Test Bank for Roach’s
Introductory Clinical
Pharmacology
11thedition
- comprehensive-2022-2023
1. A nursing instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a group of nursing students about p
harmacology. When describing this topic, the instructor would focus the discussion on w
hich of the following as an essential aspect?
A) Drug name
B) Drug class
C) Drug action
D) Drug source
Ans: C Feedbac
k:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their action on living organisms. Thus, an essenti
al aspect of pharmacology is drugvaction. An understanding of the drugvname, 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 studentvis preparing to administer a prescribed drug to a patient. The studentvre
views information about the drug and its actions. Whichvof the following would be the bes
t choice for obtainingvthis information? Select all that apply.
A) Nursing instructor
B) Nurse assigned to the patient
C) Clinical drugvreference
D) Prescribing health care provider
E) Clinical pharmacist
Ans: C, E
Feedback:
Although the nursing student can ask the nursing instructor, the nurse assignedvto the pati
ent, and the prescribing health care provider for information about the drug, thevbest choic
es for drug information would include an appropriate drug reference and the clinical phar
macist.
3. When describing the various types of medications to a group of nursing students, a n
ursing instructor would identify which of the following as a source for deriving me
dications? Select all that apply.
A) Plants
B) Synthetic sources
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,C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) Animals
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,Ans: A, B, C, D, E
Feedback:
Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds, minerals, and a
nimals, as well as created synthetically in a laboratory.
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4. Which of the following names may bevassigned to a drug during the process of d
evelopment? 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 trad
e 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 namevof the drug
E) The nonproprietary name of the drug
Ans: A, B
Feedback:
A drug may bevclassified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by the way it is u
sed to treat a particular condition. Generic, trade, and nonproprietary refer to how a drug i
s named.
6. A group of nursing students are reviewing information about the process of drug deve
lopment in thevUnited 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) Noncontrolledvsubstance
C) Prescription
D) Nonprescription
E) Controlled substance
Ans: C, D, E
Feedback:
Once drugs are approved for use, the FDA assigns the drugvto one of the following categ
ories: prescription, nonprescription, or controlled substance. Metabolite refers to the inac
tive form of thevdrug. Noncontrolled substance is a term thatvis not used.
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Introductory Clinical
Pharmacology
11thedition
- comprehensive-2022-2023
1. A nursing instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a group of nursing students about p
harmacology. When describing this topic, the instructor would focus the discussion on w
hich of the following as an essential aspect?
A) Drug name
B) Drug class
C) Drug action
D) Drug source
Ans: C Feedbac
k:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their action on living organisms. Thus, an essenti
al aspect of pharmacology is drugvaction. An understanding of the drugvname, 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 studentvis preparing to administer a prescribed drug to a patient. The studentvre
views information about the drug and its actions. Whichvof the following would be the bes
t choice for obtainingvthis information? Select all that apply.
A) Nursing instructor
B) Nurse assigned to the patient
C) Clinical drugvreference
D) Prescribing health care provider
E) Clinical pharmacist
Ans: C, E
Feedback:
Although the nursing student can ask the nursing instructor, the nurse assignedvto the pati
ent, and the prescribing health care provider for information about the drug, thevbest choic
es for drug information would include an appropriate drug reference and the clinical phar
macist.
3. When describing the various types of medications to a group of nursing students, a n
ursing instructor would identify which of the following as a source for deriving me
dications? Select all that apply.
A) Plants
B) Synthetic sources
Page 1
,C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) Animals
Page 2
,Ans: A, B, C, D, E
Feedback:
Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds, minerals, and a
nimals, as well as created synthetically in a laboratory.
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ClinicalPharmacology11thedition
100 correctanswered
4. Which of the following names may bevassigned to a drug during the process of d
evelopment? 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 trad
e 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 namevof the drug
E) The nonproprietary name of the drug
Ans: A, B
Feedback:
A drug may bevclassified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by the way it is u
sed to treat a particular condition. Generic, trade, and nonproprietary refer to how a drug i
s named.
6. A group of nursing students are reviewing information about the process of drug deve
lopment in thevUnited 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) Noncontrolledvsubstance
C) Prescription
D) Nonprescription
E) Controlled substance
Ans: C, D, E
Feedback:
Once drugs are approved for use, the FDA assigns the drugvto one of the following categ
ories: prescription, nonprescription, or controlled substance. Metabolite refers to the inac
tive form of thevdrug. Noncontrolled substance is a term thatvis not used.
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