Clayton-s Basic Pharmacology for Nurses Chapter 1 Exam Question & Answers 2025.docx

Clayton's Basic Pharmacology for
Nurses Chapter 1 Exam Question &
Answers 2025
deals with the study of drugs and their actions on living
organisms - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔pharmacology


examples of therapeutic methods include the following: -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- drug therapy
- diet therapy
- physiotherapy
- psychological therapy


therapy which focuses on treatment with drugs -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔drug therapy


therapy which focuses on treatment with diet - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔diet therapy


therapy which focuses on treatment with natural physical
forces (e.g. water, light, heat) - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔physiotherapy


therapy which focuses on the identification of stressors
and methods that can be used to reduce or eliminate

, Clayton's Basic Pharmacology for
Nurses Chapter 1 Exam Question &
Answers 2025
stress - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔psychological
therapy


chemical substances that have an effect on living
organisms - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔drugs


therapeutic drugs, used for the prevention or treatment
of diseases - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔medicines


each drug has 3 names: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
chemical name
- generic name
- brand name


describes the drug's chemical composition and molecular
structure - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔chemical name


non-proprietary name, given by the US Adopted Names
Council, considered the official name and the one listed
by the FDA - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔generic name