Test Bank on the Core Concepts in Pharmacology 5th Edition by Holland, Adams and Brice

Test Bank on the Core Concepts in Pharmacology 5th Edition by Holland, Adams and BriceChapter 1 Question 1 Type: MCSA A nurse educator wants to define the term pharmacology for the student. Which definition is most appropriate? 1. The study of medicine 2. The use of medicine to treat disease 3. The branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease and suffering 4. The use of herbs, natural extracts, vitamins, minerals, or dietary supplements to treat diseases 2, Nurses are responsible for administering medications. Nurses do not prescribe medications. Which best explains the reason why nurses study pharmacology? 1. To educate and advise patients regarding their healthcare needs 2. To clarify the reasons why a prescriber may prescribe a certain medication to the patient 3. To understand how adverse effects of medications can be avoided 4. To generate research for medications Question 2 Type: MCSA Nurses are responsible for administering medications. Nurses do not prescribe medications. Which best explains the reason why nurses study pharmacology? 1. To educate and advise patients regarding their healthcare needs 2. To clarify the reasons why a prescriber may prescribe a certain medication to the patient 3. To understand how adverse effects of medications can be avoided 4. To generate research for medications 2 | P a g eCorrect Answer: 1 Question 3 Type: MCMA In addition to physicians, which healthcare providers are able to prescribe medications? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. 1. Physician’s assistants 2. Advanced nurse practitioners 3. Dentists 4. Medical assistants 5. Registered nurses Correct Answer: 1, 2, 3 Question 4 Type: MCSA Which branch of medicine is concerned with the treatment of disease and suffering? 1. Pharmacology 2. Therapeutics 3. Pathophysiology 4. Pharmacotherapeutics Correct Answer: 2 Question 5 Type: MCSA Which definition best describes the term pharmaceutics? 1. The science of preparing and dispensing drugs, and a very important part of pharmacotherapy 2. The use of medicine to treat disease 3. Agents naturally produced in animal cells, in microorganisms, or by the body itself 4. Herbs, natural extracts, vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements Correct Answer: 1 Question 6 Type: MCMA 3 | P a g eWhich items are considered medically therapeutic? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. 1. Traditional drugs 2. Sunscreens 3. Biologics 4. Natural alternative therapies 5. Antiperspirants Correct Answer: 1, 3, 4 Question 7 Type: MCSA Insulin would fall into which therapeutic drug category? 1. Biologics 2. Alternative therapies 3. Natural therapy 4. Traditional therapeutic drug Correct Answer: 1 Question 8 Type: MCSA Which statement best describes how a traditional drug is different from a biologic agent? 1. Biologics and traditional drugs are identical chemically. 2. Traditional drugs are naturally produced by the body or in animal cells, whereas biologic agents are chemically produced in a laboratory. 3. Traditional drugs are chemically produced in a laboratory, whereas biologic agents are naturally produced by the body or in animal cells. 4. Biologics include herbs, natural extracts, vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements. Correct Answer: 3 4 | P a g eQuestion 9 Type: MCSA Which medication change often occurs when a drug demonstrates a wide margin of safety and is used over long periods of time? 1. Prescription-only to over-the-counter (OTC) drug 2. One classification to a lower, less restrictive one 3. Traditional drug therapy classification to biologics classification 4. Therapeutic to effective Correct Answer: 1 Question 10 Type: MCMA Which statement best describes the advantages of prescription drugs versus over-the-counter (OTC) drugs? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. 1. The cost of the drug is always less than the cost of an OTC drug. 2. The practitioner can maximize therapy by ordering the proper medication for the client’s condition. 3. There are fewer side effects of prescription drugs than of OTC drugs. 4. The practitioner is able to control the dose and frequency of dosing of the drug. 5. Prescription drugs do not require a practitioner order. Correct Answer: 2, 4 Question 11 Type: MCMA The nurse is discussing the advantages of over-the-counter (OTC) medications with a client. Which statements are disadvantages of OTC drugs versus prescription drugs? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. 1. OTC drugs can react with foods, herbal products, and prescriptions, or with other OTC drugs. 2. A client can obtain OTC drugs more easily than prescription drugs. 