CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
Roach Introductory Clinical Pharmacology 12th Edition
Test Bank
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, 1. A nursing instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a group of nursing students about
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pharmacology. When describing this topic, the instructor would focus the discussion on
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which of the following as an essential aspect?
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A) Drug name n
B) Drug class n
C) Drug action n
D) Drug source n
Ans: C
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Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their action on living organisms. Thus, an
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essential aspect of pharmacology is drug action. An understanding of the drug name,
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drug class, and drug source is important, but the most critical aspect related to
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pharmacology is how the drug acts in the body.
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2. A nursing student is preparing to administer a prescribed drug to a patient. The student
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reviews information about the drug and its actions. Which of the following would be the
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best choice for obtaining this information? Select all that apply.
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A) Nursing instructor n
B) Nurse assigned to the patient n n n n
C) Clinical drug reference n n
D) Prescribing health care provider n n n
E) Clinical pharmacist n
Ans: C, E
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Although the nursing student can ask the nursing instructor, the nurse assigned to the
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patient, and the prescribing health care provider for information about the drug, the best
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choices for drug information would include an appropriate drug reference and the
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clinical pharmacist.
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3. When describing the various types of medications to a group of nursing students, a
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nursing instructor would identify which of the following as a source for deriving
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medications? Select all that apply.
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A) Plants
B) Synthetic sources n
C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) Animals
Ans: A, B, C, D, E
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Feedback:
Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds, minerals, and
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animals, as well as created synthetically in a laboratory.
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Roach Introductory Clinical Pharmacology 12th Edition
Test Bank
Studypark
,
,
, 1. A nursing instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a group of nursing students about
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pharmacology. When describing this topic, the instructor would focus the discussion on
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which of the following as an essential aspect?
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A) Drug name n
B) Drug class n
C) Drug action n
D) Drug source n
Ans: C
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Feedback:
n
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their action on living organisms. Thus, an
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essential aspect of pharmacology is drug action. An understanding of the drug name,
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drug class, and drug source is important, but the most critical aspect related to
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pharmacology is how the drug acts in the body.
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2. A nursing student is preparing to administer a prescribed drug to a patient. The student
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reviews information about the drug and its actions. Which of the following would be the
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best choice for obtaining this information? Select all that apply.
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A) Nursing instructor n
B) Nurse assigned to the patient n n n n
C) Clinical drug reference n n
D) Prescribing health care provider n n n
E) Clinical pharmacist n
Ans: C, E
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Feedback:
Although the nursing student can ask the nursing instructor, the nurse assigned to the
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patient, and the prescribing health care provider for information about the drug, the best
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choices for drug information would include an appropriate drug reference and the
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clinical pharmacist.
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3. When describing the various types of medications to a group of nursing students, a
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nursing instructor would identify which of the following as a source for deriving
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medications? Select all that apply.
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A) Plants
B) Synthetic sources n
C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) Animals
Ans: A, B, C, D, E
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Feedback:
Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds, minerals, and
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animals, as well as created synthetically in a laboratory.
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