Test Bank – Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials for Medication Safety (3rd Edition) – Workman & Lacharity – Complete Q&A with Rationales (Chapters 1–29)

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Test Bank for Understanding Pharmacology Essentials for
Medication Safety, 3rd Edition

by M. Linda Workman & Lacha

All Chapters (1-29) |Q&A Verified with Rationales | Grade A+

ISBN 9780323793506




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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses ........................................................ 3
Chapter 02: Safely Preparing and Giving Drugs ................................................................. 21
Chapter 03: Safely Preparing and Giving Drugs ................................................................. 47
Chapter 05: Dosage Calculation of Intravenous Solutions and Drugs................................ 73
Chapter 06: Anti-Inflammatory Drugs ............................................................................... 87
Chapter 07: Drugs for Pain Control ................................................................................... 111
Chapter 08: Anti-Infectives: Antibacterial Drugs ............................................................. 137
Chapter 09: Anti-Infectives: Antiviral Drugs .................................................................... 172
Chapter 10: Anti-Infectives: Antitubercular and Antifungal Drugs ................................. 205
Chapter 13: Drug Therapy for Diabetes ........................................................................... 231
Chapter 14: Drug Therapy for Thyroid and Adrenal Gland Problems ............................. 268
Chapter 15: Drugs That Affect Urine Output .................................................................... 290
Chapter 16: Drug Therapy for Hypertension ................................................................... 312
Chapter 17: Drug Therapy for Heart Failure .................................................................... 342
Chapter 18: Drug Therapy for Dysrhythmias................................................................... 372
Chapter 19: Drug Therapy for High Blood Lipids............................................................. 399
Chapter 20: Drugs That Affect Blood Clotting .................................................................. 427
Chapter 21: Drug Therapy for Asthma and Other Respiratory Problems........................ 455
Chapter 22: Drug Therapy for Gastrointestinal Problems ............................................... 481
Chapter 23: Drug Therapy for Gastric Ulcers and Reflux ................................................. 510
Chapter 25: Drug Therapy for Seizures ........................................................................... 536
Chapter 26: Drug Therapy for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases ............................ 562
Chapter 27: Drug Therapy for Psychiatric Problems ....................................................... 586
Chapter 32: Drug Therapy for Female Reproductive Issues ............................................ 613




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Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
MULTIPLE CHOICE BASIC CONCEPTS
1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribed
drugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
a. Physician
b Nurse practitioner
c. Licensed nurse
d Pharmacy technician
CORRECT ANSWER: D
The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not
dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering drugs,
although under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this is
not his or her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major
responsibility of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed pharmacist.


DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3


2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
a. Side effect
b Intended action
c. Adverse reaction
d Idiosyncratic response
CORRECT ANSWER: B
The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health problem.
This response is any drug’s intended action also known as a therapeutic response.
Med C


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3. Which type of drug name is “owned” by the company that manufactures it?
a. Generic name
b Chemical name
c. Category name
d Trade name


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CORRECT ANSWER: D
The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name
assigned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The
category name refers to the type of drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actual
drug name. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific drug’s
manufacturer.


DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4


4. Which drug or drug class is a “high alert” drug?
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
CORRECT ANSWER: B
A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the wrong dose, to the wrong
patient, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include
potassium, narcotics (opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug
that strongly affects blood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered high alert
drugs.


DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4


5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally occurring body
hormone or enzyme?
a. Agonist
b Blocking agent
c. Chemical
d Duplicator
Med C


CORRECT ANSWER: A
A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a cell and mimics the
actions of naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic drugs). A blocking agent is a drug


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