ABRAMS' CLINICAL DRUG THERAPY: RATIONALES FOR NURSING PRACTICE
TESTBANK A+
' Clinical Drug Therapy RationalesNursing Practice, ed.,
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,Abrams Clinical Drug Therapy 12th Edition Test Bank – Pharmacology Nursing Practice Questions & Answers
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Chapter-1,-The-Foundation-of-Pharmacology:-Quality-and-Safety
1. A-woman-diagnosed-with-obsessive–compulsive-disorder-has-been-prescribed-oral-
paroxetine-hydrochloride.-What-is-the-expected-effect-for-this-prescription?
A. Curative-effect-on-symptoms
B. Systemic-effect-on-symptoms
C. Local-effect-on-symptoms
D. Parenteral-effect-on-symptoms
ANS:--B
Rationale:-Drugs-that-produce-systemic-effects-are-taken-into-the-body,-circulated-through-the-
bloodstream-to-their-sites-of-action-in-various-body-tissues,-and-eventually-eliminated-from-the-
body.-Curative-agents-are-given-to-cure-a-disease-process.-In-this-case,-paroxetine-hydrochloride-
will-control-the-symptoms-but-not-cure-the-disorder.-Drugs-with-local-effects,-such-as-sunscreen-
and-local-anesthetics,-act-mainly-at-the-site-of-application.-Paroxetine-hydrochloride-is-not-
administered-parenterally.-Parenteral-agents-are-administered-subcutaneously,-intramuscularly,-
or-intravenously.
PTS: 1 REF: p.-3,-Introduction OBJ: 1
NAT:-Client-Needs:-Physiological-Integrity:-Pharmacological-and-Parenteral-Therapies-TOP:
Chapter:-1:-The-Foundation-of-Pharmacology:-Quality-and-Safety
KEY:-Integrated-Process:-Nursing-Process
BLM:--Cognitive-Level:-Understand NOT:-Multiple-Choice
2. A-client-has-been-prescribed-an-antibiotic.-This-medication-is-a-naturally-occurring
substance-that-has-been-chemically-modified.-What-is-another-name-for-this-type-of-medication?
A. Synthetic-drug
B. Semisynthetic-drug
C. Biotechnology-drug
D. Prototype-drug
ANS:--B
Rationale:-Semisynthetic-drugs-(e.g.,-many-antibiotics)-are-naturally-occurring-substances-that-
have-been-chemically-modified.-Synthetic-drugs-are-more-standardized-in-their-chemical-
characteristics,-more-consistent-in-their-effects,-and-less-likely-to-produce-allergic-reactions.-
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