, MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nursing instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a group of nursing students about
pharmacology. When describing this topic, the instructor would focus the discussion on
which of the following as an essential aspect?
A) Drug name
B) Drug class
C) Drug action
D) Drug source
Ans: C
Feedback:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their action on living organisms. Thus, an
essential aspect of pharmacology is drug action. An understanding of the drug name,
drug class, and drug source is important, but the most critical aspect related to
pharmacology is how the drug acts in the body.
2. A nursing student is preparing to administer a prescribed drug to a patient. The student
zachte stem die fluisterde:
reviews information “Breng
aboutme the naar
drug andhuis.”
its Lotte volgde
actions. Whichhetof geluid de hele
the following dag.be
would Zethe
liep over
duinen, door bestweilanden
choice for en langs smalle
obtaining paadjes tot
this information? ze bij
Select alleen
that verborgen
apply. grot kwam. Binnenin stond een
oud altaar A)met honderden schelpen.
Nursing instructor Ze legde de gloeiende schelp ertussen en plotseling begon de grot
te stralen. B)
Uit hetNurse
licht assigned
verscheen een
to the zeemeermin die zei: “Dank je. Deze schelp was mijn stem. Nu ben
patient
ik weer vrij.”
C)Als Clinical
dank gaf ze reference
drug Lotte een kleine parel die altijd warm bleef. Vanaf die dag vond Lotte nooit
meer een gewone schelp zonder
D) Prescribing glimlach.
health care providerZe wist dat de zee haar vriend was en dat sommige
wonderen alleen
E) verschijnen
Clinical aan wie echt luistert. Het dorp vertelde haar verhaal nog jaren door.（199
pharmacist
woorden）Ans: C, E
Erik hängde den i fönstret. Varje gång solen sken genom den skapades regnbågar över hela rummet.
Feedback:
Folk i byn började kalla
Although hans hus
the nursing för “regnbågshuset”.
student can ask the nursingÅren gick, the
instructor, ochnurse
Erik assigned
blev äldre, men snöflingan
to the
lyste alltid.patient,
En dagand komtheen vuxen kvinna
prescribing healthtill
care dörren. Detfor
provider var flickan från
information d the drug, the best
about
I en liten bychoices
vid enforfrusen
drug sjö bodde en
information gammal
would man
include an som het Erik.
appropriate Han
drug hade en
reference andgammal
the vedspis som
alltid brann, även när veden tog slut. Varje kväll satt han där och berättade historier för sin katt, Måne.
clinical pharmacist.
En vinternatt hörde han ett knackande på dörren. Utanför stod en liten flicka med röda kinder och frusna
fingrar. Hon sa att hon hade gått vilse. Erik bjöd in henne, gav henne varm choklad och lät henne sova i
sin egen3.säng.
WhenNästa
describing
morgonthe various typesborta,
var flickan of medications to a group
men på bordet låg of
ennursing students, av
liten snöflinga a glas
nursing instructor would identify which of the following as a source for deriving
medications? Select all that apply.
A) Plants
B) Synthetic sources
C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) Animals
Ans: A, B, C, D, E
Feedback:
Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds, minerals, and
animals, as well as created synthetically in a laboratory.
MedConnoisseur
,4. Which of the following names may be assigned to a drug during the process of
development? Select all that apply.
A) Chemical name
B) Official name
C) Pharmacologic name
D) Trade name
E) Nonproprietary name
Ans: A, B, D, E
Feedback:
Throughout the process of development, drugs may have several names assigned to
them including a chemical name, a generic (nonproprietary) name, an official name, and
a trade or brand name.
5. A drug may be classified by which of the following? Select all that apply.
A) The chemical type of the drug's active ingredient
B) The way the drug is used to treat a specific condition
C) The generic name of the drug
D) The trade name of the drug
E) The nonproprietary name of the drug
Ans: A, B
Feedback:
A drug may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by the way it is
used to treat a particular condition. Generic, trade, and nonproprietary refer to how a
drug is named.
6. A group of nursing students are reviewing information about the process of drug
development in the United States. The students demonstrate understanding of this
process when they identify that which of the following categories are assigned by the
Food and Drug Administration to newly approved drugs? Select all that apply.
