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 are diagnosed and treated
B. The study of drugs and their effects on living organisms
C. The study of surgical procedures used to treat disease
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
organisms. Option A describes a broader area of clinical
medicine, option C concerns surgery, and option D describes
microbiology rather than pharmacology.
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nursing student asks what pharmacotherapeutics means.
Which response by the instructor is most accurate?
A. It is the study of how drugs are absorbed and eliminated.
B. It is the use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease.
C. It is the study of toxic effects produced by chemicals.
D. It is the study of the chemical structure of medications.
Correct Answer:
B. It is the use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease.
Rationale:
Pharmacotherapeutics focuses on the clinical use of drugs for
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease.
Pharmacokinetics addresses drug movement through the body,
whereas toxicity focuses on harmful effects.
, Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes pharmacokinetics?
A. What the drug does to the body
B. What the body does to the drug
C. Why patients develop adverse drug reactions
D. How drugs are named and classified
Correct Answer:
B. What the body does to the drug
Rationale:
Pharmacokinetics describes the movement of drugs through the
body, including processes such as absorption, distribution,
metabolism, and excretion. Pharmacodynamics describes what
the drug does to the body.
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which characteristic would be most desirable in an ideal
therapeutic drug?
A. Produces extensive effects throughout the body
B. Produces the desired therapeutic effect with minimal unwanted
effects
C. Has unpredictable responses among patients
D. Produces irreversible effects after a single dose
Correct Answer:
B. Produces the desired therapeutic effect with minimal unwanted
effects
Rationale:
An ideal drug should provide the desired therapeutic effect while
minimizing harmful or unwanted effects. Predictability, safety, and
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 are diagnosed and treated
B. The study of drugs and their effects on living organisms
C. The study of surgical procedures used to treat disease
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
organisms. Option A describes a broader area of clinical
medicine, option C concerns surgery, and option D describes
microbiology rather than pharmacology.
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nursing student asks what pharmacotherapeutics means.
Which response by the instructor is most accurate?
A. It is the study of how drugs are absorbed and eliminated.
B. It is the use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease.
C. It is the study of toxic effects produced by chemicals.
D. It is the study of the chemical structure of medications.
Correct Answer:
B. It is the use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease.
Rationale:
Pharmacotherapeutics focuses on the clinical use of drugs for
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease.
Pharmacokinetics addresses drug movement through the body,
whereas toxicity focuses on harmful effects.
, Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes pharmacokinetics?
A. What the drug does to the body
B. What the body does to the drug
C. Why patients develop adverse drug reactions
D. How drugs are named and classified
Correct Answer:
B. What the body does to the drug
Rationale:
Pharmacokinetics describes the movement of drugs through the
body, including processes such as absorption, distribution,
metabolism, and excretion. Pharmacodynamics describes what
the drug does to the body.
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which characteristic would be most desirable in an ideal
therapeutic drug?
A. Produces extensive effects throughout the body
B. Produces the desired therapeutic effect with minimal unwanted
effects
C. Has unpredictable responses among patients
D. Produces irreversible effects after a single dose
Correct Answer:
B. Produces the desired therapeutic effect with minimal unwanted
effects
Rationale:
An ideal drug should provide the desired therapeutic effect while
minimizing harmful or unwanted effects. Predictability, safety, and
