Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nursing student is reviewing the basic language used in
pharmacology. Which term refers most directly to the study
of drugs and their effects on living organisms?
A. Pharmacology
B. Therapeutic objective
C. Drug response
D. Drug selectivity
Correct Answer:
A. Pharmacology
Rationale:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their effects on living
organisms. A therapeutic objective describes the desired outcome
of drug therapy, drug response describes the effect produced by a
drug, and selectivity refers to the preference of a drug for certain
targets or tissues.
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes a drug?
A. A substance used only to treat disease
B. A substance that alters physiologic function when introduced
into the body
C. A substance that produces only beneficial effects
D. A substance that must be available by prescription
Correct Answer:
B. A substance that alters physiologic function when introduced
into the body
, Rationale:
A drug is a substance that can modify physiologic processes after
entering the body. Drugs may be used to prevent, diagnose, or
treat conditions and may produce both desired and undesired
effects. Drugs are not limited to prescription-only substances or to
beneficial effects.
Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nurse explains that pharmacodynamics is concerned with
which aspect of medication therapy?
A. What the body does to the drug
B. How the drug is eliminated from the body
C. What the drug does to the body
D. How the drug is absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract
Correct Answer:
C. What the drug does to the body
Rationale:
Pharmacodynamics describes the biochemical and physiologic
effects of drugs and their mechanisms of action—essentially,
what the drug does to the body. Absorption, metabolism,
distribution, and excretion are pharmacokinetic processes
describing what the body does to the drug.
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which characteristic is most consistent with the goal of an
ideal drug?
A. Produces a desired effect with minimal unwanted effects
B. Produces the strongest possible effect regardless of adverse
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nursing student is reviewing the basic language used in
pharmacology. Which term refers most directly to the study
of drugs and their effects on living organisms?
A. Pharmacology
B. Therapeutic objective
C. Drug response
D. Drug selectivity
Correct Answer:
A. Pharmacology
Rationale:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their effects on living
organisms. A therapeutic objective describes the desired outcome
of drug therapy, drug response describes the effect produced by a
drug, and selectivity refers to the preference of a drug for certain
targets or tissues.
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes a drug?
A. A substance used only to treat disease
B. A substance that alters physiologic function when introduced
into the body
C. A substance that produces only beneficial effects
D. A substance that must be available by prescription
Correct Answer:
B. A substance that alters physiologic function when introduced
into the body
, Rationale:
A drug is a substance that can modify physiologic processes after
entering the body. Drugs may be used to prevent, diagnose, or
treat conditions and may produce both desired and undesired
effects. Drugs are not limited to prescription-only substances or to
beneficial effects.
Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nurse explains that pharmacodynamics is concerned with
which aspect of medication therapy?
A. What the body does to the drug
B. How the drug is eliminated from the body
C. What the drug does to the body
D. How the drug is absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract
Correct Answer:
C. What the drug does to the body
Rationale:
Pharmacodynamics describes the biochemical and physiologic
effects of drugs and their mechanisms of action—essentially,
what the drug does to the body. Absorption, metabolism,
distribution, and excretion are pharmacokinetic processes
describing what the body does to the drug.
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which characteristic is most consistent with the goal of an
ideal drug?
A. Produces a desired effect with minimal unwanted effects
B. Produces the strongest possible effect regardless of adverse
