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PHARMACOLOGY CONNECTIONS TO NURSING PRACTICE
5TH EDITION BY MICHAEL ADAMS CAROL URBAN
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Chapter 1xqu
estionx1 Type:
MCMA
The Nurse Is Teaching A Pharmacology Class To A Group Of Student Nurses. Which Key Events Does The Nurse
Include In The History Of Pharmacology?
Note: Credit Will Be Given Onlyxif All Correct Choices And No Incorrect Choices Are Selected.
Standard Text: Select All Thatxapply.
1. Early Researchers Used Themselves And Animals As Test Subjects.
2. Pharmacologists Began To Synthesize Drugs In The Laboratory In The 20th Century.
3. Modern Pharmacology Began In The Mid-1600s.
4. The First Drugs Included Morphine, Cocaine, And Penicillin.
5. The Dark Ages Provided Much Useful Information That We Still Use Today.
Correct Answer: 1,2
Rationale 1: Early Researchers Did Use Themselves And Animals As Test Subjects.
Rationale 2: Pharmacologists Did Begin To Synthesize Drugs In The Laboratory In The 20th Century.
Rationale 3: Modern Pharmacology Began In The 1800s, Not 1600s.
Rationale 4: The First Drugs Included Morphine And Cocaine, But Not Penicillin.
Rationale 5: Little Is Known About Pharmacology During The Dark Ages.
Global Rationale: The Nurse Would State That Early Researchers Did Use Themselves And Animals As Test
Subjects; P Harmacologists Did Begin To Synthesize Drugs In Thexlaboratory In The 20th Century; And Modern
Pharmacology Beg Anxin The 1800s, Not 1600s. The First Drugs Included Morphine And Cocaine, But Not
Penicillin. Little Is Known About Pharmacology During The Dark Ages.
Questionx2 T
Ype: MCSA
Although All Areas Of Medicine, Including Pharmacology, Have Made Great Advances In The Last Century, The
Early Roots Of Pharmacology Still Apply For The Nurse And Other Health Professionals. What Were The Early
Roots Of Pharmacology?
,1. Applying Products To Relieve Human Suffering
2. Creating New Drugs As Quickly As Possible
3. Finding Medicinal Alternatives To Plants
4. Understanding How Drugs Take Their Effects
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: The Early Root Of Pharmacology Was Toxrelieve Human Suffering.
Rationale 2: The Early Root Of Pharmacology Was Not To Createxnew Drugs Quickly.
Rationale 3: Early Pharmacology Involved Using Plants To Relieve Symptoms Of Suffering.
Rationale 4: The Early Root Of Pharmacology Was Not To Understandxhow Drugs Take Their Effects.
Global Rationale: The Early Root Of Pharmacology Was To Relieve Human Suffering, Not To Create New
Drugs Quickl Y Or To Understand How Drugs Take Their Effects. Early Pharmacology Did Involvexusing Plants
To Relieve Symptoms Of Suffering.
Questionx3 T
Ype: MCSA
Although Many Substances Can Be Considered Drugs, Which Drug Definition Is The Most Appropriate?
1. Any Substance That Is Found In Nature Or That Normally Occurs In The Body
2. Any Substance That Is Synthesized And Tested In The Laboratory Setting
3. Any Substance That Is Taken To Prevent, Cure, Or Reduce Symptoms Of A Medical Condition
4. Any Substance That Can Be Isolated From Natural Substances In Nature
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: A Drug Is Not A Substancexthat Is Found In Nature Or That Normally Occurs In The Human Body.
Rationale 2: A Drug Is Not Only A Substance That Is Synthesizedxand Tested.
Rationale 3: A Drug Is Considered To Be Any Substance That Is Takenxto Prevent, Cure, Or Reduce Symptoms Of
A Medi Cal Condition.
Rationale 4: A Drug Is Not Only A Substance Isolated From Natural Substances.
,Global Rationale: A Drug Is Consideredxto Be Any Substance That Is Taken To Prevent, Cure, Or Reduce
Symptoms Of A Medical Condition. A Drug Is Not A Substance Thatxis Found In Nature Or That Normally Occurs
In The Humanxbody; Itxis N Ot Any Substance That Is Synthesized And Tested In The Laboratory Setting, Nor Is It
Only A Substance Isolated From Natur Al Substances.
