Test Bank for Understanding Pharmacology Essentials for Medication Safety, 3rd Edition by M. Linda Workman & LaCharity

Test Bank For Understanding Pharmacology
Essentials for Medication Safety, 2nd Edition,
Workman & LaCharity
100% CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Chapteroo01:ooDrugooRegulation,ooActions,ooandooResponses
Workmanoo&ooLaCharity:ooUnderstandingooPharmacology:ooEssentialsooforooMedicationooSaf
ety,oo2ndooEdition

MULTIPLEooCHOICEo

oBASICooCONCEP


TS

1. Whichoohealthoocareooprofessionaloohasootheoomajorooresponsibilityooforoodispensingoo
prescribedoodrugsoounderootheoodirectionooofooaoopharmacist?
a. Physician
b Nurseoopractitioner
.
c. Licensedoonurse
d Pharmacyootechnicia
. n


ANS:o o D
Theoophysicianooandoonurseoopractitioneroohaveootheoomajorooresponsibilityooforooprescribingoo
drugs,oonotoodispensingoothem.ooTheoolicensedoonurseoohasootheooprimaryooresponsibilityooforo
oadministeringoodrugs,ooalthoughoounderoosomeoocircumstancesooaoolicensedoonurseoomayoodis
penseooprescribedoodrugsoobutoothisooisoonotoohisooorooheroomajorooresponsibilityooinoodrugoother
apy.ooTheoopharmacyootechnicianoohasootheoomajorooresponsibilityooofoodispensingooprescribed
oodrugsoounderootheoodirectionooofooaoolicensedoopharmacist.


DIF: CognitiveooLevel:ooRemembering REF: p.oo3

2. Whichootermoodescribesootheooeffectooofooaoodrugoothatooimprovesoobodyoofunction?
a. Sideooeffect
b Intendedooaction
.
c. Adverseooreaction
d Idiosyncraticoorespons
. e

,ANS:o o B
Theoopurposeooofoodrugootherapyooisootoootakeooaoodrugootoooprevent,ooreduce,oooroocorrectooao
ohealthooproblem.ooThisooresponseooisooanyoodrug’soointendedooactionooalsoooknownooasooaoothe
rapeuticooresponse.

DIF: CognitiveooLevel:ooRemembering REF: p.oo3

3. Whichootypeooofoodrugoonameooisoo“owned”oobyootheoocompanyoothatoomanufacturesooit?
a. Genericooname
b Chemicaloonam
e

, .
c. Categoryooname
d Tradeooname
.


ANS:o o D
Theoochemicaloonameooisooaoodrug’sooexactoochemicaloocomposition.ooTheoogenericoonameooisoo
theoonameooassignedootoootheoodrugoobyootheooU.S.ooAdoptedooNamesooCouncilooandooisoonotooo
wnedoobyooanyone.ooTheoocategoryoonameoorefersootoootheootypeooofoodrugoo(whatooitoodoesoooroo
whatooitooisoousedoofor)ooandooisoonotooanooactualoodrugooname.ooTheootradeoonameoo(brandooname
)ooisootheoonameooprovidedooandooownedoobyooaoospecificoodrug’soomanufacturer.

DIF: CognitiveooLevel:ooRemembering REF: p.oo4

4. Whichoodrugoooroodrugooclassooisooaoo“highooalert”oodrug?
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.


ANS:o o B
Aoohighooalertoodrugooisoooneooinoowhichooharmooisoolikelyootoooresultooifoogivenooatootheoowrongoo
dose,ootoootheoowrongoopatient,oooroonotoogivenootoootheoocorrectoopatient.ooDrugsooclassifiedooasooh
ighooalertoodrugsooincludeoopotassium,oonarcoticsoo(opioids),ooinsulin,oocanceroochemotherapyoodru
gs,ooandooheparinoo(orooanyoodrugoothatoostronglyooaffectsoobloodooclotting).ooPenicillin,ooNSAIDs
,ooandoocalciumooareoonotooconsideredoohighooalertoodrugs.

DIF: CognitiveooLevel:ooRemembering REF: p.oo4

5. Whatooisootheootermooforooaoodrugoothatoohasootheoosameooactionooasooaoonaturallyo
ooccurringoobodyoohormoneooorooenzyme?
a. Agonist
b Blockingooagen
. t
c. Chemical
d Duplicator
.

, ANS:o o A
Aoodrugooagonistooisooanooextrinsicoodrugoothatooactivatesootheooreceptoroositesooofooaoocelloo
andoomimicsootheooactionsooofoonaturallyoooccurringoobodyoosubstancesoo(intrinsicoodrugs).oo
Aooblockingooagentooisooaoodrug