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1. Agnursingginstructorgisgpreparinggagteachinggplangforgaggroupgofgnursinggstudentsgabout
gpharmacology.gWhengdescribinggthisgtopic,gtheginstructorgwouldgfocusgthegdiscussiong
ongwhichgofgthegfollowinggasgangessentialgaspect?
A) Druggname
B) Druggclass
C) Druggaction
D) Druggsourc
egAns:g CgFeedba
ck:
Pharmacologygisgthegstudygofgdrugsgandgtheirgactiongonglivinggorganisms.gThus,gangesse
ntialgaspectgofgpharmacologygisgdruggaction.gAngunderstandinggofgthegdruggname,gdruggcl
ass,gandgdruggsourcegisgimportant,gbutgthegmostgcriticalgaspectgrelatedgtogpharmacologygi
sghowgthegdruggactsgingthegbody.
2. Agnursinggstudentgisgpreparinggtogadministergagprescribedgdruggtogagpatient.gThegstudent
greviewsginformationgaboutgthegdruggandgitsgactions.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggwouldgbegt
hegbestgchoicegforgobtaininggthisginformation?gSelectgallgthatgapply.
A) Nursingginstructor
B) Nursegassignedgtogthegpatient
C) Clinicalgdruggreference
D) Prescribingghealthgcaregprovider
E) Clinicalgpharmacis
tgAns:g C,gE
Feedback:
Althoughgthegnursinggstudentgcangaskgthegnursingginstructor,gthegnursegassignedgtogthegp
atient,gandgthegprescribingghealthgcaregprovidergforginformationgaboutgthegdrug,gthegbestg
choicesgforgdrugginformationgwouldgincludegangappropriategdruggreferencegandgthegclini
calgpharmacist.
3. Whengdescribinggthegvariousgtypesgofgmedicationsgtogaggroupgofgnursinggstudents,g
agnursingginstructorgwouldgidentifygwhichgofgthegfollowinggasgagsourcegforgderivin
ggmedications?gSelectgallgthatgapply.
A) Plants
B) Syntheticgsources
C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) AnimalsgAn
s:gA,gB,gC,gD,gEgF
eedback:
Medicationsgaregderivedgfromgnaturalgsources,gforgexample,gplants,gmolds,gminerals,gand
ganimals,g asgwellgasgcreatedgsyntheticallygingaglaboratory.
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4. Whichgofgthegfollowinggnamesgmaygbegassignedgtogagdruggduringgthegprocessg
ofgdevelopment?gSelectgallgthatg apply.
A) Chemicalgname
B) Officialgname
C) Pharmacologicgname
D) Tradegname
E) Nonproprietarygname
gAns:g A,gB,gD,gEgFeedbac
k:
Throughoutgthegprocessgofgdevelopment,gdrugsgmayghavegseveralgnamesgassignedgtogth
emgincludinggagchemicalgname,gaggenericg(nonproprietary)gname,gangofficialgname,gandg
agtradegorgbrandgname.
5. Agdruggmaygbegclassifiedgbygwhichgofgthegfollowing?gSelectgallgthatgapply.
A) Thegchemicalgtypegofgthegdrug'sgactivegingredient
B) Thegwaygthegdruggisgusedgtogtreatgagspecificgcondition
C) Theggenericgnamegofgthegdrug
D) Thegtradegnamegofgthegdrug
E) Thegnonproprietarygnamegofgthegdru
ggAns:g A,gB
Feedback:
Agdruggmaygbegclassifiedgbygthegchemicalgtypegofgthegactivegingredientgorgbygthegwaygitg
isgusedgtogtreatgagparticulargcondition.gGeneric,gtrade,gandgnonproprietarygrefergtoghowgag
druggisgnamed.
6. Aggroupgofgnursinggstudentsgaregreviewingginformationgaboutgthegprocessgofgdruggde
velopmentgingthegUnitedgStates.gThegstudentsgdemonstrategunderstandinggofgthisgpro
cessgwhengtheygidentifygthatgwhichgofgthegfollowinggcategoriesgaregassignedgbygthegF
oodgandgDruggAdministrationgtognewlygapprovedgdrugs?gSelectgallgthatgapply.