3. Self-treatment is sometimes ineffective. 5 | P a g e4. Choosing the proper medication for a specific problem can be challenging. 5. OTC drugs are more expensive than prescription drugs. Correct Answer: 1, 3, 4 Question 12 Type: MCSA Which science is known for preparing and dispensing drugs? 1. Pharmacology 2. Pharmaceutics 3. Traditional drug therapy 4. Therapeutics Correct Answer: 2 Question 13 Type: MCSA A client expresses concerns about a newly prescribed medication. The nurse explains that the safety and effectiveness of the medication have been proven, according to the statutes of which law? 1. Public Health Service Act 2. FDA Modernization Act 3. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 4. Pure Food and Drug Act Correct Answer: 3 Question 14 Type: MCSA A client asks the nurse whether the claims made regarding a new medication are true. The nurse responds based on which act or amendment passed in 1912 that prevents the sale of drugs with false therapeutic claims intended to cheat the consumer? 1. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 2. FDA Modernization Act 3. The Sherley Amendment 4. Pure Food and Drug Act 6 | P a g eCorrect Answer: 3 Question 15 Type: MCSA The nurse is discussing a medication with a patient. This approved medication is discovered to have serious problems. Which FDA response does the nurse expect? 1. Require the medication to have additional clinical trials conducted 2. Issue a warning to practitioners to watch for side effects in clients taking the drug 3. Continue to monitor the medication in postmarketing studies 4. Require that the drug be withdrawn from the market and its use discontinued Correct Answer: 4 Question 16 Type: MCSA The nurse is caring for a client with migraine headaches. The client asks why she has been prescribed a medication for seizures. Which legislation allows drug companies to share off-label drug use information with healthcare practitioners to allow such a prescription to occur? 1. Therapeutic Products Programme 2. Food and Drugs Act 3. Prescription Drug User Fee Act 4. Health Products and Food Branch Correct Answer: 3 Question 17 Type: MCSA A client asks the nurse if all herbal supplements undergo the same testing that prescription drugs undergo. Which statement is the best response by the nurse? 1. “Herbal and dietary supplements may not be marketed without prior approval from the FDA.” 7 | P a g e2. “The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) regulates use of herbal supplements, which means the medication must be safe.” 3. “Herbal products and dietary supplements are regulated by the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994. This act does not require the same research for herbal or dietary supplements.” 4. “All medications and herbal supplements undergo the same testing before being made available for purchase.” Correct Answer: 3 Question 18 Type: MCSA Which government agency has control over which prescription or OTC drugs may be used for therapy? 1. The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) 2. The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) 3. The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) 4. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Correct Answer: 3 Question 19 Type: MCSA Which branch of the FDA is responsible for the use of biologics, including serums, vaccines, and products found in the bloodstream? 1. The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) 2. The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) 3. The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) 4. The FDA does not have a branch responsible for the use of biologics. Correct Answer: 1 8 | P a g eQuestion 20 Type: MCSA A client has been selected as a participant in the approval process of a particular drug. The client’s dose and any effects from the medication are being monitored. Which phase of drug approval is this client participating in? 1. Postmarketing study 2. Clinical phase trial 3. Postclinical investigation 4. Preclinical investigation Correct Answer: 4 Question 21 Type: MCSA Which phase of clinical research involves basic science research? 1. Submission of NDA 2. Clinical phase trials 3. Postmarketing study 4. Preclinical investigation Correct Answer: 4 Question 22 Type: MCSA The nurse is providing care to a client who is taking several different medications, both prescribed and over-the-counter (OTC). The nurse is consulting with the charge nurse about possible interactions. Which statement by the nurse explains the increased potential for adverse drug–drug and drug–herbal interactions? 1. “The restrictions placed by the FDA are stricter.” 2. “People are using more herbs, so the risk for interaction is greater.” 3. “Drugs are being developed at a faster rate than their risk can be assessed.” 9 | P a g e4. “Managed care has made a greater number of drugs available to consumers.” Correct Answer: 3 Question 23 Type: MCSA A public health nurse is seeking information on bioterrorist agents to present education regarding security and defense in case of attack. Which resource is the most appropriate? 1. U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2. FEMA 3. U.S. Armed Forces 4. U.S. National Guard Correct Answer: 1 Question 24 Type: SEQ A nurse is discussing how drugs are approved with a healthcare provider. Place the stages of approval for therapeutic and biological drugs in the appropriate sequence. 1. NDA submission with review 2. Preclinical investigation 3. Clinical investigation 4. Postmarketing studies Correct Answer: 2, 3, 1, 4 Question 25 Type: MCMA Why do healthcare providers study pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. 1. To understand how drugs improve the health of the human body 2. To educate clients 10 | P a g e3. To gather medical data regarding results of drug therapy 4. To classify medications based on how they are produced Correct Answer: 1, 2, 3 Question 25 Type: MCSA Certain drugs are produced and prescribed with a faster process of review. Why did this occur? 1. There was limited knowledge of certain diseases and people were dying. 2. 3. 4. There existed faster authorization of therapeutic drugs that met medical need. Drug development was stagnant and time consuming. The benefits outweighed the risks. Correct Answer: 2 Question 26 Type: MCMA Which are considered infectious diseases that have impacted healthcare providers in the United States? 1. Influenza 2. 3. 4. 5. Human immunodeficiency virus Food poisoning Tuberculosis Asthma Correct Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4 Chapter 2 Question 1 Type: MCSA A student nurse asks what the difference between a therapeutic class and a pharmacologic class is. What is the best response by the nurse educator? 11 | P a g e1. Therapeutic classification is how the medication produces an effect in the body, whereas pharmacologic classification is how a medication works clinically. 2. Therapeutic classification is how addictive a medication is, whereas pharmacologic classification is how the medication produces an effect in the body. 3. There are no differences between therapeutic and pharmacologic classes. 4. Pharmacologic classification is how the medication produces an effect in the body, whereas therapeutic classification is how a medication works clinically. Correct Answer: 4 Question 2 Type: MCSA The nurse is preparing to administer a drug that is labeled “used for minor skin irritations.” Based on the label, how is this drug classified? 1. By its function 2. By its usefulness 3. By its pharmacologic use 4. By its therapeutic use Correct Answer: 4 Question 3 Type: MCMA Which drug names are examples of trade names? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. 1. Calcium channel blocker 2. Benadryl 3. Loop diuretic 4. Acetaminophen 5. Motrin Correct Answer: 2, 5 Question 4 Type: MCSA A nurse is discussing generic and trade drugs with a client. The client wants to know why it takes so long for trade drugs to become available in the generic form, which are generally less expensive. What is the nurse’s best response? 1. It takes 17 years for all pharmaceutical companies to develop a generic version of the drug. 2. It will take 17 years of clinical trials to approve the drug. 12 | P a g e3. Sole ownership of a drug allows the pharmaceutical company to earn back the money spent to develop the drug. 4. Animal testing must continue for 10 years, then 7 years of human clinical trials, for a drug to be approved. Correct Answer: 3 Question 5 Type: MCSA A client asks the nurse why the healthcare provider often refers to medications by the generic name instead of by the brand name. What is the best response by the nurse? 1. The pharmacy will only accept a prescription written with the generic name. 2. The physician prefers to use a more technical-sounding name for medications. 3. There is only one generic name for each medication, but there are often many brand names. 4. The client needs to ask the physician to explain why medications have so many different names. Correct Answer: 3 Question 6 Type: MCMA Why are generic names preferred over chemical or trade names when prescribing a medication? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. 1. Chemical names are often complicated and difficult to remember. 2. The generic name can consistently be matched to the active ingredients. 