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 that can affect living processes
C. A chemical that acts only on specific receptors
D. Any substance prescribed by a healthcare provider
Correct Answer:
B. Any chemical that can affect living processes
Rationale:
A drug is broadly defined as any chemical capable of affecting
living processes. The definition is not limited to substances
prescribed for disease or those acting on receptors.
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nursing student asks what pharmacology involves. Which
response by the instructor is most accurate?
A. The study of diseases and their causes
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
C. The study of medication administration techniques only
D. The study of laboratory testing used to diagnose disease
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Rationale:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their interactions with
living systems. It encompasses the scientific basis for
understanding how drugs affect the body and how the body
handles drugs.
, Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which term refers specifically to the study of drugs in
humans?
A. Therapeutics
B. Pharmacology
C. Clinical pharmacology
D. Pharmacokinetics
Correct Answer:
C. Clinical pharmacology
Rationale:
Clinical pharmacology is the study of drugs in humans, including
their effects in patients and in healthy volunteers during drug
development.
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which description best represents therapeutics?
A. The study of chemical drug structures
B. The medical use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat illness
C. The movement of drugs through the body
D. The study of receptor binding only
Correct Answer:
B. The medical use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat illness
Rationale:
Therapeutics, also called pharmacotherapeutics, concerns the
medical use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease.
Question 5 — Easy — Multiple Choice
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 that can affect living processes
C. A chemical that acts only on specific receptors
D. Any substance prescribed by a healthcare provider
Correct Answer:
B. Any chemical that can affect living processes
Rationale:
A drug is broadly defined as any chemical capable of affecting
living processes. The definition is not limited to substances
prescribed for disease or those acting on receptors.
Question 2 — Easy — Multiple Choice
A nursing student asks what pharmacology involves. Which
response by the instructor is most accurate?
A. The study of diseases and their causes
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
C. The study of medication administration techniques only
D. The study of laboratory testing used to diagnose disease
Correct Answer:
B. The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Rationale:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their interactions with
living systems. It encompasses the scientific basis for
understanding how drugs affect the body and how the body
handles drugs.
, Question 3 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which term refers specifically to the study of drugs in
humans?
A. Therapeutics
B. Pharmacology
C. Clinical pharmacology
D. Pharmacokinetics
Correct Answer:
C. Clinical pharmacology
Rationale:
Clinical pharmacology is the study of drugs in humans, including
their effects in patients and in healthy volunteers during drug
development.
Question 4 — Easy — Multiple Choice
Which description best represents therapeutics?
A. The study of chemical drug structures
B. The medical use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat illness
C. The movement of drugs through the body
D. The study of receptor binding only
Correct Answer:
B. The medical use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat illness
Rationale:
Therapeutics, also called pharmacotherapeutics, concerns the
medical use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease.
Question 5 — Easy — Multiple Choice
