TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING PHARMACOLOGY, ESSENTIALS FOR MEDICATION SAFETY, 3RD EDITION MULTIPLE CHOICE

TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING PHARMACOLOGY,
ESSENTIALS FOR MEDICATION SAFETY, 3RD EDITION




MULTIPLE CHOICE

,BASIC8nCONCEPTS

1. Which8nhealth8ncare8nprofessional8nhas8nthe8nmajor8nresponsibility8nfor8ndispensing8npresc
ribed8nmedical8ndrugs8nunder8nthe8ndirection8nof8na8npharmacist?
a. Physician
b Nursing8nattendant
. practitioner
c. Licensed8nnursing
attendant
d Pharmacy8ntechnician
.


ACCURATE8nRESPONSE:-D
Review8nfeedback:-
>>>The8nphysician8nand8nnursing8nattendant8nhave8nthe8nmajor8nresponsibility8nfor8nprescribing8nme
dical8ndrugs,8nnot8ndispensing8nthem.8nThe8nlicensed8nnursing8nattendant8nhas8nthe8nprimary8nrespons
ibility8nfor8nadministering8nmedical8ndrugs,8nalthough8nunder8nsome8ncircumstances8na8nlicensed8nn
ursing8nattendant8nmay8ndispense8nprescribed8nmedical8ndrugs8nbut8nthis8nis8nnot8nhis8nor8nher8nmajor8
nresponsibility8nin8nmedical8ndrug8ntherapy.8nThe8npharmacy8ntechnician8nhas8nthe8nmajor8nresponsib

ility8nof8ndispensing8nprescribed8nmedical8ndrugs8nunder8nthe8ndirection8nof8na8nlicensed8npharmacist.

DIFFICULT:8nCognitive8nLevel:8nRememberingREF: p.8n3

2. Which8nterm8ndescribes8nthe8neffect8nof8na8nmedical8ndrug8nthat8nimproves8nbody8nfunction?
a. Side8neffect
b Intended8naction
.
c. Adverse8nreaction
d Idiosyncratic8nresponse
.


ACCURATE8nRESPONSE:-B
Review8nfeedback8n:-
>>>The8naim8nof8nmedical8ndrug8ntherapy8nis8nto8ntake8na8nmedical8ndrug8nto8nprevent,8nlessen,8nor8n
correct8na8nhealth8nproblem.8nThis8nresponse8nis8nany8nmedical8ndrug’s8nintended8naction8nalso8nk
nown8nas8na8ntherapeutic8nresponse.

DIFFICULT:8nCognitive8nLevel:8nRememberingREF: p.8n3

3. Which8ntype8nof8nmedical8ndrug8nname8nis8n“owned”8nby8nthe8ncompany8nthat8nmanufactures8nit?
a. Generic8nname
b Chemical8nname

.
c. Category8nname
d Trade8nname
.


ACCURATE8nRESPONSE:-D
Review8nfeedback:-
>>>The8nchemical8nname8nis8na8nmedical8ndrug’s8nexact8nchemical8ncomposition.8nThe8ngeneric8nna
me8nis8nthe8nname8nassigned8nto8nthe8nmedical8ndrug8nby8nthe8nU.S.8nAdopted8nNames8nCouncil8nand8n
is8nnot8nowned8nby8nanyone.8nThe8ncategory8nname8nrefers8nto8nthe8ntype8nof8nmedical8ndrug8n(what8ni

,t8ndoes8nor8nwhat8nit8nis8nused8nfor)8nand8nis8nnot8nan8nactual8nmedical8ndrug8nname.8nThe8ntrade8nname
8n(brand8nname)8nis8nthe

, name8nprovided8nand8nowned8nby8na8nspecific8nmedical8ndrug’s8nmanufact

urer.8nDIFFICULT:8nCognitive8nLevel:8nRememberingREF: p.8n4

4. Which8nmedical8ndrug8nor8nmedical8ndrug8nclass8nis8na8n“high8nalert”8nmedical8ndrug?
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.


ACCURATE8nRESPONSE:-B
Review8nfeedback:-
>>>A8nhigh8nalert8nmedical8ndrug8nis8none8nin8nwhich8nharm8nis8nlikely8nto8nresult8nif8ngiven8nat8nthe8nw
rong8ndose,8nto8nthe8nwrong8nhospital8nclient,8nor8nnot8ngiven8nto8nthe8ncorrect8nhospital8nclient.
Medical8ndrugs8nclassified8nas8nhigh8nalert8nmedical8ndrugs8ninclude8npotassium,8nnarcotics8n(opioid
s),8ninsulin,8ncancer8nchemotherapy8nmedical8ndrugs,8nand8nheparin8n(or8nany8nmedical8ndrug8nthat8ns
trongly8naffects8nblood8nclotting).8nPenicillin,8nNSAIDs,8nand8ncalcium8nare8nnot8nconsidered8nhigh8n
alert8nmedical8ndrugs.

DIFFICULT:8nCognitive8nLevel:8nRememberingREF: p.8n4

5. What8nis8nthe8nterm8nfor8na8nmedical8ndrug8nthat8nhas8nthe8nsame8naction8nas8na8n
naturally8noccurring8nbody8nhormone8nor8nenzyme?
a. Agonist
b Blocking8nagent
.
c. Chemical
d Duplicator
.


ACCURATE8nRESPONSE:-8 n A
Review8nfeedback:-
>>>A8nmedical8ndrug8nagonist8nis8nan8nextrinsic8nmedical8ndrug8nthat8nactivates8nthe8nreceptor8nsites8
nof8na8ncell8nand8nmimics8nthe8nactions8nof8nnaturally8noccurring8nbody8nsubstances8n(intrinsic8nmedic

al8ndrugs).8nA8nblocking8nagent8nis8na8nmedical8ndrug8nantagonist.8nA8nchemical8nwould8nnot8nnecessaril
y8nbe8na8nmedical8ndrug8nat8nall.8nA8nduplicator8nis8nnot8na8npharmacologic8nterm.

DIFFICULT:8nCognitive8nLevel:8nRememberingREF: pp.8n6-7

6. Which8nterm8ndescribes8nhow8nthe8nbody8naffects8nmedical8ndrug8nactivity?
a. Medical8ndru
g8npotency
b Pharmacodynamics
.
c. Therapeutic8neffect
d Pharmacokinetics
.


ACCURATE8nRESPONSE:-D
Review8nfeedback:-
>>>The8nterm8npharmacokinetics8nrefers8nto8nmedical8ndrug8nmetabolism8nand8nhow8nthe8nbody8ncha