, MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nursing instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a group of nursing students about
pharmacology. When describing this topic, the instructor would focus the discussion on
which of the following as an essential aspect?
A) Drug name
B) Drug class
C) Drug action
D) Drug source
Ans: C
Feedback:
I en liten stad näraisskogen
Pharmacology bodde
the study Elin,
of drugs entheir
and ungaction
kvinna onsom älskade
living att baka
organisms. Thus,bröd.
an Varje
morgonessential aspect of pharmacology is drug action. An understanding of the drug name, bröd
vaknade hon före solen och tände ljuset i sitt lilla bageri. Doften av nybakat
spreddrug
sig class,
snabbtandgenom gatorna.
drug source is important, but the most critical aspect related to
pharmacology is how the drug acts in the body.
En dag kom en äldre man in och berättade att han saknade smaken av brödet från sin
barndom. Elin lyssnade noggrant när han beskrev hur det brukade smaka – mjukt, varmt
och
2. med en antydan
A nursing student av honung. to administer a prescribed drug to a patient. The student
is preparing
reviews information about the drug and its actions. Which of the following would be the
Hon best choice for obtaining
experimenterade this information?
hela veckan, provadeSelect all that apply.
olika mjölsorter och justerade ugnens värme.
A) tillNursing
När hon instructorhonom en nybakad limpa, tog han en tugga och log stilla.
slut serverade
B) Nurse assigned to the patient
C) Clinical drug reference
Snart blev bageriet en mötesplats där människor samlades för att dela historier och
D) Prescribing health care provider
värme. Elin insåg att hennes bröd inte bara mättade hunger, utan också väckte minnen.
E) Clinical pharmacist
Ans: C, E
Küçük bir sahil kasabasında yaşayan Deniz, eski tekneleri onarmayı çok severdi.
Feedback:
Limandaki
Althoughküçük atölyesinde
the nursing sabırla
student çalışır,
can ask tahtaları
the nursing zımparalar
instructor, ve yelkenleri
the nurse assigned totamir
the ederdi.
patient, and the prescribing health care provider for information about the drug, the best
Bir gün gençfor
choices birdrug
balıkçı, dedesinden
information wouldkalan eski
include an bir kayığı getirdi.
appropriate Tekne yıpranmıştı,
drug reference and the ama
onunclinical
için büyük bir anlam taşıyordu. Deniz dikkatle her detayı inceledi ve işe koyuldu.
pharmacist.
Haftalar süren emekten sonra kayık yeniden denize indirildi. Parlak ahşabı güneşte
ışıldıyordu. Genç balıkçı
3. When describing gözleritypes
the various doluof
dolu teşekkürtoetti.
medications a group of nursing students, a
nursing instructor would identify which of the following as a source for deriving
Denizmedications?
o an anladıSelect
ki yaptığı iş apply.
all that sadece tamir etmek değildi. O, anıları koruyor ve geçmişle
gelecek
A) arasında
Plants bir bağ kuruyordu.
B) Synthetic sources
C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) Animals
Ans: A, B, C, D, E
Feedback:
Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds, minerals, and
animals, as well as created synthetically in a laboratory.
MedConnoisseur
,4. Which of the following names may be assigned to a drug during the process of
development? Select all that apply.
A) Chemical name
B) Official name
C) Pharmacologic name
D) Trade name
E) Nonproprietary name
Ans: A, B, D, E
Feedback:
Throughout the process of development, drugs may have several names assigned to
them including a chemical name, a generic (nonproprietary) name, an official name, and
a trade or brand name.
5. A drug may be classified by which of the following? Select all that apply.
A) The chemical type of the drug's active ingredient
B) The way the drug is used to treat a specific condition
C) The generic name of the drug
D) The trade name of the drug
E) The nonproprietary name of the drug
Ans: A, B
Feedback:
A drug may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by the way it is
used to treat a particular condition. Generic, trade, and nonproprietary refer to how a
drug is named.
6. A group of nursing students are reviewing information about the process of drug
development in the United States. The students demonstrate understanding of this
process when they identify that which of the following categories are assigned by the
Food and Drug Administration to newly approved drugs? Select all that apply.
