Introductory Clinical Pharmacology 1
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2th Edition Ford Test Bank
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1. A nursing instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a group of nursing students about pha
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rmacology. When describing this topic, the instructor would focus the discussion on whic
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h of the following as an essential aspect?
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A) Drug name d
B) Drug class d
C) Drug action d
D) Drug source d d
Ans: C Feedback d d
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Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their action on living organisms. Thus, an essentia
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l aspect of pharmacology is drug action. An understanding of the drug name, drug class, an
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d drug source is important, but the most critical aspect related to pharmacology is how the
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drug acts in the body.
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2. A nursing student is preparing to administer a prescribed drug to a patient. The student revi
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ews information about the drug and its actions. Which of the following would be the best ch
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oice for obtaining this information? Select all that apply.
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A) Nursing instructor d
B) Nurse assigned to the patient d d d d
C) Clinical drug reference d d
D) Prescribing health care provider d d d
E) Clinical pharmacist d d
Ans: C, E d d
Feedback:
Although the nursing student can ask the nursing instructor, the nurse assigned to the patie
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nt, and the prescribing health care provider for information about the drug, the best choices
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for drug information would include an appropriate drug reference and the clinical pharmac
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ist.
3. When describing the various types of medications to a group of nursing students, a nu
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rsing instructor would identify which of the following as a source for deriving medic
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ations? Select all that apply. d d d d
A) Plants
B) Synthetic sources d
C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) Animals Ans d
: A, B, C, D, E
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Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds, minerals, and an
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imals, as well as created synthetically in a laboratory.
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4. Which of the following names may be assigned to a drug during the process of de
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velopment? Select all that apply. d d d d
A) Chemical name d
B) Official name d
C) Pharmacologic name d
D) Trade name d
E) Nonproprietary name d d
Ans: A, B, D, E d d d d
Feedback:
Throughout the process of development, drugs may have several names assigned to them i
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ncluding a chemical name, a generic (nonproprietary) name, an official name, and a trade o
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r brand name.
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5. A drug may be classified by which of the following? Select all that apply.
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A) The chemical type of the drug's active ingredient d d d d d d d
B) The way the drug is used to treat a specific conditiond d d d d d d d d d
C) The generic name of the drug d d d d d
D) The trade name of the drug d d d d d
E) The nonproprietary name of the drug d d d d d d
Ans: A, B d d
Feedback:
A drug may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by the way it is use
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d to treat a particular condition. Generic, trade, and nonproprietary refer to how a drug is na
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med.
6. A group of nursing students are reviewing information about the process of drug develo
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pment in the United States. The students demonstrate understanding of this process wh
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en they identify that which of the following categories are assigned by the Food and Dru
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g Administration to newly approved drugs? Select all that apply.
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A) Metabolite
B) Noncontrolled substance d
C) Prescription
D) Nonprescription
E) Controlled substance d d
Ans: C, D, E d d d
Feedback:
Once drugs are approved for use, the FDA assigns the drug to one of the following categori
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es: prescription, nonprescription, or controlled substance. Metabolite refers to the inactive
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form of the drug. Noncontrolled substance is a term that is not used.
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7. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to do to ensure the safe use
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dof prescription drugs in the institutional setting? Select all that apply.
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A) Administering drugs d
B) Monitoring clients for drug effects d d d d
C) Prescribing drugs d
D) Evaluating clients for toxic effects d d d d
E) Educating clients/caregivers about drugs d d d d
Ans: A, B, D, E d d d d
Feedback:
In the institutional setting, the nurse's role to ensure safe use of prescription drugs includes
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administering drugs, monitoring drug effects, evaluating for toxic effects, and educating cl
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ients and caregivers about drugs.
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8. The nurse is helping a client review a prescription from the health care provider. When ex
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amining the prescription, which of the following would the nurse expect to find documen
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ted? Select all that apply.
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A) Name of the drug d d d
B) Dosage of the drug d d d
C) Route of drug administration d d d
D) Times of drug administration d d d
E) Licensed prescriber's signature d d d
Ans: A, B, C, D, E d d d d d
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The prescription must contain the client's name, the name of the drug, the dosage, the meth
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od and times of administration, and the signature of the licensed health care provider presc
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ribing the drug. d d
9. After teaching a group of nursing students about nonprescription drugs, the nursing instru
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ctor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the f
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ollowing? Select all that apply. d d d d
A) They require a licensed health care provider's signature.d d d d d d d
B) They are referred to as over-the-counter drugs. d d d d d d
C) They can be taken without risk to the client. d d d d d d d d
D) They have certain labeling requirements. d d d d
E) They should be taken only as directed on the label. A d d d d d d d d d d
ns: B, D, E d d d
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Nonprescription drugs are often referred to as over-the- d d d d d d d
counter (OTC) drugs. They do not require a prescription (a licensed health care provider's
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signature) but do not come without risk to the client. The federal government has imposed l
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abeling requirements of OTC drugs and they should only be taken as directed on the label
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unless under the supervision of a health care provider.
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