A) Metabolite
B) Noncontrolledgsubstance
C) Prescription
D) Nonprescription
E) Controlledgsubstanc
egAns:g C,gD,gE
Feedback:
Oncegdrugsgaregapprovedgforguse,gthegFDAgassignsgthegdruggtogonegofgthegfollowinggcat
egories:gprescription,gnonprescription,gorgcontrolledgsubstance.gMetabolitegrefersgtogthegi
nactivegformgofgthegdrug.gNoncontrolledgsubstancegisgagtermgthatgisgnotgused.
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7. hichgofgthegfollowinggwouldgbegmostgimportantgforgthegnursegtogdogtogensuregthegsa
fegusegofgprescriptiongdrugsgingtheginstitutionalgsetting?gSelectgallgthatg apply.
A) Administeringgdrugs
B) Monitoringgclientsgforgdruggeffects
C) Prescribinggdrugs
D) Evaluatinggclientsgforgtoxicgeffects
E) Educatinggclients/caregiversgaboutgdrug
sgAns:g A,gB,gD,gE
Feedback:
Ingtheginstitutionalgsetting,gthegnurse'sgrolegtogensuregsafegusegofgprescriptiongdrugsgincl
udesgadministeringgdrugs,gmonitoringgdruggeffects,gevaluatinggforgtoxicgeffects,gandgeduc
atinggclientsgandgcaregiversgaboutgdrugs.
8. Thegnursegisghelpinggagclientgreviewgagprescriptiongfromgtheghealthgcaregprovider.gWhe
ngexamininggthegprescription,gwhichgofgthegfollowinggwouldgthegnursegexpectgtogfindgd
ocumented?gSelectgallgthatgapply.
A) Namegofgthegdrug
B) Dosagegofgthegdrug
C) Routegofgdruggadministration
D) Timesgofgdruggadministration
E) Licensedgprescriber'sgsignatur
egAns:g A,gB,gC,gD,gE
Feedback:
Thegprescriptiongmustgcontaingthegclient'sgname,gthegnamegofgthegdrug,gthegdosage,gtheg
methodgandgtimesgofgadministration,gandgthegsignaturegofgtheglicensedghealthgcaregprovi
dergprescribinggthegdrug.
9. Aftergteachinggaggroupgofgnursinggstudentsgaboutgnonprescriptiongdrugs,gthegnursinggin
structorgdeterminesgthatgthegteachinggwasgsuccessfulgwhengthegstudentsgidentifygwhichg
ofgthegfollowing?gSelectg allgthatgapply.
A) Theygrequiregaglicensedghealthgcaregprovider'sgsignature.
B) Theygaregreferredgtogasgover-the-countergdrugs.
C) Theygcangbegtakengwithoutgriskgtogthegclient.
D) Theyghavegcertainglabelinggrequirements.
E) Theygshouldgbegtakengonlygasgdirectedgongtheglabe
l.gAns:g B,gD,gE
Feedback:
Nonprescriptiongdrugsgaregoftengreferredgtogasgover-the-
counterg(OTC)gdrugs.gTheygdognotgrequiregagprescriptiong(aglicensedghealthgcaregprovid
er'sgsignature)gbutgdognotgcomegwithoutgriskgtogthegclient.gThegfederalggovernmentghasgi
mposedglabelinggrequirementsgofgOTCgdrugsgandgtheygshouldgonlygbegtakengasgdirected
gongtheglabelgunlessgundergthegsupervisiongofgaghealthgcaregprovider.
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10. AgnursinggstudentgisgreviewingginformationgaboutgthegControlledgSubstancesgActgofg
1970.gThegstudentgwouldgexpectgtogfindgwhichgofgthegfollowinggasgbeinggregulatedgf
orgdrugsgclassifiedgasgcontrolledgsubstances?gSelectgallgthatgapply.
