INTRODUCTORY CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
12TH EDITION - SUSAN M. FORD
COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK: QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS & RATIONALES
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY
Question 1
A nursing instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a group
of nursing students about pharmacology. When describing this
topic, the instructor would focus the discussion on which of
the following as an essential aspect?
A) Drug name
B) Drug class
C) Drug action
D) Drug source
Answer: C) Drug action
Rationale: Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their action
on living organisms. Thus, an essential aspect of pharmacology
is drug action. An understanding of the drug name, drug class,
,and drug source is important, but the most critical aspect
related to pharmacology is how the drug acts in the body.
Question 2
A nursing student is preparing to administer a prescribed drug
to a patient. The student reviews information about the drug
and its actions. Which of the following would be the best
choice for obtaining this information? Select all that apply.
A) Nursing instructor
B) Nurse assigned to the patient
C) Clinical drug reference
D) Prescribing health care provider
E) Clinical pharmacist
Answer: C, E
Rationale: Although the nursing student can ask the nursing
instructor, the nurse assigned to the patient, and the
prescribing health care provider for information about the
drug, the best choices for drug information would include an
appropriate drug reference and the clinical pharmacist.
Question 3
When describing the various types of medications to a group
,of nursing students, a nursing instructor would identify which
of the following as a source for deriving medications? Select
all that apply.
A) Plants
B) Synthetic sources
C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) Animals
Answer: A, B, C, D, E
Rationale: Medications are derived from natural sources, for
example, plants, molds, minerals, and animals, as well as
created synthetically in a laboratory. All options listed
represent valid sources for medication derivation.
Question 4
Which of the following names may be assigned to a drug
during the process of development? Select all that apply.
A) Chemical name
B) Official name
C) Pharmacologic name
D) Trade name
E) Nonproprietary name
, Answer: A, B, D, E
Rationale: Throughout the process of development, drugs may
have several names assigned to them including a chemical
name, a generic (nonproprietary) name, an official name, and a
trade or brand name. "Pharmacologic name" is not a standard
category of drug naming.
Question 5
A drug may be classified by which of the following? Select all
that apply.
A) The chemical type of the drug's active ingredient
B) The way the drug is used to treat a specific condition
C) The generic name of the drug
D) The trade name of the drug
E) The nonproprietary name of the drug
Answer: A, B
Rationale: A drug may be classified by the chemical type of
the active ingredient or by the way it is used to treat a
particular condition. Generic, trade, and nonproprietary refer
to how a drug is named, not how it is classified.
12TH EDITION - SUSAN M. FORD
COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK: QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS & RATIONALES
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY
Question 1
A nursing instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a group
of nursing students about pharmacology. When describing this
topic, the instructor would focus the discussion on which of
the following as an essential aspect?
A) Drug name
B) Drug class
C) Drug action
D) Drug source
Answer: C) Drug action
Rationale: Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their action
on living organisms. Thus, an essential aspect of pharmacology
is drug action. An understanding of the drug name, drug class,
,and drug source is important, but the most critical aspect
related to pharmacology is how the drug acts in the body.
Question 2
A nursing student is preparing to administer a prescribed drug
to a patient. The student reviews information about the drug
and its actions. Which of the following would be the best
choice for obtaining this information? Select all that apply.
A) Nursing instructor
B) Nurse assigned to the patient
C) Clinical drug reference
D) Prescribing health care provider
E) Clinical pharmacist
Answer: C, E
Rationale: Although the nursing student can ask the nursing
instructor, the nurse assigned to the patient, and the
prescribing health care provider for information about the
drug, the best choices for drug information would include an
appropriate drug reference and the clinical pharmacist.
Question 3
When describing the various types of medications to a group
,of nursing students, a nursing instructor would identify which
of the following as a source for deriving medications? Select
all that apply.
A) Plants
B) Synthetic sources
C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) Animals
Answer: A, B, C, D, E
Rationale: Medications are derived from natural sources, for
example, plants, molds, minerals, and animals, as well as
created synthetically in a laboratory. All options listed
represent valid sources for medication derivation.
Question 4
Which of the following names may be assigned to a drug
during the process of development? Select all that apply.
A) Chemical name
B) Official name
C) Pharmacologic name
D) Trade name
E) Nonproprietary name
, Answer: A, B, D, E
Rationale: Throughout the process of development, drugs may
have several names assigned to them including a chemical
name, a generic (nonproprietary) name, an official name, and a
trade or brand name. "Pharmacologic name" is not a standard
category of drug naming.
Question 5
A drug may be classified by which of the following? Select all
that apply.
A) The chemical type of the drug's active ingredient
B) The way the drug is used to treat a specific condition
C) The generic name of the drug
D) The trade name of the drug
E) The nonproprietary name of the drug
Answer: A, B
Rationale: A drug may be classified by the chemical type of
the active ingredient or by the way it is used to treat a
particular condition. Generic, trade, and nonproprietary refer
to how a drug is named, not how it is classified.
