Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nursing student is asked to define pharmacology. Which
response is most accurate?
A. The study of medications used only to treat chronic illness
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
C. The study of medication administration techniques in hospitals
D. The study of adverse effects caused by toxic substances only
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Rationale:
Pharmacology encompasses the study of drugs and how they
interact with living systems. A is too narrow because
pharmacology is not limited to chronic disease. C describes only
one aspect of medication-related nursing practice, while D
focuses specifically on toxicology rather than the broader field.
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which term refers specifically to the study of drugs in humans?
A. Pharmacology
B. Therapeutics
C. Clinical pharmacology
D. Pharmacokinetics
Correct Answer:
C. Clinical pharmacology
Rationale:
Clinical pharmacology focuses on drugs as they are studied and
used in humans, including patients and healthy volunteers.
Pharmacology is broader, while therapeutics concerns the
, medical use of drugs. Pharmacokinetics describes what the body
does to a drug rather than defining the overall discipline of
studying drugs in humans.
Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A medication is prescribed to reduce a patient's symptoms. Which
term best describes the medical use of drugs to achieve this
purpose?
A. Therapeutics
B. Pharmacology
C. Selectivity
D. Pharmacodynamics
Correct Answer:
A. Therapeutics
Rationale:
Therapeutics refers to the medical use of drugs, including their
use to prevent or treat disease. Pharmacology is the broader
study of drugs, whereas selectivity describes a desirable drug
property. Pharmacodynamics addresses the effects drugs
produce in the body.
Question 4 — Easy — SATA
A nurse is reviewing the characteristics of an ideal drug. Which
properties belong to the three most important characteristics?
Select all that apply.
A. Effectiveness
B. Safety
C. Selectivity
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nursing student is asked to define pharmacology. Which
response is most accurate?
A. The study of medications used only to treat chronic illness
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
C. The study of medication administration techniques in hospitals
D. The study of adverse effects caused by toxic substances only
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Rationale:
Pharmacology encompasses the study of drugs and how they
interact with living systems. A is too narrow because
pharmacology is not limited to chronic disease. C describes only
one aspect of medication-related nursing practice, while D
focuses specifically on toxicology rather than the broader field.
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which term refers specifically to the study of drugs in humans?
A. Pharmacology
B. Therapeutics
C. Clinical pharmacology
D. Pharmacokinetics
Correct Answer:
C. Clinical pharmacology
Rationale:
Clinical pharmacology focuses on drugs as they are studied and
used in humans, including patients and healthy volunteers.
Pharmacology is broader, while therapeutics concerns the
, medical use of drugs. Pharmacokinetics describes what the body
does to a drug rather than defining the overall discipline of
studying drugs in humans.
Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A medication is prescribed to reduce a patient's symptoms. Which
term best describes the medical use of drugs to achieve this
purpose?
A. Therapeutics
B. Pharmacology
C. Selectivity
D. Pharmacodynamics
Correct Answer:
A. Therapeutics
Rationale:
Therapeutics refers to the medical use of drugs, including their
use to prevent or treat disease. Pharmacology is the broader
study of drugs, whereas selectivity describes a desirable drug
property. Pharmacodynamics addresses the effects drugs
produce in the body.
Question 4 — Easy — SATA
A nurse is reviewing the characteristics of an ideal drug. Which
properties belong to the three most important characteristics?
Select all that apply.
A. Effectiveness
B. Safety
C. Selectivity
