Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best defines pharmacology?
A. The study of drug use exclusively in hospitalized patients
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
C. The use of drugs to diagnose and treat disease
D. The study of only adverse reactions caused by medications
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Rationale:
Pharmacology examines drugs and how they interact with living
systems, including their properties and effects. A describes only
part of clinical pharmacology, C describes therapeutics, and D is
far too narrow. studylib.net
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nursing student is reviewing the four basic terms in
pharmacology. Which term refers specifically to the study of
drugs in humans?
A. Pharmacology
B. Therapeutics
C. Clinical pharmacology
D. Pharmacodynamics
Correct Answer:
C. Clinical pharmacology
Rationale:
Clinical pharmacology focuses on drugs as they affect humans,
including patients and healthy volunteers involved in drug
development. Pharmacology is broader, therapeutics concerns
, the clinical use of drugs, and pharmacodynamics concerns drug
effects on the body. studylib.net
Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which activity is an example of therapeutics?
A. Studying the chemical structure of a medication
B. Examining how a drug is absorbed and eliminated
C. Using a medication to prevent, diagnose, or treat disease
D. Measuring how strongly a drug binds to a receptor
Correct Answer:
C. Using a medication to prevent, diagnose, or treat disease
Rationale:
Therapeutics refers to the medical use of drugs to prevent,
diagnose, or treat disease and, in the chapter's broader definition,
prevent pregnancy. The other choices describe areas within
pharmacologic science rather than therapeutics itself. studylib.net
Question 4 — Easy — Select All That Apply
Which characteristics are included among the three most
important properties of an ideal drug? Select all that apply.
A. Effectiveness
B. Safety
C. Selectivity
D. Low cost
E. Chemical stability
Correct Answer:
A. Effectiveness
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best defines pharmacology?
A. The study of drug use exclusively in hospitalized patients
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
C. The use of drugs to diagnose and treat disease
D. The study of only adverse reactions caused by medications
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Rationale:
Pharmacology examines drugs and how they interact with living
systems, including their properties and effects. A describes only
part of clinical pharmacology, C describes therapeutics, and D is
far too narrow. studylib.net
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nursing student is reviewing the four basic terms in
pharmacology. Which term refers specifically to the study of
drugs in humans?
A. Pharmacology
B. Therapeutics
C. Clinical pharmacology
D. Pharmacodynamics
Correct Answer:
C. Clinical pharmacology
Rationale:
Clinical pharmacology focuses on drugs as they affect humans,
including patients and healthy volunteers involved in drug
development. Pharmacology is broader, therapeutics concerns
, the clinical use of drugs, and pharmacodynamics concerns drug
effects on the body. studylib.net
Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which activity is an example of therapeutics?
A. Studying the chemical structure of a medication
B. Examining how a drug is absorbed and eliminated
C. Using a medication to prevent, diagnose, or treat disease
D. Measuring how strongly a drug binds to a receptor
Correct Answer:
C. Using a medication to prevent, diagnose, or treat disease
Rationale:
Therapeutics refers to the medical use of drugs to prevent,
diagnose, or treat disease and, in the chapter's broader definition,
prevent pregnancy. The other choices describe areas within
pharmacologic science rather than therapeutics itself. studylib.net
Question 4 — Easy — Select All That Apply
Which characteristics are included among the three most
important properties of an ideal drug? Select all that apply.
A. Effectiveness
B. Safety
C. Selectivity
D. Low cost
E. Chemical stability
Correct Answer:
A. Effectiveness
