COMPLETE TEST BANK for Understanding
Pharmacology: Essentials for Medication Safety,
3rd Edition by M. Linda Workman
ALL-INCLUSIVE CHAPTERS 1-32| EXPERT
VERIFIED EXAM Q&As WITH RATIONALES
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT I: General Aspects of Pharmacology
1. Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
2. Safely Preparing and Giving Drugs
UNIT II: Mathematics for Pharmacology and Dosage Calculation
3. Mathematics Review and Introduction to Dosage Calculations
4. Medical Systems of Weights and Measures
5. Dosage Calculation of Intravenous solutions and Drugs
UNIT III: Pharmacology For Multisystem Application
6. Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
7. Drugs for Pain Control
8. Anti-Infectives: Antibacterial Drugs
9. Anti-Infectives: Antiviral Drugs
10. Anti-Infectives: Antitubercular and Antifungal Drugs
11. Immunizations
12. Anticancer Drugs
Unit IV: Drug Therapy for Endocrine Problems
13. Drug therapy for Diabetes
14. Drug Therapy for Thyroid and Adrenal Gland Problems
Unit V: Drug Therapy for Problems of the Circulatory and Cardiac Systems
15. Drug Therapy Affecting Urine Output
16. Drug Therapy for Hypertension
17. Drug Therapy for Heart Failure
18. Drug Therapy for Dysrhythmias
19. Drug Therapy for High Blood Lipids
20. Drug Therapy to Disrupt Clotting
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Unit VI: Drug Therapy for Respiratory System Problems
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,21. Drug Therapy for Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Pulmonary Fibrosis/Hypertension
Unit VII: Drug Therapy for Gastrointestinal System Problems
22. Drug Therapy for Gastrointestinal Dysfunction
23. Drug Therapy for Gastric Ulcers and Reflux
24. Drug Therapy with Nutritional Supplements
Unit VIII: Drug Therapy for Nervous System Problems
25. Drug Therapy for Seizures
26. Drug Therapy for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Diseases
27. Drug Therapy for Psychiatric Problems
28. Drug Therapy for Insomnia
29. Drug Therapy for Eye Problems
Unit IX: Drug Therapy for Problems of the Musculoskeletal System
30. Drug Therapy for Osteoporosis and Muscle Relaxation
Unit X: Drug Therapy for Problems of the Reproductive System
31. Drug Therapy for Male Reproductive Problems
32. Drug Therapy for Female Reproductive Problems
Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
MULTIPLE CHOICE BASIC CONCEPTS
1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribed drugs under the
direction of a pharmacist?
a. Physician
b. Nurse practitioner
c. Licensed nurse
d. Pharmacy technician
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CORRECT ANSWER: D
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, The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not dispensing them.
The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering drugs, although under some circumstances
a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this is not his or her major responsibility in drug therapy.
The pharmacy technician has the major responsibility of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a
licensed pharmacist.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3
2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
a. Side effect
b. Intended action
c. Adverse reaction
d. Idiosyncratic response
CORRECT ANSWER: B
The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health problem. This response is
any drug’s intended action also known as a therapeutic response.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3
3. Which type of drug name is ―owned‖ by the company that manufactures it?
a. Generic name
b Chemical name
c. Category name
d. Trade name
CORRECT ANSWER: D
The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name assigned to the drug
by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The category name refers to the type of drug
(what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actual drug name. The trade name (brand name) is the name
provided and owned by a specific drug’s manufacturer.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4
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Pharmacology: Essentials for Medication Safety,
3rd Edition by M. Linda Workman
ALL-INCLUSIVE CHAPTERS 1-32| EXPERT
VERIFIED EXAM Q&As WITH RATIONALES
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT I: General Aspects of Pharmacology
1. Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
2. Safely Preparing and Giving Drugs
UNIT II: Mathematics for Pharmacology and Dosage Calculation
3. Mathematics Review and Introduction to Dosage Calculations
4. Medical Systems of Weights and Measures
5. Dosage Calculation of Intravenous solutions and Drugs
UNIT III: Pharmacology For Multisystem Application
6. Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
7. Drugs for Pain Control
8. Anti-Infectives: Antibacterial Drugs
9. Anti-Infectives: Antiviral Drugs
10. Anti-Infectives: Antitubercular and Antifungal Drugs
11. Immunizations
12. Anticancer Drugs
Unit IV: Drug Therapy for Endocrine Problems
13. Drug therapy for Diabetes
14. Drug Therapy for Thyroid and Adrenal Gland Problems
Unit V: Drug Therapy for Problems of the Circulatory and Cardiac Systems
15. Drug Therapy Affecting Urine Output
16. Drug Therapy for Hypertension
17. Drug Therapy for Heart Failure
18. Drug Therapy for Dysrhythmias
19. Drug Therapy for High Blood Lipids
20. Drug Therapy to Disrupt Clotting
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Unit VI: Drug Therapy for Respiratory System Problems
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,21. Drug Therapy for Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Pulmonary Fibrosis/Hypertension
Unit VII: Drug Therapy for Gastrointestinal System Problems
22. Drug Therapy for Gastrointestinal Dysfunction
23. Drug Therapy for Gastric Ulcers and Reflux
24. Drug Therapy with Nutritional Supplements
Unit VIII: Drug Therapy for Nervous System Problems
25. Drug Therapy for Seizures
26. Drug Therapy for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Diseases
27. Drug Therapy for Psychiatric Problems
28. Drug Therapy for Insomnia
29. Drug Therapy for Eye Problems
Unit IX: Drug Therapy for Problems of the Musculoskeletal System
30. Drug Therapy for Osteoporosis and Muscle Relaxation
Unit X: Drug Therapy for Problems of the Reproductive System
31. Drug Therapy for Male Reproductive Problems
32. Drug Therapy for Female Reproductive Problems
Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
MULTIPLE CHOICE BASIC CONCEPTS
1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribed drugs under the
direction of a pharmacist?
a. Physician
b. Nurse practitioner
c. Licensed nurse
d. Pharmacy technician
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CORRECT ANSWER: D
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, The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not dispensing them.
The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering drugs, although under some circumstances
a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this is not his or her major responsibility in drug therapy.
The pharmacy technician has the major responsibility of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a
licensed pharmacist.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3
2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
a. Side effect
b. Intended action
c. Adverse reaction
d. Idiosyncratic response
CORRECT ANSWER: B
The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health problem. This response is
any drug’s intended action also known as a therapeutic response.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3
3. Which type of drug name is ―owned‖ by the company that manufactures it?
a. Generic name
b Chemical name
c. Category name
d. Trade name
CORRECT ANSWER: D
The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name assigned to the drug
by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The category name refers to the type of drug
(what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actual drug name. The trade name (brand name) is the name
provided and owned by a specific drug’s manufacturer.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4
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