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Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials for Medication Safety 2nd Edition – Complete Test Bank by M. Linda Workman & Linda A. LaCharity | All Chapters Covered, Questions and Answers

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UNDERSTANDING PHARMACOLOGY ESSENTIALS FOR MEDICATION SAFETY 2ND EDITION BY M. LINDA WORKMAN, LINDA A. LACHARITY UNDERSTANDING PHARMACOLOGY ESSENTIALS FOR MEDICATION
SAFETY 2ND EDITION BY M. LINDA WORKMAN, LINDA A. LACHARITY




TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING PHARMACOLOGY ESSENTIALS FOR MEDICATION
SAFETY 2ND EDITION BY M. LINDA WORKMAN, LINDA A. LACHARITY ALL CHAPTERS
COVERED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 100% GUARANTEED SUCCESS.

,UNDERSTANDING PHARMACOLOGY ESSENTIALS FOR MEDICATION SAFETY 2ND EDITION BY M. LINDA WORKMAN, LINDA A. LACHARITY UNDERSTANDING PHARMACOLOGY ESSENTIALS FOR MEDICATION
SAFETY 2ND EDITION BY M. LINDA WORKMAN, LINDA A. LACHARITY




TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
Chapter 2: Safely Preparing and Giving Drugs
Chapter 3: Mathematics Review and Introduction to Dosage
Calculations
Chapter 4: Medical Systems of Weights and Measures
Chapter 5: Dosage Calculation of Intravenous solutions and Drugs
Chapter 6: Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
Chapter 7: Drugs for Pain Control
Chapter 8: Anti-Infectives: Antibacterial Drugs
Chapter 9: Anti-Infectives: Antiviral Drugs
Chapter 10: Anti-Infectives: Antitubercular and Antifungal Drugs
Chapter 11: Immunizations
Chapter 12: Anticancer Drugs
Chapter 13: Drug therapy for Diabetes
Chapter 14: Drug Therapy for Thyroid and Adrenal Gland Problems
Chapter 15: Drug Therapy Affecting Urine Output
Chapter 16: Drug Therapy for Hypertension
Chapter 17: Drug Therapy for Heart Failure
Chapter 18: Drug Therapy for Dysrhythmias
Chapter 19: Drug Therapy for High Blood Lipids
Chapter 20: Drug Therapy to Disrupt Clotting
Chapter 21: Drug Therapy for Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Pulmonary
Fibrosis/Hypertension
Chapter 22: Drug Therapy for Gastrointestinal Dysfunction
Chapter 23: Drug Therapy for Gastric Ulcers and Reflux
Chapter 24: Drug Therapy with Nutritional Supplements
Chapter 25: Drug Therapy for Seizures
Chapter 26: Drug Therapy for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Diseases
Chapter 27: Drug Therapy for Psychiatric Problems
Chapter 28: Drug Therapy for Insomnia
Chapter 29: Drug Therapy for Eye Problems
Chapter 30: Drug Therapy for Osteoporosis and Muscle Relaxation
Chapter 31: Drug Therapy for Male Reproductive Problems
Chapter 32: Drug Therapy for Female Reproductive Problems

,UNDERSTANDING PHARMACOLOGY ESSENTIALS FOR MEDICATION SAFETY 2ND EDITION BY M. LINDA WORKMAN, LINDA A. LACHARITY UNDERSTANDING PHARMACOLOGY ESSENTIALS FOR MEDICATION
SAFETY 2ND EDITION BY M. LINDA WORKMAN, LINDA A. LACHARITY


Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses

MULTIPLE CHOICE

BASIC CONCEPTS

1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribed
drugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
a. Physician
b Nurse practitioner
.
c. Licensed nurse
d Pharmacy technician
.


ANS >>> D
The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not
dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering drugs,
although under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this is
not his or her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major
responsibility of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed pharmacist.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3

2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
a. Side effect
b Intended action
.
c. Adverse reaction
d Idiosyncratic response
.


ANS >>> B
The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health problem.
This response is any drug’s intended action also known as a therapeutic response.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3

3. Which type of drug name is “owned” by the company that manufactures it?
a. Generic name
b Chemical name

, UNDERSTANDING PHARMACOLOGY ESSENTIALS FOR MEDICATION SAFETY 2ND EDITION BY M. LINDA WORKMAN, LINDA A. LACHARITY UNDERSTANDING PHARMACOLOGY ESSENTIALS FOR MEDICATION
SAFETY 2ND EDITION BY M. LINDA WORKMAN, LINDA A. LACHARITY




.
c. Category name
d Trade name
.


ANS >>> D
The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name
assigned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The
category name refers to the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actual
drug name. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific drug’s
manufacturer.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4

4. Which drug or drug class is a “high alert” drug?
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.


ANS >>> B
A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the wrong dose, to the wrong
patient, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include potassium,
narcotics (opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that strongly
affects blood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered high alert drugs.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4

5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally occurring body
hormone or enzyme?
a. Agonist
b Blocking agent
.
c. Chemical
d Duplicator
.


ANS >>> A
A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a cell and mimics the
actions of naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic drugs). A blocking agent is a drug

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