Test Bank for Roach's Introductory Clinical Pharmacology, 10th Edition

1.A nursing instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a group of nursing students aboutpharmacology. When describing this topic, the instructor would focus the discussion onwhich of the following as an essential aspect?A)Drug nameB)Drug classC)Drug actionD)Drug source Ans:CFeedback:Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their action on living organisms. Thus, anessential aspect of pharmacology is drug action. An understanding of the drug name, drugclass, and drug source is important, but the most critical aspect related to pharmacology ishow the drug acts in the body. 2.A nursing student is preparing to administer a prescribed drug to a patient. The studentreviews information about the drug and its actions. Which of the following would be thebest choice for obtaining this information? Select all that apply.A)Nursing instructorB)Nurse assigned to the patientC)Clinical drug referenceD)Prescribing health care providerE)Clinical pharmacistAns:C, EFeedback:Although the nursing student can ask the nursing instructor, the nurse assigned to thepatient, and the prescribing health care provider for information about the drug, the bestchoices for drug information would include an appropriate drug reference and the clinicalpharmacist. 3.When describing the various types of medications to a group of nursing students, anursing instructor would identify which of the following as a source for derivingmedications? Select all that apply.A)PlantsB)Synthetic sourcesC)MoldD)MineralsE)AnimalsAns:A, B, C, D, EFeedback:Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds, minerals, andanimals, as well as created synthetically in a laboratory. 4.Which of the following names may be assigned to a drug during the process of