Questionx4 T
Ype: MCSA
Pharmacotherapy Is A Critical Intervention For Many Conditions, And A Key Part Of Nursing Intervention. Which
State Ment Best Describes Pharmacotherapy?
1. The Study Of Medicine And Drugxtherapy
2. The Application Of Natural Substances To Curexdiseases
3. The Application Of Drugs For The Prevention And Treatment Of Diseasexand Human Suffering
4. Understanding The Difference Between Tradexand Generic Medications
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Pharmacotherapy Is Not Just The Study Of Medicine And Drug Therapy.
Rationale 2: Pharmacotherapy Is Not The Application Of Natural Substances To Cure Diseases.
Rationale 3: Pharmacotherapy Is The Application Of Drugs For The Prevention And Treatment Of Diseases And
Human Su Ffering.
Rationale 4: Pharmacotherapy Comprises More Than Understanding Thexdifferencexbetween Trade And
Genericxdrugs
.
Global Rationale: Pharmacotherapy Is The Application Of Drugs For The Prevention And Treatment Of Diseases
And Hu Man Suffering. It Is Not Just The Study Of Medicine Andxdrug Therapy Nor Is It The Application Of
Natural Substances To C Urexdiseases. Pharmacotherapy Comprises More Than Understanding The Difference
Between Trade And Generic Drugs.
Questionx5 T
Ype: MCSA
Which Principle Best Describes What The Nurse Is Expected To Understand When Administering Medicationxto A
Client
?
1. The Pharmacotherapeutics For All Of The Medications
2. The Most Common Side Effects Of The Drug‘s Prototype
,3. The Trade And Generic Names For All Of Thexmedications
4. The Cost Of The Drug Therapy
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: The Nurse Should Understand The Pharmacotherapeutics For All Medications That The Client Is
Receiving.
Rationale 2: The Nurse Should Understand Much More About A Drug Than Just The Common Side Effects Of The
Drug‘s Prototype.
Rationale 3: The Nursexshould Understand Much More About A Drugxthan Just Its Trade And Generic Names.
Rationale 4: The Cost Of Drug Therapy Is Not A Principle Of Drug Administration.
Global Rationale: The Nurse Is Expected To Understand The Pharmacotherapeutics For All Medications That
The Client Is Receiving. The Nurse Should Understand Much Morexthan The Common Side Effects Of The Drug‘s
Prototype And The T Rade And Generic Names. The Cost Of Drug Therapy Is Not Axprinciple Of Drug
Administration.
Questionx6 T
Ype: MCSA
The Food And Drug Administration Classifies Drugs By Category, And Thesexcategories And Drugs Are Found In The
―O Range Book.‖ To Find Out Which Drugs Treat Hypertension, The Nurse Would Look Under Which
Classification?
1. Cardiac
2. Pharmacologic
3. Disease
4. Therapeutic
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Therexis No Cardiacxclassification.
Rationale 2: The Pharmacologic Category Describes How The Drug Works, Not What Condition The Drug Treats.
Howe Ver, The Nurse Could Determine What Condition The Drug Treats By Knowing How The Drug Works.
Rationale 3: Disease Is Not A Category.
Rationale 4: The Nursexwould Look Under The Therapeutic Category To Find Outxwhat A Drugxwill Treat.
Global Rationale: To Find Out Which Drugs Treat Hypertension, The Nurse Would Look Under The Therapeutic
,Category To Find Out What A Drugxwill Treat. The Pharmacologic Category Describes How The Drug Works, Not
What Condition The Drug Treats. However, The Nursexcouldxdetermine Whatxcondition The Drug Treats By
Knowing How The Drug Works. Dis Ease Is Not A Category And There Is No Cardiac Classification.
Questionx7 T
Ype: MCSA
The Nurse Is Creating A Teaching Plan For A Client On The Cardiac Unit And Is Researching The Medications
The Client Is C Urrently Taking To Understand How Each Drug Produces Its Effects In The Body. To Find This
Information, The Nurse Loo Ks Up Which Classification For Each Medication?
1. Therapeutic
2. Cardiac
3. Disease
4. Pharmacologic
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: The Therapeutic Classification Describes What Condition Is Being Treated By A Drug, Not How The
Drug W Orks In The Body.
Rationale 2: Therexis No Cardiac Category.
Rationale 3: Therexis No Diseasexcategory.
