports exam preparation, course review, and mastery of pharmacology concepts. Each question is aligned with nursing competencies and includes cognitive level designations and textbook references for effective study and teaching.

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Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
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MULTIPLE weCHOICE

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wedrugs, wenot wedispensing wethem. weThe welicensed wenurse wehas wethe weprimary weresponsibility wefor

weadministering wedrugs, wealthough weunder wesome wecircumstances wea welicensed wenurse wemay

wedispense weprescribed wedrugs webut wethis weis wenot wehis weor weher wemajor weresponsibility wein wedrug

wetherapy. weThe wepharmacy wetechnician wehas wethe wemajor weresponsibility weof wedispensing

weprescribed wedrugs weunder wethe wedirection weof wea welicensed wepharmacist.




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2. Which weterm wedescribes wethe weeffect weof wea wedrug wethat weimproves webody wefunction?
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wehealth weproblem. weThis weresponse weis weany wedrug’s weintended weaction wealso weknown weas wea
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3. Which wetype weof wedrug wename weis we“owned” weby wethe wecompany wethat wemanufactures weit?
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c. Category wename
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wethe wename weassigned weto wethe wedrug weby wethe weU.S. weAdopted weNames weCouncil weand weis wenot

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4. Which wedrug weor wedrug weclass weis wea we“high wealert” wedrug?
a. Penicillin
b. Insulin
c. NSAIDs
d. Calcium

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wewrong wedose, weto wethe wewrong wepatient, weor wenot wegiven weto wethe wecorrect wepatient. weDrugs

weclassified weas wehigh wealert wedrugs weinclude wepotassium, wenarcotics we(opioids), weinsulin,

wecancer wechemotherapy wedrugs, weand weheparin we(or weany wedrug wethat westrongly weaffects weblood

weclotting). wePenicillin, weNSAIDs, weand wecalcium weare wenot weconsidered wehigh wealert wedrugs.




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5. What weis wethe weterm wefor wea wedrug wethat wehas wethe wesame weaction weas wea wenaturally weoccurring
body wehormone weor weenzyme?
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a. Agonist
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c. Chemical
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weand wemimics wethe weactions weof wenaturally weoccurring webody wesubstances we(intrinsic

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a. Drug wepotency
b. Pharmacodynamics
c. Therapeutic weeffect
d. Pharmacokinetics
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wea wedrug. wePharmacodynamics werefers weto wehow wea wedrug weworks weto wechange webody wefunction.

weDrug wepotency werefers weto wehow westrongly weor weto wewhat wedegree wea wedrug weexerts weits

weeffects. weThe wetherapeutic weeffect weis wecloser weto wepharmacodynamics, wemeaning wehow wea

wedrug weworks weto wechange webody wefunction.




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7. In wethe weUnited weStates, wewhich wegroup weis weresponsible wefor weenforcing weestablished
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d. Association weof wePharmaceutical weManufacturers




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