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Prepare for pharmacology exams with this comprehensive Test Bank for Pharmacology Clear and Simple: A Guide to Drug Classifications and Dosage Calculations, 4th Edition by Cynthia J. Watkins. This resource contains practice questions, answers, and rationales covering essential pharmacology concepts across Chapters 1–21. Topics include the history and basics of pharmacology, patient safety in medication administration, regulations, prescriptions and medication labels, mathematics and measurement systems, dosage calculations, enteral and parenteral medications, medication administration, and drugs affecting major body systems. The test bank also covers medications related to the integumentary, musculoskeletal, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, immunologic, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, reproductive, and urinary systems, as well as vitamins, minerals, herbs, and complementary and alternative medicine. Ideal for nursing students, pharmacology students, instructors, and educators, this resource can be used for exam preparation, self-assessment, classroom review, and reinforcement of key pharmacology concepts.

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,TESTBANK PHARMACOLOGY CLEAR AND SIMPLE: A
GUIDE TO DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS AND DOSAGE
CALCULATIONS

Cynthia J. Watkins
4th Edition

,Table of Contents

Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology 1
Chapter 2. Basics of Pharmacology 10
Chapter 3. Patient Safety in Medication Administration 19
Chapter 4. Regulations 30
Chapter 5. Prescriptions and Labels 42
Chapter 6. Review of Mathematics 49
Chapter 7. Measurement Systems 63
Chapter 8. Dosage Calculations 72
Chapter 9. Enteral Medications and Administration 80
Chapter 10. Parental Medications and Administration 87
Chapter 11. Integumentary System Medications 100
Chapter 12. Musculoskeletal System Medications 109
Chapter 13. Nervous System Medications 117
Chapter 14. Eye and Ear Medications 127
Chapter 15. Endocrine System Medications 133
Chapter 16. Cardiovascular System Medications 144
Chapter 17. Immunologic System Medications 156
Chapter 18. Pulmonary System Medications 167
Chapter 19. Gastrointestinal System Medications 175
Chapter 20. Reproductive and Urinary System Medications 184
Chapter 21. Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine 194

, Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The Greek word pharmakon means which of the following?
a. Medicine
b. Poison
c. Remedy
d. Medicine, poison, and remedy
ANS: D
Rationale: The word pharmakon refers to the curing of illness, thus meaning medicine and
remedy, as well as poison because early medicines were toxic enough to kill a patient or
enemy.

PTS: 1 DIF: Easy TOP: Unit 1: Introduction to Pharmacology
KEY: History

2. The Dutch word droog means which of the following?
a. Drop
b. Drug
c. Dry
d. Dirge
ANS: C
Rationale: Droog, which m e a nWs W― W
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h e.oWr iSg i n of the word drug, such as in the use of
dry herbs as medications.

PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate TOP: Unit 1: Introduction to Pharmacology
KEY: History

3. Most ancient societies treated illness based on which of the following?
a. Visions received by medicine men
b. Trial and error
c. Religion
d. Animal sacrifice
ANS: B
Rationale: Ancient societies had little knowledge of how the human body worked;
therefore, treating illness was often based on trial and error.

PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate TOP: Unit 1: Introduction to Pharmacology
KEY: History

4. Early records show that pharmacological treatments consisted of which of the following?
a. Plants
b. Minerals
c. Animal products
d. Plants, minerals, and animal products




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