3. There might be multiple trade names for a drug. 4. The generic name is always a shortened version of the chemical name. 5. Chemical names often change. Correct Answer: 1, 2, 3 Question 7 Type: MCSA A nurse is talking to a client about their medications. The client tells the nurse that one of the medications on the list is on a negative formulary list and asks what this means. What is the best response by the nurse? 1. This means the medication can only be dispensed using the trade name medication. 2. This means the medication can only be dispensed using the generic medication. 3. This means the medication cannot be dispensed until the order is verified with the physician a second time before dispensing the trade name medication. 4. This means the medication can be dispensed as either the generic or trade name medication. Correct Answer: 1 13 | P a g eQuestion 8 Type: MCSA The nurse is teaching a client about prescribed medications. One of the medications is a controlled substance and the client asks the nurse to explain what that means. What is the best response by the nurse? 1. A controlled substance is regulated under the Controlled Substances Act, and may have many restrictions placed on ordering or refilling this medication. 2. A controlled substance requires both a written prescription and a telephone call from the prescribing practitioner. 3. A controlled substance does not require a prescription to purchase. 4. A controlled substance is always called to the pharmacy by the practitioner. Correct Answer: 1 Question 9 Type: MCSA Which drug schedule does a medication belong to if it has a moderate abuse potential and physical dependence? 1. I 2. IV 3. III 4. II Correct Answer: 3 Question 10 Type: MCMA Which of the following would be categorized as Schedule II drugs? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. 1. Morphine 2. Methadone 3. Tylenol with codeine 4. Valium 5. Heroin Correct Answer: 1, 2 Question 11 Type: MCSA 14 | P a g eWhat is the appropriate schedule for a drug with limited or no therapeutic use? 1. III 2. X 3. V 4. I Correct Answer: 4 Question 12 Type: MCSA Scheduled drugs are classified by their potential for abuse. Which classification has the highest potential for abuse? 1. V 2. II 3. III 4. I Correct Answer: 4 Question 13 Type: MCSA Scheduled drugs are classified by their potential for abuse. Which classification has the lowest potential for abuse? 1. I 2. V 3. II 4. III Correct Answer: 2 Question 14 Type: MCSA A pregnant woman with a life-threatening condition must take medication that can cause harm to her fetus. What is the pregnancy category that this medication most likely represents? 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 15 | P a g eCorrect Answer: 4 Question 15 Type: MCSA Which medication would have the greatest risk to a fetus if given to a pregnant client? 1. Warfarin (Coumadin) 2. Ranitidine (Zantac) 3. Tetracycline 4. Potassium chloride (KCl) Correct Answer: 1 Question 16 Type: MCSA Which medication would have the least risk to a fetus if given to a pregnant client? 1. Methotrexate 2. Alcohol 3. Ferrous fumarate (Ferranol) 4. Amoxicillin (Amoxil) Correct Answer: 3 Question 17 Type: MCSA A pregnant client asks the nurse to explain what a teratogen is. What is the best response by the nurse to educate this client? 1. A teratogen is any substance that will harm a developing fetus or embryo. 2. A teratogen is a controlled substance. 3. A teratogen is a nonnarcotic pain reliever. 4. A teratogen is a medication used to treat bacterial infections. Correct Answer: 1 Chapter 3 What does the nurse need to determine prior to administering a medication to a client? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. 16 | P a g e1. Contraindications for this medication 2. What drug is ordered 3. The generic and trade name of the medication 4. The manufacturer of the medication 5. The drug classification Correct Answer: 1, 2, 3, 5 Question 2 Type: MCSA After administering a medication, the nurse notes that the client has itching and a runny nose. What is the nursing priority? 1. Document the findings 2. Assess vital signs 3. Notify the charge nurse 4. Monitor the client closely Correct Answer: 3 Question 3 Type: MCSA Following administration of a drug to a client, who has the greatest responsibility for monitoring the client for adverse reactions? 1. The nurse 2. The nursing assistant 3. The family of the client 4. The physical therapist Correct Answer: 1 The nurse is preparing to administer a medication. Which six rights of drug administration should the nurse assess for prior to administering the prescribed medication? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. 1. Right client 2. Right route of administration 3. Right dose 4. Right time of preparation 5. Right documentation 17 | P a g e