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, Test\Bank\For\Understanding\Pharmacology,\Essentials\for\Medi
cation\Safety,\3rd\Edition,Workman\ &\LaCharity
Chapter\ 01:\ Drug Regulation,\ Actions,\ \ and Responses
MULTIPLE\CHOICE\B
ASIC\CONCEPT\ S
1. Which\ health care\ professional has
the\ major\ responsibility\ for\ di\spensing\ prescribed drugs under the
direction of a pharmacist?
a. Physician
b Nurse\ \ practitioner
.
c. Licensed\ \ nurse
d Pharmacyptechnician
.
ANS: D
The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for
prescrib\ing \drugs,\ not dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the
primary res\ponsibility for\ administering drugs, although under some
circumstances a licen\sed \nurse may\ dispense\ prescribed \drugs
but\ \ this\ \ is\ \ not\ \ his\ \ or\ \ her\ \ major\ \ r\esponsibility\ \ in\ \ drug\ \ therapy.\ \ The\ pharma
cy\ \ technician\ \ has\ \ the\ \ major\ \ responsi\bility\ \ of\ \ dispensing\ \ prescribed\ \ drugs\ \ under\ \
the\ \ direction\ \ of\ \ a\ \ licensed\ \ phar\macist.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3
2. Which\ \ term describes the effect of a drug that improves body\ \ function?
a. Side effect
b Intendedpaction
.
c. Adverse\ \ reaction
d Idiosyncratic\ respons\
. e
ANS: B
The \purpose of drug \therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or
corr\ect a health\ problem. This response is any drug’s intended
action also kno\wn \as a therapeutic response.
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\ nam\
e
.
c. Category\ \ nam
e
d Tradepname
.
ANS: D
The \chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic
na\me is the name assigned to the drug by the U.S.
Adopted Names Counci\l 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. Whichwspdrugwsporwspdrugwspclasswspiswspawsp―highwspalert‖wspdrug?
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),\ \ insuli\n,\ \
cancer\ \ chemotherapy\ drugs,\ \ and\ \ heparin\ \ (or\ any\ drug\ \ that\ \ strongly\ affects\ \ b\lood\ clo
tting).\ Penicillin,\ \ NSAIDs,\ and\ \ calcium\ are\ not\ considered\ high\ alert\ dr\ ugs.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4
5. \What is the term for a drug that \has the same action
a\s a naturally\ occurring body \hormone or enzyme?
a. Agonist
b Blocking\agen
. t
c. Chemical
d Duplicator
.
ANS: A
A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug\ that activates the receptor sites of a
c\ell and mimics\ the actions of
naturally\ occurring body\ substances (intrinsic\drugs). A\ blocking agent
, is
p
, Test\Bank\For\Understanding\Pharmacology,\Essentials\for\Medi
cation\Safety,\3rd\Edition,Workman\ &\LaCharity
Chapter\ 01:\ Drug Regulation,\ Actions,\ \ and Responses
MULTIPLE\CHOICE\B
ASIC\CONCEPT\ S
1. Which\ health care\ professional has
the\ major\ responsibility\ for\ di\spensing\ prescribed drugs under the
direction of a pharmacist?
a. Physician
b Nurse\ \ practitioner
.
c. Licensed\ \ nurse
d Pharmacyptechnician
.
ANS: D
The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for
prescrib\ing \drugs,\ not dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the
primary res\ponsibility for\ administering drugs, although under some
circumstances a licen\sed \nurse may\ dispense\ prescribed \drugs
but\ \ this\ \ is\ \ not\ \ his\ \ or\ \ her\ \ major\ \ r\esponsibility\ \ in\ \ drug\ \ therapy.\ \ The\ pharma
cy\ \ technician\ \ has\ \ the\ \ major\ \ responsi\bility\ \ of\ \ dispensing\ \ prescribed\ \ drugs\ \ under\ \
the\ \ direction\ \ of\ \ a\ \ licensed\ \ phar\macist.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3
2. Which\ \ term describes the effect of a drug that improves body\ \ function?
a. Side effect
b Intendedpaction
.
c. Adverse\ \ reaction
d Idiosyncratic\ respons\
. e
ANS: B
The \purpose of drug \therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or
corr\ect a health\ problem. This response is any drug’s intended
action also kno\wn \as a therapeutic response.
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\ nam\
e
.
c. Category\ \ nam
e
d Tradepname
.
ANS: D
The \chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic
na\me is the name assigned to the drug by the U.S.
Adopted Names Counci\l 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. Whichwspdrugwsporwspdrugwspclasswspiswspawsp―highwspalert‖wspdrug?
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),\ \ insuli\n,\ \
cancer\ \ chemotherapy\ drugs,\ \ and\ \ heparin\ \ (or\ any\ drug\ \ that\ \ strongly\ affects\ \ b\lood\ clo
tting).\ Penicillin,\ \ NSAIDs,\ and\ \ calcium\ are\ not\ considered\ high\ alert\ dr\ ugs.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4
5. \What is the term for a drug that \has the same action
a\s a naturally\ occurring body \hormone or enzyme?
a. Agonist
b Blocking\agen
. t
c. Chemical
d Duplicator
.
ANS: A
A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug\ that activates the receptor sites of a
c\ell and mimics\ the actions of
naturally\ occurring body\ substances (intrinsic\drugs). A\ blocking agent
, is
