Test Bank for Study Guide to Accompany Roach's Introductory Clinical Pharmacology 11th Edition by Susan M. Ford

TEST BANK FOR ROACHS
INTRODUCTORY TO CLINICAL
PHARMACOLOGY BY FORD, SUSAN M.
ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED WITH
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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,TEST BANK FOR ROACHS INTRODUCTORY TO CLINICAL
PHARMACOLOGY BY FORD, SUSAN M. ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED
WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+||
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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 - ANSWER: 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 - ANSWER: 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 - ANSWER: 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.




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 - ANSWER: 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 - ANSWER: 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 - ANSWER: 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.