Test Bank for Understanding Pharmacology Essentials for Medication Safety, 3rd Edition by M. Linda Workman & LaCharity

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Chaptercx01:cxDrugcxRegulation,cxActions,cxandcxResponses
Workmancx&cxLaCharity:cxUnderstandingcxPharmacology:cxEssentialscxforcxMedicationcxSafety,cx2ndcxE
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MULTIPLEcxCHOICEcx

BASICcxCONCEPTS

1. Whichcxhealthcxcarecxprofessionalcxhascxthecxmajorcxresponsibilitycxforcxdispensingcxpresc
ribedcxdrugscxundercxthecxdirectioncxofcxacxpharmacist?
a. Physician
b Nursecxpractitioner
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c. Licensedcxnurse
d Pharmacycxtechnician
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ANS:c x D
Thecxphysiciancxandcxnursecxpractitionercxhavecxthecxmajorcxresponsibilitycxforcxprescribingcxdrugs,cx
notcxdispensingcxthem.cxThecxlicensedcxnursecxhascxthecxprimarycxresponsibilitycxforcxadministeringcx
drugs,cxalthoughcxundercxsomecxcircumstancescxacxlicensedcxnursecxmaycxdispensecxprescribedcxdrugsc
xbutcxthiscxiscxnotcxhiscxorcxhercxmajorcxresponsibilitycxincxdrugcxtherapy.cxThecxpharmacycxtechniciancx

hascxthecxmajorcxresponsibilitycxofcxdispensingcxprescribedcxdrugscxundercxthecxdirectioncxofcxacxlicen
sedcxpharmacist.

DIF: CognitivecxLevel:cxRemembering REF: p.cx3

2. Whichcxtermcxdescribescxthecxeffectcxofcxacxdrugcxthatcximprovescxbodycxfunction?
a. Sidecxeffect
b Intendedcxaction
.
c. Adversecxreaction
d Idiosyncraticcxresponse
.

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ANS:c x B
Thecxpurposecxofcxdrugcxtherapycxiscxtocxtakecxacxdrugcxtocxprevent,cxreduce,cxorcxcorrectcxacxhealthcxpro
blem.cxThiscxresponsecxiscxanycxdrug’scxintendedcxactioncxalsocxknowncxascxacxtherapeuticcxresponse.

DIF: CognitivecxLevel:cxRemembering REF: p.cx3

3. Whichcxtypecxofcxdrugcxnamecxiscx“owned”cxbycxthecxcompanycxthatcxmanufacturescxit?
a. Genericcxname
b Chemicalcxname

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c. Categorycxname
d Tradecxname
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ANS:c x D
Thecxchemicalcxnamecxiscxacxdrug’scxexactcxchemicalcxcomposition.cxThecxgenericcxnamecxiscxthecxna
mecxassignedcxtocxthecxdrugcxbycxthecxU.S.cxAdoptedcxNamescxCouncilcxandcxiscxnotcxownedcxbycxanyo
ne.cxThecxcategorycxnamecxreferscxtocxthecxtypecxofcxdrugcx(whatcxitcxdoescxorcxwhatcxitcxiscxusedcxfor)cxa
ndcxiscxnotcxancxactualcxdrugcxname.cxThecxtradecxnamecx(brandcxname)cxiscxthecxnamecxprovidedcxandcx
ownedcxbycxacxspecificcxdrug’scxmanufacturer.

DIF: CognitivecxLevel:cxRemembering REF: p.cx4

4. Whichcxdrugcxorcxdrugcxclasscxiscxacx“highcxalert”cxdrug?
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.


ANS:c x B
Acxhighcxalertcxdrugcxiscxonecxincxwhichcxharmcxiscxlikelycxtocxresultcxifcxgivencxatcxthecxwrongcxdose,cxtoc
xthecxwrongcxpatient,cxorcxnotcxgivencxtocxthecxcorrectcxpatient.cxDrugscxclassifiedcxascxhighcxalertcxdrugs

cxincludecxpotassium,cxnarcoticscx(opioids),cxinsulin,cxcancercxchemotherapycxdrugs,cxandcxheparincx(o

rcxanycxdrugcxthatcxstronglycxaffectscxbloodcxclotting).cxPenicillin,cxNSAIDs,cxandcxcalciumcxarecxnotcx
consideredcxhighcxalertcxdrugs.

DIF: CognitivecxLevel:cxRemembering REF: p.cx4

5. Whatcxiscxthecxtermcxforcxacxdrugcxthatcxhascxthecxsamecxactioncxascxacxnaturallycxoccurri
ngcxbodycxhormonecxorcxenzyme?
a. Agonist
b Blockingcxagent
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c. Chemical
d Duplicator
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ANS:c x A
Acxdrugcxagonistcxiscxancxextrinsiccxdrugcxthatcxactivatescxthecxreceptorcxsitescxofcxacxcellcxandcxmimicscx
thecxactionscxofcxnaturallycxoccurringcxbodycxsubstancescx(intrinsiccxdrugs).cxAcxblockingcxagentcxiscxac
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