A) Metabolite
B) Noncontrolled substance
C) Prescription
D) Nonprescription
E) Controlled substance
Ans: C, D, E
Feedback:
Once drugs are approved for use, the FDA assigns the drug to one of the following
categories: prescription, nonprescription, or controlled substance. Metabolite refers to
the inactive form of the drug. Noncontrolled substance is a term that is not used.
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, 7. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to do to ensure the safe
use of prescription drugs in the institutional setting? Select all that apply.
A) Administering drugs
B) Monitoring clients for drug effects
C) Prescribing drugs
D) Evaluating clients for toxic effects
E) Educating clients/caregivers about drugs
Ans: A, B, D, E
Feedback:
In the institutional setting, the nurse's role to ensure safe use of prescription drugs
includes administering drugs, monitoring drug effects, evaluating for toxic effects, and
educating clients and caregivers about drugs.
8. The nurse is helping a client review a prescription from the health care provider. When
examining the prescription, which of the following would the nurse expect to find
documented? Select all that apply.
A) Name of the drug
B) Dosage of the drug
C) Route of drug administration
D) Times of drug administration
E) Licensed prescriber's signature
Ans: A, B, C, D, E
Feedback:
The prescription must contain the client's name, the name of the drug, the dosage, the
method and times of administration, and the signature of the licensed health care
provider prescribing the drug.
9. After teaching a group of nursing students about nonprescription drugs, the nursing
instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which
of the following? Select all that apply.
A) They require a licensed health care provider's signature.
B) They are referred to as over-the-counter drugs.
C) They can be taken without risk to the client.
D) They have certain labeling requirements.
E) They should be taken only as directed on the label.
Ans: B, D, E
Feedback:
Nonprescription drugs are often referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. They do
not require a prescription (a licensed health care provider's signature) but do not come
without risk to the client. The federal government has imposed labeling requirements of
OTC drugs and they should only be taken as directed on the label unless under the
supervision of a health care provider.
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1. A nursing instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a group of nursing students about
pharmacology. When describing this topic, the instructor would focus the discussion on
which of the following as an essential aspect?
A) Drug name
B) Drug class
C) Drug action
D) Drug source
Ans: C
Feedback:
I en liten stad näraisskogen
Pharmacology bodde
the study Elin,
of drugs entheir
and ungaction
kvinna onsom älskade
living att baka
organisms. Thus,bröd.
an Varje
morgonessential aspect of pharmacology is drug action. An understanding of the drug name, bröd
vaknade hon före solen och tände ljuset i sitt lilla bageri. Doften av nybakat
spreddrug
sig class,
snabbtandgenom gatorna.
drug source is important, but the most critical aspect related to
pharmacology is how the drug acts in the body.
En dag kom en äldre man in och berättade att han saknade smaken av brödet från sin
barndom. Elin lyssnade noggrant när han beskrev hur det brukade smaka – mjukt, varmt
och
2. med en antydan
A nursing student av honung. to administer a prescribed drug to a patient. The student
is preparing
reviews information about the drug and its actions. Which of the following would be the
Hon best choice for obtaining
experimenterade this information?
hela veckan, provadeSelect all that apply.
olika mjölsorter och justerade ugnens värme.
A) tillNursing
När hon instructorhonom en nybakad limpa, tog han en tugga och log stilla.
slut serverade
B) Nurse assigned to the patient
C) Clinical drug reference
Snart blev bageriet en mötesplats där människor samlades för att dela historier och
D) Prescribing health care provider
värme. Elin insåg att hennes bröd inte bara mättade hunger, utan också väckte minnen.
E) Clinical pharmacist
Ans: C, E
Küçük bir sahil kasabasında yaşayan Deniz, eski tekneleri onarmayı çok severdi.