A) Manufacturing
B) Elimination
C) Distribution
D) Formulation
E) Dispensing
gAns:g A,gC,gEgFe
edback:
ThegControlledgSubstancesgActgofg1970gregulatesgthegmanufacture,gdistribution,gandgdis
pensinggofgdrugsgclassifiedgasgcontrolledgsubstances.gEliminationgrefersgtogthegexcretion
gofgdrugsgfromgthegbody,gagpharmacokineticgactivity. gThegactgdoesgnotgaddressgformulati
ongofgthegdrug.
11. WhengreviewingginformationgaboutgthegOrphangDruggProgram,gwhichgofgthegfollowin
ggwouldgthegnursegexpectgtogfind?gSelectgallgthatgapply.
A) Thegprogramgencouragesgthegdevelopmentgandgmarketinggofgproductsgtogtreatgrar
egdiseases.
B) Thegprogramggrantsgprovisionalgapprovalgwithgagwrittengcommitmentgfromgth
egdruggcompanygtogformallygdemonstrategclientgbenefits.
C) Thegprogramgprovidesgforgincentives,gsuchgasgresearchggrants,gprotocolgassistanc
e,gandgspecialgtaxgcredits,gtogdevelopgproductsgtogtreatgraregdiseases.
D) Thegprogramggrantsg7gyearsgofgexclusivegmarketinggrightsgtogthegmanufacturerg
ifgapproved.
E) Thegprogramgacceleratesgapprovalgofgdrugsgbasedgongpreliminarygevidencegbefor
egformalgdemonstrationgofgclientgbenefits.
Ans:g A,gC,gD
Feedback:
ThegOrphangDruggProgramgencouragesgthegdevelopmentgandgmarketinggofgproductsguse
dgtogtreatgraregdiseases.gThegprogramgprovidesgincentivesgtogencouragegmanufacturersgto
gdevelopgorphangdrugs,gandgifgapproved,gthegmanufacturerghasg7gyearsgofgexclusivegmar
ketinggrights.gAcceleratedgprogramsginvolvegprovisionalgapprovalgandgapprovalgbasedgo
ngpreliminarygevidence.
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g
1. Agnursingginstructorgisgpreparinggagteachinggplangforgaggroupgofgnursinggstudentsgabout
gpharmacology.gWhengdescribinggthisgtopic,gtheginstructorgwouldgfocusgthegdiscussiong
ongwhichgofgthegfollowinggasgangessentialgaspect?
A) Druggname
B) Druggclass
C) Druggaction
D) Druggsourc
egAns:g CgFeedba
ck:
Pharmacologygisgthegstudygofgdrugsgandgtheirgactiongonglivinggorganisms.gThus,gangesse
ntialgaspectgofgpharmacologygisgdruggaction.gAngunderstandinggofgthegdruggname,gdruggcl
ass,gandgdruggsourcegisgimportant,gbutgthegmostgcriticalgaspectgrelatedgtogpharmacologygi
sghowgthegdruggactsgingthegbody.
2. Agnursinggstudentgisgpreparinggtogadministergagprescribedgdruggtogagpatient.gThegstudent
greviewsginformationgaboutgthegdruggandgitsgactions.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggwouldgbegt
hegbestgchoicegforgobtaininggthisginformation?gSelectgallgthatgapply.
A) Nursingginstructor
B) Nursegassignedgtogthegpatient
C) Clinicalgdruggreference
D) Prescribingghealthgcaregprovider
E) Clinicalgpharmacis
tgAns:g C,gE
Feedback:
Althoughgthegnursinggstudentgcangaskgthegnursingginstructor,gthegnursegassignedgtogthegp
atient,gandgthegprescribingghealthgcaregprovidergforginformationgaboutgthegdrug,gthegbestg
choicesgforgdrugginformationgwouldgincludegangappropriategdruggreferencegandgthegclini
calgpharmacist.
3. Whengdescribinggthegvariousgtypesgofgmedicationsgtogaggroupgofgnursinggstudents,g
agnursingginstructorgwouldgidentifygwhichgofgthegfollowinggasgagsourcegforgderivin
ggmedications?gSelectgallgthatgapply.
