Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best defines a drug?
A. A substance used only to treat disease
B. Any chemical capable of altering living processes
C. Any substance prescribed by a healthcare provider
D. A chemical that produces only beneficial effects
Correct Answer:
B. Any chemical capable of altering living processes
Rationale:
A drug is defined broadly as a chemical that can affect living
processes; the chapter narrows its primary clinical focus to
medications used therapeutically. Option A is too narrow because
not every drug is used solely to treat disease. Option C is
incorrect because substances can affect living processes without
being prescribed. Option D is incorrect because drugs can
produce both beneficial and harmful effects.
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nursing student is reviewing the meaning of pharmacology.
Which description is accurate?
A. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
B. The use of drugs exclusively to treat disease
C. The study of drugs only in hospitalized patients
D. The study of medication errors and administration techniques
Correct Answer:
A. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Rationale:
Pharmacology encompasses the study of drugs and their
interactions with living systems, including drug properties and
physiologic effects. Option B describes therapeutics more closely.
, Option C incorrectly limits pharmacology to hospitalized patients.
Option D represents only a small portion of medication-related
nursing practice.
Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes clinical pharmacology?
A. The study of drug manufacturing and packaging
B. The study of drugs in humans
C. The study of diseases without medication use
D. The study of drug prices and accessibility
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs in humans
Rationale:
Clinical pharmacology focuses on how drugs interact with
humans, including patients and healthy individuals involved in
drug development. The other options describe areas outside the
definition of clinical pharmacology.
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which nursing activity most directly represents therapeutics?
A. Studying the chemical structure of a medication
B. Examining how a drug is absorbed into the bloodstream
C. Using a medication to prevent, diagnose, or treat a health
problem
D. Studying drug responses in healthy volunteers during
development
Correct Answer:
C. Using a medication to prevent, diagnose, or treat a health
problem
Care
12th Edition
Author(s)Jacqueline Rosenjack
Burchum; Laura D. Rosenthal
TEST BANK
,
,Question 1 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best defines a drug?
A. A substance used only to treat disease
B. Any chemical capable of altering living processes
C. Any substance prescribed by a healthcare provider
D. A chemical that produces only beneficial effects
Correct Answer:
B. Any chemical capable of altering living processes
Rationale:
A drug is defined broadly as a chemical that can affect living
processes; the chapter narrows its primary clinical focus to
medications used therapeutically. Option A is too narrow because
not every drug is used solely to treat disease. Option C is
incorrect because substances can affect living processes without
being prescribed. Option D is incorrect because drugs can
produce both beneficial and harmful effects.
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nursing student is reviewing the meaning of pharmacology.
Which description is accurate?
A. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
B. The use of drugs exclusively to treat disease
C. The study of drugs only in hospitalized patients
D. The study of medication errors and administration techniques
Correct Answer:
A. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Rationale:
Pharmacology encompasses the study of drugs and their
interactions with living systems, including drug properties and
physiologic effects. Option B describes therapeutics more closely.
, Option C incorrectly limits pharmacology to hospitalized patients.
Option D represents only a small portion of medication-related
nursing practice.
Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes clinical pharmacology?
A. The study of drug manufacturing and packaging
B. The study of drugs in humans
C. The study of diseases without medication use
D. The study of drug prices and accessibility
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs in humans
Rationale:
Clinical pharmacology focuses on how drugs interact with
humans, including patients and healthy individuals involved in
drug development. The other options describe areas outside the
definition of clinical pharmacology.
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which nursing activity most directly represents therapeutics?
A. Studying the chemical structure of a medication
B. Examining how a drug is absorbed into the bloodstream
C. Using a medication to prevent, diagnose, or treat a health
problem
D. Studying drug responses in healthy volunteers during
development
Correct Answer:
C. Using a medication to prevent, diagnose, or treat a health
problem
