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ABRAMS’ CLINICAL DRUG THERAPY RATIONALES FOR NURSING
PRACTICE 13TH EDITION
GERALYN FRANDSEN
, Pre-Lecture Quiz, Chapter 1, The Foundation ofPharmacology: Quality and
Safety
True/False
1. The trade or brand name is related to the chemical or official name and isindependent
of the manufacturer.
2. The Harrison Narcotic Act prohibits fraudulent claims of drug
effectiveness.
3. Prescriptions for Schedule II drugs cannot be refilled.
4. Controlled drugs are categorized according to therapeutic usefulness andpotential
for abuse.
5. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for assuring that new drugs
are safe and effective before approving the drugs and allowingthem to be marketed.
Fill in the Blank
1. Individual drugs that represent groups of drugs are called .
2. Drugs are classified according to their effects on particular body systems,their
therapeutic uses, and their characteristics.
3. Drugs may be given for local or effects.
4. The goals of most pharmacoeconomic research are to identify
therapy regimens that provide the desired benefits at theleast cost.
5. Phase studies help to determine whether the potentialbenefits
for the drug outweigh the risks.
,Pre-Lecture Quiz, Chapter 2, Basic Concepts and Processes
True/False
1. Distribution is the method by which drugs are inactivated or
biotransferred by the body.
2. Toxic concentrations may stem from a single large dose or repeated smalldoses.
3. Ingesting tyramine-containing foods with MAO inhibitors may producesevere
hypertension.
4. Naloxone is used to relieve respiratory depression associated withmorphine.
5. Hyperthyroidism slows metabolism, which shortens drug action andhastens
elimination.
Fill in the Blank
1. Activated is considered the “universal” antidote.
2. is the process that occurs from the time a drug enters thebody to
the time it enters the bloodstream to be circulated.
3. Body weight affects drug action mainly in relation to .
4. During pregnancy, drugs cross the and may harm the fetus.
5. are used in clinical drug trials to compare the medicationbeing
tested with a “dummy” medication.
, Pre-Lecture Quiz, Chapter 3, Medication Administrationand the
Nursing Process of Drug Therapy
True/False
1. The fact that a physician wrote an erroneous order excuses the nursefrom legal
liability if he or she carries out that order.
2. It is safer and quicker to utilize abbreviations for drug names and routesof
administration.
3. Controlled-release tablets can be crushed or chewed for slow absorption.
4. An example of a transdermal formulation includes nitroglycerin.
5. The desired or ordered dose and the available or labeled dose must be inthe same
units of measurement.
Fill in the Blank
1. Insulin syringes are calibrated to measure up to units of
insulin.
2. The term refers to lumen size, with larger numbers
indicating smaller lumen sizes.
3. Enteric-coated tablets and capsules are coated with a substance that is
in stomach acid.
4. The most commonly used system of measurement is the
system.
5. Milliequivalents express the activity of a drug.
ABRAMS’ CLINICAL DRUG THERAPY RATIONALES FOR NURSING
PRACTICE 13TH EDITION
GERALYN FRANDSEN
, Pre-Lecture Quiz, Chapter 1, The Foundation ofPharmacology: Quality and
Safety
True/False
1. The trade or brand name is related to the chemical or official name and isindependent
of the manufacturer.
2. The Harrison Narcotic Act prohibits fraudulent claims of drug
effectiveness.
3. Prescriptions for Schedule II drugs cannot be refilled.
4. Controlled drugs are categorized according to therapeutic usefulness andpotential
for abuse.
5. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for assuring that new drugs
are safe and effective before approving the drugs and allowingthem to be marketed.
Fill in the Blank
1. Individual drugs that represent groups of drugs are called .
2. Drugs are classified according to their effects on particular body systems,their
therapeutic uses, and their characteristics.
3. Drugs may be given for local or effects.
4. The goals of most pharmacoeconomic research are to identify
therapy regimens that provide the desired benefits at theleast cost.
5. Phase studies help to determine whether the potentialbenefits
for the drug outweigh the risks.
,Pre-Lecture Quiz, Chapter 2, Basic Concepts and Processes
True/False
1. Distribution is the method by which drugs are inactivated or
biotransferred by the body.
2. Toxic concentrations may stem from a single large dose or repeated smalldoses.
3. Ingesting tyramine-containing foods with MAO inhibitors may producesevere
hypertension.
4. Naloxone is used to relieve respiratory depression associated withmorphine.
5. Hyperthyroidism slows metabolism, which shortens drug action andhastens
elimination.
Fill in the Blank
1. Activated is considered the “universal” antidote.
2. is the process that occurs from the time a drug enters thebody to
the time it enters the bloodstream to be circulated.
3. Body weight affects drug action mainly in relation to .
4. During pregnancy, drugs cross the and may harm the fetus.
5. are used in clinical drug trials to compare the medicationbeing
tested with a “dummy” medication.
, Pre-Lecture Quiz, Chapter 3, Medication Administrationand the
Nursing Process of Drug Therapy
True/False
1. The fact that a physician wrote an erroneous order excuses the nursefrom legal
liability if he or she carries out that order.
2. It is safer and quicker to utilize abbreviations for drug names and routesof
administration.
3. Controlled-release tablets can be crushed or chewed for slow absorption.
4. An example of a transdermal formulation includes nitroglycerin.
5. The desired or ordered dose and the available or labeled dose must be inthe same
units of measurement.
Fill in the Blank
1. Insulin syringes are calibrated to measure up to units of
insulin.
2. The term refers to lumen size, with larger numbers
indicating smaller lumen sizes.
3. Enteric-coated tablets and capsules are coated with a substance that is
in stomach acid.
4. The most commonly used system of measurement is the
system.
5. Milliequivalents express the activity of a drug.
