Roach s introductory clinical pharmacology 11th
edition testbank
, 1. A nursing instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a group of nursing students about
pharmacology. When describing this topic, the instructor would focus the discussion on
which of the following as an essential aspect?
A) Drug name
B) Drug class
C) Drug action
D) Drug source
Ans: C Feedback:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their action on living organisms. Thus, an essential
aspect of pharmacology is drug action. An understanding of the drug name, drug class, and
drug source is important, but the most critical aspect related to pharmacology is how the drug
acts in the body.
2. A nursing student is preparing to administer a prescribed drug to a patient. The student
reviews information about the drug and its actions. Which of the following would be the best
choice for obtaining this information? Select all that apply.
A) Nursing instructor
B) Nurse assigned to the patient
C) Clinical drug reference
D) Prescribing health care provider
E) Clinical pharmacist
Ans: C, E
Feedback:
Although the nursing student can ask the nursing instructor, the nurse assigned to the patient,
and the prescribing health care provider for information about the drug, the best choices for
drug information would include an appropriate drug reference and the clinical pharmacist.
3. When describing the various types of medications to a group of nursing students, a
nursing instructor would identify which of the following as a source for deriving
medications? Select all that apply.
A) Plants
B) Synthetic sources
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,C) Mold
D) Minerals
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, E) Animals Ans:
A, B, C, D, E
Feedback:
Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds, minerals, and animals, as
well as created synthetically in a laboratory.
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edition testbank
, 1. A nursing instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a group of nursing students about
pharmacology. When describing this topic, the instructor would focus the discussion on
which of the following as an essential aspect?
A) Drug name
B) Drug class
C) Drug action
D) Drug source
Ans: C Feedback:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their action on living organisms. Thus, an essential
aspect of pharmacology is drug action. An understanding of the drug name, drug class, and
drug source is important, but the most critical aspect related to pharmacology is how the drug
acts in the body.
2. A nursing student is preparing to administer a prescribed drug to a patient. The student
reviews information about the drug and its actions. Which of the following would be the best
choice for obtaining this information? Select all that apply.
A) Nursing instructor
B) Nurse assigned to the patient
C) Clinical drug reference
D) Prescribing health care provider
E) Clinical pharmacist
Ans: C, E
Feedback:
Although the nursing student can ask the nursing instructor, the nurse assigned to the patient,
and the prescribing health care provider for information about the drug, the best choices for
drug information would include an appropriate drug reference and the clinical pharmacist.
3. When describing the various types of medications to a group of nursing students, a
nursing instructor would identify which of the following as a source for deriving
medications? Select all that apply.
A) Plants
B) Synthetic sources
Page 1
,C) Mold
D) Minerals
Page 2
, E) Animals Ans:
A, B, C, D, E
Feedback:
Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds, minerals, and animals, as
well as created synthetically in a laboratory.
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