Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — MCQ
Which statement best describes pharmacology?
A. The study of surgical procedures used to treat disease
B. The study of drugs and their effects on living organisms
C. The study of nutrition and dietary supplements
D. The study of disease-causing microorganisms
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 refers to surgery, C to nutrition, and D
primarily to microbiology and infectious disease. Understanding
this basic term provides the foundation for studying medication
therapy.
Question 2 — Easy — MCQ
A nurse is teaching a student about pharmacotherapy. Which
description is most accurate?
A. The process of identifying chemical structures of drugs
B. The use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, or treat disease
C. The measurement of drug concentration in laboratory
specimens
D. The study of how medications are manufactured
Correct Answer:
B. The use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, or treat disease
Rationale:
Pharmacotherapy focuses on the use of drugs to prevent,
diagnose, or treat disease. Options A, C, and D describe activities
, related to drug development, monitoring, or manufacturing rather
than the therapeutic use of medications.
Question 3 — Easy — SATA
Which characteristics are consistent with the concept of an
ideal drug? Select all that apply.
A. Produces the desired therapeutic effect
B. Produces serious adverse effects at therapeutic doses
C. Acts selectively on the intended target
D. Has a predictable response
E. Is unnecessarily difficult to administer
Correct Answers:
A, C, D
Rationale:
An ideal drug should effectively produce the desired therapeutic
response, act selectively when possible, and produce predictable
effects. Serious adverse effects and unnecessary difficulty of
administration are undesirable properties. An ideal drug would
maximize benefit while minimizing harm.
Question 4 — Easy — MCQ
A patient asks why a medication was prescribed. Which
response best explains the therapeutic objective of drug
therapy?
A. To produce the highest possible drug concentration
B. To eliminate every physiologic response to the disease
C. To produce the desired beneficial effect with the least possible
harm
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — MCQ
Which statement best describes pharmacology?
A. The study of surgical procedures used to treat disease
B. The study of drugs and their effects on living organisms
C. The study of nutrition and dietary supplements
D. The study of disease-causing microorganisms
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 refers to surgery, C to nutrition, and D
primarily to microbiology and infectious disease. Understanding
this basic term provides the foundation for studying medication
therapy.
Question 2 — Easy — MCQ
A nurse is teaching a student about pharmacotherapy. Which
description is most accurate?
A. The process of identifying chemical structures of drugs
B. The use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, or treat disease
C. The measurement of drug concentration in laboratory
specimens
D. The study of how medications are manufactured
Correct Answer:
B. The use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, or treat disease
Rationale:
Pharmacotherapy focuses on the use of drugs to prevent,
diagnose, or treat disease. Options A, C, and D describe activities
, related to drug development, monitoring, or manufacturing rather
than the therapeutic use of medications.
Question 3 — Easy — SATA
Which characteristics are consistent with the concept of an
ideal drug? Select all that apply.
A. Produces the desired therapeutic effect
B. Produces serious adverse effects at therapeutic doses
C. Acts selectively on the intended target
D. Has a predictable response
E. Is unnecessarily difficult to administer
Correct Answers:
A, C, D
Rationale:
An ideal drug should effectively produce the desired therapeutic
response, act selectively when possible, and produce predictable
effects. Serious adverse effects and unnecessary difficulty of
administration are undesirable properties. An ideal drug would
maximize benefit while minimizing harm.
Question 4 — Easy — MCQ
A patient asks why a medication was prescribed. Which
response best explains the therapeutic objective of drug
therapy?
A. To produce the highest possible drug concentration
B. To eliminate every physiologic response to the disease
C. To produce the desired beneficial effect with the least possible
harm
