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Master the essential principles of pharmacology with this comprehensive Test Bank for Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials for Medication Safety 2nd Edition by Barbara Workman and Linda A. LaCharity. This resource is designed to help nursing and healthcare students reinforce critical pharmacology concepts through a wide range of exam-style practice questions with verified answers that align with the textbook's learning objectives. It covers medication administration, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, dosage calculations, drug classifications, adverse drug reactions, patient safety, medication errors, nursing responsibilities, patient education, and evidence-based medication management across all major body systems. The practice questions strengthen clinical reasoning, improve critical thinking, and prepare students for quizzes, assignments, midterm examinations, final exams, and NCLEX-style assessments. Ideal for nursing, practical nursing, allied health, and other healthcare programs, this test bank serves as an effective study companion for improving medication safety knowledge, reinforcing classroom learning, and building confidence for academic and clinical success.

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TEST BANK FOR Understanding Pharmacology, Essentials for Medication
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Safety, 2nd Edition,Workman & LaCharity 100% A+ GRADED( AL
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CHAPTERS COVERED) Y




Chapter01: Drug Regulation,Actions, and Responses
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Workman & LaCharity: Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials forMedication Safety, 2ndEdition
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1. Which health care professiona has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribed Y Y Y J Y Y Y J
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drugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
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a. Physician
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The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not
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dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering drugs,
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although under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this isnot
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his or her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major
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responsibility of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed pharmacist. J
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering J
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2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function? J Y J Y J Y J Y J
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The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health problem.
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This response is any drug’s intended action also known as a therapeutic response.
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3. Which type of drug name is “owned” by the company that manufactures it? J Y J Y J
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a. Generic name J Y




b Chemical name J Y

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c. Category name J
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The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name
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assigned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The
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category name refers to the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actualdrug
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name. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific drug’s
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manufacturer.

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4. Which drug or drug class is a “high alert” drug? J
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a. Penicillin
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A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the wrong dose, to the wrong
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patient, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include potassium,
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narcotics (opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that strongly
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affects blood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered high alert drugs.
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5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally occurring body
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hormone or enzyme? J
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A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a cell and mimics the
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actions of naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic drugs). Ablocking agent is a drug
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antagonist. Achemical would not necessarily be a drug at all. Aduplicator is not a pharmacologic
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term.

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6. Which term describes how the body affects drug activity? J
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The term pharmacokinetics refers to drug metabolism and how the body changes a drug.
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Pharmacodynamics refers to how a drug works to change body function. Drug potency refers tohow J
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strongly or to what degree a drug exerts its effects. The therapeutic effect is closer to
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pharmacodynamics, meaning how a drug works to change body function. J
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering J Y J Y REF: p. 10 J Y




7. In the United States, which group is responsible for enforcing established standards for
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drug manufacturing?
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The standards for drug manufacture are established by the U.S. Pharmacopeia. These standards
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are enforced by the Food and DrugAdministration. Neither the National Institutes of Health northe
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Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers has any authority to enforce drug standards.
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8. Which factor is a major disadvantage of the transdermal drug delivery route?
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a. Only a prescriber can administer drugs by the transdermal route.
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b Transdermal drugs must be sterile rather than clean. J
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d Drug absorption is dependent on adequate circulation.
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Once a transdermal drug moves through the skin, it must enter the bloodstream to reach its target
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tissue. If circulation is poor to the area where the transdermal drug is applied, very little, if any, of
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the drug will reach its target tissue.
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9. How are intrinsic drugs different from extrinsic drugs? J Y J
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a.Intrinsic drugs are made by the body, whereas extrinsic drugs are made outside the body. J
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b Intrinsic drugs are administered by the parenteral route, whereas extrinsic drugs are J
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drugs are taken internally. J
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. available over-the-counter. J
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Intrinsic drugs are the hormones, enzymes, and other chemicals made by the body that change cell
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activity. Extrinsic drugs are manufactured from chemical, animal, or plant sources and musthave a
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means of entering the body in order to change cell activity.
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10. Apatient asks why his drug to control high blood pressure has only one generic name and
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two different trade names. What is your best response?
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b “The two different trade names indicate that one is a more pure and safer drug than theother.”
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a specific manufacturer.”J
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d “If you have insurance, you can get the trade name drug, which is usually more expensivethan
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The generic name is the name assigned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not
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owned by anyone. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific
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drug’s manufacturer. More than one manufacturer can make and sell the same drug at thesame time
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under a different trade name. Regardless of trade name, all drugs that have the same generic name
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must be alike in their chemical composition and strength.
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