, TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING
PHARMACOLOGY ESSENTIALS FOR
MEDICATION SAFETY 2ND EDITION ALL
CHAPTERS
Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
Workman & LaCharity: Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials for Medication Safety, 2ndEdition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
BASIC CONCEPTS
• Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribeddrugs under the
direction of a pharmacist?
a. Physician
b Nurse practitioner
.
c. Licensed nurse
d Pharmacy technician
.
ANS: D
The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not dispensing them
licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering drugs, although under some circumstances a li
nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this isnot his or her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharma
technician has the major responsibility of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed pharm
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3
• Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
a. Side effect
b Intended action
.
c. Adverse reaction
d Idiosyncratic response
.
,ANS: B
The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health problem. This response is
drug’s intended action also known as a therapeutic response.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3
• Which type of drug name is “owned” by the company that manufactures it?
a. Generic name
b Chemical name
.
c. Category name
d Trade name
.
ANS: D
The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name assigned to the dru
the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The category name refers to the type of drug (
does or what it is used for) and is not an actualdrug name. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided
owned by a specific drug’s manufacturer.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4
• Which drug or drug class is a “high alert” drug?
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.
ANS: B
A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the wrong dose, to the wrong client, or not
to the correct client. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include potassium, narcotics (opioids), insulin, cancer
chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that strongly affects blood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and c
are not considered high alert drugs.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4
• What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally occurring bodyhormone or enzyme?
a. Agonist
, b Blocking agent
.
c. Chemical
d Duplicator
.
ANS: A
A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a cell and mimics theactions of naturally
occurring body substances (intrinsic drugs). A blocking agent is a drug
antagonist. A chemical would not necessarily be a drug at all. A duplicator is not a pharmacologicterm.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: pp. 6-7
• Which term describes how the body affects drug activity?
a. Drug potency
b Pharmacodynamics
.
c. Therapeutic effect
d Pharmacokinetics
.
ANS: D
The term pharmacokinetics refers to drug metabolism and how the body changes a drug. Pharmacodynamics
to how a drug works to change body function. Drug potency refers tohow strongly or to what degree a drug ex
its effects. The therapeutic effect is closer to pharmacodynamics, meaning how a drug works to change body
function.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 10
• In the United States, which group is responsible for enforcing established standards fordrug manufactu
a. U.S. Pharmacopeia
b National Institutes of Health
.
c. Food and Drug Administration
d Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
.
ANS: C
PHARMACOLOGY ESSENTIALS FOR
MEDICATION SAFETY 2ND EDITION ALL
CHAPTERS
Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
Workman & LaCharity: Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials for Medication Safety, 2ndEdition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
BASIC CONCEPTS
• Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribeddrugs under the
direction of a pharmacist?
a. Physician
b Nurse practitioner
.
c. Licensed nurse
d Pharmacy technician
.
ANS: D
The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not dispensing them
licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering drugs, although under some circumstances a li
nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this isnot his or her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharma
technician has the major responsibility of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed pharm
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3
• Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
a. Side effect
b Intended action
.
c. Adverse reaction
d Idiosyncratic response
.
,ANS: B
The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health problem. This response is
drug’s intended action also known as a therapeutic response.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3
• Which type of drug name is “owned” by the company that manufactures it?
a. Generic name
b Chemical name
.
c. Category name
d Trade name
.
ANS: D
The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the name assigned to the dru
the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. The category name refers to the type of drug (
does or what it is used for) and is not an actualdrug name. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided
owned by a specific drug’s manufacturer.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4
• Which drug or drug class is a “high alert” drug?
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.
ANS: B
A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the wrong dose, to the wrong client, or not
to the correct client. Drugs classified as high alert drugs include potassium, narcotics (opioids), insulin, cancer
chemotherapy drugs, and heparin (or any drug that strongly affects blood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and c
are not considered high alert drugs.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4
• What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally occurring bodyhormone or enzyme?
a. Agonist
, b Blocking agent
.
c. Chemical
d Duplicator
.
ANS: A
A drug agonist is an extrinsic drug that activates the receptor sites of a cell and mimics theactions of naturally
occurring body substances (intrinsic drugs). A blocking agent is a drug
antagonist. A chemical would not necessarily be a drug at all. A duplicator is not a pharmacologicterm.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: pp. 6-7
• Which term describes how the body affects drug activity?
a. Drug potency
b Pharmacodynamics
.
c. Therapeutic effect
d Pharmacokinetics
.
ANS: D
The term pharmacokinetics refers to drug metabolism and how the body changes a drug. Pharmacodynamics
to how a drug works to change body function. Drug potency refers tohow strongly or to what degree a drug ex
its effects. The therapeutic effect is closer to pharmacodynamics, meaning how a drug works to change body
function.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 10
• In the United States, which group is responsible for enforcing established standards fordrug manufactu
a. U.S. Pharmacopeia
b National Institutes of Health
.
c. Food and Drug Administration
d Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
.
ANS: C
