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 the body absorbs, distributes, metabolizes,
and excretes drugs
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living organisms
C. The study of diseases that can be treated with surgery
D. The study of how medications are prepared for dispensing
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 systems. Option A describes pharmacokinetics, which
focuses on what the body does to a drug. Option C is not the
definition of pharmacology, and option D describes medication
preparation rather than the broader science of drugs.
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
The nurse is reviewing the four basic terms used in introductory
pharmacology. Which term describes what the body does to a
drug?
A. Pharmacodynamics
B. Pharmacokinetics
C. Pharmacology
D. Therapeutics
Correct Answer:
B. Pharmacokinetics
Rationale:
Pharmacokinetics describes the processes by which the body
, handles a drug, including absorption, distribution, metabolism,
and excretion. Pharmacodynamics describes what the drug does
to the body. Pharmacology is the broader study of drugs, while
therapeutics concerns the use of treatments to prevent or manage
disease.
Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes pharmacodynamics?
A. It describes the movement of drugs through the body.
B. It describes the chemical preparation of drugs.
C. It describes the effects drugs produce in the body and how
those effects occur.
D. It describes how medications are packaged and labeled.
Correct Answer:
C. It describes the effects drugs produce in the body and how
those effects occur.
Rationale:
Pharmacodynamics addresses what the drug does to the body,
including drug-receptor interactions and resulting effects. Option
A describes pharmacokinetics. Options B and D concern drug
preparation and handling rather than drug action.
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nurse explains that an ideal drug should produce the desired
therapeutic effect without causing unnecessary harmful effects.
Which property is being emphasized?
A. Safety
B. Selectivity
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 the body absorbs, distributes, metabolizes,
and excretes drugs
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living organisms
C. The study of diseases that can be treated with surgery
D. The study of how medications are prepared for dispensing
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 systems. Option A describes pharmacokinetics, which
focuses on what the body does to a drug. Option C is not the
definition of pharmacology, and option D describes medication
preparation rather than the broader science of drugs.
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
The nurse is reviewing the four basic terms used in introductory
pharmacology. Which term describes what the body does to a
drug?
A. Pharmacodynamics
B. Pharmacokinetics
C. Pharmacology
D. Therapeutics
Correct Answer:
B. Pharmacokinetics
Rationale:
Pharmacokinetics describes the processes by which the body
, handles a drug, including absorption, distribution, metabolism,
and excretion. Pharmacodynamics describes what the drug does
to the body. Pharmacology is the broader study of drugs, while
therapeutics concerns the use of treatments to prevent or manage
disease.
Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes pharmacodynamics?
A. It describes the movement of drugs through the body.
B. It describes the chemical preparation of drugs.
C. It describes the effects drugs produce in the body and how
those effects occur.
D. It describes how medications are packaged and labeled.
Correct Answer:
C. It describes the effects drugs produce in the body and how
those effects occur.
Rationale:
Pharmacodynamics addresses what the drug does to the body,
including drug-receptor interactions and resulting effects. Option
A describes pharmacokinetics. Options B and D concern drug
preparation and handling rather than drug action.
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nurse explains that an ideal drug should produce the desired
therapeutic effect without causing unnecessary harmful effects.
Which property is being emphasized?
A. Safety
B. Selectivity
