NURS 2535: TEST 1 (WEEK 1-3) | 100 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION.
Drugs Answer - Any chemical that can affect living processes
A drug will acquire at least three different names: Answer - 1. Chemical
2. Generic
3. Trade
Chemical Name Answer - The name that describes the chemical composition
and molecular structure of a drug.
Generic name (nonproprietary name) Answer - Name given to a drug approved
by Health Canada —> nurses most often used!
Trade name (proprietary name) Answer - The drug has a registered trademark;
use of the name is restricted by the drug's patent owner (usually the
manufacturer)
Drugs are classified by: Answer - structure and therapeutic use
Pharmacology Answer - study of drugs and their effects on the body
, Pharmaceutics Answer - The study of how various drug forms influence the
way in which the drug affects the body
Pharmacokinetics Answer - what the body does to the drug
Pharmacodynamics Answer - what the drug does to the body
Clinical Pharmacology Answer - study of drugs in humans
Pharmacotherapeutics Answer - Study of the use of drugs in treating disease
Use of drugs to prevent & treat diseases
Medication error Answer - Inappropriate use of a medication that could lead
to patient harm.
Disease Answer - Structural/functional change in the body that is harmful to
the organism
Pathology Answer - study of disease
Pathogenesis Answer - sequence of events in the development of a disease
Etiology Answer - cause of disease
4 Manifestations of disease Answer - 1. Symptoms (pt's observation)
2. Signs (examiner's observation)
3. Lab abnormalities (results of tests)
ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION.
Drugs Answer - Any chemical that can affect living processes
A drug will acquire at least three different names: Answer - 1. Chemical
2. Generic
3. Trade
Chemical Name Answer - The name that describes the chemical composition
and molecular structure of a drug.
Generic name (nonproprietary name) Answer - Name given to a drug approved
by Health Canada —> nurses most often used!
Trade name (proprietary name) Answer - The drug has a registered trademark;
use of the name is restricted by the drug's patent owner (usually the
manufacturer)
Drugs are classified by: Answer - structure and therapeutic use
Pharmacology Answer - study of drugs and their effects on the body
, Pharmaceutics Answer - The study of how various drug forms influence the
way in which the drug affects the body
Pharmacokinetics Answer - what the body does to the drug
Pharmacodynamics Answer - what the drug does to the body
Clinical Pharmacology Answer - study of drugs in humans
Pharmacotherapeutics Answer - Study of the use of drugs in treating disease
Use of drugs to prevent & treat diseases
Medication error Answer - Inappropriate use of a medication that could lead
to patient harm.
Disease Answer - Structural/functional change in the body that is harmful to
the organism
Pathology Answer - study of disease
Pathogenesis Answer - sequence of events in the development of a disease
Etiology Answer - cause of disease
4 Manifestations of disease Answer - 1. Symptoms (pt's observation)
2. Signs (examiner's observation)
3. Lab abnormalities (results of tests)
