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This nursing pharmacology study guide for Basic Pharmacology for Nurses, 19th Edition by Michelle J. Clayton supports nursing students preparing for pharmacology exams and NCLEX style testing. Content covers pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, medication administration, dosage calculations, adverse effects, contraindications, and nursing responsibilities. It also includes cardiovascular drugs, antibiotics, endocrine medications, respiratory agents, neurological drugs, pain management, and patient education. The guide focuses on safe medication administration, clinical reasoning, drug classification review, and exam preparation through application-based pharmacology questions.

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Test Bank For Clayton’s Basic Pharmacology for Nurses 19th
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EditionBy Michelle J. Willihnganz, Samuel L. Gurevitz, Bruce
i ii ii ii ii ii ii ii



Clayton Complete
ii ii

,Chapter01:Drug Definitions,Standards, andInformationSourcesWillihnganz
l. l.




:Clayton’s Basic Pharmacology forNurses, 19th Edition
l. l. ii l. l.




MULTIPLE CHOICE l.




1.Whichnameidentifiesadrug iilistedbythe iUS
Foodan i
i i d iiDrug iiAdministration ii(FDA)?
a.Brand
b.Nonproprietary
c.Official
d.Trademark
ANS: i i C ii name iiunder iiwhich iia
The iiofficial iiname iiis iithe
iidrug iiis iilisted i i by iithe iiFDA. iiThe iibrand iiname, iior


iitrademark, iiis iithe iiname iigiv i i en iito iia iidrug iiby iiits


iimanufacturer. iiThe iinonproprietary, iior iigen i ieric,


iiname iiis iiprovided iiby iithe iiUnited iiStates iiAdopted


iiNames i i Council.




DIF: CognitiveLevel:Knowledge REF: p. i i9
OBJ: ii1NAT: iiNCLEX iiClient iiNeeds iiCategory: iiSafe,
iiEffective iiCar i i e iiEnvironment iiTOP: Nursing Process iiStep: l.



iiAssessment
CON:
Patient
iiEducation




2.Which source containsinformation specifictonutritional supplements?
l. l. l. l.



a.USPDictionaryof iiUSAN i i &International iiDrug iNames
b.NaturalMedicines iComprehensive iDatabase
c.UnitedStatesPharmacopoeia/National i iFormulary ii(USPNF)
d.DrugInteraction iiFacts
ANS: i i C
United iiStates iiPharmacopoeia/National iiFormulary iicontains iiinformation iispecific iito
i i nutritional iis i i upplements. iiUSP iiDictionary iiof iiUSAN ii& iInternational iiDrug iiNames


iiis iia iicompilation iiof iidrug iin i i ames, iipronunciation iiguide, iiand iipossible iifuture


iiFDA iiapproved iidrugs; iiit iidoes iinot iiinclude iinutri i i tional iisupplements. iiNatural


iiMedicines iiComprehensive iiDatabase iicontains


evidence-
based iiinformation ion iherbal iimedicines iiand iiherbal iicombination iiproducts; iiit iidoes
inot iiinclude iiinf i i ormation iispecific iito iinutritional iisupplements. iiDrug iiInteraction


iiFacts iicontains iicomprehensive i i information iion iidrug iinteraction iifacts; iiit iidoes iinot


iiinclude iinutritional iisupplements.




DIF: ii ii ii iiCognitiveLevel:Knowledge REF: ii ii ii i ip. ii4
OBJ:3 iiNAT: ii i i NCLEXClient iNeeds iiCategory:Physiological Inte l.



grity
TOP: Nursing iiProcess iiStep: iiAssessment CON: Nutrition | Patient iiEducation l. l.




3.Which iidrug iireference contains drug monographs ithat idescribealldrugsin atherapeuticclass?
l. l. l. l.



a.DrugFactsand Comparisons
l.

,TestBank iFor iiClayton’s iiBasic iPharmacology iiforNurses i19thEdition 3

b.DrugInteraction iiFacts
c.Handbook iion iInjectable i iDrugs
d.Martindale—TheComplete iDrug iReference
ANS: ii i iA
Drug iiFacts iiand iiComparisons iicontains iidrug iimonographs iithat iidescribe iiall
iidrugs iiin iia iit i iherapeutic iclass. iiMonographs iiare iiformatted iias itables ito


iiallow iicomparison iiofsimilarpr i i oducts, iibrand iinames, iimanufacturers,


iicost iiindices, iiand iiavailable iidosage iiforms iiOnline i i version iiis iiavailable.




DIF: ii ii ii iiCognitive Level:Knowledge l. REF: ii ii ii i i p. ii4 iiTable i1.2
OBJ: ii ii ii ii3 NAT: ii ii ii i i NCLEX iiClient iiNeeds iiCategory:PhysiologicalIntegrity
TOP: ii ii ii iiNursing iiProcess iiStep: iiAssessment ii ii ii i i CON: ii ii ii i i Safety|Patient i i Education i|Clinical
iJudgment




4.Which idrug iireference iicontains imonographs iiabout iivirtuallyeverysingle-
entitydrug iiavailable iiin ithe iUnited iStates iand idescribestherapeutic
iusesofdrugs,

iincludinga i i pproved iiand iiunapproved iiuses?
a.Martindale: iiThe Complete iDrug iiReference l.



b.AHFSDrug iInformation
c.Drug Reference l.



d.Drug Factsand Comparisons
l. l.




ANS: ii i iB
AHFS iiDrug iiInformation iicontains iimonographs iiabout iivirtually ievery
isingle- entitydrug iavailable


iiinthe UnitedStatesand describes therapeuticusesof drugs,
l. l. l. l.




iiincludingap i i proved iiand iiunapproved iiuses.




DIF: ii ii ii iiCognitive Level:Knowledge l. REF: ii ii ii i i p. ii4 iiTable i1.2
OBJ: ii ii ii ii3 NAT: ii ii ii i iNCLEX iiClient
TOP: ii ii ii iiNursing Process iiStep:
iiNeeds Category:
l. iiPlanning
PhysiologicalIntegrity
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
l. l. CON: ii ii ii
ii ii Safety|Patient
i i Education|Clinical iJudgment




5.Which ionline idrug ireference iimakes iiavailable iito iihealthcare iiproviders iiand
the ipublic iia ista i i ndard, iicomprehensive, iiup-to-
ii

datelookupanddownloadable iiresource iiabout iimedicines?
a.AmericanDrugIndex
b.American Hospital iFormulary
l.



c.DailyMed
d.DrugReference
ANS: i i C
DailyMed imakes iavailable ito iihealthcareproviders iand ithe public ia standard, l. l.




icomprehensive, i iup-to-


date look up and downloadable resourceabout imedicines.
l. l. l. l. l.




iTheAmericanDrugIndexis iinot iiap i i propriate iifor ipatient iiuse. iiThe iAmerican


iHospital iFormulary iis inot iiappropriate iifor iipatient iius


e. iiThe iidrug ireference i iis iinot i iappropriate iiforpatient i iuse.

DIF: ii ii ii iiCognitiveLevel:Knowledge REF: ii ii ii i ip. ii3 i i | p. ii4 l.



OBJ:3 iiNAT: ii i i NCLEXClient Needs iiCategory:Physiological Inte grity
l. l.



TOP: i i Nursing iiProcess Step:Implementation l.



CON: Safety|Patient iiEducation | Clinical Judgment l. l. l.

, 6.Which legislation iauthorizes theFDA to iideterminethesafetyofa drug beforeits
l. l. l. l. l.



imarketing? a.Federal Food,Drug, and Cosmetic Act i(1938)
l. l. l. l.

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