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 how diseases alter organ function
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
C. The process of administering medications to patients
D. The study of surgical treatment of disease
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Rationale:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their interactions with
living organisms. A focuses on pathophysiology, C describes
medication administration rather than pharmacology as a whole,
and D describes surgery.
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nursing student is reviewing the four basic terms used in
introductory pharmacology. Which term refers specifically to
the study of what the body does to a drug?
A. Pharmacodynamics
B. Pharmacokinetics
C. Pharmacotherapeutics
D. Toxicology
Correct Answer:
B. Pharmacokinetics
Rationale:
Pharmacokinetics describes what the body does to a drug,
including absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
Pharmacodynamics concerns what the drug does to the body.
, Pharmacotherapeutics focuses on using drugs to prevent or treat
disease, whereas toxicology addresses harmful effects of
chemicals and drugs.
Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes pharmacodynamics?
A. It explains how drugs are absorbed and eliminated.
B. It describes the movement of drugs through the body.
C. It describes how drugs produce effects in the body.
D. It determines the legal status of a medication.
Correct Answer:
C. It describes how drugs produce effects in the body.
Rationale:
Pharmacodynamics concerns drug actions and effects in the
body, including interactions with targets such as receptors. A and
B describe pharmacokinetic concepts, while D is unrelated to
pharmacodynamics.
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which characteristic is most consistent with an ideal drug?
A. Produces unpredictable effects in different patients
B. Causes therapeutic effects with minimal harmful effects
C. Requires progressively larger doses in every patient
D. Produces the same effect regardless of dose
Correct Answer:
B. Causes therapeutic effects with minimal harmful effects
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 how diseases alter organ function
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
C. The process of administering medications to patients
D. The study of surgical treatment of disease
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Rationale:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their interactions with
living organisms. A focuses on pathophysiology, C describes
medication administration rather than pharmacology as a whole,
and D describes surgery.
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nursing student is reviewing the four basic terms used in
introductory pharmacology. Which term refers specifically to
the study of what the body does to a drug?
A. Pharmacodynamics
B. Pharmacokinetics
C. Pharmacotherapeutics
D. Toxicology
Correct Answer:
B. Pharmacokinetics
Rationale:
Pharmacokinetics describes what the body does to a drug,
including absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
Pharmacodynamics concerns what the drug does to the body.
, Pharmacotherapeutics focuses on using drugs to prevent or treat
disease, whereas toxicology addresses harmful effects of
chemicals and drugs.
Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes pharmacodynamics?
A. It explains how drugs are absorbed and eliminated.
B. It describes the movement of drugs through the body.
C. It describes how drugs produce effects in the body.
D. It determines the legal status of a medication.
Correct Answer:
C. It describes how drugs produce effects in the body.
Rationale:
Pharmacodynamics concerns drug actions and effects in the
body, including interactions with targets such as receptors. A and
B describe pharmacokinetic concepts, while D is unrelated to
pharmacodynamics.
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which characteristic is most consistent with an ideal drug?
A. Produces unpredictable effects in different patients
B. Causes therapeutic effects with minimal harmful effects
C. Requires progressively larger doses in every patient
D. Produces the same effect regardless of dose
Correct Answer:
B. Causes therapeutic effects with minimal harmful effects