Rationale 4: The Nurse Researches The Pharmacologic Classification Toxdiscover How A Drug Works In The Body.
Global Rationale: The Nurse Researches The Pharmacologic Classification To Discover How A Drug Works In The
Body
. The Therapeutic Classification Describes What Condition Is Being Treated By A Drug, Not How The Drug Works
In The Bo Dy. There Is No Cardiac Or Diseasexcategory.
Questionx8 T
Ype: MCMA
A Prototype Drug Is A Single Drug In A Class And Can Bexcompared With All Other Medications In The Class. What
Are The Benefits For The Nurse To Studying The Prototype Drug In Predicting Characteristics Of Other Drugs In
The Same Class?
Note: Credit Will Be Given Onlyxif All Correct Choices And No Incorrect Choices Are Selected.
Standard Text: Select All That Apply.
1. Which Drugs Have The Most Favorable Safety Profile
,2. Their Therapeutic Indications
3. Their Actions And Adverse Effects
4. Their Specific Clinical Use
5. Contraindications Specific To Any Drug In That Group
Correct Answer: 2,3,4
Rationale 1: The Prototype Drug Does Not Providexa Safety Profile Of Other Drugs In The Same Class.
Rationale 2: Studying The Therapeutic Indications Of A Prototype Drug May Allow Thexnurse To Predict Actions
And Ad Verse Effects Of Other Drugs In The Same Group.
Rationale 3: By Studying The Prototype, Thexnurse Can Predict Thexactions And Adverse Effects Of Other Drugs
In The Sa Me Class.
Rationale 4: Studying The Prototype Drug May Allow The Nurse To Predictxthe Clinical Use Of Another Drug
Inxthexsam Exclass.
Rationale 5: Contraindications May Differ For Specific Drugs In The Same Class As The Prototype.
Global Rationale: Studying The Therapeutic Indications Of A Prototype Drug May Allow The Nurse To Predict
Actions A Nd Adverse Effects Of Other Drugs In The Same Group. Thexnurse Can Also Predict The Actions,
Adverse Effects, And Clini Cal Uses Of Other Drugs In The Same Class. The Prototype Drug Does Not Provide A
Safety Profile Of Other Drugs In The S Ame Class. Contraindications May Differ For Specific Drugs In The
Same Class As The Prototype.
Questionx9 T
Ype: MCMA
Chemical Names Are Assigned For Each Drug. What Arexthexmajor Reasons For Why Nurses Usually Do Not Use
The Che Mical Name Of The Drugs?
Note: Credit Will Be Given Onlyxif All Correct Choices And No Incorrect Choices Are Selected.
Standard Text: Select All That Apply.
1. They Are Usually Not Brief Or Easy To Remember.
2. They Are Often Difficult To Pronounce.
3. There Is No Standard For Assigning Names.
4. They Do Not Explain The Nature Of The Drug.
,5. There Is Only One Chemical Name For Each Drug.
Correct Answer: 1,2
Rationale 1: Chemical Names Are Usually Not Brief Or Easy To
Remember. Rationale 2: Chemical Names Are Often Difficult To
Pronounce. Rationale 3: Chemical Names Are Assignedxby A Standard
Nomenclature. Rationalex 4: Chemical Names Do Explain The Nature
Of The Drug.
Rationale 5: While It Is True Each Drug Has Only One Chemical Name, This Is Not One Of The Reasons Nurses
Do Not Use The Chemical Name.
Global Rationale: Nurses Typically Do Not Use The Chemical Names Of Drugs Because They Arexnot Brief Or
Easy To Re Member And They Are Often Difficult To Pronounce. Chemical Names Are Assigned By A Standard
Nomenclature And The Y Do Explain The Nature Of The Drug. While Itxis True Each Drug Has Only One
Chemical Name, This Is Not Onexof The Reas Ons Nurses Do Not Use The Chemical Name.
Questionx10
Type: MCSA
The Trade Name For A Drug Is Usually Selected To Be Short And Easy To Remember. What Is Thexreason The
Nurse Does Not Use The Trade Name For A Drug?
1. There Are No Trade Names For Combination Drugs.
2. A Drug Can Have More Than One Trade Name.
3. The Trade Name Will Expire And No Longer Be Used.
4. A Company Might Change Thextrade Name For Axdrug.
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Therexarextrade Names For Combination Drugs.
