Calculating Drug Dosages: A Patient-Safe Approach to
Nursing and Math 2nd Edition TEST BANK by Castillo
What should technicians do in order to be considered proficient? -
ANSWER:Interpret prescribers' orders correctly
Due to the illegibility of many doctors' handwriting, what is the responsibility of the
pharmacy? - ANSWER:Interpret and clarify orders if necessary
What used in prescribing medication look very much alike? - ANSWER:Many
abbreviations
Where does Pharmacy and medical terminology come from? - ANSWER:Latin and
Greek languages
What serves as universal languages in medicine? - ANSWER:Latin and Greek
Because pharmacy began in Europe, how do most abbreviations have their origins? -
ANSWER:In a foreign language
What must technicians learn to decipher prescribers' orders? - ANSWER:All the
dosage forms and abbreviations
What are abbreviated on prescriptions in which many pharmacy computers are
programmed to accept these abbreviations? - ANSWER:Dosing times
What did drug errors that have occurred as a result of the misinterpretation of
medication orders lead to the creation of? - ANSWER:"Do Not Use" list
What does the "Do Not Use" list outline? - ANSWER:The most common misread
abbreviations
What five classifications can drugs be put into different groups based on? -
ANSWER:1) Pharmacology
2) Intent of use
3) Route of administration
4) Mechanism of action
5) Body system affected
What are the three classifications used to describe the drugs available to
consumers? - ANSWER:1) Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs
2) Legend drugs
3) Behind-the-counter (BTC) drugs
What is the means by which a drug is available for use? - ANSWER:Dosage form
, Which ways can tablets be created? - ANSWER:Scored or unscored and coated or
uncoated and some can be split in half
How is the dosage form primarily determined? - ANSWER:Which form makes the
drug most effective
How do manufacturers prepare certain medications? - ANSWER:With the ability to
release the active ingredient over an extended period
What are the three major categories of dosage forms? - ANSWER:1) Solids
2) Liquids
3) Semisolids
What can be contained in various packages and administered by almost all routes
except parenterally? - ANSWER:Solids
What do most solids contain? - ANSWER:Fillers (inert substances that have no active
ingredient), sugar coatings, and certain additives
What can be made to be administered sublingually (SL) or vaginally? -
ANSWER:Tablets
How can tablets be made to protect the drug through the acidic environment of the
stomach or to delay release of the drug? - ANSWER:Enteric coated
What are convenient for children and people who have difficulty swallowing? -
ANSWER:Chewable tablets
What types of tablets are made to control the amount of drug distributed over a set
time? - ANSWER:Extended-release
What improves the taste and covers unpleasant odors of tablets? - ANSWER:Coating
What are smooth sided and easier to swallow than tablets? - ANSWER:Caplets
What can have either a hard or soft outer shell? - ANSWER:Capsules
What are composed of sugar, gelatin, and water? - ANSWER:Hard capsules
What is a type of capsule that is shaped differently for identification purposes? -
ANSWER:Pulvule
What is a capsule that can be pulled apart to sprinkle the medication onto food for
children? - ANSWER:Spansule
Nursing and Math 2nd Edition TEST BANK by Castillo
What should technicians do in order to be considered proficient? -
ANSWER:Interpret prescribers' orders correctly
Due to the illegibility of many doctors' handwriting, what is the responsibility of the
pharmacy? - ANSWER:Interpret and clarify orders if necessary
What used in prescribing medication look very much alike? - ANSWER:Many
abbreviations
Where does Pharmacy and medical terminology come from? - ANSWER:Latin and
Greek languages
What serves as universal languages in medicine? - ANSWER:Latin and Greek
Because pharmacy began in Europe, how do most abbreviations have their origins? -
ANSWER:In a foreign language
What must technicians learn to decipher prescribers' orders? - ANSWER:All the
dosage forms and abbreviations
What are abbreviated on prescriptions in which many pharmacy computers are
programmed to accept these abbreviations? - ANSWER:Dosing times
What did drug errors that have occurred as a result of the misinterpretation of
medication orders lead to the creation of? - ANSWER:"Do Not Use" list
What does the "Do Not Use" list outline? - ANSWER:The most common misread
abbreviations
What five classifications can drugs be put into different groups based on? -
ANSWER:1) Pharmacology
2) Intent of use
3) Route of administration
4) Mechanism of action
5) Body system affected
What are the three classifications used to describe the drugs available to
consumers? - ANSWER:1) Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs
2) Legend drugs
3) Behind-the-counter (BTC) drugs
What is the means by which a drug is available for use? - ANSWER:Dosage form
, Which ways can tablets be created? - ANSWER:Scored or unscored and coated or
uncoated and some can be split in half
How is the dosage form primarily determined? - ANSWER:Which form makes the
drug most effective
How do manufacturers prepare certain medications? - ANSWER:With the ability to
release the active ingredient over an extended period
What are the three major categories of dosage forms? - ANSWER:1) Solids
2) Liquids
3) Semisolids
What can be contained in various packages and administered by almost all routes
except parenterally? - ANSWER:Solids
What do most solids contain? - ANSWER:Fillers (inert substances that have no active
ingredient), sugar coatings, and certain additives
What can be made to be administered sublingually (SL) or vaginally? -
ANSWER:Tablets
How can tablets be made to protect the drug through the acidic environment of the
stomach or to delay release of the drug? - ANSWER:Enteric coated
What are convenient for children and people who have difficulty swallowing? -
ANSWER:Chewable tablets
What types of tablets are made to control the amount of drug distributed over a set
time? - ANSWER:Extended-release
What improves the taste and covers unpleasant odors of tablets? - ANSWER:Coating
What are smooth sided and easier to swallow than tablets? - ANSWER:Caplets
What can have either a hard or soft outer shell? - ANSWER:Capsules
What are composed of sugar, gelatin, and water? - ANSWER:Hard capsules
What is a type of capsule that is shaped differently for identification purposes? -
ANSWER:Pulvule
What is a capsule that can be pulled apart to sprinkle the medication onto food for
children? - ANSWER:Spansule
