Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — MCQ
A nursing student is asked to define a drug according to the
introductory pharmacology framework. Which response is most
accurate?
A. A substance used only to treat disease
B. Any chemical capable of affecting living processes
C. A chemical that must be prescribed by a healthcare provider
D. Any substance that produces only beneficial effects
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A drug is defined broadly as a chemical that can affect
living processes. It is not limited to prescription medications or
substances that produce beneficial effects. (studylib.net)
Question 2 — Easy — MCQ
Which statement best describes pharmacology?
A. The use of medications to prevent pregnancy
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
C. The study of medication distribution only
D. The treatment of disease without medications
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their
interactions with living systems. The other options describe
narrower or unrelated concepts. (Ethernet Educational Network)
Question 3 — Easy — MCQ
The nurse is explaining clinical pharmacology to a student.
Which explanation is correct?
, A. It is the study of drugs in humans.
B. It is the study of drug manufacturing processes.
C. It is the study of medications only in laboratory animals.
D. It is the study of herbal products in plants.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Clinical pharmacology focuses on drugs in humans,
including patients and healthy volunteers involved in drug
development. The other options do not define the discipline.
(studylib.net)
Question 4 — Easy — MCQ
Which activity best represents therapeutics?
A. Studying how a drug crosses a cell membrane
B. Using a medication to prevent or treat disease
C. Measuring the chemical stability of a tablet
D. Studying drug-receptor binding without considering patient
care
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Therapeutics, also called pharmacotherapeutics,
concerns the medical use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat
disease and to prevent pregnancy. (Ethernet Educational
Network)
Question 5 — Easy — MCQ
Which three characteristics are identified as the most important
properties of an ideal drug?
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — MCQ
A nursing student is asked to define a drug according to the
introductory pharmacology framework. Which response is most
accurate?
A. A substance used only to treat disease
B. Any chemical capable of affecting living processes
C. A chemical that must be prescribed by a healthcare provider
D. Any substance that produces only beneficial effects
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A drug is defined broadly as a chemical that can affect
living processes. It is not limited to prescription medications or
substances that produce beneficial effects. (studylib.net)
Question 2 — Easy — MCQ
Which statement best describes pharmacology?
A. The use of medications to prevent pregnancy
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
C. The study of medication distribution only
D. The treatment of disease without medications
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their
interactions with living systems. The other options describe
narrower or unrelated concepts. (Ethernet Educational Network)
Question 3 — Easy — MCQ
The nurse is explaining clinical pharmacology to a student.
Which explanation is correct?
, A. It is the study of drugs in humans.
B. It is the study of drug manufacturing processes.
C. It is the study of medications only in laboratory animals.
D. It is the study of herbal products in plants.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Clinical pharmacology focuses on drugs in humans,
including patients and healthy volunteers involved in drug
development. The other options do not define the discipline.
(studylib.net)
Question 4 — Easy — MCQ
Which activity best represents therapeutics?
A. Studying how a drug crosses a cell membrane
B. Using a medication to prevent or treat disease
C. Measuring the chemical stability of a tablet
D. Studying drug-receptor binding without considering patient
care
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Therapeutics, also called pharmacotherapeutics,
concerns the medical use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat
disease and to prevent pregnancy. (Ethernet Educational
Network)
Question 5 — Easy — MCQ
Which three characteristics are identified as the most important
properties of an ideal drug?
