Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best defines a drug?
A. A substance used only to treat a diagnosed disease
B. Any chemical that can affect living processes
C. A compound that must produce a beneficial response
D. A substance approved for human use by a regulatory agency
Correct Answer:
B. Any chemical that can affect living processes
Rationale:
A drug is broadly defined as a chemical capable of affecting living
processes. Therefore, a substance does not have to be
therapeutic, approved, or disease-specific to meet the basic
definition.
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
The nurse is reviewing the meaning of pharmacology with a
student. Which explanation is most accurate?
A. Pharmacology is the use of medications to treat disease.
B. Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their interactions with
living systems.
C. Pharmacology is limited to the study of drug administration
techniques.
D. Pharmacology focuses only on adverse drug reactions.
Correct Answer:
B. Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their interactions with
living systems.
Rationale:
Pharmacology encompasses the study of drugs and their
, interactions with living systems. The definition is broader than
drug administration, therapeutic use, or adverse effects alone.
Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which activity is an example of clinical pharmacology?
A. Studying how a drug interacts with a laboratory chemical
B. Studying how a medication affects healthy volunteers during
human drug development
C. Designing the molecular structure of a new compound
D. Manufacturing medication tablets
Correct Answer:
B. Studying how a medication affects healthy volunteers during
human drug development
Rationale:
Clinical pharmacology focuses on drugs in humans and includes
study in patients and in healthy volunteers during drug
development. The other choices concern areas outside the
defining focus of clinical pharmacology.
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
The nurse explains that therapeutics primarily refers to
which concept?
A. The chemical synthesis of medications
B. The study of drug absorption and elimination
C. The medical use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat
disease
D. The study of drug effects only in healthy volunteers
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best defines a drug?
A. A substance used only to treat a diagnosed disease
B. Any chemical that can affect living processes
C. A compound that must produce a beneficial response
D. A substance approved for human use by a regulatory agency
Correct Answer:
B. Any chemical that can affect living processes
Rationale:
A drug is broadly defined as a chemical capable of affecting living
processes. Therefore, a substance does not have to be
therapeutic, approved, or disease-specific to meet the basic
definition.
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
The nurse is reviewing the meaning of pharmacology with a
student. Which explanation is most accurate?
A. Pharmacology is the use of medications to treat disease.
B. Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their interactions with
living systems.
C. Pharmacology is limited to the study of drug administration
techniques.
D. Pharmacology focuses only on adverse drug reactions.
Correct Answer:
B. Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their interactions with
living systems.
Rationale:
Pharmacology encompasses the study of drugs and their
, interactions with living systems. The definition is broader than
drug administration, therapeutic use, or adverse effects alone.
Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which activity is an example of clinical pharmacology?
A. Studying how a drug interacts with a laboratory chemical
B. Studying how a medication affects healthy volunteers during
human drug development
C. Designing the molecular structure of a new compound
D. Manufacturing medication tablets
Correct Answer:
B. Studying how a medication affects healthy volunteers during
human drug development
Rationale:
Clinical pharmacology focuses on drugs in humans and includes
study in patients and in healthy volunteers during drug
development. The other choices concern areas outside the
defining focus of clinical pharmacology.
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
The nurse explains that therapeutics primarily refers to
which concept?
A. The chemical synthesis of medications
B. The study of drug absorption and elimination
C. The medical use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat
disease
D. The study of drug effects only in healthy volunteers
