Test Bank for Roach’s Introductory Clinical Pharmacology by Susan M. Ford, MN, RN, CNE | Questions and Answers 2027

Introductory Clinical Pharmacology
̣ Test Bank for
Roach's By Ford MN RN CNE, Susan M TEST BANK
With Rationale
1.A nursing ̣ instructor is preparing ̣ a teaching ̣ plan for a group
̣ of nursing ̣ students about
pharmacology. ̣ When describing ̣ this topic, the instructor would focus the discussion on
which of the following ̣ as an essential aspect?
A) Drug ̣ name
B) Drug ̣ class
C) Drug ̣ action
D) Drug ̣ source
Ans: C
Feedback:
Pharmacologỵ is the study of drugṣ and their action on living ̣ organisms.
̣ Thus, an
essential aspect of pharmacologỵ is drug ̣ action. An understanding ̣ of the drug ̣ name,
drug ̣ class, and drug ̣ source is important, but the most critical aspect related to
pharmacologỵ is how the drug ̣ acts in the body.


2.A nursing ̣ student is preparing ̣ to administer a prescribed drug ̣ to a patient. The student
reviews information about the drug ̣ and its actions. Which of the following ̣ would be the
best choice for obtaining ̣ this information? Select all that apply.
A) Nursing ̣ instructor
B) Nurse assigned
̣ to the patient
C) Clinical drug ̣ reference
D) Prescribing ̣ health care provider
E) Clinical pharmacist
Ans: C, E
Feedback:
Althougḥ the nursing ̣ student can ask the nursing ̣ instructor, the nurse assigned
̣ to the
patient, and the prescribing ̣ health care provider for information about the drug,̣ the best
choices for drug ̣ information would include an appropriate drug ̣ reference and the
clinical pharmacist.


3.When describing ̣ the various types of medications to a group
̣ of nursing ̣ students, a
nursing ̣ instructor would identify which of the following ̣ as a source for deriving ̣
medications? Select all that apply.
A) Plants
B) Synthetic sources
C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) Animals
Ans: A, B, C, D, E
Feedback:
Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds, minerals, and
animals, as well as created synthetically in a laboratory.

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,Introductory Clinical Pharmacology
̣ Test Bank for
Roach's By Ford MN RN CNE, Susan M TEST BANK
With Rationale
4.Which of the following ̣ names may be assigned
̣ to a drug ̣ during ̣ the process of
development? Select all that apply.
A) Chemical name
B) Official name
C) Pharmacologic ̣ name
D) Trade name
E) Nonproprietary name
Ans: A, B, D, E
Feedback:
Throughout
̣ the process of development, drugṣ may have several names assigned ̣ to
them including ̣ a chemical name, a generic
̣ (nonproprietary) name, an official name, and
a trade or brand name.


5.A drug ̣ may be classified by which of the following?̣ Select all that apply.
A) The chemical type of the drug'ṣ active ingredient
̣
B) The way the drug ̣ is used to treat a specific condition
C) The generic
̣ name of the drug ̣
D) The trade name of the drug ̣
E) The nonproprietary name of the drug ̣
Ans: A, B
Feedback:
A drug ̣ may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient
̣ or by the way it is
used to treat a particular condition. Generic, trade, and nonproprietary refer to how a drug ̣
is named.


6.A group
̣ of nursing ̣ students are reviewing ̣ information about the process of drug ̣
development in the United States. The students demonstrate understanding ̣ of this
process when they identify that which of the following ̣ categorieṣ are assigned
̣ by the
Food and Drug ̣ Administration to newly approved drugs? ̣ Select all that apply.
A) Metabolite
B) Noncontrolled substance
C) Prescription
D) Nonprescription
E) Controlled substance
Ans: C, D, E
Feedback:
Once drugṣ are approved for use, the FDA assigns ̣ the drug ̣ to one of the following ̣
categories:
̣ prescription, nonprescription, or controlled substance. Metabolite refers to
the inactive form of the drug.̣ Noncontrolled substance is a term that is not used.




