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 asks what the term pharmacology means.
Which response by the instructor is most accurate?
A. The medical use of drugs to treat disease
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
C. The study of drugs exclusively in human patients
D. The process by which drugs are administered to patients
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Rationale:
Pharmacology is the broad study of drugs and their interactions
with living systems. A describes therapeutics, which concerns the
medical use of drugs. C describes clinical pharmacology, which
focuses on drugs in humans. D is only one part of medication
therapy and does not define pharmacology. (dokumen.pub)
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best defines clinical pharmacology?
A. The study of chemicals that can affect living processes
B. The medical use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease
C. The study of drugs in humans
D. The study of drug costs and medication availability
Correct Answer:
C. The study of drugs in humans
Rationale:
Clinical pharmacology focuses on how drugs interact with
humans, including patients and healthy volunteers involved in
drug development. A describes a broad definition of a drug. B
, describes therapeutics. D is not the defining purpose of clinical
pharmacology. (dokumen.pub)
Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nurse is reviewing the four basic pharmacology terms with a
student. Which activity is an example of therapeutics?
A. Studying the chemical structure of a medication
B. Investigating how a drug binds to a receptor
C. Using a medication to prevent or treat disease
D. Studying the effects of a medication in healthy volunteers
Correct Answer:
C. Using a medication to prevent or treat disease
Rationale:
Therapeutics, or pharmacotherapeutics, refers to the medical use
of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or prevent
pregnancy. A and B fall within pharmacology, while D is
associated with clinical pharmacology. (dokumen.pub)
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which three characteristics are identified as the most important
properties of an ideal drug?
A. Low cost, chemical stability, and ease of administration
B. Effectiveness, safety, and selectivity
C. Predictability, reversibility, and low cost
D. Rapid absorption, long duration, and chemical stability
Correct Answer:
B. Effectiveness, safety, and selectivity
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nursing student asks what the term pharmacology means.
Which response by the instructor is most accurate?
A. The medical use of drugs to treat disease
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
C. The study of drugs exclusively in human patients
D. The process by which drugs are administered to patients
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Rationale:
Pharmacology is the broad study of drugs and their interactions
with living systems. A describes therapeutics, which concerns the
medical use of drugs. C describes clinical pharmacology, which
focuses on drugs in humans. D is only one part of medication
therapy and does not define pharmacology. (dokumen.pub)
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best defines clinical pharmacology?
A. The study of chemicals that can affect living processes
B. The medical use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease
C. The study of drugs in humans
D. The study of drug costs and medication availability
Correct Answer:
C. The study of drugs in humans
Rationale:
Clinical pharmacology focuses on how drugs interact with
humans, including patients and healthy volunteers involved in
drug development. A describes a broad definition of a drug. B
, describes therapeutics. D is not the defining purpose of clinical
pharmacology. (dokumen.pub)
Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nurse is reviewing the four basic pharmacology terms with a
student. Which activity is an example of therapeutics?
A. Studying the chemical structure of a medication
B. Investigating how a drug binds to a receptor
C. Using a medication to prevent or treat disease
D. Studying the effects of a medication in healthy volunteers
Correct Answer:
C. Using a medication to prevent or treat disease
Rationale:
Therapeutics, or pharmacotherapeutics, refers to the medical use
of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or prevent
pregnancy. A and B fall within pharmacology, while D is
associated with clinical pharmacology. (dokumen.pub)
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which three characteristics are identified as the most important
properties of an ideal drug?
A. Low cost, chemical stability, and ease of administration
B. Effectiveness, safety, and selectivity
C. Predictability, reversibility, and low cost
D. Rapid absorption, long duration, and chemical stability
Correct Answer:
B. Effectiveness, safety, and selectivity
