Introductory Clinical Pharmacology Test Bank | Roach’s by Susan M. Ford | Complete Q&A with Rationale

,Table of Contents
Roach’s Introductory Clinical Pharmacology 11th edition

1. Nursing Foundation of Clinical Pharmacology
2. Drugs Used to Fight Infections
3. Drugs Used to Manage Pain
4. Drugs that Affect the Central Nervous System
5. Drugs that Affect the Peripheral Nervous System
6. Drugs that Affect the Neuromuscular System
7. Drugs that Affect the Respiratory System
8. Drugs that Affect the Cardiovascular System
9. Drugs that Affect the Gastrointestinal System
10. Drugs the Affect the Endocrine System
11. Drugs the Affect the Urinary System
12. Drugs the Affect the Immune System
13. Drugs the Affect Other Body Systems

,1. A nursing instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a group of nursing students about ph
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armacology. When describing this topic, the instructor would focus the discussion on whi
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ch of the following as an essential aspect?
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A) Drug name hj



B) Drug class hj



C) Drug action hj



D) Drug source hj h



Ans: C Feedbac
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al aspect of pharmacology is drug action. An understanding of the drug name, drug class, a
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nd drug source is important, but the most critical aspect related to pharmacology is how th
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e drug acts in the body.
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2. A nursing student is preparing to administer a prescribed drug to a patient. The student re
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views information about the drug and its actions. Which of the following would be the best
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choice for obtaining this information? Select all that apply.
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A) Nursing instructor hj



B) Nurse assigned to the patient hj hj hj hj



C) Clinical drug reference hj hj



D) Prescribing health care provider hj hj hj



E) Clinical pharmacist hj h



Ans: C, E
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Feedback:
Although the nursing student can ask the nursing instructor, the nurse assigned to the pati
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ent, and the prescribing health care provider for information about the drug, the best choice
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s for drug information would include an appropriate drug reference and the clinical pharm
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acist.


3. When describing the various types of medications to a group of nursing students, a n
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ursing instructor would identify which of the following as a source for deriving med
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ications? Select all that apply. hj hj hj hj



A) Plants
B) Synthetic sources hj



C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) Animals An h j



s: A, B, C, D, E
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Feedback:
Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds, minerals, and ani
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mals, as well as created synthetically in a laboratory.
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, 4. Which of the following names may be assigned to a drug during the process of de
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velopment? Select all that apply. hj hj hj hj



A) Chemical name hj



B) Official name hj



C) Pharmacologic name hj



D) Trade name hj



E) Nonproprietary name hj h



Ans: A, B, D, E
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Feedback:
Throughout the process of development, drugs may have several names assigned to them
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including a chemical name, a generic (nonproprietary) name, an official name, and a trade
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or brand name.
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5. A drug may be classified by which of the following? Select all that apply.
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A) The chemical type of the drug's active ingredient hj hj hj hj hj hj hj



B) The way the drug is used to treat a specific condition hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj



C) The generic name of the drug hj hj hj hj hj



D) The trade name of the drug hj hj hj hj hj



E) The nonproprietary name of the drug hj hj hj hj hj hj



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Feedback:
A drug may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by the way it is us
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ed to treat a particular condition. Generic, trade, and nonproprietary refer to how a drug is
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named.


6. A group of nursing students are reviewing information about the process of drug devel
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opment in the United States. The students demonstrate understanding of this process w
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hen they identify that which of the following categories are assigned by the Food and D
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rug Administration to newly approved drugs? Select all that apply.
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A) Metabolite
B) Noncontrolled substance hj



C) Prescription
D) Nonprescription
E) Controlled substance hj h



Ans: C, D, E
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Feedback:
Once drugs are approved for use, the FDA assigns the drug to one of the following categ
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ories: prescription, nonprescription, or controlled substance. Metabolite refers to the inact
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ive form of the drug. Noncontrolled substance is a term that is not used.
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