TEST BANK FOR PHARMACOLOGY
CLEAR AND SIMPLE 3RD EDITION
BY WATKINS | ALL CHAPTERS WITH
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES
TEST BANK
Test Bank: Pharmacology Clear and Simple: A Guide to Drug
Classifications and Dosage Calculations 3rd Edition by Cynthia J.
Watkins
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
Chapter 2. Basics of Pharmacology
Chapter 3. Patient Safety in Medication Administration
Chapter 4. Regulations
Chapter 5. Prescriptions and Labels
II. Calculations
, Chapter 6. Basic Review of
MathematicsChapter 7.
Measurement Systems Chapter 8.
Dosage Calculations
Chapter 9. Enteral Medications and Administration
Chapter 10. Parenteral Medications and Administration
Chapter 11. Integumentary System Medications
Chapter 12. Musculoskeletal System Medications
Chapter 13. Nervous System Medications
Chapter 14. Eye and Ear Medications
Chapter 15. Endocrine System Medications
Chapter 16. Cardiovascular System Medications
Chapter 17. Immunological System Medications
Chapter 18. Pulmonary System Medications
Chapter 19. Gastrointestinal System Medications
Chapter 20. Reproductive and Urinary Systems Medications
Chapter 21. Herbs, Vitamins, and Minerals
Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
Pharmacology Clear and Simple- A Guide to Drug Classifications and Dosage
Calculations 3rd Edition Watkins Test Bank
1. A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having
acomputedtomography (CT) scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit
administers chemotherapy to patients who have cancer. At the Public
HealthDepartment, a nurse administers a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR)
vaccine to a 14-month-old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of
pharmacology best describes the actions of all three nurses?
A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
Ans: B
, Feedback:
Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are
involved with clinical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a
branch of pharmacology that deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and
diagnose disease.The radiology nurse is administering a drug to help diagnose
a disease. The oncology nurse is administering a drug to help treata disease.
Pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involved in drug
therapy.Pharmacodynamics involves how a drug affects the body and
pharmacokinetics is how the body acts on the body.
2. A physician has ordered intramuscular (IM) injections of morphine, a
narcotic, every 4 hours as needed for pain in a motor vehicle accident
victim. The nurse is aware this drug has a high abuse potential. Under what
category would morphine be classified?
A) Schedule I
B) Schedule II
C) Schedule III
D) Schedule IV
Ans: B
Feedback:
Narcotics with a high abuse potential are classified as Schedule II drugs
because of severe dependence liability. Schedule I drugs have high abuse
potential and no accepted medical use. Schedule III drugs have a lesser
abuse potential than II and an accepted medical use. Schedule IV drugs have
low abuse potential and limited dependence liability.
3. When involved in phase III drug evaluation studies, what responsibilities
would the nurse have?
A) Working with animals who are given experimental drugs
B) Choosing appropriate patients to be involved in the drug study
C) Monitoring and observing patients closely for adverse effects
D) Conducting research to determine effectiveness of the drug
Ans: C
Feedback:
Phase III studies involve use of a drug in a vast clinical population in which
patients are asked to record any symptoms they experience while taking the
drugs. Nurses may be responsible for helping collect and analyze the
information to be shared with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but
would not conduct research independently because nurses do not prescribe
medications. Use of animals in drug testing is done in the preclinical trials.
Select patients who are involved in phase II studies to participate in studies
, where the participants have the disease the drug is intended to treat. These
patients are monitored closely for drug action and adverse effects. Phase I
studies involve healthy human volunteers who are usually paid for their
participation. Nurses may observe for adverse effects and toxicity.
4. What concept is considered when generic drugs are substituted for brand
name drugs?
A) Bioavailability
B) Critical concentration
C) Distribution
D) Half-life
Ans: A
Feedback:
Bioavailability is the portion of a dose of a drug that reaches the systemic
circulation and is available to act on body cells. Binders used in a generic
drug may not be the same as those used in the brand name drug. Therefore,
the way the body breaks down and uses the drug may differ, which may
eliminate a generic drug substitution. Critical concentration is the amount of
a drug that is needed to cause a therapeutic effect and should not differ
between generic and brand name medications. Distribution is the phase of
pharmacokinetics, which involves the movement of a drug to the bodys
tissues and is the same in generic and brand name drugs. A drugs half-life is
the time it takes for the amount of drug to decrease to half the peak level,
which should not change when substituting a generic medication.
5. A nurse is assessing the patients home medication use. After listening to the
patient list current medications, the nurse asks what priority question?
A) Do you take any generic medications?
B) Are any of these medications orphan drugs?
C) Are these medications safe to take during pregnancy?
D) Do you take any over-the-counter medications?
Ans: D
Feedback:
It is important for the nurse to specifically question use of over-the-counter
medications because patients may not consider them important. The patient
is unlikely to know the meaning of orphan drugs unless they too are health
care providers. Safety during pregnancy, use of a generic medication, or
classification of orphan drugs are things the patient would be unable to
answer but could be found in reference books if the nurse wishes to research
them.
