WKU Nursing Pharmacology Exam #1 |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS |\ |\
What is any small molecule that changes a body function by
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working at the chemical and cell level? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Drug or medication |\ |\
When a plan to prevent or improve a health problem includes the
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use of drugs, it is celled what? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Drug
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therapy
What factors does drug therapy include? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Identifying the specific health problem |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Determining what drug or drugs would best help the problem |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Deciding the best delivery method and schedule |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Ensuring that the proper amount of the drug is given
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Helping the patient become an active participant in his or her
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drug therapy |\
The chemicals that the body make are called what? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Intrinsic drugs |\ |\
Drugs that are made outside of the body and must be taken into
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the body to change cell, organ, or body action are known as
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what? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Extrinsic drugs
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,What is the study of drugs and how they work? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Pharmacology |\
What type of drugs is pharmacology mainly concerned with? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Extrinsic drugs |\ |\ |\
Professionals who may prescribe drugs vary by state and may |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
include who? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Physicians
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Advanced practice nurses |\ |\ |\
Dentists |\
Podiatrists |\
PA |\
Veterinarians
What is the desired effect of a drug that improves body function?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Intended action or therapeutic
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response
What are minor effects of a drug in body cells or tissue that are
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not the intended actions? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔side effects
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All drugs have...? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔At least one intended
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action and one side effect
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What describes the exact chemical composition of atoms and
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molecules for the main ingredient of the drug? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Chemical name |\ |\
, What is a shorter, simpler name used by pharmacists, physicians,
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nurses, and other health care professionals? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Generic name |\ |\
What is created by each drug company that makes and sells a
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specific drug? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Brand name
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What are drugs that are weaker and have less potential for
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harmful side effects and are available for purchase without and
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prescription? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Over-the counter drugs |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(OTC)
What are drugs that have a greater potential for harm, strong
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sedating effects, or a potential for addiction and are considered
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too dangerous for self-medication? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Prescription drugs |\
What is an order written or dictated by a state-approved
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prescriber for a specific drug therapy for a specific patient? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Prescription |\ |\
What has a high risk for casing patient harm if it is used in error?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔High-alert drug
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What is a way to remember the more commonly prescribes high-
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alert drugs? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔PINCH
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QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS |\ |\
What is any small molecule that changes a body function by
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
working at the chemical and cell level? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Drug or medication |\ |\
When a plan to prevent or improve a health problem includes the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
use of drugs, it is celled what? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Drug
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
therapy
What factors does drug therapy include? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Identifying the specific health problem |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Determining what drug or drugs would best help the problem |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Deciding the best delivery method and schedule |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Ensuring that the proper amount of the drug is given
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Helping the patient become an active participant in his or her
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
drug therapy |\
The chemicals that the body make are called what? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Intrinsic drugs |\ |\
Drugs that are made outside of the body and must be taken into
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the body to change cell, organ, or body action are known as
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
what? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Extrinsic drugs
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,What is the study of drugs and how they work? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Pharmacology |\
What type of drugs is pharmacology mainly concerned with? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Extrinsic drugs |\ |\ |\
Professionals who may prescribe drugs vary by state and may |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
include who? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Physicians
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Advanced practice nurses |\ |\ |\
Dentists |\
Podiatrists |\
PA |\
Veterinarians
What is the desired effect of a drug that improves body function?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Intended action or therapeutic
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
response
What are minor effects of a drug in body cells or tissue that are
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
not the intended actions? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔side effects
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
All drugs have...? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔At least one intended
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
action and one side effect
|\ |\ |\ |\
What describes the exact chemical composition of atoms and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
molecules for the main ingredient of the drug? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Chemical name |\ |\
, What is a shorter, simpler name used by pharmacists, physicians,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
nurses, and other health care professionals? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Generic name |\ |\
What is created by each drug company that makes and sells a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
specific drug? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Brand name
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What are drugs that are weaker and have less potential for
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
harmful side effects and are available for purchase without and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
prescription? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Over-the counter drugs |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(OTC)
What are drugs that have a greater potential for harm, strong
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
sedating effects, or a potential for addiction and are considered
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
too dangerous for self-medication? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Prescription drugs |\
What is an order written or dictated by a state-approved
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
prescriber for a specific drug therapy for a specific patient? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Prescription |\ |\
What has a high risk for casing patient harm if it is used in error?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔High-alert drug
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What is a way to remember the more commonly prescribes high-
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
alert drugs? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔PINCH
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