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
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1. Whichuihealthuicareuiprofessionaluihasuitheuimajoruiresponsibilityuiforuidispensinguipres
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b Nurseuipractitioner
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c. Licenseduinurse
d Pharmacyuitechnician
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gs,uinotuidispensinguithem.uiTheuilicenseduinurseuihasuitheuiprimaryuiresponsibilityuiforuiadmini
steringuidrugs,uialthoughuiunderuisomeuicircumstancesuiauilicenseduinurseuimayuidispenseuipresc
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acyuitechnicianuihasuitheuimajoruiresponsibilityuiofuidispensinguiprescribeduidrugsuiunderuitheuid
irectionuiofuiauilicenseduipharmacist.

DIF: CognitiveuiLevel:uiRemembering REF: p.ui3

2. Whichuitermuidescribesuitheuieffectuiofuiauidruguithatuiimprovesuibodyuifunction?
a. Sideuieffect
b Intendeduiaction
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c. Adverseuireaction
d Idiosyncraticuirespons
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,ANS:u i B
Theuipurposeuiofuidruguitherapyuiisuitouitakeuiauidruguitouiprevent,uireduce,uioruicorrectuiauihealt
huiproblem.uiThisuiresponseuiisuianyuidrug’suiintendeduiactionuialsouiknownuiasuiauitherapeuticuir
esponse.

DIF: CognitiveuiLevel:uiRemembering REF: p.ui3

3. Whichuitypeuiofuidruguinameuiisui“owned”uibyuitheuicompanyuithatuimanufacturesuiit?
a. Genericuiname
b Chemicaluinam
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c. Categoryuiname
d Tradeuiname
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Theuichemicaluinameuiisuiauidrug’suiexactuichemicaluicomposition.uiTheuigenericuinameuiisuitheui
nameuiassigneduitouitheuidruguibyuitheuiU.S.uiAdopteduiNamesuiCounciluianduiisuinotuiowneduibyu
ianyone.uiTheuicategoryuinameuirefersuitouitheuitypeuiofuidrugui(whatuiituidoesuioruiwhatuiituiisuiuse
duifor)uianduiisuinotuianuiactualuidruguiname.uiTheuitradeuinameui(branduiname)uiisuitheuinameuiprov
ideduianduiowneduibyuiauispecificuidrug’suimanufacturer.

DIF: CognitiveuiLevel:uiRemembering REF: p.ui4

4. Whichuidruguioruidruguiclassuiisuiaui“highuialert”uidrug?
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
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c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
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ANS:u i B
Auihighuialertuidruguiisuioneuiinuiwhichuiharmuiisuilikelyuitouiresultuiifuigivenuiatuitheuiwronguidose,ui
touitheuiwronguipatient,uioruinotuigivenuitouitheuicorrectuipatient.uiDrugsuiclassifieduiasuihighuialertuidr
ugsuiincludeuipotassium,uinarcoticsui(opioids),uiinsulin,uicanceruichemotherapyuidrugs,uianduihepari
nui(oruianyuidruguithatuistronglyuiaffectsuiblooduiclotting).uiPenicillin,uiNSAIDs,uianduicalciumuiareu
inotuiconsidereduihighuialertuidrugs.


DIF: CognitiveuiLevel:uiRemembering REF: p.ui4

5. Whatuiisuitheuitermuiforuiauidruguithatuihasuitheuisameuiactionuiasuiauinaturallyuioccu
rringuibodyuihormoneuioruienzyme?
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c. Chemical
d Duplicator
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Auidruguiagonistuiisuianuiextrinsicuidruguithatuiactivatesuitheuireceptoruisitesuiofuiauicelluiandui
mimicsuitheuai ctionsuiofuinaturallyuioccurringuibodyuisubstancesui(intrinsicuidrugs).uiAuiblocki
nguiagentuiisuiauidrug