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,ClinicalPharmacology, 11th Edition, Susan
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M Ford,
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All jChapters, jquestions jand jcorrect janswers jwith jRationales.
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,1. A jnursing jinstructor jis jpreparing ja jteaching jplan jfor ja jgroup jof jnursing jstudents
jabout jpharmacology. jWhen jdescribing jthis jtopic, jthe jinstructor jwould jfocus jthe
jdiscussion jonjwhich jof jthe jfollowing jas jan jessential jaspect?
A) Drug jname
B) Drug jclass
C) Drug jaction
D) Drug
jsourcejAns: j C
jFeedback:
Pharmacology jis jthe jstudy jof jdrugs jand jtheir jaction jon jliving jorganisms. jThus, jan
jessential jaspect jof jpharmacology jis jdrug jaction. jAn junderstanding jof jthe jdrug
jname,jdrug jclass, jand jdrug jsource jis jimportant, jbut jthe jmost jcritical jaspect jrelated jto
jpharmacology jis jhow jthe jdrug jacts jin jthe jbody.
2. A jnursing jstudent jis jpreparing jto jadminister ja jprescribed jdrug jto ja jpatient. jThe
jstudent jreviews jinformation jabout jthe jdrug jand jits jactions. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing
jwould jbe jthejbest jchoice jfor jobtaining jthis jinformation? jSelect jall jthat japply.
A) Nursing jinstructor
B) Nurse jassigned jto jthe jpatient
C) Clinical jdrug jreference
D) Prescribing jhealth jcare jprovider
E) Clinical
jpharmacistjAns: j C, jE
Feedback:
Although jthe jnursing jstudent jcan jask jthe jnursing jinstructor, jthe jnurse jassigned jto
jthe jpatient, jand jthe jprescribing jhealth jcare jprovider jfor jinformation jabout jthe jdrug,
jthe jbestjchoices jfor jdrug jinformation jwould jinclude jan jappropriate jdrug jreference
jand jthe jclinical jpharmacist.
3. When jdescribing jthe jvarious jtypes jof jmedications jto ja jgroup jof jnursing
jstudents, jajnursing jinstructor jwould jidentify jwhich jof jthe jfollowing jas ja jsource
jfor jderiving jmedications? jSelect jall jthat japply.
A) Plants
B) Synthetic jsources
C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) Animals
jAns: jA, jB, jC, jD,
jEjFeedback:
Medications jare jderived jfrom jnatural jsources, jfor jexample, jplants, jmolds, jminerals,
jandjanimals, jas jwell jas jcreated jsynthetically jin j a jlaboratory.
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, 4. Which jof jthe jfollowing jnames jmay jbe jassigned jto ja jdrug jduring jthe
jprocess jofjdevelopment? jSelect jall jthat japply.
A) Chemical jname
B) Official jname
C) Pharmacologic jname
D) Trade jname
E) Nonproprietary
jnamejAns: j A, jB, j D, jE
jFeedback:
Throughout jthe jprocess jof jdevelopment, jdrugs jmay jhave jseveral jnames jassigned jto
jthem jincluding ja jchemical jname, ja jgeneric j(nonproprietary) jname, jan jofficial jname,
jandja jtrade jor jbrand jname.
5. A jdrug jmay jbe jclassified jby jwhich jof jthe jfollowing? jSelect jall jthat japply.
A) The jchemical jtype jof jthe jdrug's jactive jingredient
B) The jway jthe jdrug jis jused jto jtreat ja jspecific jcondition
C) The jgeneric jname jof jthe jdrug
D) The jtrade jname jof jthe jdrug
E) The jnonproprietary jname jof jthe
jdrugjAns: j A, jB
Feedback:
A jdrug jmay jbe jclassified jby jthe jchemical jtype jof jthe jactive jingredient jor jby jthe jway
jit jisjused jto jtreat ja jparticular jcondition. jGeneric, jtrade, jand jnonproprietary jrefer jto
jhow ja jdrug jis jnamed.
6. A jgroup jof jnursing jstudents jare jreviewing jinformation jabout jthe jprocess jof jdrug
jdevelopment jin jthe jUnited jStates. jThe jstudents jdemonstrate junderstanding jof jthis
jprocess jwhen jthey jidentify jthat jwhich jof jthe jfollowing jcategories j are jassigned jby
jthejFood jand jDrug jAdministration jto jnewly japproved jdrugs? jSelect jall jthat japply.
A) Metabolite
B) Noncontrolled jsubstance
C) Prescription
D) Nonprescription
E) Controlled
jsubstancejAns: j C, jD, jE
Feedback:
Once jdrugs jare japproved jfor juse, jthe jFDA jassigns jthe jdrug jto jone jof jthe jfollowing
jcategories: jprescription, jnonprescription, jor jcontrolled jsubstance. jMetabolite jrefers
jtojthe jinactive jform jof jthe jdrug. jNoncontrolled jsubstance jis ja jterm jthat jis jnot jused.
