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 describes pharmacology?
A. The use of drugs only to treat disease in hospitalized patients
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
C. The study of medication administration techniques used by
nurses
D. The process of developing new medications for commercial
use
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Rationale:
Pharmacology is concerned with drugs and how they interact with
living systems. Clinical pharmacology narrows the focus to drugs
in humans, whereas therapeutics concerns the medical use of
drugs. (studylib.net)
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nursing student is reviewing the four basic terms in
pharmacology. Which term refers specifically to the study of
drugs in humans, including both patients and healthy
volunteers?
A. Drug
B. Pharmacology
C. Clinical pharmacology
D. Therapeutics
Correct Answer:
C. Clinical pharmacology
Rationale:
Clinical pharmacology focuses on the effects and interactions of
drugs in humans. Pharmacology is broader, while therapeutics
, refers to the clinical use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat
disease or prevent pregnancy. (studylib.net)
Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which situation is the clearest example of therapeutics?
A. Studying how a chemical interacts with receptors
B. Measuring how rapidly a drug is absorbed
C. Using a medication to prevent or treat a disease
D. Comparing the chemical structures of two medications
Correct Answer:
C. Using a medication to prevent or treat a disease
Rationale:
Therapeutics, also called pharmacotherapeutics, involves the
medical use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease, as
well as to prevent pregnancy. The other options describe broader
pharmacologic investigation rather than clinical use. (studylib.net)
Question 4 — Easy — Select All That Apply
Which statements correctly describe the four basic
pharmacology terms introduced in the chapter? Select all
that apply.
A. A drug is a chemical capable of affecting living processes.
B. Pharmacology studies drugs and their interactions with living
systems.
C. Clinical pharmacology focuses on drugs in humans.
D. Therapeutics refers only to studying how drugs are
manufactured.
Correct Answers:
A. A drug is a chemical capable of affecting living processes.
B. Pharmacology studies drugs and their interactions with living
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes pharmacology?
A. The use of drugs only to treat disease in hospitalized patients
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
C. The study of medication administration techniques used by
nurses
D. The process of developing new medications for commercial
use
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Rationale:
Pharmacology is concerned with drugs and how they interact with
living systems. Clinical pharmacology narrows the focus to drugs
in humans, whereas therapeutics concerns the medical use of
drugs. (studylib.net)
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nursing student is reviewing the four basic terms in
pharmacology. Which term refers specifically to the study of
drugs in humans, including both patients and healthy
volunteers?
A. Drug
B. Pharmacology
C. Clinical pharmacology
D. Therapeutics
Correct Answer:
C. Clinical pharmacology
Rationale:
Clinical pharmacology focuses on the effects and interactions of
drugs in humans. Pharmacology is broader, while therapeutics
, refers to the clinical use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat
disease or prevent pregnancy. (studylib.net)
Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which situation is the clearest example of therapeutics?
A. Studying how a chemical interacts with receptors
B. Measuring how rapidly a drug is absorbed
C. Using a medication to prevent or treat a disease
D. Comparing the chemical structures of two medications
Correct Answer:
C. Using a medication to prevent or treat a disease
Rationale:
Therapeutics, also called pharmacotherapeutics, involves the
medical use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease, as
well as to prevent pregnancy. The other options describe broader
pharmacologic investigation rather than clinical use. (studylib.net)
Question 4 — Easy — Select All That Apply
Which statements correctly describe the four basic
pharmacology terms introduced in the chapter? Select all
that apply.
A. A drug is a chemical capable of affecting living processes.
B. Pharmacology studies drugs and their interactions with living
systems.
C. Clinical pharmacology focuses on drugs in humans.
D. Therapeutics refers only to studying how drugs are
manufactured.
Correct Answers:
A. A drug is a chemical capable of affecting living processes.
B. Pharmacology studies drugs and their interactions with living
