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 drug means in
pharmacology. Which definition is most accurate?
A. A substance used only to treat diagnosed disease
B. Any chemical that can alter living processes
C. A medication available only by prescription
D. A substance that produces only beneficial effects
Correct Answer:
B. Any chemical that can alter living processes
Rationale:
A drug is broadly defined as a chemical capable of affecting living
processes. A is too narrow because drugs are not limited to
disease treatment. C incorrectly limits drugs to prescription
products. D is incorrect because drugs can produce both
beneficial and harmful effects.
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes pharmacology?
A. The use of medications to treat individual patients
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
C. The study of diseases caused by medications
D. The process of prescribing medications for hospitalized
patients
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Rationale:
Pharmacology concerns the study of drugs and how they interact
with living systems. A and D describe aspects of therapeutics or
, clinical practice rather than the broader science of pharmacology.
C is too limited because pharmacology includes beneficial and
adverse drug effects.
Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A student is reviewing the difference between pharmacology
and clinical pharmacology. Which statement demonstrates
correct understanding?
A. Clinical pharmacology focuses only on medications used in
hospitals.
B. Clinical pharmacology is the study of drugs in humans.
C. Clinical pharmacology excludes studies involving healthy
volunteers.
D. Clinical pharmacology is limited to the chemical structure of
drugs.
Correct Answer:
B. Clinical pharmacology is the study of drugs in humans.
Rationale:
Clinical pharmacology specifically examines drugs in humans,
including patients and healthy volunteers during drug
development. A, C, and D incorrectly restrict the discipline.
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which activity is an example of therapeutics?
A. Studying the chemical properties of a medication
B. Investigating how a drug binds to receptors
C. Using a drug to prevent, diagnose, or treat disease
D. Measuring the concentration of a drug in plasma
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 drug means in
pharmacology. Which definition is most accurate?
A. A substance used only to treat diagnosed disease
B. Any chemical that can alter living processes
C. A medication available only by prescription
D. A substance that produces only beneficial effects
Correct Answer:
B. Any chemical that can alter living processes
Rationale:
A drug is broadly defined as a chemical capable of affecting living
processes. A is too narrow because drugs are not limited to
disease treatment. C incorrectly limits drugs to prescription
products. D is incorrect because drugs can produce both
beneficial and harmful effects.
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes pharmacology?
A. The use of medications to treat individual patients
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
C. The study of diseases caused by medications
D. The process of prescribing medications for hospitalized
patients
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Rationale:
Pharmacology concerns the study of drugs and how they interact
with living systems. A and D describe aspects of therapeutics or
, clinical practice rather than the broader science of pharmacology.
C is too limited because pharmacology includes beneficial and
adverse drug effects.
Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A student is reviewing the difference between pharmacology
and clinical pharmacology. Which statement demonstrates
correct understanding?
A. Clinical pharmacology focuses only on medications used in
hospitals.
B. Clinical pharmacology is the study of drugs in humans.
C. Clinical pharmacology excludes studies involving healthy
volunteers.
D. Clinical pharmacology is limited to the chemical structure of
drugs.
Correct Answer:
B. Clinical pharmacology is the study of drugs in humans.
Rationale:
Clinical pharmacology specifically examines drugs in humans,
including patients and healthy volunteers during drug
development. A, C, and D incorrectly restrict the discipline.
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which activity is an example of therapeutics?
A. Studying the chemical properties of a medication
B. Investigating how a drug binds to receptors
C. Using a drug to prevent, diagnose, or treat disease
D. Measuring the concentration of a drug in plasma
