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Chapter 08: Gene Therapy and Pharmacogenomics
Lilley: Pharmacology and the Nursing Process, 10th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse is reviewing the applications of gene therapy. Which drug is manufactured as a
result of indirect gene therapy?
a. Vitamin K
b. Warfarin
c. Human insulin
d. Heparin
ANS: C
A recombinant form of human insulin is one of the most widespread uses of indirect gene
therapy. Other examples include hormones, vaccines, antitoxins, and monoclonal antibodies.
The other options listed are not examples of drugs manufactured by indirect gene therapy.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) TOP: Nursing Process: General
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
2. The nurse is discussing gene therapy in a continuing education class. Which is the best
definition of eugenics?
a. The use of gene therapy to prevent disease
b. The development of new drugs based on gene therapy
c. Intentional selection, before birth, of genotypes that are considered more desirable
than others
d. The determination of genetic factors that influence a person‘s response to
medications
ANS: C
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Eugenics is the intentional selection of genotypes, before birth, that are considered more
desirable than others, and it is a major ethical issue concerning gene therapy. The other
options do not describe eugenics.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) TOP: Nursing Process: General
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological Therapies
3. The nurse is explaining the Human Genome Project to colleagues. Which of these is the main
purpose of the Human Genome Project?
a. The study of genetic diseases
b. The study of genetic traits in humans
c. The discovery new genetic diseases
d. To describe the entire genome of a human being
ANS: D
The Human Genome Project was undertaken to describe in detail the entire genome of a
human being. The other options do not describe the Human Genome Project.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) TOP: Nursing Process: General
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
4. A patient has just been told that she has the genetic markers for a severe type of breast cancer.
After the patient meets with the physician, the patient‘s daughter asks the nurse, ―What did the
doctor tell my mother? She seems upset.‖ What is the nurse‘s best response?
a. ―I‘m sorry, but I‘m not allowed to discuss that.‖
b. ―The physician will discuss this with you.‖
c. ―It seems that your mother has the genetic markers for a type of breast cancer.‖
d. ―This is information that your mother will need to discuss with you.‖
ANS: D
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Test Bank Pharmacology and the Nursing Process 10th Edition 39
Chapter 08: Gene Therapy and Pharmacogenomics
Lilley: Pharmacology and the Nursing Process, 10th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse is reviewing the applications of gene therapy. Which drug is manufactured as a
result of indirect gene therapy?
a. Vitamin K
b. Warfarin
c. Human insulin
d. Heparin
ANS: C
A recombinant form of human insulin is one of the most widespread uses of indirect gene
therapy. Other examples include hormones, vaccines, antitoxins, and monoclonal antibodies.
The other options listed are not examples of drugs manufactured by indirect gene therapy.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) TOP: Nursing Process: General
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
2. The nurse is discussing gene therapy in a continuing education class. Which is the best
definition of eugenics?
a. The use of gene therapy to prevent disease
b. The development of new drugs based on gene therapy
c. Intentional selection, before birth, of genotypes that are considered more desirable
than others
d. The determination of genetic factors that influence a person‘s response to
medications
ANS: C
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Test Bank Pharmacology and the Nursing Process 10th Edition 40
Eugenics is the intentional selection of genotypes, before birth, that are considered more
desirable than others, and it is a major ethical issue concerning gene therapy. The other
options do not describe eugenics.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) TOP: Nursing Process: General
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological Therapies
3. The nurse is explaining the Human Genome Project to colleagues. Which of these is the main
purpose of the Human Genome Project?
a. The study of genetic diseases
b. The study of genetic traits in humans
c. The discovery new genetic diseases
d. To describe the entire genome of a human being
ANS: D
The Human Genome Project was undertaken to describe in detail the entire genome of a
human being. The other options do not describe the Human Genome Project.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) TOP: Nursing Process: General
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
4. A patient has just been told that she has the genetic markers for a severe type of breast cancer.
After the patient meets with the physician, the patient‘s daughter asks the nurse, ―What did the
doctor tell my mother? She seems upset.‖ What is the nurse‘s best response?
a. ―I‘m sorry, but I‘m not allowed to discuss that.‖
b. ―The physician will discuss this with you.‖
c. ―It seems that your mother has the genetic markers for a type of breast cancer.‖
d. ―This is information that your mother will need to discuss with you.‖
ANS: D
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