Test Bank for Understanding Pharmacology Essentials for Medication Safety, by M. Linda Workman & LaCharity978-0323793506

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Chapter 1: Drug Regulation, Actions, and
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ResponsesChapter 2: Safely Preparing and
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Giving Drugs
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Chapter 3: Mathematics Review and Introduction to
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DosageCalculations
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Chapter 4: Medical Systems of Weights and Measures
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Chapter 5: Dosage Calculation of Intravenous solutions
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and DrugsChapter 6: Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
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Chapter 7: Drugs for Pain Control n n n n n n n n n n




Chapter 8: Anti-Infectives: Antibacterial
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DrugsChapter 9: Anti-Infectives:
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Antiviral Drugs
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Chapter 10: Anti-Infectives: Antitubercular and
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Antifungal DrugsChapter 11: Immunizations
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Chapter 12: Anticancer Drugs n n n n




Chapter 13: Drug therapy
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for Diabetes
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Chapter 14: Drug Therapy for Thyroid and Adrenal
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Gland ProblemsChapter 15: Drug Therapy Affecting
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Urine Output Chapter 16: Drug Therapy for
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Hypertension
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Chapter 17: Drug Therapy for Heart n n n n n n n n n n




Failure Chapter 18: Drug Therapy for
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Dysrhythmias Chapter 19: Drug Therapy
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for High Blood LipidsChapter 20: Drug
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Therapy to Disrupt Clotting
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Chapter 21: Drug Therapy for Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Pulmonary
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Fibrosis/Hypertension
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Chapter 22: Drug Therapy for Gastrointestinal
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DysfunctionChapter 23: Drug Therapy for
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Gastric Ulcers and Reflux Chapter 24: Drug
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Therapy with Nutritional Supplements Chapter
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25: Drug Therapy for Seizures
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Chapter 26: Drug Therapy for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s
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Diseases Chapter 27: Drug Therapy for Psychiatric
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ProblemsChapter 28: Drug Therapy for n n n n n n n n n




Insomnia
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Chapter 29: Drug Therapy for Eye Problems
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Chapter 30: Drug Therapy for Osteoporosis and Muscle
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RelaxationChapter 31: Drug Therapy for Male
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Reproductive Problems Chapter 32: Drug Therapy for
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Female Reproductive Problems
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Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and n n n n n n n n n n




Responses MULTIPLE CHOICE
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BASIC CONCEPTS
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1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for
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dispensing prescribeddrugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
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a. Physician

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b Nurse practitioner n n




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c. Licensed nurse n n




d Pharmacybtechnician
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ANS: D
The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing
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drugs, not dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for
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administering drugs, although under some circumstances a licensed nurse
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n may dispense prescribed drugs but this isnot his or her major responsibility in
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drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major responsibility of
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dispensing prescribed drugs under the
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direction of a licensed pharmacist.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering n n n n REF: p. n n 3

2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
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a. Side effect n n




b Intended baction nn




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c. Adverse reaction n n




d Idiosyncratic
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ANS: B
The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or
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n correct a health problem.This response is any drug’s intended action also
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known as a therapeutic response.
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3. Which type of drug name n n n n n n n n n n is ―owned‖ n n n n by the company that
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b Chemical
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ANS: D
The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is
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the name assigned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is
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not owned by anyone. The category name refers to the type of drug (what
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it does or what it is used for) and is not an actualdrug name. The
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n trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific
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drug’s manufacturer.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering n n n n REF: p. n n 4

4. Whichbdrugborbdrugbclass bisba b―highbalert‖ bdrug?
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a. Penicillin
b Insulin
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c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
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ANS: B
A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the
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nwrong dose, to the wrongpatient, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs
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classified as high alert drugs include potassium,narcotics (opioids), insulin, cancer
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chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that strongly affects blood clotting).
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Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered high alert drugs.
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5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




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a. Agonist
b Blocking
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d Duplicator
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ANS: A
A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a
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cell and mimics theactions of naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic
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drugs). A blocking agent is a drug
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