TEST BANK COMPLETE_ CLAYTON’S BASIC PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSES 20TH EDITION, (2025) BY MICHELLE J. WILLIHNGANZ AND SAMUEL L. GUREVITZ ALL CHAPTERS 1-45| COVERED WITH QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS WITH RATIONALES AND CASE STUDY.

TEST BANK COMPLETE_ CLAYTON’S BASIC PHARMACOLOGY FOR

NURSES 20TH EDITION, (2025) BY MICHELLE J. WILLIHNGANZ AND

SAMUEL L. GUREVITZ ALL CHAPTERS 1-45| Covered With

Questions,Answers,Rationales And Case Study

, TABLE OF CONTENT
UNIT I: Introduction to Pharmacology
1. Basic Principles of Pharmacology
2. Drug Actions Across the Life Span
3. The Nursing Process and Pharmacology
4. Patient Education to Promote Health

UNIT II: Medication Administration
5. Principles of Medication Administration and Medication
Safety
6. Percutaneous Administration
7. Enteral Administration
8. Parenteral Administration: Safe Preparation
9. Parenteral Administration: Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and
Intramuscular
10. Parenteral Administration: Intravenous

UNIT III: Drugs Affecting Neurologic Disorders
11. Drugs Affecting the Central and Peripheral Nervous
System
12. Drugs Used to Treat Neurodegenerative Disorders
13. Drugs Used to Treat Seizure Disorders
14. Drugs Used to Treat Headaches
15. Drugs Used to Treat Pain: Focus on Opioids

UNIT IV: Drugs Affecting Psychiatric Disorders
16. Drugs Used to Treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder
17. Drugs Used to Treat Substance Use Disorders

,18. Drugs Used to Treat Schizophrenia
19. Drugs Used to Treat Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
20. Drugs Used to Treat Anxiety Disorders
21. Drugs Used to Treat Sleep Disorders

UNIT V: Drugs Affecting Cardiovascular Disorders
22. Drugs Used to Treat Dyslipidemias
23. Drugs Used to Treat Hypertension
24. Drugs Used to Treat Arrhythmias
25. Drugs Used to Treat Angina Pectoris
26. Drugs Used to Treat Peripheral Vascular Disease
27. Drugs Used to Treat Thromboembolic Disorders
28. Drugs Used to Treat Heart Failure

UNIT VI: Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System
29. Drugs Used to Treat Upper Respiratory Disease
30. Drugs Used to Treat Lower Respiratory Disease

UNIT VII: Drugs Affecting the Digestive System
31. Drugs Used to Treat Gastroesophageal Reflux and Peptic
Ulcer Disease
32. Drugs Used to Treat Nausea and Vomiting
33. Drugs Used to Treat Constipation and Diarrhea

UNIT VIII: Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System
34. Drugs Used to Treat Diabetes Mellitus
35. Drugs Used to Treat Thyroid Disease

UNIT IX: Drugs Affecting the Reproductive System

, 36. Drugs Used in Obstetrics
37. Drugs Used in Men’s and Women’s Health

UNIT X: Drugs Affecting Other Body Systems
38. Drugs Used to Treat Urinary System Disorders
39. Drugs Used to Treat Glaucoma and Other Eye Disorders
40. Drugs Used to Treat Cancer
41. Drugs Used to Treat Musculoskeletal Disorders
42. Drugs Used to Treat Immune and Inflammatory Disorders

UNIT XI: Drugs Used to Treat Infections
43. Drugs Used to Treat Bacterial Infections
44. Drugs Used to Treat Viral Infections
45. Drugs Used to Treat Fungal Infections




Chapter 1 — Basic Principles of Pharmacology
Instructions
Each question has one best answer. The correct answer is
marked with a green check and a brief rationale follows.


Q1. Pharmacokinetics is the study of:
A. How drugs affect the body
B. How the body affects drugs
C. Drug costs and accessibility