TEST BANK
Introductory Clinical Pharmacology (12th
Edition)
by Susan M. Ford.
12TH EDITION
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,MULTIPLE CHOICE
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
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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,
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
of
D) Nonprescription
E) Controlled
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Introductory Clinical Pharmacology (12th
Edition)
by Susan M. Ford.
12TH EDITION
wis
epr
of
wiseprof
,MULTIPLE CHOICE
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
wis
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,
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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.
of
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
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,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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of
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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
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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
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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
of
D) Nonprescription
E) Controlled
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