Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — MCQ
Which statement best describes the term pharmacology?
A. The study of how medications are manufactured
B. The study of drugs and their effects on living organisms
C. The study of surgical procedures used to treat disease
D. The study of microorganisms that cause infection
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their effects on living organisms
Rationale:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their effects on living
organisms. The other options describe medication manufacturing,
surgery, and microbiology rather than pharmacology.
Question 2 — Easy — MCQ
A nurse explains that a drug’s therapeutic effect refers to
which concept?
A. The unwanted response produced by a medication
B. The desired response produced by a medication
C. The movement of a drug through the bloodstream
D. The elimination of a drug from the body
Correct Answer:
B. The desired response produced by a medication
Rationale:
The therapeutic effect is the intended beneficial response to a
medication. Adverse effects are unwanted responses, whereas
drug movement and elimination describe pharmacokinetic
processes.
, Question 3 — Easy — MCQ
Which term describes a medication that produces a desired
therapeutic effect with minimal unwanted effects?
A. Ideal drug
B. Placebo
C. Toxic drug
D. Prodrug
Correct Answer:
A. Ideal drug
Rationale:
An ideal drug achieves the intended therapeutic objective while
producing minimal undesirable effects. A placebo does not
provide the pharmacologic action of an active drug, while toxicity
refers to harmful drug effects. A prodrug is a drug that requires
conversion to an active form.
Question 4 — Easy — MCQ
Which statement best describes the therapeutic objective of
drug therapy?
A. To produce the maximum possible drug response
B. To eliminate every possible adverse effect
C. To achieve the desired therapeutic response with acceptable
risk
D. To maintain the highest possible drug concentration
Correct Answer:
C. To achieve the desired therapeutic response with acceptable
risk
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — MCQ
Which statement best describes the term pharmacology?
A. The study of how medications are manufactured
B. The study of drugs and their effects on living organisms
C. The study of surgical procedures used to treat disease
D. The study of microorganisms that cause infection
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their effects on living organisms
Rationale:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their effects on living
organisms. The other options describe medication manufacturing,
surgery, and microbiology rather than pharmacology.
Question 2 — Easy — MCQ
A nurse explains that a drug’s therapeutic effect refers to
which concept?
A. The unwanted response produced by a medication
B. The desired response produced by a medication
C. The movement of a drug through the bloodstream
D. The elimination of a drug from the body
Correct Answer:
B. The desired response produced by a medication
Rationale:
The therapeutic effect is the intended beneficial response to a
medication. Adverse effects are unwanted responses, whereas
drug movement and elimination describe pharmacokinetic
processes.
, Question 3 — Easy — MCQ
Which term describes a medication that produces a desired
therapeutic effect with minimal unwanted effects?
A. Ideal drug
B. Placebo
C. Toxic drug
D. Prodrug
Correct Answer:
A. Ideal drug
Rationale:
An ideal drug achieves the intended therapeutic objective while
producing minimal undesirable effects. A placebo does not
provide the pharmacologic action of an active drug, while toxicity
refers to harmful drug effects. A prodrug is a drug that requires
conversion to an active form.
Question 4 — Easy — MCQ
Which statement best describes the therapeutic objective of
drug therapy?
A. To produce the maximum possible drug response
B. To eliminate every possible adverse effect
C. To achieve the desired therapeutic response with acceptable
risk
D. To maintain the highest possible drug concentration
Correct Answer:
C. To achieve the desired therapeutic response with acceptable
risk