Rationale 2: A Drug Can Have More Than One Trade Name.
Rationale 3: The Trade Name Does Not Expire And Will Continue To Be Used.
Rationale 4: Companies Usually Do Not Changexthe Trade Name Of A Drug.
Global Rationale: Nurses Typically Do Not Use The Trade Namexof Medications Because A Drug Can Have
More Than O Nextrade Name. Therexare Trade Names For Combination Drugs. Trade Names Do Not Expire, And
,They Will Continue To Bexused. Companies Usually Do Not Change The Trade Name Of A Drug.
Questionx11
Type: MCSA
Nursing Students Must Memorize The Generic Names Of Drugs. What Is Thexprimary Reason Thatxgeneric
Names Are Us Ed By Health Care Providers Over Chemical And Trade Names?
1. A Drug Canxhave More Than One Chemical And Trade Name.
2. There Is Only One Generic Name For Each Drug, And It Is Easier To Remember Than The Chemical Name.
3. The Trade Names Do Not Reflect The Action Of The Drug As The Generic Name Does.
4. Nursing Students Should Actually Strive To Learn Both The Generic And Trade Names To Avoid
Confusion With C Lients.
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: A Drug Has Only One Chemical Name; It Can Have Multiple Trade Names.
Rationale 2: Each Drug Does Have Only One Generic Name.
Rationale 3: The Generic Name Of A Drug Might Not Reflect The Action Of The Drug.
Rationale 4: Nursing Students Should Learn The Generic Name Of A Drug, Since There Can Be Multiple Trade
Names.
Global Rationale: Generic Drug Names Are Typically Used Because Each Drug Only Has One Generic Name,
While It C Anxhave Multiple Trade Names. Chemical Names Are Notxoften Used Becausexthey Are Hard To
Remember And Pronoun Ce. The Generic Name Of A Drug Might Not Reflect The Action Of The Drug.
Questionx12
Type: MCSA
Which Is One Of The Main Reasons A Pharmaceutical Company Might Be Grantedxan Exclusive Period To Market
And Distribute A New Drug?
1. It Allows The Company To Recoup Thexcost Of Research And Development.
2. Itxallows Consumers To Get Used To Thextrade Name Of The Drug.
3. It Allows All The Adverse Effects To Be Discovered.
4. Without Competition, Consumer Savings Are Significant.
Correct Answer: 1
, Rationale 1: Exclusivity Allows A Pharmaceutical Company A Period Of Time To Recoup The Costs Of
Research And De Velopment Of A Drug.
Rationale 2: The Period Of Exclusivity Is Not Granted So Thatxconsumers Will Become Familiar With A Trade
Name. R Ationale 3: Adverse Effects Are Discovered Duringxthe Clinical Drug Trials, Not During The Period Of
Exclusivity. Rati Onale 4: Competition Between Pharmaceutical Companies Actually Results In Consumer
Savings.
Global Rationale: Exclusivity Allows A Pharmaceutical Company A Period Of Timexto Recoup The Costs Of
Research An D Development Of A Drug. Exclusivity Is Not Granted So That Consumers Will Become Familiar
With A Trade Name. Adve Rse Effects Are Discovered During The Clinical Drug Trials, Not During The Period Of
Exclusivity. Competition Between P Harmaceutical Companies Actually Results Inxconsumer Savings.
Questionx13
Type: MCSA
Bioavailability Of A Drug Can Be Affectedxby Many Factors. Which Factor Does Not Affect The Bioavailability Of A
Drug
?
1. Inert Ingredients
2. Rate Of Absorption
3. Safety Margin
4. Tablet Compression
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Inert Ingredients Can Affect The Bioavailability Of A
Drug. Ra Tionale 2: Rate Of Absorption Can Affect The Bioavailability
Of A Drug. Rati Onale 3: Safety Margin Will Not Affect The
Bioavailability Of A Drug. Ratio Nale 4: Tablet Compression Can
Affect The Bioavailability Of A Drug.
Global Rationale: Safety Margin Will Not Affect The Bioavailability Of A Drug. Inert Ingredients, The Safety
Margin, An D The Tablet Compression Can All Affect The Bioavailability Of Axdrug.
