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MULTIPLEjCHOICE

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b. Nonproprietary
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emark,jisjthejnamejgivenjtojajdrugjbyjitsjmanufacturer.jThejnonproprietary,jorjgeneric,jnameji
sjprovidedjbyjthejU.S.jAdoptedjNamesjCouncil.

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2. Whichjsourcejcontainsjinformationjspecificjtojnutritionaljsupplements?
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b. NaturaljMedicinesjComprehensivejDatabase
c. UnitedjStatesjPharmacopoeia/NationaljFormularyj(USPjNF)
d. DrugjInteractionjFacts
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UnitedjStatesjPharmacopoeia/NationaljFormularyjcontainsjinformationjspecificjtojnutritionaljs
upplements.jUSPjDictionaryjofjUSANj&jInternationaljDrugjNamesjisjajcompilationjofjdrugjnam
es,jpronunciationjguide,jandjpossiblejfuturejFDAjapprovedjdrugs;jitjdoesjnotjincludejnutritionalj
supplements.jNaturaljMedicinesjComprehensivejDatabasejcontainsjevidencejbasedjinformationj
onjherbaljmedicinesjandjherbaljcombinationjproducts;jitjdoesjnotjincludejinformationjspecificjtoj
nutritionaljsupplements.jDrugjInteractionjFactsjcontainsjcomprehensivejinformationjonjdrugjin
teractionjfacts;jitjdoesjnotjincludejnutritionaljsupplements.

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cessjStep:jAssessment
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3. Whatjisjthejmostjcomprehensivejreferencejavailablejtojresearchjajdrugjinteraction?
a. DrugjFactsjandjComparisons
b. DrugjInteractionjFacts
c. HandbookjonjInjectablejDrugs
d. Martindale—ThejCompletejDrugjReference
ANS:j B
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ugjinteractions.jInjadditionjtojmonographsjlistingjvariousjaspectsjofjdrugjinteractions,jthisjinfor
mationjisjreviewedjandjupdatedjbyjanjinternationallyjrenownedjgroupjofjphysiciansjandpharmac
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4. Thejphysicianjhasjwrittenjanjorderjforjajdrugjwithjwhichjthejnursejisjunfamiliar.jWhichjsectionj
ofjthejPhysicians’jDeskjReferencej(PDR)jisjmostjhelpfuljtojgetjinformationjaboutjthisjdrug?
a. Manufacturer’sjsection
b. BrandjandjGenericjNamejsection
c. ProductjCategoryjsection
d. ProductjInformationjsectionj
ANS:jB

DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jComprehensionjREF:jp.j3jOBJ:j4TOP:
NursingjProcessjStep:jPlanning
MSC:j NCLEXjClientjNeedsjCategory:jPhysiologicaljIntegrity

5. Whichjonlinejdrugjreferencejmakesjavailablejtojhealthjcarejprovidersjandjthejpublicjajstand
ard,jcomprehensive,jupjtojdatejlookjupjandjdownloadablejresourcejaboutjmedicines?
a. AmericanjDrugjIndex
b. AmericanjHospitaljFormulary
c. DailyMed
d. Physicians’jDeskjReferencej(PDR)
ANS:j C
DailyMedjmakesjavailablejtojhealthjcarejprovidersjandjthejpublicjajstandard,jcomprehensive,jupjt
ojdatejlookjupjandjdownloadablejresourcejaboutjmedicines.jThejAmericanjDrugjIndexjisjnotjapp
ropriatejforjpatientjuse.jThejAmericanjHospitaljFormularyjisjnotjappropriatejforjpatientjuse.jThej
PDRjisjnotjappropriatejforjpatientjuse.

DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jKnowledgejREF:jp.j4jOBJ:j5TOP:j NursingjPro
cessjStep:jImplementation
MSC:j NCLEXjClientjNeedsjCategory:jPhysiologicaljIntegrity

6. WhichjlegislationjauthorizesjthejFDAjtojdeterminejthejsafetyjofjajdrugjbeforejitsjmarketing?
a. FederaljFood,jDrug,jandjCosmeticjActj(1938)
b. DurhamjHumphreyjAmendmentj(1952)
c. ControlledjSubstancesjActj(1970)
d. KefauverjHarrisjDrugjAmendmentj(1962)
ANS:j A
ThejFederaljFood,jDrug,jandjCosmeticjActjofj1938jauthorizedjthejFDAjtojdeterminejthejsafetyjo
fjalljdrugsjbeforejmarketing.jLaterjamendmentsjandjactsjhelpedjtightenjFDAjcontroljandjensurej
drugjsafety.jThejDurhamjHumphreyjAmendmentjdefinesjthejkindsjofjdrugsjthatjcannotjbejusedjs
afelyjwithoutjmedicaljsupervisionjandjrestrictsjtheirjsalejtojprescriptionjbyjajlicensedjpractitioner
.jThejControlledjSubstancesjActjaddressesjonlyjcontrolledjsubstancesjandjtheirjcategorization.jTh
ejKefauverjHarrisjDrugjAmendmentjensuresjdrugjefficacyjandjgreaterjdrugjsafety.jDrugjmanufa
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m.

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7. Meperidinej(Demerol)jisjajnarcoticjwithjajhighjpotentialjforjphysicaljandjpsychological

, dependency.jUnderjwhichjclassificationjdoesjthisjdrugjfall?
a. I
b. II
c. III
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rejpsychologicaljandjphysicaljdependence.jSchedulejIjdrugsjhavejhighjpotentialjforjabusejandjnojr
ecognizedjmedicaljuse.jSchedulejIIIjdrugsjhavejsomejpotentialjforjabuse.jUsejmayjleadjtojlowjtoj
moderatejphysicaljdependencejorjhighjpsychologicaljdependence.jSchedulejIVjdrugsjhavejlowjp
otentialjforjabuse.jUsejmayjleadjtojlimitedjphysicaljorjpsychologicaljdependence.

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rsingjProcessjStep:jAssessment
MSC:j NCLEXjClientjNeedsjCategory:jSafe,jEffectivejCarejEnvironment

8. WhatjwouldjthejFDAjdojtojexpeditejdrugjdevelopmentjandjapprovaljforjanjoutbreakjofjsm
allpox,jforjwhichjtherejisjnojknownjtreatment?
a. Listjsmallpoxjasjajhealthjorphanjdisease.
b. Omitjthejpreclinicaljresearchjphase.
c. Extendjthejclinicaljresearchjphase.
d. Fastjtrackjthejinvestigationaljdrug.
ANS:j D
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tjpriorityjwithinjthejagency,jwhichjisjcalledjfastjtracking.jAjsmallpoxjoutbreakjwouldjbecomejaj
priorityjconcernjinjthejworld.jOrphanjdiseasesjarejnotjresearchedjinjajpriorityjmanner.jPreclinic
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lopjajvaccine.jThejFDAjmustjensurejthatjalljphasesjofjthejpreclinicaljandjclinicaljresearchjphasej
havejbeenjcompletedjinjajsafejmanner.

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cessjStep:jAssessment

MSC:j NCLEXjClientjNeedsjCategory:jSafe,jEffectivejCarejEnvironment

9. Whichjstatementjisjtruejaboutjoverjthejcounterj(OTC)jdrugs?
a. TheyjarejnotjlistedjinjthejUSPjNF.
b. Ajprescriptionjfromjajhealthjcarejproviderjisjneeded.
c. Theyjarejsoldjwithoutjajprescription.
d. Theyjarejknownjonlyjbyjtheirjbrandjnames.
ANS:j C
OTCjmedicationsjdojnotjrequirejajprescription.jAjvarietyjofjnames,jbothjgenericjandjtrade,jcanjb
ejusedjforjindividualjdrugsjsoldjOTC.jOTCjdrugsjarejlistedjinjthejUSPjNF.jPrescriptionjdrugsjreq
uirejanjorderjbyjajhealthjprofessionaljwhojisjlicensedjtojprescribe,jsuchjasjajphysician,jnursejprac
titioner,jphysicianjassistant,jorjdentist.

DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jComprehensionjREF:jp.j2jOBJ:j2TOP:jNursing
jProcessjStep:jPlanning
MSC:j NCLEXjClientjNeedsjCategory:jPhysiologicaljIntegrity

10. Whichjisjthejmostjauthoritativejreferencejforjmedicationsjthatjarejinjected?

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