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ORY TO CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY B
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Y FORD, SUSAN M.ALL CHAPTERS INC
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OLOGY BY FORD, SUSAN M. ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED WITH QUEST
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1. A nursing instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a group of nursing
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mstudents about pharmacology. When describing this topic, the instructor woul
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d focus the discussion on which of the following as an essential aspect?
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A) Drug name m
B) Drug class m
C) Drug action m
D) Drug source - ANSWER: C Feedback:
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Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their action on living organisms. Thus, a
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n essential aspect of pharmacology is drug action. An understanding of the drug
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name, drug class, and drug source is important, but the most critical aspect relate
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d to pharmacology is how the drug acts in the body.
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2. A nursing student is preparing to administer a prescribed drug to a patient
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. The student reviews information about the drug and its actions. Which of the f
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ollowing would be the best choice for obtaining this information? Select all that
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apply.
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A) Nursing instructor m
B) Nurse assigned to the patient
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C) Clinical drug reference m m
D) Prescribing health care provider m m m
E) Clinical pharmacist - m m
m ANSWER: C, E Feedback: m m m
Although the nursing student can ask the nursing instructor, the nurse assigned to
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the patient, and the prescribing health care provider for information about the drug
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,the best choices for drug information would include an appropriate drug referenc
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e and the clinical pharmacist.
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3. When describing the various types of medications to a group of nursing stu
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dents, a nursing instructor would identify which of the following as a source for d
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eriving medications? Select all that apply.
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A) Plants
B) Synthetic sources m
C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) Animals - ANSWER: A, B, C, D, E Feedback:
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Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds, mineral
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s, 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 proces
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s of development? Select all that apply.
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A) Chemical name m
B) Official name m
C) Pharmacologic name m
D) Trade name m
E) Nonproprietary name - ANSWER: A, B, D, E Feedback: m m m m m m m m
Throughout the process of development, drugs may have several names assigned t
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o them including a chemical name, a generic (nonproprietary) name, an official na
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me, and a trade or brand name.
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, 5. A drug may be classified by which of the following? Select all that apply.
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A) The chemical type of the drug's active ingredient
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B) The way the drug is used to treat a specific condition
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C) The generic name of the drug
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D) The trade name of the drug
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E) The nonproprietary name of the drug -
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m ANSWER: A, B Feedback: m m m
A drug may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by th
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e way it is used to treat a particular condition. Generic, trade, and nonproprieta
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ryrefer to how a drug is named.
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6. A group of nursing students are reviewing information about the process of
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mdrug development in the United States. The students demonstrate understanding
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of this process when they identify that which of the following categories are assig
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ned by the Food and Drug Administration to newly approved drugs? Select all tha
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t apply.
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A) Metabolite
B) Noncontrolled substance m
C) Prescription
D) Nonprescription
E) Controlled substance - m m
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Once drugs are approved for use, the FDA assigns the drug to one of the followin
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g categories: prescription, nonprescription, or controlled substance. Metabolite refe
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rs to the inactive form of the drug. Noncontrolled substance is a term that is not us
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ed.