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 describes pharmacology?
A. The study of how diseases develop in specific organs
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living organisms
C. The process of selecting a diagnosis for a patient
D. The study of nutrition and dietary supplements
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living organisms
Rationale:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their interactions with
living organisms. A focuses on pathophysiology, C concerns
diagnosis, and D focuses on nutrition rather than drug action.
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nurse is reviewing the term pharmacotherapy with a
nursing student. Which explanation is most accurate?
A. The use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, or treat disease
B. The study of how drugs are manufactured
C. The measurement of drug concentrations in a laboratory
D. The study of microorganisms that cause disease
Correct Answer:
A. The use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, or treat disease
Rationale:
Pharmacotherapy refers to the use of drugs in the prevention,
diagnosis, and treatment of disease. The other options describe
manufacturing, laboratory monitoring, or microbiology rather than
pharmacotherapy.
, Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which property would be most characteristic of an ideal
drug?
A. Produces therapeutic effects only at extremely high doses
B. Produces its desired effects with minimal unwanted effects
C. Produces the same response in every patient regardless of
dose
D. Remains permanently active after administration
Correct Answer:
B. Produces its desired effects with minimal unwanted effects
Rationale:
An ideal drug would provide effective therapy while minimizing
adverse effects. Extremely high doses increase risk, patients can
respond differently to drugs, and permanent activity would prevent
control of drug effects.
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
What is the primary therapeutic objective when administering
a medication?
A. Eliminate every possible adverse effect
B. Produce the desired therapeutic response while minimizing
harm
C. Achieve the highest possible drug concentration
D. Maintain drug effects indefinitely
Correct Answer:
B. Produce the desired therapeutic response while minimizing
harm
Rationale:
The therapeutic objective is to obtain the desired clinical benefit
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes pharmacology?
A. The study of how diseases develop in specific organs
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living organisms
C. The process of selecting a diagnosis for a patient
D. The study of nutrition and dietary supplements
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living organisms
Rationale:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their interactions with
living organisms. A focuses on pathophysiology, C concerns
diagnosis, and D focuses on nutrition rather than drug action.
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nurse is reviewing the term pharmacotherapy with a
nursing student. Which explanation is most accurate?
A. The use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, or treat disease
B. The study of how drugs are manufactured
C. The measurement of drug concentrations in a laboratory
D. The study of microorganisms that cause disease
Correct Answer:
A. The use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, or treat disease
Rationale:
Pharmacotherapy refers to the use of drugs in the prevention,
diagnosis, and treatment of disease. The other options describe
manufacturing, laboratory monitoring, or microbiology rather than
pharmacotherapy.
, Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which property would be most characteristic of an ideal
drug?
A. Produces therapeutic effects only at extremely high doses
B. Produces its desired effects with minimal unwanted effects
C. Produces the same response in every patient regardless of
dose
D. Remains permanently active after administration
Correct Answer:
B. Produces its desired effects with minimal unwanted effects
Rationale:
An ideal drug would provide effective therapy while minimizing
adverse effects. Extremely high doses increase risk, patients can
respond differently to drugs, and permanent activity would prevent
control of drug effects.
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
What is the primary therapeutic objective when administering
a medication?
A. Eliminate every possible adverse effect
B. Produce the desired therapeutic response while minimizing
harm
C. Achieve the highest possible drug concentration
D. Maintain drug effects indefinitely
Correct Answer:
B. Produce the desired therapeutic response while minimizing
harm
Rationale:
The therapeutic objective is to obtain the desired clinical benefit
