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1. Amnursingminstructormismpreparingmamteachingmplanmformamgroupmofmnursingmstudentsmabo
utmpharmacology.mWhenmdescribingmthismtopic,mtheminstructormwouldmfocusmthemdiscussi
onmonmwhichmofmthemfollowingmasmanmessentialmaspect?
A) Drugmname
B) Drugmclass
C) Drugmaction
D) Drugmsourc
emAns:m CmFeedba
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Pharmacologymismthemstudymofmdrugsmandmtheirmactionmonmlivingmorganisms.mThus,man
messentialmaspectmofmpharmacologymismdrugmaction.mAnmunderstandingmofmthemdrugmna
me,mdrugmclass,mandmdrugmsourcemismimportant,mbutmthemmostmcriticalmaspectmrelatedmto
mpharmacologymismhowmthemdrugmactsminmthembody.
2. Amnursingmstudentmismpreparingmtomadministermamprescribedmdrugmtomampatient.mThemstude
ntmreviewsminformationmaboutmthemdrugmandmitsmactions.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmwouldm
bemthembestmchoicemformobtainingmthisminformation?mSelectmallmthatmapply.
A) Nursingminstructor
B) Nursemassignedmtomthempatient
C) Clinicalmdrugmreference
D) Prescribingmhealthmcaremprovider
E) Clinicalmpharmacis
tmAns:m C,mE
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Althoughmthemnursingmstudentmcanmaskmthemnursingminstructor,mthemnursemassignedmtomthe
mpatient,mandmthemprescribingmhealthmcaremprovidermforminformationmaboutmthemdrug,mthem
bestmchoicesmformdrugminformationmwouldmincludemanmappropriatemdrugmreferencemandmthe
mclinicalmpharmacist.
3. Whenmdescribingmthemvariousmtypesmofmmedicationsmtomamgroupmofmnursingmstudents
,mamnursingminstructormwouldmidentifymwhichmofmthemfollowingmasmamsourcemformderiv
ingmmedications?mSelectmallmthatmapply.
A) Plants
B) Syntheticmsources
C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) AnimalsmAns
:mA,mB,mC,mD,mEmFe
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Medicationsmaremderivedmfrommnaturalmsources,mformexample,mplants,mmolds,mminerals,ma
ndmanimals,masmwellmasmcreatedmsyntheticallyminmamlaboratory.
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4. Whichmofmthemfollowingmnamesmmaymbemassignedmtomamdrugmduringmthemprocess
mofmdevelopment?mSelectmallmthatmapply.
A) Chemicalmname
B) Officialmname
C) Pharmacologicmname
D) Trademname
E) Nonproprietarymnam
emAns:m A,mB,mD,mEmFeedba
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Throughoutmthemprocessmofmdevelopment,mdrugsmmaymhavemseveralmnamesmassignedmtomth
emmincludingmamchemicalmname,mamgenericm(nonproprietary)mname,manmofficialmname,man
dmamtrademormbrandmname.
5. Amdrugmmaymbemclassifiedmbymwhichmofmthemfollowing?mSelectmallmthatmapply.
A) Themchemicalmtypemofmthemdrug'smactivemingredient
B) Themwaymthemdrugmismusedmtomtreatmamspecificmcondition
C) Themgenericmnamemofmthemdrug
D) Themtrademnamemofmthemdrug
E) Themnonproprietarymnamemofmthemdru
gmAns:m A,mB
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Amdrugmmaymbemclassifiedmbymthemchemicalmtypemofmthemactivemingredientmormbymthemwaymi
tmismusedmtomtreatmamparticularmcondition.mGeneric,mtrade,mandmnonproprietarymrefermtomhow
mamdrugmismnamed.
6. Amgroupmofmnursingmstudentsmaremreviewingminformationmaboutmthemprocessmofmdrugmd
evelopmentminmthemUnitedmStates.mThemstudentsmdemonstratemunderstandingmofmthismpr
ocessmwhenmtheymidentifymthatmwhichmofmthemfollowingmcategoriesmaremassignedmbymth
emFoodmandmDrugmAdministrationmtomnewlymapprovedmdrugs?mSelectmallmthatmapply.
A) Metabolite
B) Noncontrolledmsubstance
C) Prescription
D) Nonprescription
E) Controlledmsubstanc
emAns:m C,mD,mE
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Oncemdrugsmaremapprovedmformuse,mthemFDAmassignsmthemdrugmtomonemofmthemfollowing
mcategories:mprescription,mnonprescription,mormcontrolledmsubstance.mMetabolitemrefers
mtom
theminactivemformmofmthemdrug.mNoncontrolledmsubstancemismamtermmthatmismnotmused.
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7. Whichmofmthemfollowingmwouldmbemmostmimportantmformthemnursemtomdomtomensuremthems
afemusemofmprescriptionmdrugsminmtheminstitutionalmsetting?mSelectmallmthatmapply.
A) Administeringmdrugs
B) Monitoringmclientsmformdrugmeffects
C) Prescribingmdrugs
D) Evaluatingmclientsmformtoxicmeffects
E) Educatingmclients/caregiversmaboutmdrug
smAns:m A,mB,mD,mE
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Inmtheminstitutionalmsetting,mthemnurse'smrolemtomensuremsafemusemofmprescriptionmdrugsmin
cludesmadministeringmdrugs,mmonitoringmdrugmeffects,mevaluatingmformtoxicmeffects,mandm
educatingmclientsmandmcaregiversmaboutmdrugs.
8. Themnursemismhelpingmamclientmreviewmamprescriptionmfrommthemhealthmcaremprovider.mW
henmexaminingmthemprescription,mwhichmofmthemfollowingmwouldmthemnursemexpectmtomfin
dmdocumented?mSelectmallmthatmapply.
A) Namemofmthemdrug
B) Dosagemofmthemdrug
C) Routemofmdrugmadministration
D) Timesmofmdrugmadministration
E) Licensedmprescriber'smsignatur
emAns:m A,mB,mC,mD,mE
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Themprescriptionmmustmcontainmthemclient'smname,mthemnamemofmthemdrug,mthemdosage,m
themmethodmandmtimesmofmadministration,mandmthemsignaturemofmthemlicensedmhealthmcar
emprovidermprescribingmthemdrug.
9. Aftermteachingmamgroupmofmnursingmstudentsmaboutmnonprescriptionmdrugs,mthemnursingmi
nstructormdeterminesmthatmthemteachingmwasmsuccessfulmwhenmthemstudentsmidentifymwhi
chmofmthemfollowing?mSelectmallmthatmapply.
A) Theymrequiremamlicensedmhealthmcaremprovider'smsignature.
B) Theymaremreferredmtomasmover-the-countermdrugs.
C) Theymcanmbemtakenmwithoutmriskmtomthemclient.
D) Theymhavemcertainmlabelingmrequirements.
E) Theymshouldmbemtakenmonlymasmdirectedmonmthemlab
el.mAns:m B,mD,mE
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Nonprescriptionmdrugsmaremoftenmreferredmtomasmover-the-
counterm(OTC)mdrugs.mTheymdomnotmrequiremamprescriptionm(amlicensedmhealthmcaremprovi
der'smsignature)mbutmdomnotmcomemwithoutmriskmtomthemclient.mThemfederalmgovernmentmha
smimposedmlabelingmrequirementsmofmOTCmdrugsmandmtheymshouldmonlymbemtakenmasmdirec
tedmonmthemlabelmunlessmundermthemsupervisionmofmamhealthmcaremprovider.
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