Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — MCQ
Which term refers to the study of drugs and their interactions
with living organisms?
A. Pharmacology
B. Pathophysiology
C. Microbiology
D. Toxicology
Correct Answer:
A. Pharmacology
Rationale:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their effects on living
systems, including how drugs produce therapeutic and adverse
effects. Pathophysiology focuses on disease processes,
microbiology on microorganisms, and toxicology specifically
emphasizes harmful effects of substances.
Question 2 — Easy — MCQ
Which term describes the study of what the body does to a
drug, including absorption, distribution, metabolism, and
excretion?
A. Pharmacodynamics
B. Pharmacokinetics
C. Pharmacotherapeutics
D. Pharmacogenetics
Correct Answer:
B. Pharmacokinetics
Rationale:
Pharmacokinetics describes the movement of a drug through the
, body—absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
Pharmacodynamics concerns what the drug does to the body.
Pharmacotherapeutics focuses on using drugs to treat disease,
while pharmacogenetics addresses genetically influenced
differences in drug response.
Question 3 — Easy — MCQ
Which term best describes the study of how a drug produces
its effects on the body?
A. Pharmacokinetics
B. Pharmacodynamics
C. Pharmaceutics
D. Toxicology
Correct Answer:
B. Pharmacodynamics
Rationale:
Pharmacodynamics describes the effects of drugs on the body,
including drug-receptor interactions and resulting physiologic
responses. Pharmacokinetics concerns the movement of drugs
through the body.
Question 4 — Easy — MCQ
A nurse explains that the ideal medication should produce
the desired therapeutic effect without causing unacceptable
harm. Which property of an ideal drug is being described?
A. Maximum toxicity
B. Therapeutic effectiveness with minimal adverse effects
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — MCQ
Which term refers to the study of drugs and their interactions
with living organisms?
A. Pharmacology
B. Pathophysiology
C. Microbiology
D. Toxicology
Correct Answer:
A. Pharmacology
Rationale:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their effects on living
systems, including how drugs produce therapeutic and adverse
effects. Pathophysiology focuses on disease processes,
microbiology on microorganisms, and toxicology specifically
emphasizes harmful effects of substances.
Question 2 — Easy — MCQ
Which term describes the study of what the body does to a
drug, including absorption, distribution, metabolism, and
excretion?
A. Pharmacodynamics
B. Pharmacokinetics
C. Pharmacotherapeutics
D. Pharmacogenetics
Correct Answer:
B. Pharmacokinetics
Rationale:
Pharmacokinetics describes the movement of a drug through the
, body—absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
Pharmacodynamics concerns what the drug does to the body.
Pharmacotherapeutics focuses on using drugs to treat disease,
while pharmacogenetics addresses genetically influenced
differences in drug response.
Question 3 — Easy — MCQ
Which term best describes the study of how a drug produces
its effects on the body?
A. Pharmacokinetics
B. Pharmacodynamics
C. Pharmaceutics
D. Toxicology
Correct Answer:
B. Pharmacodynamics
Rationale:
Pharmacodynamics describes the effects of drugs on the body,
including drug-receptor interactions and resulting physiologic
responses. Pharmacokinetics concerns the movement of drugs
through the body.
Question 4 — Easy — MCQ
A nurse explains that the ideal medication should produce
the desired therapeutic effect without causing unacceptable
harm. Which property of an ideal drug is being described?
A. Maximum toxicity
B. Therapeutic effectiveness with minimal adverse effects
