Complete Test Bank for Understanding Pharmacology Essentials for Medication Safety 3rd Edition by M Linda Accurate Questions and Verified Answers

TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING PHARMACOLOGY,
ESSENTIALS FOR MEDICATION SAFETY, 3RD EDITION




MULTIPLE CHOICE

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1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribed
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medical drugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
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a. Physician
b Nursing attendant v


. practitioner
c. Licensed nursing v


attendant
d Pharmacy technician v


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ACCURATE RESPONSE:-D v


Review feedback:->>>The physician and nursing attendant have the major responsibility for
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prescribing medical drugs, not dispensing them. The licensed nursing attendant has the primary
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responsibility for administering medical drugs, although under some circumstances a licensed
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nursing attendant may dispense prescribed medical drugs but this is not his or her major
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responsibility in medical drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major responsibility of
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dispensing prescribed medical drugs under the direction of a licensed pharmacist.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive Level: RememberingREF: v v v p. 3 v




2. Which term describes the effect of a medical drug that improves body function?
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a. Side effect v


b Intended action v


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c. Adverse reaction v


d Idiosyncratic response v


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ACCURATE RESPONSE:-B v


Review feedback :->>>The aim of medical drug therapy is to take a medical drug to prevent,
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lessen, or correct a health problem. This response is any medical drug’s intended action also
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known as a therapeutic response.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive Level: RememberingREF: v v v p. 3 v




3. Which type of medical drug name is “owned” by the company that manufactures it?
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a. Generic name v


b Chemical name v




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c. Category name v


d Trade name v


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ACCURATE RESPONSE:-D v


Review feedback:->>>The chemical name is a medical drug’s exact chemical composition. The
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generic name is the name assigned to the medical drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and
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is not owned by anyone. The category name refers to the type of medical drug (what it does or
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what it is used for) and is not an actual medical drug name. The trade name (brand name) is the
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,name provided and owned by a specific medical drug’s manufacturer.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive Level: RememberingREF: p. 4
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4. Which medical drug or medical drug class is a “high alert” medical drug?
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a. Penicillin
b Insulin
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c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
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ACCURATE RESPONSE:-B v


Review feedback:->>>A high alert medical drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given
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at the wrong dose, to the wrong hospital client, or not given to the correct hospital client.
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Medical drugs classified as high alert medical drugs include potassium, narcotics (opioids),
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insulin, cancer chemotherapy medical drugs, and heparin (or any medical drug that strongly
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affects blood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered high alert medical
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drugs.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive Level: RememberingREF: v v v p. 4 v




5. What is the term for a medical drug that has the same action as a naturally
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occurring body hormone or enzyme?
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a. Agonist
b Blocking agent v


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c. Chemical
d Duplicator
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ACCURATE RESPONSE:- A v v


Review feedback:->>>A medical drug agonist is an extrinsic medical drug that activates the
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receptor sites of a cell and mimics the actions of naturally occurring body substances (intrinsic
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medical drugs). A blocking agent is a medical drug antagonist. A chemical would not necessarily
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be a medical drug at all. A duplicator is not a pharmacologic term.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive Level: RememberingREF: v v v pp. 6-7 v




6. Which term describes how the body affects medical drug activity?
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a. Medical drug v


potency v


b Pharmacodynamics
.
c. Therapeutic effect v




d Pharmacokinetics
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ACCURATE RESPONSE:-D v


Review feedback:->>>The term pharmacokinetics refers to medical drug metabolism and how
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the body changes a medical drug. Pharmacodynamics refers to how a medical drug works to
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, change body function. Medical drug potency refers to how strongly or to what degree a medical
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drug exerts its effects. The therapeutic effect is closer to pharmacodynamics, meaning how a
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medical drug works to change body function.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive Level: RememberingREF: v v v p. 10 v




7. In the United States, which group is responsible for enforcing established standards for
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medical drug manufacturing?
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a. U.S. Pharmacopeia v


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c. Food and Medical drug Administration
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ACCURATE RESPONSE:-C v


Review feedback:->>>The standards for medical drug manufacture are established by the U.S.
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Pharmacopeia. These standards are enforced by the Food and Medical drug Administration.
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Neither the National Institutes of Health nor the Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
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has any authority to enforce medical drug standards.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive Level: RememberingREF: v v v p. 5 v




8. Which factor is a major disadvantage of the transdermal medical drug delivery route?
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a. Only a prescriber can administer medical drugs by the
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c. First pass medical drug loss by this route is the most extensive.
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d Medical drug absorption is dependent on adequate circulation.
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ACCURATE RESPONSE:-D v


Review feedback:->>>Once a transdermal medical drug moves through the skin, it must enter
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the bloodstream to reach its target tissue. If circulation is poor to the area where the transdermal
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medical drug is applied, very little, if any, of the medical drug will reach its target tissue.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive Level: RememberingREF: v v v p. 12 v




9. How are intrinsic medical drugs different from extrinsic medical drugs?
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a. Intrinsic medical drugs are made by the body, whereas extrinsic medical drugs are made
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outside the body.
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b Intrinsic medical drugs are administered by the parenteral route, whereas extrinsic medical
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. drugs are administered by the oral route.
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c. Extrinsic medical drugs can only be applied to the skin or mucous membranes, whereas
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intrinsic medical drugs are taken internally.
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d Extrinsic medical drugs require a prescription for administration, whereas intrinsic medical
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. drugs are available over-the-counter.
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ACCURATE RESPONSE:- A v v