ANALYZED PHARMACOLOGY o
TEST BANK o
What ois othe oname ounder owhich oa odrug ois olisted oby othe oU.S. oFood oand oDrug oAdministration
o(FDA)? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Official
Which osource ocontains oinformation ospecific oto onutritional osupplements? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-United
oStates oPharmacopoeia/National oFormulary o(USP oNF)
is othe omost ocomprehensive oreference oavailable oto oresearch oa odrug ointeraction? o- oCORRECT
oANSWER o- oDrug oInteraction oFacts
The ophysician ohas owritten oan oorder ofor oa odrug owith owhich othe onurse ois ounfamiliar. oWhich osection
oof othe oPhysicians' oDesk oReference o(PDR) ois omost ohelpful oto oget oinformation oabout othis odrug? o-
oCORRECT oANSWER o-Brand oand oGeneric oName osection
Which oonline odrug oreference omakes oavailable oto ohealth ocare oproviders oand othe opublic oa ostandard,
ocomprehensive, oup-to-date olook oup oand odownloadable oresource oabout omedicines? o- oCORRECT
oANSWER o- oDailyMed
Which olegislation oauthorizes othe oFDA oto odetermine othe osafety oof oa odrug obefore oits omarketing? o-
oCORRECT oANSWER o-Federal oFood, oDrug, oand oCosmetic oAct o(1938)
Meperidine o(Demerol) ois oa onarcotic owith oa ohigh opotential ofor ophysical oand opsychological
odependency. oUnder owhich oclassification odoes othis odrug ofall? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-II
What owould othe oFDA odo oto oexpedite odrug odevelopment oand oapproval ofor oan ooutbreak oof osmallpox,
ofor owhich othere ois ono oknown otreatment? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Fast otrack othe oinvestigational odrug.
,Which ostatement ois otrue oabout oover-the-counter o(OTC) odrugs? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-They oare
osold owithout oa oprescription.
Which ois othe omost oauthoritative oreference ofor omedications othat oare oinjected? o- oCORRECT
oANSWER o- oHandbook oon oInjectable oDrugs
The onurse ois oadministering oLomotil, oa oSchedule oV odrug. oWhich ostatement ois otrue oabout othis odrug's
oclassification? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Abuse opotential ofor othis odrug ois olow.
The onurse ois otranscribing onew oorders owritten ofor oa opatient owith oa osubstance oabuse ohistory. oChoose othe
omedication oordered othat ohas othe ogreatest orisk ofor oabuse. o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Lortab
An oolder oadult oexperiencing oshortness oof obreath ois obrought oto othe ohospital oby oher odaughter.
oWhile oobtaining othe omedication ohistory ofrom othe opatient oand oher odaughter, othe onurse odiscovers
othat oneither ohas oa olist oof othe opatient's ocurrent omedications oor oprescriptions. oAll othe opatient
ohas ois oa oweekly opill odispenser othat ocontains ofour odifferent opills. oThe oprescriptions oare ofilled
othrough othe olocal opharmacy. oWhich oresource(s) owould obe oappropriate oto ouse oin odetermining
othe omedication onames oand odoses? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Physicians' oDesk oReference, oSection o4
Senior ocitizens' ocenter
oPatient's ohome opharmacy
The onurse oplanning opatient oteaching oregarding odrug onames owould oinclude owhich ostatement(s)?
o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-The oofficial oname ois othe oname ounder owhich othe odrug ois olisted oby othe oU.S.
oFood oand oDrug oAdministration o(FDA).
Brand onames oare oeasier oto opronounce, ospell, oand oremember.
oThe ofirst oletter oof othe ogeneric oname ois onot ocapitalized.
When ocategorizing, othe onurse ois oaware othat owhich odrug(s) owould obe oconsidered oSchedule oII? o-
oCORRECT oANSWER o-Percodan
,Amphetamines
The onurse oassesses ohives oin oa opatient ostarted oon oa onew omedication. oWhat ois othe onurse's opriority
oaction? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Notify ophysician oof oallergic oreaction.
The onurse oadministers oan oinitial odose oof oa osteroid oto oa opatient owith oasthma. oThirty ominutes oafter
oadministration, othe onurse ofinds othe opatient oagitated oand ostating othat o"everyone ois oout oto oget ome."
oWhat ois othe oterm ofor othis ounusual oreaction? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Idiosyncratic oreaction
Which ois othe obest odescription oof owhen odrug ointeractions ooccur? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-On othe
oalteration oof othe oeffect oof oone odrug oby oanother odrug
What ooccurs owhen otwo odrugs ocompete ofor othe osame oreceptor osite, oresulting oin oincreased oactivity
oof othe ofirst odrug? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Displacement
What odo odrug oblood olevels oindicate? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-They odetermine oif othe oamount oof odrug
oin othe obody ois oin oa otherapeutic orange.
