Study Guide for Understanding Pharmacology:
Essentials for Medication Safety 3rd Edition – Test
Bank
by M. Linda Workman PhD RN FAAN (Author)
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Drug Therapy: Roles, Regulations, Actions, and Responses
2. Safely Preparing and Giving Drugs
3. Mathematics Review and Introduction to Dosage Calculations
4. Medical Systems of Weights and Measures
5. Dosage Calculation of Intravenous Solutions and Drugs
6. Anti-Infectives: Antibacterial Drugs
7. Anti-Infectives: Antiviral Drugs
8. Anti-Infectives: Antitubercular and Antifungal Drugs
9. Drugs for Pain Control, Migraines, and Skeletal Muscle Spasms
10. General Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
11. Immunizations and Immunosuppressant Drugs
12. Drugs That Affect Urine Output
13. Drug Therapy for Hypertension
14. Drug Therapy for Heart Failure
15. Drug Therapy for Dysrhythmias
16. Drug Therapy for High Blood Lipids
17. Drugs That Affect Blood Clotting
18. Drug Therapy for Asthma and Other Respiratory Problems
19. Drug Therapy for Gastrointestinal Problems
20. Drug Therapy for Gastric Ulcers, Reflux, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
21. Drug Therapy for Diabetes
22. Drug Therapy for Thyroid and Adrenal Gland Problems
23. Drug Therapy for Seizures
24. Drug Therapy for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases
25. Drug Therapy for Psychiatric Problems
26. Drug Therapy for Insomnia
27. Drug Therapy for Eye Problems
28. Drug Therapy for Male Reproductive Problems
29. Drug Therapy for Female Reproductive Problems
,Understanding Pharmacology, Essentials for Medication Safety,
3rd Edition,Workman & LaCharity
Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
BASIC CONCEPTS
1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribed drugs
a. Physician under the direction of a pharmacist?
b Nurse practitioner
.
c. Licensed nurse
d Pharmacy technician
.
ANS; 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
.
ANS; 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
, DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3
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
.
ANS; 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
.
ANS; 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
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Essentials for Medication Safety 3rd Edition – Test
Bank
by M. Linda Workman PhD RN FAAN (Author)
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Drug Therapy: Roles, Regulations, Actions, and Responses
2. Safely Preparing and Giving Drugs
3. Mathematics Review and Introduction to Dosage Calculations
4. Medical Systems of Weights and Measures
5. Dosage Calculation of Intravenous Solutions and Drugs
6. Anti-Infectives: Antibacterial Drugs
7. Anti-Infectives: Antiviral Drugs
8. Anti-Infectives: Antitubercular and Antifungal Drugs
9. Drugs for Pain Control, Migraines, and Skeletal Muscle Spasms
10. General Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
11. Immunizations and Immunosuppressant Drugs
12. Drugs That Affect Urine Output
13. Drug Therapy for Hypertension
14. Drug Therapy for Heart Failure
15. Drug Therapy for Dysrhythmias
16. Drug Therapy for High Blood Lipids
17. Drugs That Affect Blood Clotting
18. Drug Therapy for Asthma and Other Respiratory Problems
19. Drug Therapy for Gastrointestinal Problems
20. Drug Therapy for Gastric Ulcers, Reflux, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
21. Drug Therapy for Diabetes
22. Drug Therapy for Thyroid and Adrenal Gland Problems
23. Drug Therapy for Seizures
24. Drug Therapy for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases
25. Drug Therapy for Psychiatric Problems
26. Drug Therapy for Insomnia
27. Drug Therapy for Eye Problems
28. Drug Therapy for Male Reproductive Problems
29. Drug Therapy for Female Reproductive Problems
,Understanding Pharmacology, Essentials for Medication Safety,
3rd Edition,Workman & LaCharity
Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
BASIC CONCEPTS
1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribed drugs
a. Physician under the direction of a pharmacist?
b Nurse practitioner
.
c. Licensed nurse
d Pharmacy technician
.
ANS; 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
.
ANS; 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
, DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3
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
.
ANS; 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
.
ANS; 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
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