A) Metabolite
B) Noncontrolled substance
C) Prescription
D) Nonprescription
E) Controlled substance
Ans: C, D, E
Feedback:
Once drugs are approved for use, the FDA assigns the drug to one of the following
categories: prescription, nonprescription, or controlled substance. Metabolite refers to
the inactive form of the drug. Noncontrolled substance is a term that is not used.
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, 7. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to do to ensure the safe
use of prescription drugs in the institutional setting? Select all that apply.
A) Administering drugs
B) Monitoring clients for drug effects
C) Prescribing drugs
D) Evaluating clients for toxic effects
E) Educating clients/caregivers about drugs
Ans: A, B, D, E
Feedback:
In the institutional setting, the nurse's role to ensure safe use of prescription drugs
includes administering drugs, monitoring drug effects, evaluating for toxic effects, and
educating clients and caregivers about drugs.
8. The nurse is helping a client review a prescription from the health care provider. When
examining the prescription, which of the following would the nurse expect to find
documented? Select all that apply.
A) Name of the drug
B) Dosage of the drug
C) Route of drug administration
D) Times of drug administration
E) Licensed prescriber's signature
Ans: A, B, C, D, E
Feedback:
The prescription must contain the client's name, the name of the drug, the dosage, the
method and times of administration, and the signature of the licensed health care
provider prescribing the drug.
9. After teaching a group of nursing students about nonprescription drugs, the nursing
instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which
of the following? Select all that apply.
A) They require a licensed health care provider's signature.
B) They are referred to as over-the-counter drugs.
C) They can be taken without risk to the client.
D) They have certain labeling requirements.
E) They should be taken only as directed on the label.
Ans: B, D, E
Feedback:
Nonprescription drugs are often referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. They do
not require a prescription (a licensed health care provider's signature) but do not come
without risk to the client. The federal government has imposed labeling requirements of
OTC drugs and they should only be taken as directed on the label unless under the
supervision of a health care provider.
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1. A nursing instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a group of nursing students about
pharmacology. When describing this topic, the instructor would focus the discussion on
which of the following as an essential aspect?
A) Drug name
B) Drug class
C) Drug action
D) Drug source
Ans: C
Feedback:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their action on living organisms. Thus, an
essential aspect of pharmacology is drug action. An understanding of the drug name,
drug class, and drug source is important, but the most critical aspect related to
pharmacology is how the drug acts in the body.
2. A nursing student is preparing to administer a prescribed drug to a patient. The student
zachte stem die fluisterde:
reviews information “Breng
aboutme the naar
drug andhuis.”
its Lotte volgde
actions. Whichhetof geluid de hele
the following dag.be
would Zethe
liep over
duinen, door bestweilanden
choice for en langs smalle
obtaining paadjes tot
this information? ze bij
Select alleen
that verborgen
apply. grot kwam. Binnenin stond een
oud altaar A)met honderden schelpen.
Nursing instructor Ze legde de gloeiende schelp ertussen en plotseling begon de grot
te stralen. B)
Uit hetNurse
licht assigned
verscheen een
to the zeemeermin die zei: “Dank je. Deze schelp was mijn stem. Nu ben
patient
ik weer vrij.”
C)Als Clinical
dank gaf ze reference
drug Lotte een kleine parel die altijd warm bleef. Vanaf die dag vond Lotte nooit
meer een gewone schelp zonder
D) Prescribing glimlach.
health care providerZe wist dat de zee haar vriend was en dat sommige
wonderen alleen
E) verschijnen
Clinical aan wie echt luistert. Het dorp vertelde haar verhaal nog jaren door.（199
pharmacist
woorden）Ans: C, E
Erik hängde den i fönstret. Varje gång solen sken genom den skapades regnbågar över hela rummet.
