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The nurse is administering a medication to a patient who reports pain in her knees
from arthritis. The nurse observes the name of the drug as p-isobutylhydratropic and
recognizes that this refers to what type of name?
a) Proprietary name
b) Trade name
c) Generic name
d) Chemical name - ✔✔Chemical name
A nurse reviews the pregnancy risk categories for several drugs. A drug belonging to
which category would the nurse identify as being safest to administer to a pregnant
woman?
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,a) Category C
b) Category X
c) Category A
d) Category B - ✔✔Category A
Which of the following drug types have been discovered but not "adopted" by any drug
company?
a) Brand
b) Generic
c) Orphan
d) Over-the-counter - ✔✔Orphan
Sally, the nurse treating Mrs. Rodrigues for the past 7 days, notes no improvement in
the patient's condition. Tim, a nurse at the same hospital, just happened to talk to Sally
about a newly introduced drug that could be used for Mrs. Rodrigues' treatment. What
is the most likely reason that Sally has not heard about this new drug?
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, a) Sally lacked the initiative to find out about the new drug.
b) Sally did not care enough about Mrs. Rodrigues' treatment.
c) Sally was not aware of or did not have access to reliable resources for new drug
information.
d) Sally was not informed by her coworkers about the new drug. - ✔✔Sally was not
aware of or did not have access to reliable resources for new drug information.
The nurse is administering a drug to a client that has a half-life of approximately 36
hours. The nurse knows that this drug will be administered at what frequency?
a) Every four hours
b) Every 12 hours
c) Every 24 hours
d) Every eight hours - ✔✔Every 24 hours
The nurse is transcribing physician orders for a patient with pneumonia who has been
admitted to the hospital. Why should the physician order the medications using the
generic name instead of a brand name?
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