Feedback:
Limandaki
Althoughküçük atölyesinde
the nursing sabırla
student çalışır,
can ask tahtaları
the nursing zımparalar
instructor, ve yelkenleri
the nurse assigned totamir
the ederdi.
patient, and the prescribing health care provider for information about the drug, the best
Bir gün gençfor
choices birdrug
balıkçı, dedesinden
information wouldkalan eski
include an bir kayığı getirdi.
appropriate Tekne yıpranmıştı,
drug reference and the ama
onunclinical
için büyük bir anlam taşıyordu. Deniz dikkatle her detayı inceledi ve işe koyuldu.
pharmacist.
Haftalar süren emekten sonra kayık yeniden denize indirildi. Parlak ahşabı güneşte
ışıldıyordu. Genç balıkçı
3. When describing gözleritypes
the various doluof
dolu teşekkürtoetti.
medications a group of nursing students, a
nursing instructor would identify which of the following as a source for deriving
Denizmedications?
o an anladıSelect
ki yaptığı iş apply.
all that sadece tamir etmek değildi. O, anıları koruyor ve geçmişle
gelecek
A) arasında
Plants bir bağ kuruyordu.
B) Synthetic sources
C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) Animals
Ans: A, B, C, D, E
Feedback:
Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds, minerals, and
animals, as well as created synthetically in a laboratory.
MedConnoisseur
,4. Which of the following names may be assigned to a drug during the process of
development? Select all that apply.
A) Chemical name
B) Official name
C) Pharmacologic name
D) Trade name
E) Nonproprietary name
Ans: A, B, D, E
Feedback:
Throughout the process of development, drugs may have several names assigned to
them including a chemical name, a generic (nonproprietary) name, an official name, and
a trade or brand name.
5. A drug may be classified by which of the following? Select all that apply.
A) The chemical type of the drug's active ingredient
B) The way the drug is used to treat a specific condition
C) The generic name of the drug
D) The trade name of the drug
E) The nonproprietary name of the drug
Ans: A, B
Feedback:
A drug may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by the way it is
used to treat a particular condition. Generic, trade, and nonproprietary refer to how a
drug is named.
6. A group of nursing students are reviewing information about the process of drug
development in the United States. The students demonstrate understanding of this
process when they identify that which of the following categories are assigned by the
Food and Drug Administration to newly approved drugs? Select all that apply.
A) Metabolite
B) Noncontrolled substance
C) Prescription
D) Nonprescription
E) Controlled substance
Ans: C, D, E
Feedback:
Once drugs are approved for use, the FDA assigns the drug to one of the following
categories: prescription, nonprescription, or controlled substance. Metabolite refers to
the inactive form of the drug. Noncontrolled substance is a term that is not used.
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, 7. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to do to ensure the safe
use of prescription drugs in the institutional setting? Select all that apply.
A) Administering drugs
B) Monitoring clients for drug effects
C) Prescribing drugs
D) Evaluating clients for toxic effects
E) Educating clients/caregivers about drugs
Ans: A, B, D, E
Feedback:
In the institutional setting, the nurse's role to ensure safe use of prescription drugs
includes administering drugs, monitoring drug effects, evaluating for toxic effects, and
educating clients and caregivers about drugs.
8. The nurse is helping a client review a prescription from the health care provider. When
examining the prescription, which of the following would the nurse expect to find
documented? Select all that apply.
A) Name of the drug
B) Dosage of the drug
C) Route of drug administration
D) Times of drug administration
E) Licensed prescriber's signature
Ans: A, B, C, D, E
Feedback:
The prescription must contain the client's name, the name of the drug, the dosage, the
method and times of administration, and the signature of the licensed health care
provider prescribing the drug.
9. After teaching a group of nursing students about nonprescription drugs, the nursing
instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which
of the following? Select all that apply.
A) They require a licensed health care provider's signature.
B) They are referred to as over-the-counter drugs.
C) They can be taken without risk to the client.
D) They have certain labeling requirements.
E) They should be taken only as directed on the label.
Ans: B, D, E
Feedback:
Nonprescription drugs are often referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. They do
not require a prescription (a licensed health care provider's signature) but do not come
without risk to the client. The federal government has imposed labeling requirements of
OTC drugs and they should only be taken as directed on the label unless under the
supervision of a health care provider.
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