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Roach's Introductory Clinical Pharmacology
SUSAN M. FORD
11th edition
,Table of Contents
Roach’s Introductory Clinical Pharmacology 11th edition
1. Nursing Foundation of Clinical Pharmacology
2. Drugs Used to Fight Infections
3. Drugs Used to Manage Pain
4. Drugs that Affect the Central Nervous System
5. Drugs that Affect the Peripheral Nervous System
6. Drugs that Affect the Neuromuscular System
7. Drugs that Affect the Respiratory System
8. Drugs that Affect the Cardiovascular System
9. Drugs that Affect the Gastrointestinal System
10. Drugs the Affect the Endocrine System
11. Drugs the Affect the Urinary System
12. Drugs the Affect the Immune System
13. Drugs the Affect Other Body Systems
,1. A nursing instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a group of nursing students
about pharmacology. When describing this topic, the instructor would focus the
discussion on which of the following as an essential aspect?
A) Drug name
B) Drug class
C) Drug action
D) Drug source
Ans: C
Feedback:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their action on living organisms. Thus, an
essential aspect of pharmacology is drug action. An understanding of the drug name,
drug class, and drug source is important, but the most critical aspect related to
pharmacology is how the drug acts in the body.
2. A nursing student is preparing to administer a prescribed drug to a patient. The
student reviews information about the drug and its actions. Which of the following
would be the best choice for obtaining this information? Select all that apply.
A) Nursing instructor
B) Nurse assigned to the patient
C) Clinical drug reference
D) Prescribing health care provider
E) Clinical pharmacist
Ans: C, E
Feedback:
Although the nursing student can ask the nursing instructor, the nurse assigned to the
patient, and the prescribing health care provider for information about the drug, the
best choices for drug information would include an appropriate drug reference and
the clinical pharmacist.
3. When describing the various types of medications to a group of nursing
students, a nursing instructor would identify which of the following as a source
for deriving medications? Select all that apply.
A) Plants
B) Synthetic sources
C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) Animals Ans:
A, B, C, D, E
Feedback:
Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds, minerals,
and animals, as well as created synthetically in a laboratory.
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, 4. Which of the following names may be assigned to a drug during the process
of development? Select all that apply.
A) Chemical name
B) Official name
C) Pharmacologic name
D) Trade name
E) Nonproprietary
name Ans: A, B, D, E
Feedback:
Throughout the process of development, drugs may have several names assigned to
them including a chemical name, a generic (nonproprietary) name, an official name,
and a trade or brand name.
5. A drug may be classified by which of the following? Select all that apply.
A) The chemical type of the drug's active ingredient
B) The way the drug is used to treat a specific condition
C) The generic name of the drug
D) The trade name of the drug
E) The nonproprietary name of the
drug Ans: A, B
Feedback:
A drug may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by the way
it is used to treat a particular condition. Generic, trade, and nonproprietary refer to
how a drug is named.
6. A group of nursing students are reviewing information about the process of drug
development in the United States. The students demonstrate understanding of
this process when they identify that which of the following categories are assigned
by the Food and Drug Administration to newly approved drugs? Select all that
apply.
A) Metabolite
B) Noncontrolled substance
C) Prescription
D) Nonprescription
E) Controlled
substance Ans: C, D, E
Feedback:
Once drugs are approved for use, the FDA assigns the drug to one of the following
categories: prescription, nonprescription, or controlled substance. Metabolite refers
to the inactive form of the drug. Noncontrolled substance is a term that is not used.
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Roach's Introductory Clinical Pharmacology
SUSAN M. FORD
11th edition
,Table of Contents
Roach’s Introductory Clinical Pharmacology 11th edition
1. Nursing Foundation of Clinical Pharmacology
2. Drugs Used to Fight Infections
3. Drugs Used to Manage Pain
4. Drugs that Affect the Central Nervous System
5. Drugs that Affect the Peripheral Nervous System
6. Drugs that Affect the Neuromuscular System
7. Drugs that Affect the Respiratory System
8. Drugs that Affect the Cardiovascular System
9. Drugs that Affect the Gastrointestinal System
10. Drugs the Affect the Endocrine System
11. Drugs the Affect the Urinary System
12. Drugs the Affect the Immune System
13. Drugs the Affect Other Body Systems
,1. A nursing instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a group of nursing students
about pharmacology. When describing this topic, the instructor would focus the
discussion on which of the following as an essential aspect?
A) Drug name
B) Drug class
C) Drug action
D) Drug source
Ans: C
Feedback:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their action on living organisms. Thus, an
essential aspect of pharmacology is drug action. An understanding of the drug name,
drug class, and drug source is important, but the most critical aspect related to
pharmacology is how the drug acts in the body.
2. A nursing student is preparing to administer a prescribed drug to a patient. The
student reviews information about the drug and its actions. Which of the following
would be the best choice for obtaining this information? Select all that apply.
A) Nursing instructor
B) Nurse assigned to the patient
C) Clinical drug reference
D) Prescribing health care provider
E) Clinical pharmacist
Ans: C, E
Feedback:
Although the nursing student can ask the nursing instructor, the nurse assigned to the
patient, and the prescribing health care provider for information about the drug, the
best choices for drug information would include an appropriate drug reference and
the clinical pharmacist.
3. When describing the various types of medications to a group of nursing
students, a nursing instructor would identify which of the following as a source
for deriving medications? Select all that apply.
A) Plants
B) Synthetic sources
C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) Animals Ans:
A, B, C, D, E
Feedback:
Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds, minerals,
and animals, as well as created synthetically in a laboratory.
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, 4. Which of the following names may be assigned to a drug during the process
of development? Select all that apply.
A) Chemical name
B) Official name
C) Pharmacologic name
D) Trade name
E) Nonproprietary
name Ans: A, B, D, E
Feedback:
Throughout the process of development, drugs may have several names assigned to
them including a chemical name, a generic (nonproprietary) name, an official name,
and a trade or brand name.
5. A drug may be classified by which of the following? Select all that apply.
A) The chemical type of the drug's active ingredient
B) The way the drug is used to treat a specific condition
C) The generic name of the drug
D) The trade name of the drug
E) The nonproprietary name of the
drug Ans: A, B
Feedback:
A drug may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by the way
it is used to treat a particular condition. Generic, trade, and nonproprietary refer to
how a drug is named.
6. A group of nursing students are reviewing information about the process of drug
development in the United States. The students demonstrate understanding of
this process when they identify that which of the following categories are assigned
by the Food and Drug Administration to newly approved drugs? Select all that
apply.
A) Metabolite
B) Noncontrolled substance
C) Prescription
D) Nonprescription
E) Controlled
substance Ans: C, D, E
Feedback:
Once drugs are approved for use, the FDA assigns the drug to one of the following
categories: prescription, nonprescription, or controlled substance. Metabolite refers
to the inactive form of the drug. Noncontrolled substance is a term that is not used.
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