Questionx14
Type: MCSA
PHARMACOLOGY CONNECTIONS TO NURSING PRACTICE
5TH EDITION BY MICHAEL ADAMS CAROL URBAN
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,Adams And Urban, Pharmacology: Connections to Nursing Practice, 3e Test Bank
Chapter 1xqu
estionx1 Type:
MCMA
The Nurse Is Teaching A Pharmacology Class To A Group Of Student Nurses. Which Key Events Does The Nurse
Include In The History Of Pharmacology?
Note: Credit Will Be Given Onlyxif All Correct Choices And No Incorrect Choices Are Selected.
Standard Text: Select All Thatxapply.
1. Early Researchers Used Themselves And Animals As Test Subjects.
2. Pharmacologists Began To Synthesize Drugs In The Laboratory In The 20th Century.
3. Modern Pharmacology Began In The Mid-1600s.
4. The First Drugs Included Morphine, Cocaine, And Penicillin.
5. The Dark Ages Provided Much Useful Information That We Still Use Today.
Correct Answer: 1,2
Rationale 1: Early Researchers Did Use Themselves And Animals As Test Subjects.
Rationale 2: Pharmacologists Did Begin To Synthesize Drugs In The Laboratory In The 20th Century.
Rationale 3: Modern Pharmacology Began In The 1800s, Not 1600s.
Rationale 4: The First Drugs Included Morphine And Cocaine, But Not Penicillin.
Rationale 5: Little Is Known About Pharmacology During The Dark Ages.
Global Rationale: The Nurse Would State That Early Researchers Did Use Themselves And Animals As Test
Subjects; P Harmacologists Did Begin To Synthesize Drugs In Thexlaboratory In The 20th Century; And Modern
Pharmacology Beg Anxin The 1800s, Not 1600s. The First Drugs Included Morphine And Cocaine, But Not
Penicillin. Little Is Known About Pharmacology During The Dark Ages.
Questionx2 T
Ype: MCSA
Although All Areas Of Medicine, Including Pharmacology, Have Made Great Advances In The Last Century, The
Early Roots Of Pharmacology Still Apply For The Nurse And Other Health Professionals. What Were The Early
Roots Of Pharmacology?
,1. Applying Products To Relieve Human Suffering
2. Creating New Drugs As Quickly As Possible
3. Finding Medicinal Alternatives To Plants
4. Understanding How Drugs Take Their Effects
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: The Early Root Of Pharmacology Was Toxrelieve Human Suffering.
Rationale 2: The Early Root Of Pharmacology Was Not To Createxnew Drugs Quickly.
Rationale 3: Early Pharmacology Involved Using Plants To Relieve Symptoms Of Suffering.
Rationale 4: The Early Root Of Pharmacology Was Not To Understandxhow Drugs Take Their Effects.
Global Rationale: The Early Root Of Pharmacology Was To Relieve Human Suffering, Not To Create New
Drugs Quickl Y Or To Understand How Drugs Take Their Effects. Early Pharmacology Did Involvexusing Plants
To Relieve Symptoms Of Suffering.
Questionx3 T
Ype: MCSA
Although Many Substances Can Be Considered Drugs, Which Drug Definition Is The Most Appropriate?
1. Any Substance That Is Found In Nature Or That Normally Occurs In The Body
2. Any Substance That Is Synthesized And Tested In The Laboratory Setting
3. Any Substance That Is Taken To Prevent, Cure, Or Reduce Symptoms Of A Medical Condition
4. Any Substance That Can Be Isolated From Natural Substances In Nature
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: A Drug Is Not A Substancexthat Is Found In Nature Or That Normally Occurs In The Human Body.
Rationale 2: A Drug Is Not Only A Substance That Is Synthesizedxand Tested.
Rationale 3: A Drug Is Considered To Be Any Substance That Is Takenxto Prevent, Cure, Or Reduce Symptoms Of
A Medi Cal Condition.
Rationale 4: A Drug Is Not Only A Substance Isolated From Natural Substances.
,Global Rationale: A Drug Is Consideredxto Be Any Substance That Is Taken To Prevent, Cure, Or Reduce
Symptoms Of A Medical Condition. A Drug Is Not A Substance Thatxis Found In Nature Or That Normally Occurs
In The Humanxbody; Itxis N Ot Any Substance That Is Synthesized And Tested In The Laboratory Setting, Nor Is It
Only A Substance Isolated From Natur Al Substances.
