Test Bank -" Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Professions", 9th Edition - Colbert and Katrancha||LATEST EDITON(2025)

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1. A client calls her primary care provider requesting a prescription for an antidepressant medication. She tel
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lsthe nurse that she is severely depressed and would like the prescription called in to her local pharmacy. H
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ow should the nurse respond?
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a. The nurse encourages the client to see a psychiatric professional for an evaluation to obtain
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b. The nurse tells the client to ask the pharmacist to recommend an over-the-counter antidepressant.
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c. The nurse can offer to write the client a prescription if it is a refill.
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d. The nurse offers to give the client a few samples to use until her next appointment.
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ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK:
a. The client should be encouraged to seek a psychiatric professional evaluation t
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o obtainthe prescription.
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b. Antidepressants are not sold as over-the- xz xz xz xz xz

counter medications; a prescription is required.Try again.
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c. The nurse cannot write a prescription without evaluating the client. Try again.
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d. Samples are not given out to a client who has not been evaluated by a practitioner
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. Tryagain.
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2. A client visits her health care provider for her annual physical. She questions the nurse regarding the use
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ofan herbal supplement that she saw advertised on television for weight loss. What information can the nu
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rse share with her client?
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a. The production of herbal medicines is not regulated by the FDA.
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b. Under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), the FDA is responsib
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lefor ensuring that a dietary supplement is safe before it is marketed.
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c. Herbal medicines are tested by the FDA to determine if they have interactions with prescrib
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d. Herbal medicines, while not approved by the FDA, are considered harmless.
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ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. The production of herbal medicines is not regulated by the FDA.
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b. Under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), the die
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tarymanufacturer is responsible for ensuring that a dietary supplement is safe befor
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e it is marketed. Try again.
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c. The FDA does not test supplements. Try again.
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d. There are documented interactions with specific herbal supplements and prescrib
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edmedications. Try again.
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