A) Plants
B) Syntheticgsources
C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) AnimalsgAn
s:gA,gB,gC,gD,gEgF
eedback:
Medicationsgaregderivedgfromgnaturalgsources,gforgexample,gplants,gmolds,gminerals,gand
ganimals,g asgwellgasgcreatedgsyntheticallygingaglaboratory.
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g
4. Whichgofgthegfollowinggnamesgmaygbegassignedgtogagdruggduringgthegprocessg
ofgdevelopment?gSelectgallgthatg apply.
A) Chemicalgname
B) Officialgname
C) Pharmacologicgname
D) Tradegname
E) Nonproprietarygname
gAns:g A,gB,gD,gEgFeedbac
k:
Throughoutgthegprocessgofgdevelopment,gdrugsgmayghavegseveralgnamesgassignedgtogth
emgincludinggagchemicalgname,gaggenericg(nonproprietary)gname,gangofficialgname,gandg
agtradegorgbrandgname.
5. Agdruggmaygbegclassifiedgbygwhichgofgthegfollowing?gSelectgallgthatgapply.
A) Thegchemicalgtypegofgthegdrug'sgactivegingredient
B) Thegwaygthegdruggisgusedgtogtreatgagspecificgcondition
C) Theggenericgnamegofgthegdrug
D) Thegtradegnamegofgthegdrug
E) Thegnonproprietarygnamegofgthegdru
ggAns:g A,gB
Feedback:
Agdruggmaygbegclassifiedgbygthegchemicalgtypegofgthegactivegingredientgorgbygthegwaygitg
isgusedgtogtreatgagparticulargcondition.gGeneric,gtrade,gandgnonproprietarygrefergtoghowgag
druggisgnamed.
6. Aggroupgofgnursinggstudentsgaregreviewingginformationgaboutgthegprocessgofgdruggde
velopmentgingthegUnitedgStates.gThegstudentsgdemonstrategunderstandinggofgthisgpro
cessgwhengtheygidentifygthatgwhichgofgthegfollowinggcategoriesgaregassignedgbygthegF
oodgandgDruggAdministrationgtognewlygapprovedgdrugs?gSelectgallgthatgapply.
A) Metabolite
B) Noncontrolledgsubstance
C) Prescription
D) Nonprescription
E) Controlledgsubstanc
egAns:g C,gD,gE
Feedback:
Oncegdrugsgaregapprovedgforguse,gthegFDAgassignsgthegdruggtogonegofgthegfollowinggcat
egories:gprescription,gnonprescription,gorgcontrolledgsubstance.gMetabolitegrefersgtogthegi
nactivegformgofgthegdrug.gNoncontrolledgsubstancegisgagtermgthatgisgnotgused.
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g
7. hichgofgthegfollowinggwouldgbegmostgimportantgforgthegnursegtogdogtogensuregthegsa
fegusegofgprescriptiongdrugsgingtheginstitutionalgsetting?gSelectgallgthatg apply.
A) Administeringgdrugs
B) Monitoringgclientsgforgdruggeffects
C) Prescribinggdrugs
D) Evaluatinggclientsgforgtoxicgeffects
E) Educatinggclients/caregiversgaboutgdrug
sgAns:g A,gB,gD,gE
Feedback:
Ingtheginstitutionalgsetting,gthegnurse'sgrolegtogensuregsafegusegofgprescriptiongdrugsgincl
udesgadministeringgdrugs,gmonitoringgdruggeffects,gevaluatinggforgtoxicgeffects,gandgeduc
atinggclientsgandgcaregiversgaboutgdrugs.
8. Thegnursegisghelpinggagclientgreviewgagprescriptiongfromgtheghealthgcaregprovider.gWhe
ngexamininggthegprescription,gwhichgofgthegfollowinggwouldgthegnursegexpectgtogfindgd
ocumented?gSelectgallgthatgapply.