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,Introductory Clinical Pharmacology
̣ Test Bank for
Roach's By Ford MN RN CNE, Susan M TEST BANK
With Rationale
7.hich of the following ̣ would be most important for the nurse to do to ensure the safe
use of prescription drugṣ in the institutional setting?̣ Select all that apply.
A) Administering ̣ drugṣ
B) Monitoring ̣ clients for drug ̣ effects
C) Prescribing ̣ drugṣ
D) Evaluating ̣ clients for toxic effects
E) Educating ̣ clients/caregivers
̣ about drugṣ
Ans: A, B, D, E
Feedback:
In the institutional setting,̣ the nurse's role to ensure safe use of prescription drugṣ
includes administering ̣ drugs,̣ monitoring ̣ drug ̣ effects, evaluating ̣ for toxic effects, and
educating ̣ clients and caregivers
̣ about drugs.̣


8.The nurse is helping ̣ a client review a prescription from the health care provider. When
examining ̣ the prescription, which of the following ̣ would the nurse expect to find
documented? Select all that apply.
A) Name of the drug ̣
B) Dosagẹ of the drug ̣
C) Route of drug ̣ administration
D) Times of drug ̣ administration
E) Licensed prescriber's signature
̣
Ans: A, B, C, D, E
Feedback:
The prescription must contain the client's name, the name of the drug,̣ the dosage, ̣ the
method and times of administration, and the signature
̣ of the licensed health care
provider prescribing ̣ the drug.̣


9.After teaching ̣ a group
̣ of nursing ̣ students about nonprescription drugs,̣ the nursing ̣
instructor determines that the teaching ̣ was successful when the students identify which
of the following?̣ Select all that apply.
A) They require a licensed health care provider's signature.
̣
B) They are referred to as over-the-counter drugs.̣
C) They can be taken without risk to the client.
D) They have certain labeling ̣ requirements.
E) They should be taken only as directed on the label.
Ans: B, D, E
Feedback:
Nonprescription drugṣ are often referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. ̣ They do
not require a prescription (a licensed health care provider's signature)
̣ but do not come
without risk to the client. The federal government
̣ has imposed labeling ̣ requirements of
OTC drugṣ and they should only be taken as directed on the label unless under the
supervision of a health care provider.



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, Introductory Clinical Pharmacology
̣ Test Bank for
Roach's By Ford MN RN CNE, Susan M TEST BANK
With Rationale
10.A nursing ̣ student is reviewing ̣ information about the Controlled Substances Act of
1970. The student would expect to find which of the following ̣ as being ̣ regulated
̣ for
drugṣ classified as controlled substances? Select all that apply.
A) Manufacturing ̣
B) Elimination
C) Distribution
D) Formulation
E) Dispensing ̣
Ans: A, C, E
Feedback:
The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 regulates ̣ the manufacture, distribution, and
dispensing ̣ of drugṣ classified as controlled substances. Elimination refers to the
excretion of drugṣ from the body, a pharmacokinetic activity. The act does not address
formulation of the drug.̣


11.When reviewing ̣ information about the Orphan Drug ̣ Program, ̣ which of the following ̣
would the nurse expect to find? Select all that apply.
A) The program ̣ encourages ̣ the development and marketing ̣ of products to treat rare
diseases.
B) The program ̣ grants
̣ provisional approval with a written commitment from the
drug ̣ company to formally demonstrate client benefits.
C) The program ̣ provides for incentives, such as research grants,
̣ protocol assistance, and
special tax credits, to develop products to treat rare diseases.
D) The program ̣ grants
̣ 7 years of exclusive marketing ̣ rights
̣ to the manufacturer if
approved.
E) The prograṃ accelerates approval of drugṣ based on preliminary evidence before
formal demonstration of client benefits.
Ans: A, C, D
Feedback:
The Orphan Drug ̣ Program ̣ encourages
̣ the development and marketing ̣ of products used
to treat rare diseases. The program ̣ provides incentives to encouragẹ manufacturers to
develop orphan drugs,̣ and if approved, the manufacturer has 7 years of exclusive
marketing ̣ rights. ̣ Accelerated programṣ involve provisional approval and approval based
on preliminary evidence.




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