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 use of drugs to diagnose and treat disease
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
C. The study of how drugs are absorbed and excreted
D. The study of disease processes in human beings
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Rationale:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their interactions with
living systems. Therapeutics concerns the clinical use of drugs,
whereas absorption and excretion are components of
pharmacokinetics. (Ethernet NDL)
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which term refers specifically to the study of drugs in
humans, including both healthy individuals and patients?
A. Pharmacology
B. Therapeutics
C. Clinical pharmacology
D. Pharmacodynamics
Correct Answer:
C. Clinical pharmacology
Rationale:
Clinical pharmacology focuses on the effects and use of drugs in
humans. Pharmacology has a broader scope, while therapeutics
focuses on the medical use of drugs. (Ethernet NDL)
, Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which term describes the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent,
or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy?
A. Therapeutics
B. Pharmacology
C. Pharmacokinetics
D. Clinical pharmacology
Correct Answer:
A. Therapeutics
Rationale:
Therapeutics is concerned with the clinical use of drugs for
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Pharmacology is the
broader scientific study of drugs and their interactions with living
systems. (Ethernet NDL)
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement is the most appropriate definition of a drug
in the framework of introductory pharmacology?
A. A substance that always produces a therapeutic effect
B. A chemical that can affect living processes
C. A substance that is available only by prescription
D. A chemical that produces beneficial effects without adverse
effects
Correct Answer:
B. A chemical that can affect living processes
Rationale:
A drug is broadly defined as a chemical that can affect living
processes. The definition does not require that the effect be
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 use of drugs to diagnose and treat disease
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
C. The study of how drugs are absorbed and excreted
D. The study of disease processes in human beings
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Rationale:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their interactions with
living systems. Therapeutics concerns the clinical use of drugs,
whereas absorption and excretion are components of
pharmacokinetics. (Ethernet NDL)
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which term refers specifically to the study of drugs in
humans, including both healthy individuals and patients?
A. Pharmacology
B. Therapeutics
C. Clinical pharmacology
D. Pharmacodynamics
Correct Answer:
C. Clinical pharmacology
Rationale:
Clinical pharmacology focuses on the effects and use of drugs in
humans. Pharmacology has a broader scope, while therapeutics
focuses on the medical use of drugs. (Ethernet NDL)
, Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which term describes the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent,
or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy?
A. Therapeutics
B. Pharmacology
C. Pharmacokinetics
D. Clinical pharmacology
Correct Answer:
A. Therapeutics
Rationale:
Therapeutics is concerned with the clinical use of drugs for
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Pharmacology is the
broader scientific study of drugs and their interactions with living
systems. (Ethernet NDL)
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement is the most appropriate definition of a drug
in the framework of introductory pharmacology?
A. A substance that always produces a therapeutic effect
B. A chemical that can affect living processes
C. A substance that is available only by prescription
D. A chemical that produces beneficial effects without adverse
effects
Correct Answer:
B. A chemical that can affect living processes
Rationale:
A drug is broadly defined as a chemical that can affect living
processes. The definition does not require that the effect be
