Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best defines pharmacology?
A. The study of how diseases alter normal body function
B. The study of drugs and their effects on living organisms
C. The process of selecting a patient's diet during illness
D. The study of microorganisms that cause infection
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their effects on living organisms
Rationale:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their effects on living
systems. A focuses on pathophysiology, C is related to nutrition,
and D focuses on microbiology rather than drug effects.
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nursing student is reviewing the four basic terms used in
introductory pharmacology. Which term refers specifically to
the use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, or treat disease?
A. Therapeutics
B. Pharmacokinetics
C. Pharmacodynamics
D. Toxicology
Correct Answer:
A. Therapeutics
Rationale:
Therapeutics concerns the use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, or
treat disease. Pharmacokinetics describes what the body does to
a drug, pharmacodynamics describes what the drug does to the
, body, and toxicology focuses on harmful effects of chemicals and
drugs.
Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which description best represents pharmacokinetics?
A. The study of how drugs produce their effects
B. The study of how the body handles a drug
C. The study of whether a drug is available without a prescription
D. The study of how nurses educate patients about medications
Correct Answer:
B. The study of how the body handles a drug
Rationale:
Pharmacokinetics describes the movement of drugs through the
body, including absorption, distribution, metabolism, and
excretion. A describes pharmacodynamics. C and D do not define
pharmacokinetics.
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which characteristic is most consistent with an ideal drug?
A. It produces predictable therapeutic effects with minimal toxicity.
B. It produces the strongest possible effect regardless of adverse
effects.
C. It affects many body systems equally.
D. Its effects continue indefinitely after one dose.
Correct Answer:
A. It produces predictable therapeutic effects with minimal toxicity.
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best defines pharmacology?
A. The study of how diseases alter normal body function
B. The study of drugs and their effects on living organisms
C. The process of selecting a patient's diet during illness
D. The study of microorganisms that cause infection
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their effects on living organisms
Rationale:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their effects on living
systems. A focuses on pathophysiology, C is related to nutrition,
and D focuses on microbiology rather than drug effects.
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nursing student is reviewing the four basic terms used in
introductory pharmacology. Which term refers specifically to
the use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, or treat disease?
A. Therapeutics
B. Pharmacokinetics
C. Pharmacodynamics
D. Toxicology
Correct Answer:
A. Therapeutics
Rationale:
Therapeutics concerns the use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, or
treat disease. Pharmacokinetics describes what the body does to
a drug, pharmacodynamics describes what the drug does to the
, body, and toxicology focuses on harmful effects of chemicals and
drugs.
Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which description best represents pharmacokinetics?
A. The study of how drugs produce their effects
B. The study of how the body handles a drug
C. The study of whether a drug is available without a prescription
D. The study of how nurses educate patients about medications
Correct Answer:
B. The study of how the body handles a drug
Rationale:
Pharmacokinetics describes the movement of drugs through the
body, including absorption, distribution, metabolism, and
excretion. A describes pharmacodynamics. C and D do not define
pharmacokinetics.
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which characteristic is most consistent with an ideal drug?
A. It produces predictable therapeutic effects with minimal toxicity.
B. It produces the strongest possible effect regardless of adverse
effects.
C. It affects many body systems equally.
D. Its effects continue indefinitely after one dose.
Correct Answer:
A. It produces predictable therapeutic effects with minimal toxicity.