Feedback:
Folk i byn började kalla
Although hans hus
the nursing för “regnbågshuset”.
student can ask the nursingÅren gick, the
instructor, ochnurse
Erik assigned
blev äldre, men snöflingan
to the
lyste alltid.patient,
En dagand komtheen vuxen kvinna
prescribing healthtill
care dörren. Detfor
provider var flickan från
information d the drug, the best
about
I en liten bychoices
vid enforfrusen
drug sjö bodde en
information gammal
would man
include an som het Erik.
appropriate Han
drug hade en
reference andgammal
the vedspis som
alltid brann, även när veden tog slut. Varje kväll satt han där och berättade historier för sin katt, Måne.
clinical pharmacist.
En vinternatt hörde han ett knackande på dörren. Utanför stod en liten flicka med röda kinder och frusna
fingrar. Hon sa att hon hade gått vilse. Erik bjöd in henne, gav henne varm choklad och lät henne sova i
sin egen3.säng.
WhenNästa
describing
morgonthe various typesborta,
var flickan of medications to a group
men på bordet låg of
ennursing students, av
liten snöflinga a glas
nursing instructor would identify which of the following as a source for deriving
medications? Select all that apply.
A) Plants
B) Synthetic sources
C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) Animals
Ans: A, B, C, D, E
Feedback:
Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds, minerals, and
animals, as well as created synthetically in a laboratory.
MedConnoisseur
,4. Which of the following names may be assigned to a drug during the process of
development? Select all that apply.
A) Chemical name
B) Official name
C) Pharmacologic name
D) Trade name
E) Nonproprietary name
Ans: A, B, D, E
Feedback:
Throughout the process of development, drugs may have several names assigned to
them including a chemical name, a generic (nonproprietary) name, an official name, and
a trade or brand name.
5. A drug may be classified by which of the following? Select all that apply.
A) The chemical type of the drug's active ingredient
B) The way the drug is used to treat a specific condition
C) The generic name of the drug
D) The trade name of the drug
E) The nonproprietary name of the drug
Ans: A, B
Feedback:
A drug may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by the way it is
used to treat a particular condition. Generic, trade, and nonproprietary refer to how a
drug is named.
6. A group of nursing students are reviewing information about the process of drug
development in the United States. The students demonstrate understanding of this
process when they identify that which of the following categories are assigned by the
Food and Drug Administration to newly approved drugs? Select all that apply.
A) Metabolite
B) Noncontrolled substance
C) Prescription
D) Nonprescription
E) Controlled substance
Ans: C, D, E
Feedback:
Once drugs are approved for use, the FDA assigns the drug to one of the following
categories: prescription, nonprescription, or controlled substance. Metabolite refers to
the inactive form of the drug. Noncontrolled substance is a term that is not used.
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, 7. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to do to ensure the safe
use of prescription drugs in the institutional setting? Select all that apply.
A) Administering drugs
B) Monitoring clients for drug effects
C) Prescribing drugs
D) Evaluating clients for toxic effects
E) Educating clients/caregivers about drugs
Ans: A, B, D, E
Feedback:
In the institutional setting, the nurse's role to ensure safe use of prescription drugs
includes administering drugs, monitoring drug effects, evaluating for toxic effects, and
educating clients and caregivers about drugs.
8. The nurse is helping a client review a prescription from the health care provider. When
examining the prescription, which of the following would the nurse expect to find
documented? Select all that apply.
A) Name of the drug
B) Dosage of the drug
C) Route of drug administration
D) Times of drug administration
E) Licensed prescriber's signature
Ans: A, B, C, D, E
Feedback:
The prescription must contain the client's name, the name of the drug, the dosage, the
method and times of administration, and the signature of the licensed health care
provider prescribing the drug.
9. After teaching a group of nursing students about nonprescription drugs, the nursing
instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which
of the following? Select all that apply.
A) They require a licensed health care provider's signature.
B) They are referred to as over-the-counter drugs.
C) They can be taken without risk to the client.
D) They have certain labeling requirements.
E) They should be taken only as directed on the label.
Ans: B, D, E
Feedback:
Nonprescription drugs are often referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. They do
not require a prescription (a licensed health care provider's signature) but do not come
without risk to the client. The federal government has imposed labeling requirements of
OTC drugs and they should only be taken as directed on the label unless under the
supervision of a health care provider.
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