CLEAR AND SIMPLE 3RD EDITION
BY WATKINS | ALL CHAPTERS WITH
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES
TEST BANK
Test Bank: Pharmacology Clear and Simple: A Guide to Drug
Classifications and Dosage Calculations 3rd Edition by Cynthia J.
Watkins
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
Chapter 2. Basics of Pharmacology
Chapter 3. Patient Safety in Medication Administration
Chapter 4. Regulations
Chapter 5. Prescriptions and Labels
II. Calculations
, Chapter 6. Basic Review of
MathematicsChapter 7.
Measurement Systems Chapter 8.
Dosage Calculations
Chapter 9. Enteral Medications and Administration
Chapter 10. Parenteral Medications and Administration
Chapter 11. Integumentary System Medications
Chapter 12. Musculoskeletal System Medications
Chapter 13. Nervous System Medications
Chapter 14. Eye and Ear Medications
Chapter 15. Endocrine System Medications
Chapter 16. Cardiovascular System Medications
Chapter 17. Immunological System Medications
Chapter 18. Pulmonary System Medications
Chapter 19. Gastrointestinal System Medications
Chapter 20. Reproductive and Urinary Systems Medications
Chapter 21. Herbs, Vitamins, and Minerals
Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
Pharmacology Clear and Simple- A Guide to Drug Classifications and Dosage
Calculations 3rd Edition Watkins Test Bank
1. A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having
acomputedtomography (CT) scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit
administers chemotherapy to patients who have cancer. At the Public
HealthDepartment, a nurse administers a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR)
vaccine to a 14-month-old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of
pharmacology best describes the actions of all three nurses?
A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
Ans: B
, Feedback:
Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are
involved with clinical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a
branch of pharmacology that deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and
diagnose disease.The radiology nurse is administering a drug to help diagnose
a disease. The oncology nurse is administering a drug to help treata disease.
Pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involved in drug
therapy.Pharmacodynamics involves how a drug affects the body and
pharmacokinetics is how the body acts on the body.
2. A physician has ordered intramuscular (IM) injections of morphine, a
narcotic, every 4 hours as needed for pain in a motor vehicle accident
victim. The nurse is aware this drug has a high abuse potential. Under what
category would morphine be classified?
A) Schedule I
B) Schedule II
C) Schedule III
D) Schedule IV
Ans: B
Feedback:
Narcotics with a high abuse potential are classified as Schedule II drugs
because of severe dependence liability. Schedule I drugs have high abuse
potential and no accepted medical use. Schedule III drugs have a lesser
abuse potential than II and an accepted medical use. Schedule IV drugs have
low abuse potential and limited dependence liability.
3. When involved in phase III drug evaluation studies, what responsibilities
would the nurse have?
A) Working with animals who are given experimental drugs
B) Choosing appropriate patients to be involved in the drug study
C) Monitoring and observing patients closely for adverse effects
D) Conducting research to determine effectiveness of the drug
Ans: C
Feedback:
Phase III studies involve use of a drug in a vast clinical population in which
patients are asked to record any symptoms they experience while taking the
drugs. Nurses may be responsible for helping collect and analyze the
information to be shared with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but
would not conduct research independently because nurses do not prescribe
medications. Use of animals in drug testing is done in the preclinical trials.
Select patients who are involved in phase II studies to participate in studies
, where the participants have the disease the drug is intended to treat. These
patients are monitored closely for drug action and adverse effects. Phase I
studies involve healthy human volunteers who are usually paid for their
participation. Nurses may observe for adverse effects and toxicity.
4. What concept is considered when generic drugs are substituted for brand
name drugs?
A) Bioavailability
B) Critical concentration
C) Distribution
D) Half-life
Ans: A
Feedback:
Bioavailability is the portion of a dose of a drug that reaches the systemic
circulation and is available to act on body cells. Binders used in a generic
drug may not be the same as those used in the brand name drug. Therefore,
the way the body breaks down and uses the drug may differ, which may
eliminate a generic drug substitution. Critical concentration is the amount of
a drug that is needed to cause a therapeutic effect and should not differ
between generic and brand name medications. Distribution is the phase of
pharmacokinetics, which involves the movement of a drug to the bodys
tissues and is the same in generic and brand name drugs. A drugs half-life is
the time it takes for the amount of drug to decrease to half the peak level,
which should not change when substituting a generic medication.
5. A nurse is assessing the patients home medication use. After listening to the
patient list current medications, the nurse asks what priority question?
A) Do you take any generic medications?
B) Are any of these medications orphan drugs?
C) Are these medications safe to take during pregnancy?
D) Do you take any over-the-counter medications?
Ans: D
Feedback:
It is important for the nurse to specifically question use of over-the-counter
medications because patients may not consider them important. The patient
is unlikely to know the meaning of orphan drugs unless they too are health
care providers. Safety during pregnancy, use of a generic medication, or
classification of orphan drugs are things the patient would be unable to
answer but could be found in reference books if the nurse wishes to research
them.