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j j j j
Page 1
,ClinicalPharmacology, 11th Edition, Susan
j j j j j
M Ford,
j j
All jChapters, jquestions jand jcorrect janswers jwith jRationales.
Page 2
,1. A jnursing jinstructor jis jpreparing ja jteaching jplan jfor ja jgroup jof jnursing jstudents
jabout jpharmacology. jWhen jdescribing jthis jtopic, jthe jinstructor jwould jfocus jthe
jdiscussion jonjwhich jof jthe jfollowing jas jan jessential jaspect?
A) Drug jname
B) Drug jclass
C) Drug jaction
D) Drug
jsourcejAns: j C
jFeedback:
Pharmacology jis jthe jstudy jof jdrugs jand jtheir jaction jon jliving jorganisms. jThus, jan
jessential jaspect jof jpharmacology jis jdrug jaction. jAn junderstanding jof jthe jdrug
jname,jdrug jclass, jand jdrug jsource jis jimportant, jbut jthe jmost jcritical jaspect jrelated jto
jpharmacology jis jhow jthe jdrug jacts jin jthe jbody.
2. A jnursing jstudent jis jpreparing jto jadminister ja jprescribed jdrug jto ja jpatient. jThe
jstudent jreviews jinformation jabout jthe jdrug jand jits jactions. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing
jwould jbe jthejbest jchoice jfor jobtaining jthis jinformation? jSelect jall jthat japply.
A) Nursing jinstructor
B) Nurse jassigned jto jthe jpatient
C) Clinical jdrug jreference
D) Prescribing jhealth jcare jprovider
E) Clinical
jpharmacistjAns: j C, jE
Feedback:
Although jthe jnursing jstudent jcan jask jthe jnursing jinstructor, jthe jnurse jassigned jto
jthe jpatient, jand jthe jprescribing jhealth jcare jprovider jfor jinformation jabout jthe jdrug,
jthe jbestjchoices jfor jdrug jinformation jwould jinclude jan jappropriate jdrug jreference
jand jthe jclinical jpharmacist.
3. When jdescribing jthe jvarious jtypes jof jmedications jto ja jgroup jof jnursing
jstudents, jajnursing jinstructor jwould jidentify jwhich jof jthe jfollowing jas ja jsource
jfor jderiving jmedications? jSelect jall jthat japply.
A) Plants
B) Synthetic jsources
C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) Animals
jAns: jA, jB, jC, jD,
jEjFeedback:
Medications jare jderived jfrom jnatural jsources, jfor jexample, jplants, jmolds, jminerals,
jandjanimals, jas jwell jas jcreated jsynthetically jin j a jlaboratory.
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, 4. Which jof jthe jfollowing jnames jmay jbe jassigned jto ja jdrug jduring jthe
jprocess jofjdevelopment? jSelect jall jthat japply.
A) Chemical jname
B) Official jname
C) Pharmacologic jname
D) Trade jname
E) Nonproprietary
jnamejAns: j A, jB, j D, jE
jFeedback:
Throughout jthe jprocess jof jdevelopment, jdrugs jmay jhave jseveral jnames jassigned jto
jthem jincluding ja jchemical jname, ja jgeneric j(nonproprietary) jname, jan jofficial jname,
jandja jtrade jor jbrand jname.
5. A jdrug jmay jbe jclassified jby jwhich jof jthe jfollowing? jSelect jall jthat japply.
A) The jchemical jtype jof jthe jdrug's jactive jingredient
B) The jway jthe jdrug jis jused jto jtreat ja jspecific jcondition
C) The jgeneric jname jof jthe jdrug
D) The jtrade jname jof jthe jdrug
E) The jnonproprietary jname jof jthe
jdrugjAns: j A, jB
Feedback:
A jdrug jmay jbe jclassified jby jthe jchemical jtype jof jthe jactive jingredient jor jby jthe jway
jit jisjused jto jtreat ja jparticular jcondition. jGeneric, jtrade, jand jnonproprietary jrefer jto
jhow ja jdrug jis jnamed.
6. A jgroup jof jnursing jstudents jare jreviewing jinformation jabout jthe jprocess jof jdrug
jdevelopment jin jthe jUnited jStates. jThe jstudents jdemonstrate junderstanding jof jthis
jprocess jwhen jthey jidentify jthat jwhich jof jthe jfollowing jcategories j are jassigned jby
jthejFood jand jDrug jAdministration jto jnewly japproved jdrugs? jSelect jall jthat japply.
A) Metabolite
B) Noncontrolled jsubstance
C) Prescription
D) Nonprescription
E) Controlled
jsubstancejAns: j C, jD, jE
Feedback:
Once jdrugs jare japproved jfor juse, jthe jFDA jassigns jthe jdrug jto jone jof jthe jfollowing
jcategories: jprescription, jnonprescription, jor jcontrolled jsubstance. jMetabolite jrefers
jtojthe jinactive jform jof jthe jdrug. jNoncontrolled jsubstance jis ja jterm jthat jis jnot jused.
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