What ois othe oprocess oby owhich oa odrug ois otransported oby ocirculating obody ofluids oto oreceptor
osites? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Distribution
The onurse oassesses owhich oblood olevel oto odetermine othe oamount oof ocirculating omedication oin oa
opatient? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Drug
The onurse oadministers o50 omg oof oa odrug oat o6:00 oAM othat ohas oa ohalf-life oof o8 ohours. oWhat otime
owill oit obe owhen o25 omg oof othe odrug ohas obeen oeliminated ofrom othe obody? o- oCORRECT oANSWER
o-2:00 oPM
What owill othe onurse oneed oto odetermine ofirst oin oorder oto omix otwo odrugs oin othe osame osyringe? o-
oCORRECT oANSWER o-Compatibility oof othe odrugs
, A opatient odeveloped ohives oand oitching oafter oreceiving oa odrug ofor othe ofirst otime. oWhich oinstruction oby
othe onurse ois oaccurate? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Stop othe omedication oand oencourage othe opatient oto
owear oa omedical oalert obracelet othat oexplains othe oallergy.
When oobtaining oa opatient's ohealth ohistory, owhich oassessment odata owould othe onurse oidentify oas ohaving
othe omost oeffect oon odrug ometabolism? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-History oof oliver odisease
A ophysician's oorder oindicates oto oadminister oa omedication oto othe opatient ovia othe opercutaneous
oroute. oThe onurse ocan oanticipate othat othe opatient owill oreceive othis omedication o- oCORRECT oANSWER
o-topically.
A onurse ois opreparing oto oadminister otetracycline oto oa opatient odiagnosed owith oan oinfection.
oWhich omedication oshould onot obe oadministered owith otetracycline? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-
Mylanta
Which ostatement(s) oabout oliberation oof odrugs ois/are otrue? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-A odrug omust obe
odissolved oin obody ofluids obefore oit ocan obe oabsorbed ointo obody otissues.
A osolid odrug otaken oorally omust odisintegrate oand odissolve oin oGI ofluids oto oallow ofor oabsorption ointo othe
obloodstream ofor otransport oto othe osite oof oaction.
The oprocess oof oconverting othe odrug ointo oa osoluble oform ocan obe ocontrolled oto oa ocertain odegree
oby othe odosage oform.
Converting othe odrug oto oa osoluble oform ocan obe oinfluenced oby oadministering othe odrug owith oor
owithout ofood oin othe opatient's ostomach.
Which oare oroutes oof odrug oexcretion? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-GI otract;
ofeces oGenitourinary o(GU) otract; ourine
Respiratory osystem; oexhalation
Which oroute(s) oenable(s) odrug oabsorption omore orapidly othan othe osubcut oroute? o- oCORRECT
oANSWER o-IV oroute
TEST BANK o
What ois othe oname ounder owhich oa odrug ois olisted oby othe oU.S. oFood oand oDrug oAdministration
o(FDA)? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Official
Which osource ocontains oinformation ospecific oto onutritional osupplements? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-United
oStates oPharmacopoeia/National oFormulary o(USP oNF)
is othe omost ocomprehensive oreference oavailable oto oresearch oa odrug ointeraction? o- oCORRECT
oANSWER o- oDrug oInteraction oFacts
The ophysician ohas owritten oan oorder ofor oa odrug owith owhich othe onurse ois ounfamiliar. oWhich osection
oof othe oPhysicians' oDesk oReference o(PDR) ois omost ohelpful oto oget oinformation oabout othis odrug? o-
oCORRECT oANSWER o-Brand oand oGeneric oName osection
Which oonline odrug oreference omakes oavailable oto ohealth ocare oproviders oand othe opublic oa ostandard,
ocomprehensive, oup-to-date olook oup oand odownloadable oresource oabout omedicines? o- oCORRECT
oANSWER o- oDailyMed
Which olegislation oauthorizes othe oFDA oto odetermine othe osafety oof oa odrug obefore oits omarketing? o-
oCORRECT oANSWER o-Federal oFood, oDrug, oand oCosmetic oAct o(1938)
Meperidine o(Demerol) ois oa onarcotic owith oa ohigh opotential ofor ophysical oand opsychological
odependency. oUnder owhich oclassification odoes othis odrug ofall? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-II
What owould othe oFDA odo oto oexpedite odrug odevelopment oand oapproval ofor oan ooutbreak oof osmallpox,
ofor owhich othere ois ono oknown otreatment? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Fast otrack othe oinvestigational odrug.
,Which ostatement ois otrue oabout oover-the-counter o(OTC) odrugs? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-They oare
osold owithout oa oprescription.
Which ois othe omost oauthoritative oreference ofor omedications othat oare oinjected? o- oCORRECT
oANSWER o- oHandbook oon oInjectable oDrugs
The onurse ois oadministering oLomotil, oa oSchedule oV odrug. oWhich ostatement ois otrue oabout othis odrug's
oclassification? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Abuse opotential ofor othis odrug ois olow.