Questionx4 T
Ype: MCSA
Pharmacotherapy Is A Critical Intervention For Many Conditions, And A Key Part Of Nursing Intervention. Which
State Ment Best Describes Pharmacotherapy?
1. The Study Of Medicine And Drugxtherapy
2. The Application Of Natural Substances To Curexdiseases
3. The Application Of Drugs For The Prevention And Treatment Of Diseasexand Human Suffering
4. Understanding The Difference Between Tradexand Generic Medications
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Pharmacotherapy Is Not Just The Study Of Medicine And Drug Therapy.
Rationale 2: Pharmacotherapy Is Not The Application Of Natural Substances To Cure Diseases.
Rationale 3: Pharmacotherapy Is The Application Of Drugs For The Prevention And Treatment Of Diseases And
Human Su Ffering.
Rationale 4: Pharmacotherapy Comprises More Than Understanding Thexdifferencexbetween Trade And
Genericxdrugs
.
Global Rationale: Pharmacotherapy Is The Application Of Drugs For The Prevention And Treatment Of Diseases
And Hu Man Suffering. It Is Not Just The Study Of Medicine Andxdrug Therapy Nor Is It The Application Of
Natural Substances To C Urexdiseases. Pharmacotherapy Comprises More Than Understanding The Difference
Between Trade And Generic Drugs.
Questionx5 T
Ype: MCSA
Which Principle Best Describes What The Nurse Is Expected To Understand When Administering Medicationxto A
Client
?
1. The Pharmacotherapeutics For All Of The Medications
2. The Most Common Side Effects Of The Drug‘s Prototype
,3. The Trade And Generic Names For All Of Thexmedications
4. The Cost Of The Drug Therapy
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: The Nurse Should Understand The Pharmacotherapeutics For All Medications That The Client Is
Receiving.
Rationale 2: The Nurse Should Understand Much More About A Drug Than Just The Common Side Effects Of The
Drug‘s Prototype.
Rationale 3: The Nursexshould Understand Much More About A Drugxthan Just Its Trade And Generic Names.
Rationale 4: The Cost Of Drug Therapy Is Not A Principle Of Drug Administration.
Global Rationale: The Nurse Is Expected To Understand The Pharmacotherapeutics For All Medications That
The Client Is Receiving. The Nurse Should Understand Much Morexthan The Common Side Effects Of The Drug‘s
Prototype And The T Rade And Generic Names. The Cost Of Drug Therapy Is Not Axprinciple Of Drug
Administration.
Questionx6 T
Ype: MCSA
The Food And Drug Administration Classifies Drugs By Category, And Thesexcategories And Drugs Are Found In The
―O Range Book.‖ To Find Out Which Drugs Treat Hypertension, The Nurse Would Look Under Which
Classification?
1. Cardiac
2. Pharmacologic
3. Disease
4. Therapeutic
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Therexis No Cardiacxclassification.
Rationale 2: The Pharmacologic Category Describes How The Drug Works, Not What Condition The Drug Treats.
Howe Ver, The Nurse Could Determine What Condition The Drug Treats By Knowing How The Drug Works.
Rationale 3: Disease Is Not A Category.
Rationale 4: The Nursexwould Look Under The Therapeutic Category To Find Outxwhat A Drugxwill Treat.
Global Rationale: To Find Out Which Drugs Treat Hypertension, The Nurse Would Look Under The Therapeutic
,Category To Find Out What A Drugxwill Treat. The Pharmacologic Category Describes How The Drug Works, Not
What Condition The Drug Treats. However, The Nursexcouldxdetermine Whatxcondition The Drug Treats By
Knowing How The Drug Works. Dis Ease Is Not A Category And There Is No Cardiac Classification.
Questionx7 T
Ype: MCSA
The Nurse Is Creating A Teaching Plan For A Client On The Cardiac Unit And Is Researching The Medications
The Client Is C Urrently Taking To Understand How Each Drug Produces Its Effects In The Body. To Find This
Information, The Nurse Loo Ks Up Which Classification For Each Medication?
1. Therapeutic
2. Cardiac
3. Disease
4. Pharmacologic
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: The Therapeutic Classification Describes What Condition Is Being Treated By A Drug, Not How The
Drug W Orks In The Body.
Rationale 2: Therexis No Cardiac Category.
