TEST BANK
FOR
ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS
9TH EDITION
BY DONNA GAUWITZ
CHAPTER 2 PRINCIPLES OF DRUG ACTION
MCQS WITH RATIONALIZED ANSWERS
, ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS 9TH EDITION GAUWITZ TEST BANK
Administering Medications, 9e (Gauwitz)
Chapter 2 Principles of Drug Action
1) The passage of a drug from its site of administration into the bloodstream is referred as
A) absorption.
B) distribution.
C) metabolism.
D) excretion.
Answer: A
Explanation: Absorption is the passage of a drug from the site of administration into the
bloodstream.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect drug
actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and other
drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects, and
contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects, side
effects and adverse reactions
2) Which term describes the transportation of a drug from the bloodstream to the body tissues and
intended site of action?
A) absorption
B) distribution
C) metabolism
D) excretion
Answer: B
Explanation: Distribution is the transportation of a drug from the bloodstream to the body
tissues and intended site of action.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect drug
actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and other
drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects, and
contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects, side
effects and adverse reactions
, ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS 9TH EDITION GAUWITZ TEST BANK
3) Which of the following influences metabolism?
A) albumin
B) blood plasma
C) drug composition
D) enzymes
Answer: C
Explanation: The process of metabolism acts under the influence of enzymes.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect drug
actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and other
drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects, and
contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects, side
effects and adverse reactions
4) Which term describes the body's way of removing the waste products of ordinary cell
processes?
A) absorption
B) distribution
C) metabolism
D) excretion
Answer: D
Explanation: Removing the waste from the body is called excretion.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect drug
actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and other
drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects, and
contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects, side
effects and adverse reactions
, ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS 9TH EDITION GAUWITZ TEST BANK
5) Which statement describes the action that antihistamines have on the body?
A) Slow the body's natural reactions to irritation.
B) Speed up the energy-producing functions of cells.
C) Destroy parts of cells.
D) They replace natural substances that the body lacks.
Answer: A
Explanation: Antihistamines slow the body's response to irritation.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect drug
actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and other
drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects, and
contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects, side
effects and adverse reactions
6) Which statement describes the action that stimulants have on the body?
A) slows the body's natural reactions to irritation
B) speeds up the energy-producing functions of cells
C) destroys parts of cells
D) replaces natural substances that the body lacks
Answer: B
Explanation: Stimulants speed up the energy-producing functions of cells.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect drug
actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and other
drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects, and
contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects, side
effects and adverse reactions
FOR
ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS
9TH EDITION
BY DONNA GAUWITZ
CHAPTER 2 PRINCIPLES OF DRUG ACTION
MCQS WITH RATIONALIZED ANSWERS
, ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS 9TH EDITION GAUWITZ TEST BANK
Administering Medications, 9e (Gauwitz)
Chapter 2 Principles of Drug Action
1) The passage of a drug from its site of administration into the bloodstream is referred as
A) absorption.
B) distribution.
C) metabolism.
D) excretion.
Answer: A
Explanation: Absorption is the passage of a drug from the site of administration into the
bloodstream.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect drug
actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and other
drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects, and
contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects, side
effects and adverse reactions
2) Which term describes the transportation of a drug from the bloodstream to the body tissues and
intended site of action?
A) absorption
B) distribution
C) metabolism
D) excretion
Answer: B
Explanation: Distribution is the transportation of a drug from the bloodstream to the body
tissues and intended site of action.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect drug
actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and other
drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects, and
contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects, side
effects and adverse reactions
, ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS 9TH EDITION GAUWITZ TEST BANK
3) Which of the following influences metabolism?
A) albumin
B) blood plasma
C) drug composition
D) enzymes
Answer: C
Explanation: The process of metabolism acts under the influence of enzymes.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect drug
actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and other
drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects, and
contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects, side
effects and adverse reactions
4) Which term describes the body's way of removing the waste products of ordinary cell
processes?
A) absorption
B) distribution
C) metabolism
D) excretion
Answer: D
Explanation: Removing the waste from the body is called excretion.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect drug
actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and other
drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects, and
contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects, side
effects and adverse reactions
, ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS 9TH EDITION GAUWITZ TEST BANK
5) Which statement describes the action that antihistamines have on the body?
A) Slow the body's natural reactions to irritation.
B) Speed up the energy-producing functions of cells.
C) Destroy parts of cells.
D) They replace natural substances that the body lacks.
Answer: A
Explanation: Antihistamines slow the body's response to irritation.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect drug
actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and other
drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects, and
contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects, side
effects and adverse reactions
6) Which statement describes the action that stimulants have on the body?
A) slows the body's natural reactions to irritation
B) speeds up the energy-producing functions of cells
C) destroys parts of cells
D) replaces natural substances that the body lacks
Answer: B
Explanation: Stimulants speed up the energy-producing functions of cells.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pharmacokinetics; Drug Action
Bloom's: Remember
Learning Outcome: 2-1 Identify the basic drug actions and the body processes that affect drug
actions.
ABHES: 6. d. Properly utilize Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), drug handbook and other
drug references to identify a drug's classification, usual dosage, usual side effects, and
contraindications
CAAHEP: I. C. 11. Identify the classifications of medications, including desired effects, side
effects and adverse reactions