The onurse ois otranscribing onew oorders owritten ofor oa opatient owith oa osubstance oabuse ohistory. oChoose othe
omedication oordered othat ohas othe ogreatest orisk ofor oabuse. o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Lortab
An oolder oadult oexperiencing oshortness oof obreath ois obrought oto othe ohospital oby oher odaughter.
oWhile oobtaining othe omedication ohistory ofrom othe opatient oand oher odaughter, othe onurse odiscovers
othat oneither ohas oa olist oof othe opatient's ocurrent omedications oor oprescriptions. oAll othe opatient
ohas ois oa oweekly opill odispenser othat ocontains ofour odifferent opills. oThe oprescriptions oare ofilled
othrough othe olocal opharmacy. oWhich oresource(s) owould obe oappropriate oto ouse oin odetermining
othe omedication onames oand odoses? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Physicians' oDesk oReference, oSection o4
Senior ocitizens' ocenter
oPatient's ohome opharmacy
The onurse oplanning opatient oteaching oregarding odrug onames owould oinclude owhich ostatement(s)?
o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-The oofficial oname ois othe oname ounder owhich othe odrug ois olisted oby othe oU.S.
oFood oand oDrug oAdministration o(FDA).
Brand onames oare oeasier oto opronounce, ospell, oand oremember.
oThe ofirst oletter oof othe ogeneric oname ois onot ocapitalized.
When ocategorizing, othe onurse ois oaware othat owhich odrug(s) owould obe oconsidered oSchedule oII? o-
oCORRECT oANSWER o-Percodan
,Amphetamines
The onurse oassesses ohives oin oa opatient ostarted oon oa onew omedication. oWhat ois othe onurse's opriority
oaction? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Notify ophysician oof oallergic oreaction.
The onurse oadministers oan oinitial odose oof oa osteroid oto oa opatient owith oasthma. oThirty ominutes oafter
oadministration, othe onurse ofinds othe opatient oagitated oand ostating othat o"everyone ois oout oto oget ome."
oWhat ois othe oterm ofor othis ounusual oreaction? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Idiosyncratic oreaction
Which ois othe obest odescription oof owhen odrug ointeractions ooccur? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-On othe
oalteration oof othe oeffect oof oone odrug oby oanother odrug
What ooccurs owhen otwo odrugs ocompete ofor othe osame oreceptor osite, oresulting oin oincreased oactivity
oof othe ofirst odrug? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Displacement
What odo odrug oblood olevels oindicate? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-They odetermine oif othe oamount oof odrug
oin othe obody ois oin oa otherapeutic orange.
What ois othe oprocess oby owhich oa odrug ois otransported oby ocirculating obody ofluids oto oreceptor
osites? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Distribution
The onurse oassesses owhich oblood olevel oto odetermine othe oamount oof ocirculating omedication oin oa
opatient? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Drug
The onurse oadministers o50 omg oof oa odrug oat o6:00 oAM othat ohas oa ohalf-life oof o8 ohours. oWhat otime
owill oit obe owhen o25 omg oof othe odrug ohas obeen oeliminated ofrom othe obody? o- oCORRECT oANSWER
o-2:00 oPM
What owill othe onurse oneed oto odetermine ofirst oin oorder oto omix otwo odrugs oin othe osame osyringe? o-
oCORRECT oANSWER o-Compatibility oof othe odrugs
, A opatient odeveloped ohives oand oitching oafter oreceiving oa odrug ofor othe ofirst otime. oWhich oinstruction oby
othe onurse ois oaccurate? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-Stop othe omedication oand oencourage othe opatient oto
owear oa omedical oalert obracelet othat oexplains othe oallergy.
When oobtaining oa opatient's ohealth ohistory, owhich oassessment odata owould othe onurse oidentify oas ohaving
othe omost oeffect oon odrug ometabolism? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-History oof oliver odisease
A ophysician's oorder oindicates oto oadminister oa omedication oto othe opatient ovia othe opercutaneous
oroute. oThe onurse ocan oanticipate othat othe opatient owill oreceive othis omedication o- oCORRECT oANSWER
o-topically.
A onurse ois opreparing oto oadminister otetracycline oto oa opatient odiagnosed owith oan oinfection.
oWhich omedication oshould onot obe oadministered owith otetracycline? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-
Mylanta
Which ostatement(s) oabout oliberation oof odrugs ois/are otrue? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-A odrug omust obe
odissolved oin obody ofluids obefore oit ocan obe oabsorbed ointo obody otissues.
A osolid odrug otaken oorally omust odisintegrate oand odissolve oin oGI ofluids oto oallow ofor oabsorption ointo othe
obloodstream ofor otransport oto othe osite oof oaction.
The oprocess oof oconverting othe odrug ointo oa osoluble oform ocan obe ocontrolled oto oa ocertain odegree
oby othe odosage oform.
Converting othe odrug oto oa osoluble oform ocan obe oinfluenced oby oadministering othe odrug owith oor
owithout ofood oin othe opatient's ostomach.
Which oare oroutes oof odrug oexcretion? o- oCORRECT oANSWER o-GI otract;
ofeces oGenitourinary o(GU) otract; ourine
Respiratory osystem; oexhalation
Which oroute(s) oenable(s) odrug oabsorption omore orapidly othan othe osubcut oroute? o- oCORRECT
oANSWER o-IV oroute
