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 reviewing the term drug in pharmacology.
Which statement best reflects the meaning used in Lehne’s
Pharmacology for Nursing Care?
A. A substance approved only for treating disease
B. Any chemical capable of affecting living processes
C. A chemical that produces only beneficial physiologic effects
D. Any substance that requires a prescription
Correct Answer:
B. Any chemical capable of affecting living processes
Rationale:
A drug is broadly defined as a chemical that can affect living
processes. The definition is broader than substances prescribed
to treat disease. A drug does not have to produce only beneficial
effects or require a prescription. (Ethernet University)
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which term refers specifically to the study of drugs in humans?
A. Pharmacology
B. Clinical pharmacology
C. Therapeutics
D. Pharmacokinetics
Correct Answer:
B. Clinical pharmacology
Rationale:
Clinical pharmacology focuses on the effects and interactions of
drugs in humans, including both patients and healthy volunteers.
, Pharmacology is broader, whereas therapeutics concerns the
clinical use of drugs. (Ethernet University)
Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nurse explains that therapeutics concerns the use of
medications to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. Which
additional application is included in this concept?
A. Preventing pregnancy
B. Measuring receptor density
C. Studying drug molecular structure only
D. Identifying the chemical source of every medication
Correct Answer:
A. Preventing pregnancy
Rationale:
Therapeutics, or pharmacotherapeutics, involves the medical use
of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease and to prevent
pregnancy. The other options describe activities that may be part
of pharmacologic science but do not define therapeutics.
(Ethernet University)
Question 4 — Easy — Select All That Apply
Which characteristics are among the three most important
properties of an ideal drug? Select all that apply.
A. Effectiveness
B. Safety
C. Selectivity
D. Irreversible action
E. High cost
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nursing student is reviewing the term drug in pharmacology.
Which statement best reflects the meaning used in Lehne’s
Pharmacology for Nursing Care?
A. A substance approved only for treating disease
B. Any chemical capable of affecting living processes
C. A chemical that produces only beneficial physiologic effects
D. Any substance that requires a prescription
Correct Answer:
B. Any chemical capable of affecting living processes
Rationale:
A drug is broadly defined as a chemical that can affect living
processes. The definition is broader than substances prescribed
to treat disease. A drug does not have to produce only beneficial
effects or require a prescription. (Ethernet University)
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which term refers specifically to the study of drugs in humans?
A. Pharmacology
B. Clinical pharmacology
C. Therapeutics
D. Pharmacokinetics
Correct Answer:
B. Clinical pharmacology
Rationale:
Clinical pharmacology focuses on the effects and interactions of
drugs in humans, including both patients and healthy volunteers.
, Pharmacology is broader, whereas therapeutics concerns the
clinical use of drugs. (Ethernet University)
Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nurse explains that therapeutics concerns the use of
medications to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. Which
additional application is included in this concept?
A. Preventing pregnancy
B. Measuring receptor density
C. Studying drug molecular structure only
D. Identifying the chemical source of every medication
Correct Answer:
A. Preventing pregnancy
Rationale:
Therapeutics, or pharmacotherapeutics, involves the medical use
of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease and to prevent
pregnancy. The other options describe activities that may be part
of pharmacologic science but do not define therapeutics.
(Ethernet University)
Question 4 — Easy — Select All That Apply
Which characteristics are among the three most important
properties of an ideal drug? Select all that apply.
A. Effectiveness
B. Safety
C. Selectivity
D. Irreversible action
E. High cost