Rationale 3: Therexis No Diseasexcategory.
Rationale 4: The Nurse Researches The Pharmacologic Classification Toxdiscover How A Drug Works In The Body.
Global Rationale: The Nurse Researches The Pharmacologic Classification To Discover How A Drug Works In The
Body
. The Therapeutic Classification Describes What Condition Is Being Treated By A Drug, Not How The Drug Works
In The Bo Dy. There Is No Cardiac Or Diseasexcategory.
Questionx8 T
Ype: MCMA
A Prototype Drug Is A Single Drug In A Class And Can Bexcompared With All Other Medications In The Class. What
Are The Benefits For The Nurse To Studying The Prototype Drug In Predicting Characteristics Of Other Drugs In
The Same Class?
Note: Credit Will Be Given Onlyxif All Correct Choices And No Incorrect Choices Are Selected.
Standard Text: Select All That Apply.
1. Which Drugs Have The Most Favorable Safety Profile
,2. Their Therapeutic Indications
3. Their Actions And Adverse Effects
4. Their Specific Clinical Use
5. Contraindications Specific To Any Drug In That Group
Correct Answer: 2,3,4
Rationale 1: The Prototype Drug Does Not Providexa Safety Profile Of Other Drugs In The Same Class.
Rationale 2: Studying The Therapeutic Indications Of A Prototype Drug May Allow Thexnurse To Predict Actions
And Ad Verse Effects Of Other Drugs In The Same Group.
Rationale 3: By Studying The Prototype, Thexnurse Can Predict Thexactions And Adverse Effects Of Other Drugs
In The Sa Me Class.
Rationale 4: Studying The Prototype Drug May Allow The Nurse To Predictxthe Clinical Use Of Another Drug
Inxthexsam Exclass.
Rationale 5: Contraindications May Differ For Specific Drugs In The Same Class As The Prototype.
Global Rationale: Studying The Therapeutic Indications Of A Prototype Drug May Allow The Nurse To Predict
Actions A Nd Adverse Effects Of Other Drugs In The Same Group. Thexnurse Can Also Predict The Actions,
Adverse Effects, And Clini Cal Uses Of Other Drugs In The Same Class. The Prototype Drug Does Not Provide A
Safety Profile Of Other Drugs In The S Ame Class. Contraindications May Differ For Specific Drugs In The
Same Class As The Prototype.
Questionx9 T
Ype: MCMA
Chemical Names Are Assigned For Each Drug. What Arexthexmajor Reasons For Why Nurses Usually Do Not Use
The Che Mical Name Of The Drugs?
Note: Credit Will Be Given Onlyxif All Correct Choices And No Incorrect Choices Are Selected.
Standard Text: Select All That Apply.
1. They Are Usually Not Brief Or Easy To Remember.
2. They Are Often Difficult To Pronounce.
3. There Is No Standard For Assigning Names.
4. They Do Not Explain The Nature Of The Drug.
,5. There Is Only One Chemical Name For Each Drug.
Correct Answer: 1,2
Rationale 1: Chemical Names Are Usually Not Brief Or Easy To
Remember. Rationale 2: Chemical Names Are Often Difficult To
Pronounce. Rationale 3: Chemical Names Are Assignedxby A Standard
Nomenclature. Rationalex 4: Chemical Names Do Explain The Nature
Of The Drug.
Rationale 5: While It Is True Each Drug Has Only One Chemical Name, This Is Not One Of The Reasons Nurses
Do Not Use The Chemical Name.
Global Rationale: Nurses Typically Do Not Use The Chemical Names Of Drugs Because They Arexnot Brief Or
Easy To Re Member And They Are Often Difficult To Pronounce. Chemical Names Are Assigned By A Standard
Nomenclature And The Y Do Explain The Nature Of The Drug. While Itxis True Each Drug Has Only One
Chemical Name, This Is Not Onexof The Reas Ons Nurses Do Not Use The Chemical Name.
Questionx10
Type: MCSA
The Trade Name For A Drug Is Usually Selected To Be Short And Easy To Remember. What Is Thexreason The
Nurse Does Not Use The Trade Name For A Drug?
1. There Are No Trade Names For Combination Drugs.
2. A Drug Can Have More Than One Trade Name.
3. The Trade Name Will Expire And No Longer Be Used.
4. A Company Might Change Thextrade Name For Axdrug.
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Therexarextrade Names For Combination Drugs.
