Test Bank For Understanding Pharmacology Essentials for Medication Safety, 2nd Edition, Workman & LaCharity 100% CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ (ALL CHAPTERS COVERED)

Test Bank For Understanding Pharmacology
Essentials for Medication Safety, 2nd Edition,
Workman & LaCharity
100% CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ (ALL CHAPTERS COVERED)
Chaptera201:a2Druga2Regulation,a2Actions,a2anda2Responses
Workmana2&a2LaCharity:a2Understandinga2Pharmacology:a2Essentialsa2fora2Medicationa2Safety,a22n
da2Edition

MULTIPLEa2CHOICEa2

BASICa2CONCEPT

S

1. Whicha2healtha2carea2professionala2hasa2thea2majora2responsibilitya2fora2dispensinga2pr
escribeda2drugsa2undera2thea2directiona2ofa2aa2pharmacist?
a. Physician
b Nursea2practitioner
.
c. Licenseda2nurse
d Pharmacya2technicia
. n


ANS:a 2 D
Thea2physiciana2anda2nursea2practitionera2havea2thea2majora2responsibilitya2fora2prescribinga2dru
gs,a2nota2dispensinga2them.a2Thea2licenseda2nursea2hasa2thea2primarya2responsibilitya2fora2admin
isteringa2drugs,a2althougha2undera2somea2circumstancesa2aa2licenseda2nursea2maya2dispensea2pres
cribeda2drugsa2buta2thisa2isa2nota2hisa2ora2hera2majora2responsibilitya2ina2druga2therapy.a2Thea2ph
armacya2techniciana2hasa2thea2majora2responsibilitya2ofa2dispensinga2prescribeda2drugsa2undera2t
hea2directiona2ofa2aa2licenseda2pharmacist.

DIF: Cognitivea2Level:a2Remembering REF: p.a23

,2. Whicha2terma2describesa2thea2effecta2ofa2aa2druga2thata2improvesa2bodya2function?
a. Sidea2effect
b Intendeda2action
.
c. Adversea2reaction
d Idiosyncratica2respons
. e

,ANS:a 2 B
Thea2purposea2ofa2druga2therapya2isa2toa2takea2aa2druga2toa2prevent,a2reduce,a2ora2correcta2aa2healt
ha2problem.a2Thisa2responsea2isa2anya2drug’sa2intendeda2actiona2alsoa2knowna2asa2aa2therapeutica
2response.


DIF: Cognitivea2Level:a2Remembering REF: p.a23

3. Whicha2typea2ofa2druga2namea2isa2“owned”a2bya2thea2companya2thata2manufacturesa2it?
a. Generica2name
b Chemicala2nam
e

, .
c. Categorya2name
d Tradea2name
.


ANS:a 2 D
Thea2chemicala2namea2isa2aa2drug’sa2exacta2chemicala2composition.a2Thea2generica2namea2isa2th
ea2namea2assigneda2toa2thea2druga2bya2thea2U.S.a2Adopteda2Namesa2Councila2anda2isa2nota2owne
da2bya2anyone.a2Thea2categorya2namea2refersa2toa2thea2typea2ofa2druga2(whata2ita2doesa2ora2whata2
ita2isa2useda2for)a2anda2isa2nota2ana2actuala2druga2name.a2Thea2tradea2namea2(branda2name)a2isa2th
ea2namea2provideda2anda2owneda2bya2aa2specifica2drug’sa2manufacturer.

DIF: Cognitivea2Level:a2Remembering REF: p.a24

4. Whicha2druga2ora2druga2classa2isa2aa2“higha2alert”a2drug?
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.


ANS:a 2 B
Aa2higha2alerta2druga2isa2onea2ina2whicha2harma2isa2likelya2toa2resulta2ifa2givena2ata2thea2wronga2d
ose,a2toa2thea2wronga2patient,a2ora2nota2givena2toa2thea2correcta2patient.a2Drugsa2classifieda2asa2hig
ha2alerta2drugsa2includea2potassium,a2narcoticsa2(opioids),a2insulin,a2cancera2chemotherapya2drug
s,a2anda2heparina2(ora2anya2druga2thata2stronglya2affectsa2blooda2clotting).a2Penicillin,a2NSAIDs,a2
anda2calciuma2area2nota2considereda2higha2alerta2drugs.

DIF: Cognitivea2Level:a2Remembering REF: p.a24

5. Whata2isa2thea2terma2fora2aa2druga2thata2hasa2thea2samea2actiona2asa2aa2naturallya2o
ccurringa2bodya2hormonea2ora2enzyme?
a. Agonist
b Blockinga2agen
. t
c. Chemical
d Duplicator
.