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Chapter 1: General Principles of Pharmacology
Multiple Choice Question
1. A nursing instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a group of nursing students about
pharmacology. When describing this topic, the instructor would focus the discussion on which of the
following as an essential aspect?
A) Drug name
B) Drug class
C) Drug action
D) Drug source
Ans: C Feedback:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their action on living organisms. Thus, an essential aspect of
pharmacology is drug action. An understanding of the drug name, drug class, and drug source is
important, but the most critical aspect related to pharmacology is how the drug acts in the body.
2. A nursing student is preparing to administer a prescribed drug to a patient. The student reviews
information about the drug and its actions. Which of the following would be the best choice for
obtaining this information? Select all that apply.
A) Nursing instructor
B) Nurse assigned to the patient
C) Clinical drug reference
D) Prescribing health care provider
E) Clinical pharmacist Ans: C, E
Feedback:
Although the nursing student can ask the nursing instructor, the nurse assigned to the patient, and the
prescribing health care provider for information about the drug, the best choices for drug information
would include an appropriate drug reference and the clinical pharmacist.
3. When describing the various types of medications to a group of nursing students, a nursing
instructor would identify which of the following as a source for deriving medications? Select all that
apply.
A) Plants
B) Synthetic sources
C) Mold
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D) Minerals
E) Animals
Ans: A, B, C, D, E Feedback:
Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds, minerals, and animals, as well
as created synthetically in a laboratory.
4. Which of the following names may be assigned to a drug during the process of development?
Select all that apply.
A) Chemical name
B) Official name
C) Pharmacologic name
D) Trade name
E) Nonproprietary name
Ans: A, B, D, E Feedback:
Throughout the process of development, drugs may have several names assigned to them including a
chemical name, a generic (nonproprietary) name, an official name, and a trade or brand name.
5. A drug may be classified by which of the following? Select all that apply.
A) The chemical type of the drug's active ingredient
B) The way the drug is used to treat a specific condition
C) The generic name of the drug
D) The trade name of the drug
E) The nonproprietary name of the drug
Ans: A, B
Feedback:
A drug may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by the way it is used to treat a
particular condition. Generic, trade, and nonproprietary refer to how a drug is named.
6. A group of nursing students are reviewing information about the process of drug development
in the United States. The students demonstrate understanding of this process when they identify that
which of the following categories are assigned by the Food and Drug Administration to newly approved
drugs? Select all that apply.
A) Metabolite
B) Noncontrolled substance
C) Prescription
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D) Nonprescription
E) Controlled substance
Ans: C, D, E
Feedback:
Once drugs are approved for use, the FDA assigns the drug to one of the following categories:
prescription, nonprescription, or controlled substance. Metabolite refers to the inactive form of the
drug. Noncontrolled substance is a term that is not used.
7. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to do to ensure the safe use of
prescription drugs in the institutional setting? Select all that apply.
A) Administering drugs
B) Monitoring clients for drug effects
C) Prescribing drugs
D) Evaluating clients for toxic effects
E) Educating clients/caregivers about drugs
Ans: A, B, D, E
Feedback:
In the institutional setting, the nurse's role to ensure safe use of prescription drugs includes
administering drugs, monitoring drug effects, evaluating for toxic effects, and educating clients and
caregivers about drugs.
8. The nurse is helping a client review a prescription from the health care provider. When
examining the prescription, which of the following would the nurse expect to find documented? Select
all that apply.
A) Name of the drug
B) Dosage of the drug
C) Route of drug administration
D) Times of drug administration
E) Licensed prescriber's signature
Ans: A, B, C, D, E
Feedback:
Please note, This is not the actual textbook, but a Test
Bank (Study Questions) which aims at helping you
better prepare for your tests and exams.
, Diara Nusing Notes
Chapter 1: General Principles of Pharmacology
Multiple Choice Question
1. A nursing instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a group of nursing students about
pharmacology. When describing this topic, the instructor would focus the discussion on which of the
following as an essential aspect?
A) Drug name
B) Drug class
C) Drug action
D) Drug source
Ans: C Feedback:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their action on living organisms. Thus, an essential aspect of
pharmacology is drug action. An understanding of the drug name, drug class, and drug source is
important, but the most critical aspect related to pharmacology is how the drug acts in the body.
2. A nursing student is preparing to administer a prescribed drug to a patient. The student reviews
information about the drug and its actions. Which of the following would be the best choice for
obtaining this information? Select all that apply.
A) Nursing instructor
B) Nurse assigned to the patient
C) Clinical drug reference
D) Prescribing health care provider
E) Clinical pharmacist Ans: C, E
Feedback:
Although the nursing student can ask the nursing instructor, the nurse assigned to the patient, and the
prescribing health care provider for information about the drug, the best choices for drug information
would include an appropriate drug reference and the clinical pharmacist.
3. When describing the various types of medications to a group of nursing students, a nursing
instructor would identify which of the following as a source for deriving medications? Select all that
apply.
A) Plants
B) Synthetic sources
C) Mold
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D) Minerals
E) Animals
Ans: A, B, C, D, E Feedback:
Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds, minerals, and animals, as well
as created synthetically in a laboratory.
4. Which of the following names may be assigned to a drug during the process of development?
Select all that apply.
A) Chemical name
B) Official name
C) Pharmacologic name
D) Trade name
E) Nonproprietary name
Ans: A, B, D, E Feedback:
Throughout the process of development, drugs may have several names assigned to them including a
chemical name, a generic (nonproprietary) name, an official name, and a trade or brand name.
5. A drug may be classified by which of the following? Select all that apply.
A) The chemical type of the drug's active ingredient
B) The way the drug is used to treat a specific condition
C) The generic name of the drug
D) The trade name of the drug
E) The nonproprietary name of the drug
Ans: A, B
Feedback:
A drug may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by the way it is used to treat a
particular condition. Generic, trade, and nonproprietary refer to how a drug is named.
6. A group of nursing students are reviewing information about the process of drug development
in the United States. The students demonstrate understanding of this process when they identify that
which of the following categories are assigned by the Food and Drug Administration to newly approved
drugs? Select all that apply.
A) Metabolite
B) Noncontrolled substance
C) Prescription
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D) Nonprescription
E) Controlled substance
Ans: C, D, E
Feedback:
Once drugs are approved for use, the FDA assigns the drug to one of the following categories:
prescription, nonprescription, or controlled substance. Metabolite refers to the inactive form of the
drug. Noncontrolled substance is a term that is not used.
7. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to do to ensure the safe use of
prescription drugs in the institutional setting? Select all that apply.
A) Administering drugs
B) Monitoring clients for drug effects
C) Prescribing drugs
D) Evaluating clients for toxic effects
E) Educating clients/caregivers about drugs
Ans: A, B, D, E
Feedback:
In the institutional setting, the nurse's role to ensure safe use of prescription drugs includes
administering drugs, monitoring drug effects, evaluating for toxic effects, and educating clients and
caregivers about drugs.
8. The nurse is helping a client review a prescription from the health care provider. When
examining the prescription, which of the following would the nurse expect to find documented? Select
all that apply.
A) Name of the drug
B) Dosage of the drug
C) Route of drug administration
D) Times of drug administration
E) Licensed prescriber's signature
Ans: A, B, C, D, E
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