Clayton’s Basic Pharmacology for Nurses (18th Edition, Michelle Willihnganz & Bruce D. Clayton) Complete Test Bank with Questions and Answers

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,Chapter 1: Drug Definitions, Standards, and Information Sources
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MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What is the name under which a drug is listed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)?
a. Brand
b. Nonproprietary
c. Official
d. Trademark

ANS: C
The official name is the name under which a drug is listed by the FDA. The brand name, or
trademark, is the name given to a drug by its manufacturer. The nonproprietary, or generic,
name is provided by the U.S. Adopted Names Council.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 1 OBJ: 2
TOP: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe, Effective Care Environment

2. Which source contains information specific to nutritional supplements?
a. USP Dictionary of USAN & International Drug Names
b. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
c. United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary (USP NF)
d. Drug Interaction Facts

ANS: C
United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary contains information specific to
nutritional supplements. USP Dictionary of USAN & International Drug Names is a
compilation of drug names, pronunciation guide, and possible future FDA approved drugs;
it does not include nutritional supplements. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
contains evidence based information on herbal medicines and herbal combination products;
it does not include information specific to nutritional supplements. Drug Interaction Facts
contains comprehensive information on drug interaction facts; it does not include
nutritional supplements.




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, DIF: Cognitive *sLevel: *sKnowledge REF: * s p. *s2 OBJ:
* s 4 *sTOP: *sNursing *sProcess *sStep: *sAssessment
MSC: *sNCLEX *sClient *sNeeds *sCategory: *sPhysiological *sIntegrity

3. What *sis *sthe *smost *scomprehensive *sreference *savailable *sto *sresearch *sa *sdrug *sinteraction?
a. Drug *sFacts *sand *sComparisons
b. Drug *sInteraction *sFacts
c. Handbook *son *sInjectable *sDrugs
d. Martindale—The *sComplete *sDrug *sReference

ANS: *sBFirst *spublished *sin *s1983, *sDrug *sInteraction *sFacts *sis *sthe *smost *scomprehensive
*s book *savailable *son *sdrug *sinteractions. *sIn *saddition *sto *smonographs *slisting *svarious
*s aspects *sof *sdrug *sinteractions, *sthis *sinformation *sis *sreviewed *sand *supdated *sby *san
internationally *srenowned *sgroup *sof *sphysicians *sand *spharmacists *swith *sclinical *sand
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*s scientific *sexpertise. * s DIF: Cognitive *sLevel: *sComprehension * s REF: p. *s3 OBJ:
3TOP: *sNursing *sProcess *sStep: *sAssessmentMSC: *sNCLEX *sClient
*s Needs *sCategory: *sPhysiological *sIntegrity




4. The *sphysician *shas *swritten *san *sorder *sfor *sa *sdrug *swith *swhich *sthe *snurse *sis *sunfamiliar.
*s Which *ssection *sof *sthe *sPhysicians’ *sDesk *sReference *s(PDR) *sis *smost *shelpful *sto *sget
*s information *sabout *sthis *sdrug?
a. Manufacturer’s *ssection
b. Brand *sand *sGeneric *sName *ssection
c. Product *sCategory *ssection
d. Product *sInformation *ssection

ANS: *sB
A *sphysician’s *sorder *swould *sinclude *sthe *sbrand *sand/or *sgeneric *sname *sof *sthe *sdrug. *sThe
*s alphabetic *sindex *sin *sthe *sPDR *swould *smake *sthis *ssection *sthe *smost *suser *sfriendly. *sBased
*s on *sa *sphysician’s *sorder, *smanufacturer’s *sinformation *sand *sclassification *sinformation
*s would *snot *sbe *sknown. *sThe *sManufacturer’s *ssection *sis *sa *sroster *sof *smanufacturers. *sThe
*s Product *sCategory *ssection *slists *sproducts *ssubdivided *sby *stherapeutic *sclasses, *ssuch *sas
analgesics, *slaxatives,
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, oxytocics, *sand *santibiotics. *sThe *sProduct *sInformation *ssection *scontains *sreprints *sof *sthe
*s package *sinserts *sfor *sthe *smajor *sproducts *sof *smanufacturers.

DIF: Cognitive *sLevel: *sComprehension REF: * s p. *s3 OBJ:
* s 4 *sTOP: *sNursing *sProcess *sStep: *sPlanning
MSC: *sNCLEX *sClient *sNeeds *sCategory: *sPhysiological *sIntegrity

5. Which *sonline *sdrug *sreference *smakes *savailable *sto *shealth *scare *sproviders *sand *sthe
*s public *sa *sstandard, *scomprehensive, *sup *sto *sdate *slook *sup *sand *sdownloadable *sresource
about *smedicines?
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a. American *sDrug *sIndex
b. American *sHospital *sFormulary
c. DailyMed
d. Physicians’ *sDesk *sReference *s(PDR)

ANS: *sC
DailyMed *smakes *savailable *sto *shealth *scare *sproviders *sand *sthe *spublic *sa *sstandard,
*s comprehensive, *sup *sto *sdate *slook *sup *sand *sdownloadable *sresource *sabout *smedicines.
*s The *sAmerican *sDrug *sIndex *sis *snot *sappropriate *sfor *spatient *suse. *sThe *sAmerican *sHospital
*s Formulary *sis *snot *sappropriate *sfor *spatient *suse. *sThe *sPDR *sis *snot *sappropriate *sfor
*s patient *suse.

DIF: Cognitive *sLevel: *sKnowledge REF: * s p. *s4 OBJ:
* s 5 *sTOP: *sNursing *sProcess *sStep: *sImplementation
MSC: *sNCLEX *sClient *sNeeds *sCategory: *sPhysiological *sIntegrity

6. Which *slegislation *sauthorizes *sthe *sFDA *sto *sdetermine *sthe *ssafety *sof *sa *sdrug
before *sits *smarketing?
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a. Federal *sFood, *sDrug, *sand *sCosmetic *sAct *s(1938)
b. Durham *sHumphrey *sAmendment *s(1952)
c. Controlled *sSubstances *sAct *s(1970)




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d. Kefauver *sHarris *sDrug *sAmendment *s(1962)

ANS: *sA

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