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Pharmacology Midterm Test Bank 1
Questions and Answers |100% Pass
What is the name under which a drug is listed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)? -
Answer✔✔-Official
Which source contains information specific to nutritional supplements? - Answer✔✔-United States
Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary (USP NF)
is the most comprehensive reference available to research a drug interaction? - Answer✔✔-Drug
Interaction Facts
The physician has written an order for a drug with which the nurse is unfamiliar. Which section of the
Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) is most helpful to get information about this drug? - Answer✔✔-Brand
and Generic Name section
Which online drug reference makes available to health care providers and the public a standard,
comprehensive, up-to-date look up and downloadable resource about medicines? - Answer✔✔-
DailyMed
Which legislation authorizes the FDA to determine the safety of a drug before its marketing? -
Answer✔✔-Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1938)
Meperidine (Demerol) is a narcotic with a high potential for physical and psychological dependency.
Under which classification does this drug fall? - Answer✔✔-II
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What would the FDA do to expedite drug development and approval for an outbreak of smallpox, for
which there is no known treatment? - Answer✔✔-Fast track the investigational drug.
Which statement is true about over-the-counter (OTC) drugs? - Answer✔✔-They are sold without a
prescription.
Which is the most authoritative reference for medications that are injected? - Answer✔✔-Handbook on
Injectable Drugs
The nurse is administering Lomotil, a Schedule V drug. Which statement is true about this drug's
classification? - Answer✔✔-Abuse potential for this drug is low.
The nurse is transcribing new orders written for a patient with a substance abuse history. Choose the
medication ordered that has the greatest risk for abuse. - Answer✔✔-Lortab
An older adult experiencing shortness of breath is brought to the hospital by her daughter. While
obtaining the medication history from the patient and her daughter, the nurse discovers that neither has
a list of the patient's current medications or prescriptions. All the patient has is a weekly pill dispenser
that contains four different pills. The prescriptions are filled through the local pharmacy. Which
resource(s) would be appropriate to use in determining the medication names and doses? - Answer✔✔-
Physicians' Desk Reference, Section 4
Senior citizens' center
Patient's home pharmacy
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The nurse planning patient teaching regarding drug names would include which statement(s)? -
Answer✔✔-The official name is the name under which the drug is listed by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA).
Brand names are easier to pronounce, spell, and remember.
The first letter of the generic name is not capitalized.
When categorizing, the nurse is aware that which drug(s) would be considered Schedule II? -
Answer✔✔-Percodan
Amphetamines
The nurse assesses hives in a patient started on a new medication. What is the nurse's priority action? -
Answer✔✔-Notify physician of allergic reaction.
The nurse administers an initial dose of a steroid to a patient with asthma. Thirty minutes after
administration, the nurse finds the patient agitated and stating that "everyone is out to get me." What is
the term for this unusual reaction? - Answer✔✔-Idiosyncratic reaction
Which is the best description of when drug interactions occur? - Answer✔✔-On the alteration of the
effect of one drug by another drug
What occurs when two drugs compete for the same receptor site, resulting in increased activity of the
first drug? - Answer✔✔-Displacement
What do drug blood levels indicate? - Answer✔✔-They determine if the amount of drug in the body is in
a therapeutic range.
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Pharmacology Midterm Test Bank 1
Questions and Answers |100% Pass
What is the name under which a drug is listed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)? -
Answer✔✔-Official
Which source contains information specific to nutritional supplements? - Answer✔✔-United States
Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary (USP NF)
is the most comprehensive reference available to research a drug interaction? - Answer✔✔-Drug
Interaction Facts
The physician has written an order for a drug with which the nurse is unfamiliar. Which section of the
Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) is most helpful to get information about this drug? - Answer✔✔-Brand
and Generic Name section
Which online drug reference makes available to health care providers and the public a standard,
comprehensive, up-to-date look up and downloadable resource about medicines? - Answer✔✔-
DailyMed
Which legislation authorizes the FDA to determine the safety of a drug before its marketing? -
Answer✔✔-Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1938)
Meperidine (Demerol) is a narcotic with a high potential for physical and psychological dependency.
Under which classification does this drug fall? - Answer✔✔-II
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What would the FDA do to expedite drug development and approval for an outbreak of smallpox, for
which there is no known treatment? - Answer✔✔-Fast track the investigational drug.
Which statement is true about over-the-counter (OTC) drugs? - Answer✔✔-They are sold without a
prescription.
Which is the most authoritative reference for medications that are injected? - Answer✔✔-Handbook on
Injectable Drugs
The nurse is administering Lomotil, a Schedule V drug. Which statement is true about this drug's
classification? - Answer✔✔-Abuse potential for this drug is low.
The nurse is transcribing new orders written for a patient with a substance abuse history. Choose the
medication ordered that has the greatest risk for abuse. - Answer✔✔-Lortab
An older adult experiencing shortness of breath is brought to the hospital by her daughter. While
obtaining the medication history from the patient and her daughter, the nurse discovers that neither has
a list of the patient's current medications or prescriptions. All the patient has is a weekly pill dispenser
that contains four different pills. The prescriptions are filled through the local pharmacy. Which
resource(s) would be appropriate to use in determining the medication names and doses? - Answer✔✔-
Physicians' Desk Reference, Section 4
Senior citizens' center
Patient's home pharmacy
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The nurse planning patient teaching regarding drug names would include which statement(s)? -
Answer✔✔-The official name is the name under which the drug is listed by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA).
Brand names are easier to pronounce, spell, and remember.
The first letter of the generic name is not capitalized.
When categorizing, the nurse is aware that which drug(s) would be considered Schedule II? -
Answer✔✔-Percodan
Amphetamines
The nurse assesses hives in a patient started on a new medication. What is the nurse's priority action? -
Answer✔✔-Notify physician of allergic reaction.
The nurse administers an initial dose of a steroid to a patient with asthma. Thirty minutes after
administration, the nurse finds the patient agitated and stating that "everyone is out to get me." What is
the term for this unusual reaction? - Answer✔✔-Idiosyncratic reaction
Which is the best description of when drug interactions occur? - Answer✔✔-On the alteration of the
effect of one drug by another drug
What occurs when two drugs compete for the same receptor site, resulting in increased activity of the
first drug? - Answer✔✔-Displacement
What do drug blood levels indicate? - Answer✔✔-They determine if the amount of drug in the body is in
a therapeutic range.
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