d Drugpabsorptionwspispdependentwsponwspadequatewspcirculation.
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Test bank p
, Test Bank For Understanding Pharmacology, Essentials for
Medication Safety, 3rd Edition,Workman & LaCharity
Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
MULTIPLE CHOICE
BASIC CONCEPT
S
1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for di
spensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
a. Physician
b Nurse practitioner
.
c. Licensed nurse
d Pharmacyptechnician
.
ANS: D
The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescrib
ing drugs, not dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary res
ponsibility for administering drugs, although under some circumstances a licen
sed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this is not his or her major r
esponsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major responsi
bility of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed phar
macist.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3
2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
a. Side effect
b Intendedpaction
.
c. Adverse reaction
d Idiosyncratic respons
. e
ANS: B
The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or corr
ect a health problem. This response is any drug’s intended action also kno
wn as a therapeutic response.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3
3. Which type of drug name is —owned‖ by the company that manufactures
it?
, a. Generic name
b Chemical nam
e
.
c. Category nam
e
d Tradepname
.
ANS: D
The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic na
me is the name assigned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Counci
l and is not owned by anyone. The category name refers to the type of
drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actual drug
name. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by
a specific drug’s manufacturer.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4
4. Whichwspdrugwsporwspdrugwspclasswspiswspawsp—highwspalert‖wspdrug?
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.
ANS: B
A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at
the wrong dose, to the wrong patient, or not given to the correct patient.
Drugs classified as high alert drugs include potassium, narcotics (opioids), insuli
n, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that strongly affects b
lood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered high alert dr
ugs.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4
5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action a
s a naturally occurring body hormone or enzyme?
a. Agonist
b Blocking
. agent
c. Chemical
d Duplicator
.
ANS: A
A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a c
ell and mimics the actions of naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic
drugs). A blocking agent is
, a drug
.
Test bank p
, Test Bank For Understanding Pharmacology, Essentials for
Medication Safety, 3rd Edition,Workman & LaCharity
Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
MULTIPLE CHOICE
BASIC CONCEPT
S
1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for di
spensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
a. Physician
b Nurse practitioner
.
c. Licensed nurse
d Pharmacyptechnician
.
ANS: D
The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescrib
ing drugs, not dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary res
ponsibility for administering drugs, although under some circumstances a licen
sed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this is not his or her major r
esponsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major responsi
bility of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed phar
macist.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3
2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
a. Side effect
b Intendedpaction
.
c. Adverse reaction
d Idiosyncratic respons
. e
ANS: B
The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or corr
ect a health problem. This response is any drug’s intended action also kno
wn as a therapeutic response.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3
3. Which type of drug name is —owned‖ by the company that manufactures
it?
, a. Generic name
b Chemical nam
e
.
c. Category nam
e
d Tradepname
.
ANS: D
The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic na
me is the name assigned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Counci
l and is not owned by anyone. The category name refers to the type of
drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actual drug
name. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by
a specific drug’s manufacturer.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4
4. Whichwspdrugwsporwspdrugwspclasswspiswspawsp—highwspalert‖wspdrug?
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.
ANS: B
A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at
the wrong dose, to the wrong patient, or not given to the correct patient.
Drugs classified as high alert drugs include potassium, narcotics (opioids), insuli
n, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that strongly affects b
lood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered high alert dr
ugs.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4
5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action a
s a naturally occurring body hormone or enzyme?
a. Agonist
b Blocking
. agent
c. Chemical
d Duplicator
.
ANS: A
A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a c
ell and mimics the actions of naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic
drugs). A blocking agent is
, a drug