A) Namegofgthegdrug
B) Dosagegofgthegdrug
C) Routegofgdruggadministration
D) Timesgofgdruggadministration
E) Licensedgprescriber'sgsignatur
egAns:g A,gB,gC,gD,gE
Feedback:
Thegprescriptiongmustgcontaingthegclient'sgname,gthegnamegofgthegdrug,gthegdosage,gtheg
methodgandgtimesgofgadministration,gandgthegsignaturegofgtheglicensedghealthgcaregprovi
dergprescribinggthegdrug.
9. Aftergteachinggaggroupgofgnursinggstudentsgaboutgnonprescriptiongdrugs,gthegnursinggin
structorgdeterminesgthatgthegteachinggwasgsuccessfulgwhengthegstudentsgidentifygwhichg
ofgthegfollowing?gSelectg allgthatgapply.
A) Theygrequiregaglicensedghealthgcaregprovider'sgsignature.
B) Theygaregreferredgtogasgover-the-countergdrugs.
C) Theygcangbegtakengwithoutgriskgtogthegclient.
D) Theyghavegcertainglabelinggrequirements.
E) Theygshouldgbegtakengonlygasgdirectedgongtheglabe
l.gAns:g B,gD,gE
Feedback:
Nonprescriptiongdrugsgaregoftengreferredgtogasgover-the-
counterg(OTC)gdrugs.gTheygdognotgrequiregagprescriptiong(aglicensedghealthgcaregprovid
er'sgsignature)gbutgdognotgcomegwithoutgriskgtogthegclient.gThegfederalggovernmentghasgi
mposedglabelinggrequirementsgofgOTCgdrugsgandgtheygshouldgonlygbegtakengasgdirected
gongtheglabelgunlessgundergthegsupervisiongofgaghealthgcaregprovider.
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g
10. AgnursinggstudentgisgreviewingginformationgaboutgthegControlledgSubstancesgActgofg
1970.gThegstudentgwouldgexpectgtogfindgwhichgofgthegfollowinggasgbeinggregulatedgf
orgdrugsgclassifiedgasgcontrolledgsubstances?gSelectgallgthatgapply.
A) Manufacturing
B) Elimination
C) Distribution
D) Formulation
E) Dispensing
gAns:g A,gC,gEgFe
edback:
ThegControlledgSubstancesgActgofg1970gregulatesgthegmanufacture,gdistribution,gandgdis
pensinggofgdrugsgclassifiedgasgcontrolledgsubstances.gEliminationgrefersgtogthegexcretion
gofgdrugsgfromgthegbody,gagpharmacokineticgactivity. gThegactgdoesgnotgaddressgformulati
ongofgthegdrug.
11. WhengreviewingginformationgaboutgthegOrphangDruggProgram,gwhichgofgthegfollowin
ggwouldgthegnursegexpectgtogfind?gSelectgallgthatgapply.
A) Thegprogramgencouragesgthegdevelopmentgandgmarketinggofgproductsgtogtreatgrar
egdiseases.
B) Thegprogramggrantsgprovisionalgapprovalgwithgagwrittengcommitmentgfromgth
egdruggcompanygtogformallygdemonstrategclientgbenefits.
C) Thegprogramgprovidesgforgincentives,gsuchgasgresearchggrants,gprotocolgassistanc
e,gandgspecialgtaxgcredits,gtogdevelopgproductsgtogtreatgraregdiseases.
D) Thegprogramggrantsg7gyearsgofgexclusivegmarketinggrightsgtogthegmanufacturerg
ifgapproved.
E) Thegprogramgacceleratesgapprovalgofgdrugsgbasedgongpreliminarygevidencegbefor
egformalgdemonstrationgofgclientgbenefits.
Ans:g A,gC,gD
Feedback:
ThegOrphangDruggProgramgencouragesgthegdevelopmentgandgmarketinggofgproductsguse
dgtogtreatgraregdiseases.gThegprogramgprovidesgincentivesgtogencouragegmanufacturersgto
gdevelopgorphangdrugs,gandgifgapproved,gthegmanufacturerghasg7gyearsgofgexclusivegmar
ketinggrights.gAcceleratedgprogramsginvolvegprovisionalgapprovalgandgapprovalgbasedgo
ngpreliminarygevidence.
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