Rationale 2: A Drug Can Have More Than One Trade Name.
Rationale 3: The Trade Name Does Not Expire And Will Continue To Be Used.
Rationale 4: Companies Usually Do Not Changexthe Trade Name Of A Drug.
Global Rationale: Nurses Typically Do Not Use The Trade Namexof Medications Because A Drug Can Have
More Than O Nextrade Name. Therexare Trade Names For Combination Drugs. Trade Names Do Not Expire, And
,They Will Continue To Bexused. Companies Usually Do Not Change The Trade Name Of A Drug.
Questionx11
Type: MCSA
Nursing Students Must Memorize The Generic Names Of Drugs. What Is Thexprimary Reason Thatxgeneric
Names Are Us Ed By Health Care Providers Over Chemical And Trade Names?
1. A Drug Canxhave More Than One Chemical And Trade Name.
2. There Is Only One Generic Name For Each Drug, And It Is Easier To Remember Than The Chemical Name.
3. The Trade Names Do Not Reflect The Action Of The Drug As The Generic Name Does.
4. Nursing Students Should Actually Strive To Learn Both The Generic And Trade Names To Avoid
Confusion With C Lients.
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: A Drug Has Only One Chemical Name; It Can Have Multiple Trade Names.
Rationale 2: Each Drug Does Have Only One Generic Name.
Rationale 3: The Generic Name Of A Drug Might Not Reflect The Action Of The Drug.
Rationale 4: Nursing Students Should Learn The Generic Name Of A Drug, Since There Can Be Multiple Trade
Names.
Global Rationale: Generic Drug Names Are Typically Used Because Each Drug Only Has One Generic Name,
While It C Anxhave Multiple Trade Names. Chemical Names Are Notxoften Used Becausexthey Are Hard To
Remember And Pronoun Ce. The Generic Name Of A Drug Might Not Reflect The Action Of The Drug.
Questionx12
Type: MCSA
Which Is One Of The Main Reasons A Pharmaceutical Company Might Be Grantedxan Exclusive Period To Market
And Distribute A New Drug?
1. It Allows The Company To Recoup Thexcost Of Research And Development.
2. Itxallows Consumers To Get Used To Thextrade Name Of The Drug.
3. It Allows All The Adverse Effects To Be Discovered.
4. Without Competition, Consumer Savings Are Significant.
Correct Answer: 1
, Rationale 1: Exclusivity Allows A Pharmaceutical Company A Period Of Time To Recoup The Costs Of
Research And De Velopment Of A Drug.
Rationale 2: The Period Of Exclusivity Is Not Granted So Thatxconsumers Will Become Familiar With A Trade
Name. R Ationale 3: Adverse Effects Are Discovered Duringxthe Clinical Drug Trials, Not During The Period Of
Exclusivity. Rati Onale 4: Competition Between Pharmaceutical Companies Actually Results In Consumer
Savings.
Global Rationale: Exclusivity Allows A Pharmaceutical Company A Period Of Timexto Recoup The Costs Of
Research An D Development Of A Drug. Exclusivity Is Not Granted So That Consumers Will Become Familiar
With A Trade Name. Adve Rse Effects Are Discovered During The Clinical Drug Trials, Not During The Period Of
Exclusivity. Competition Between P Harmaceutical Companies Actually Results Inxconsumer Savings.
Questionx13
Type: MCSA
Bioavailability Of A Drug Can Be Affectedxby Many Factors. Which Factor Does Not Affect The Bioavailability Of A
Drug
?
1. Inert Ingredients
2. Rate Of Absorption
3. Safety Margin
4. Tablet Compression
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Inert Ingredients Can Affect The Bioavailability Of A
Drug. Ra Tionale 2: Rate Of Absorption Can Affect The Bioavailability
Of A Drug. Rati Onale 3: Safety Margin Will Not Affect The
Bioavailability Of A Drug. Ratio Nale 4: Tablet Compression Can
Affect The Bioavailability Of A Drug.
Global Rationale: Safety Margin Will Not Affect The Bioavailability Of A Drug. Inert Ingredients, The Safety
Margin, An D The Tablet Compression Can All Affect The Bioavailability Of Axdrug.
Questionx14
Type: MCSA
