TEST BANK
Understanding Pharmacology
by M. Linda Workman, Linda A. LaCharity
2nd Edition
ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED
ALL ANSWERS INCLUDED
, Test Bank For Understanding Pharmacology, Essentials for Medication Safety,
2nd Edition,Workman & 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
.
stellt sorgfältig strukturierte akademische Lernmaterialien für Studierende verschiedener
Fachrichtungen
ANS: D bereit. Alle Inhalte sind klar aufgebaut, fachlich präzise und auf eine
vollständige
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responsibility alsprescribed
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laufenden
under Wiederholung.
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licensed verlässliche,
übersichtliche und gut organisierte Studienunterlagen bereitzustellen, die effizientes
LernenCognitive
DIF: ermöglichen
Level:und akademische Sicherheit
Remembering REF: p. 3fördern. Der Shop deckt zahlreiche
Disziplinen ab, darunter Pflege, Medizin, Wirtschaft, Psychologie un
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
, .
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
, jhgfdsa
antagonist. A chemical would not necessarily be a drug at all. A duplicator is not a pharmacologic
term.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: pp. 6-7
6. Which term describes how the body affects drug activity?
a. Drug potency
b Pharmacodynamics
.
c. Therapeutic effect
d Pharmacokinetics
.
ANS: D
The term pharmacokinetics refers to drug metabolism and how the body changes a drug.
Pharmacodynamics refers to how a drug works to change body function. Drug potency refers to
how strongly or to what degree a drug exerts its effects. The therapeutic effect is closer to
pharmacodynamics, meaning how a drug works to change body function.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 10
7. In the United States, which group is responsible for enforcing established standards for
drug manufacturing?
a. U.S. Pharmacopeia
b National Institutes of Health
.
c. Food and Drug Administration
d Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
.
ANS: C
The standards for drug manufacture are established by the U.S. Pharmacopeia. These standards
are enforced by the Food and Drug Administration. Neither the National Institutes of Health nor
the Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers has any authority to enforce drug standards.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 5
8. Which factor is a major disadvantage of the transdermal drug delivery route?
a. Only a prescriber can administer drugs by the transdermal route.
b Transdermal drugs must be sterile rather than clean.
.
c. First pass drug loss by this route is the most extensive.
d Drug absorption is dependent on adequate circulation.
Understanding Pharmacology
by M. Linda Workman, Linda A. LaCharity
2nd Edition
ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED
ALL ANSWERS INCLUDED
, Test Bank For Understanding Pharmacology, Essentials for Medication Safety,
2nd Edition,Workman & 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
.
stellt sorgfältig strukturierte akademische Lernmaterialien für Studierende verschiedener
Fachrichtungen
ANS: D bereit. Alle Inhalte sind klar aufgebaut, fachlich präzise und auf eine
vollständige
The Abdeckung
physician and der jeweiligen
nurse practitioner Themen
have the ausgerichtet.
major responsibility forDer Fokus liegt
prescribing aufnot
drugs, Test
Banks, Lösungsmanualen,
dispensing Prüfungsfragen
them. The licensed nurse und responsibility
has the primary studienbegleitenden Ressourcen,
for administering drugs,die
das Verständnis
although under some komplexer Inhalte
circumstances unterstützen.
a licensed nurse mayDie Materialien
dispense orientieren
prescribed sich
drugs but thiseng
is an
anerkannten
not Lehrbüchern
his or her major und in
responsibility gängigen Curricula
drug therapy. und eignen
The pharmacy sich sowohl
technician has thezur
major
Prüfungsvorbereitung
responsibility alsprescribed
of dispensing auch zur drugs
laufenden
under Wiederholung.
the direction of aZiel ist es,pharmacist.
licensed verlässliche,
übersichtliche und gut organisierte Studienunterlagen bereitzustellen, die effizientes
LernenCognitive
DIF: ermöglichen
Level:und akademische Sicherheit
Remembering REF: p. 3fördern. Der Shop deckt zahlreiche
Disziplinen ab, darunter Pflege, Medizin, Wirtschaft, Psychologie un
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
, .
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
, jhgfdsa
antagonist. A chemical would not necessarily be a drug at all. A duplicator is not a pharmacologic
term.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: pp. 6-7
6. Which term describes how the body affects drug activity?
a. Drug potency
b Pharmacodynamics
.
c. Therapeutic effect
d Pharmacokinetics
.
ANS: D
The term pharmacokinetics refers to drug metabolism and how the body changes a drug.
Pharmacodynamics refers to how a drug works to change body function. Drug potency refers to
how strongly or to what degree a drug exerts its effects. The therapeutic effect is closer to
pharmacodynamics, meaning how a drug works to change body function.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 10
7. In the United States, which group is responsible for enforcing established standards for
drug manufacturing?
a. U.S. Pharmacopeia
b National Institutes of Health
.
c. Food and Drug Administration
d Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
.
ANS: C
The standards for drug manufacture are established by the U.S. Pharmacopeia. These standards
are enforced by the Food and Drug Administration. Neither the National Institutes of Health nor
the Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers has any authority to enforce drug standards.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 5
8. Which factor is a major disadvantage of the transdermal drug delivery route?
a. Only a prescriber can administer drugs by the transdermal route.
b Transdermal drugs must be sterile rather than clean.
.
c. First pass drug loss by this route is the most extensive.
d Drug absorption is dependent on adequate circulation.
