TEST BANK
ABRAMS’ CLINICAL DRUG THERAPY RATIONALES FOR NURSING
PRACTICE 12TH EDITION
GERALYN FRANDSEN
, Pre-Lecture Quiz, Chapter 1, The Foundation of
Pharmacology: Quality and Safety
True/False
1. The trade or brand name is related to the chemical or official name and is
independent of the manufacturer.
2. The Harrison Narcotic Act prohibits fraudulent claims of drug
effectiveness.
3. Prescriptions for Schedule II drugs cannot be refilled.
4. Controlled drugs are categorized according to therapeutic usefulness and
potential for abuse.
5. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for assuring that
new drugs are safe and effective before approving the drugs and allowing
them to be marketed.
Fill in the Blank
1. Individual drugs that represent groups of drugs are called .
2. Drugs are classified according to their effects on particular body systems,
their therapeutic uses, and their characteristics.
3. Drugs may be given for local or effects.
,4. The goals of most pharmacoeconomic research are to identify
therapy regimens that provide the desired benefits at the
least cost.
5. Phase studies help to determine whether the potential
benefits for the drug outweigh the risks.
Pre-Lecture Quiz, Chapter 2, Basic Concepts and Processes
True/False
1. Distribution is the method by which drugs are inactivated or
biotransferred by the body.
2. Toxic concentrations may stem from a single large dose or repeated small
doses.
3. Ingesting tyramine-containing foods with MAO inhibitors may produce
severe hypertension.
4. Naloxone is used to relieve respiratory depression associated with
morphine.
5. Hyperthyroidism slows metabolism, which shortens drug action and
hastens elimination.
Fill in the Blank
1. Activated is considered the “universal” antidote.
2. is the process that occurs from the time a drug enters the
body to the time it enters the bloodstream to be circulated.
3. Body weight affects drug action mainly in relation to .
4. During pregnancy, drugs cross the and may harm the fetus.
, 5. are used in clinical drug trials to compare the medication
being tested with a “dummy” medication.
Pre-Lecture Quiz, Chapter 3, Medication Administration
and the Nursing Process of Drug Therapy
True/False
1. The fact that a physician wrote an erroneous order excuses the nurse
from legal liability if he or she carries out that order.
2. It is safer and quicker to utilize abbreviations for drug names and routes
of administration.
3. Controlled-release tablets can be crushed or chewed for slow absorption.
4. An example of a transdermal formulation includes nitroglycerin.
5. The desired or ordered dose and the available or labeled dose must be in
the same units of measurement.
Fill in the Blank
1. Insulin syringes are calibrated to measure up to units of
insulin.
2. The term refers to lumen size, with larger numbers
indicating smaller lumen sizes.
3. Enteric-coated tablets and capsules are coated with a substance that is
in stomach acid.
4. The most commonly used system of measurement is the
system.
5. Milliequivalents express the activity of a drug.
ABRAMS’ CLINICAL DRUG THERAPY RATIONALES FOR NURSING
PRACTICE 12TH EDITION
GERALYN FRANDSEN
, Pre-Lecture Quiz, Chapter 1, The Foundation of
Pharmacology: Quality and Safety
True/False
1. The trade or brand name is related to the chemical or official name and is
independent of the manufacturer.
2. The Harrison Narcotic Act prohibits fraudulent claims of drug
effectiveness.
3. Prescriptions for Schedule II drugs cannot be refilled.
4. Controlled drugs are categorized according to therapeutic usefulness and
potential for abuse.
5. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for assuring that
new drugs are safe and effective before approving the drugs and allowing
them to be marketed.
Fill in the Blank
1. Individual drugs that represent groups of drugs are called .
2. Drugs are classified according to their effects on particular body systems,
their therapeutic uses, and their characteristics.
3. Drugs may be given for local or effects.
,4. The goals of most pharmacoeconomic research are to identify
therapy regimens that provide the desired benefits at the
least cost.
5. Phase studies help to determine whether the potential
benefits for the drug outweigh the risks.
Pre-Lecture Quiz, Chapter 2, Basic Concepts and Processes
True/False
1. Distribution is the method by which drugs are inactivated or
biotransferred by the body.
2. Toxic concentrations may stem from a single large dose or repeated small
doses.
3. Ingesting tyramine-containing foods with MAO inhibitors may produce
severe hypertension.
4. Naloxone is used to relieve respiratory depression associated with
morphine.
5. Hyperthyroidism slows metabolism, which shortens drug action and
hastens elimination.
Fill in the Blank
1. Activated is considered the “universal” antidote.
2. is the process that occurs from the time a drug enters the
body to the time it enters the bloodstream to be circulated.
3. Body weight affects drug action mainly in relation to .
4. During pregnancy, drugs cross the and may harm the fetus.
, 5. are used in clinical drug trials to compare the medication
being tested with a “dummy” medication.
Pre-Lecture Quiz, Chapter 3, Medication Administration
and the Nursing Process of Drug Therapy
True/False
1. The fact that a physician wrote an erroneous order excuses the nurse
from legal liability if he or she carries out that order.
2. It is safer and quicker to utilize abbreviations for drug names and routes
of administration.
3. Controlled-release tablets can be crushed or chewed for slow absorption.
4. An example of a transdermal formulation includes nitroglycerin.
5. The desired or ordered dose and the available or labeled dose must be in
the same units of measurement.
Fill in the Blank
1. Insulin syringes are calibrated to measure up to units of
insulin.
2. The term refers to lumen size, with larger numbers
indicating smaller lumen sizes.
3. Enteric-coated tablets and capsules are coated with a substance that is
in stomach acid.
4. The most commonly used system of measurement is the
system.
5. Milliequivalents express the activity of a drug.
