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 pharmacology?
A. The study of how diseases are diagnosed and treated
surgically
B. The study of drugs and their effects on living organisms
C. The study of nutrition and dietary requirements
D. The study of microorganisms that cause infectious diseases
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their effects on living organisms
Rationale:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their interactions with
living organisms. Option A describes surgical treatment, option C
focuses on nutrition, and option D relates primarily to microbiology
and infectious disease.
Question 2 — Easy — MCQ
A nurse is reviewing the four basic terms used in
introductory pharmacology. Which term refers specifically to
the use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, or treat disease?
A. Pharmacology
B. Therapeutics
C. Toxicology
D. Pharmacokinetics
Correct Answer:
B. Therapeutics
Rationale:
Therapeutics focuses on the use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, or
treat disease. Pharmacology is the broader study of drugs, while
, pharmacokinetics focuses on drug movement through the body.
Toxicology concerns harmful effects of chemicals and drugs.
Question 3 — Easy — MCQ
Which characteristic would be most desirable in an ideal
drug?
A. Produces multiple unrelated effects
B. Has a predictable therapeutic effect
C. Causes permanent physiologic changes
D. Requires frequent dose adjustments because of variable
responses
Correct Answer:
B. Has a predictable therapeutic effect
Rationale:
An ideal drug should produce a predictable, useful therapeutic
response. Multiple unintended effects and unpredictable
responses make medication therapy less safe. Permanent
physiologic changes are not inherently desirable because
reversibility is generally preferred when feasible.
Question 4 — Easy — SATA
Which characteristics are consistent with the concept of an
ideal drug? Select all that apply.
A. Effectiveness in achieving the desired therapeutic response
B. Predictable effects
C. Selective action on the intended target
D. Frequent severe adverse effects
E. An unnecessarily complicated route of administration
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — MCQ
Which statement best describes pharmacology?
A. The study of how diseases are diagnosed and treated
surgically
B. The study of drugs and their effects on living organisms
C. The study of nutrition and dietary requirements
D. The study of microorganisms that cause infectious diseases
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their effects on living organisms
Rationale:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their interactions with
living organisms. Option A describes surgical treatment, option C
focuses on nutrition, and option D relates primarily to microbiology
and infectious disease.
Question 2 — Easy — MCQ
A nurse is reviewing the four basic terms used in
introductory pharmacology. Which term refers specifically to
the use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, or treat disease?
A. Pharmacology
B. Therapeutics
C. Toxicology
D. Pharmacokinetics
Correct Answer:
B. Therapeutics
Rationale:
Therapeutics focuses on the use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, or
treat disease. Pharmacology is the broader study of drugs, while
, pharmacokinetics focuses on drug movement through the body.
Toxicology concerns harmful effects of chemicals and drugs.
Question 3 — Easy — MCQ
Which characteristic would be most desirable in an ideal
drug?
A. Produces multiple unrelated effects
B. Has a predictable therapeutic effect
C. Causes permanent physiologic changes
D. Requires frequent dose adjustments because of variable
responses
Correct Answer:
B. Has a predictable therapeutic effect
Rationale:
An ideal drug should produce a predictable, useful therapeutic
response. Multiple unintended effects and unpredictable
responses make medication therapy less safe. Permanent
physiologic changes are not inherently desirable because
reversibility is generally preferred when feasible.
Question 4 — Easy — SATA
Which characteristics are consistent with the concept of an
ideal drug? Select all that apply.
A. Effectiveness in achieving the desired therapeutic response
B. Predictable effects
C. Selective action on the intended target
D. Frequent severe adverse effects
E. An unnecessarily complicated route of administration
