Test Bank for Understanding Pharmacology Essentials for Medication Safety, 3rd Edition by M. Linda Workman & LaCharity, All Chapters Covered Latest Updated Newest Edition.

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Medication Safety, 3rd Edition,Workman & LaCharity
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Chapter01: Drug Regulation,Actions, and Responses
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1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribed
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a. Physician drugs under the direction of a pharmacist? gg gg gg gg gg gg



b Nurse practitioner gg


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c. Licensed
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The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for gg gg gg gg gg gg gg gg gg


prescribing drugs, not dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility
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for administering drugs, although under some circumstances a licensed nurse may
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dispense prescribed drugs but this is not his or her major responsibility in drug therapy.
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The pharmacy technician has the major responsibility of dispensing prescribed
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2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
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a. Side effect gg


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c. Adverse reaction gg



d Idiosyncratic
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The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health problem.
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This response is any drug’s intended action also known as a therapeutic response.
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3. Which type of drug name is ―owned‖ by the company that manufactures it?
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a. Generic name
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c. Category name gg



d Trade name yy



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ANS: D gg



The chemical name is a drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the
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name assigned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by
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anyone. The category name refers to the type of drug (what it does or what it is used
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for) and is not an actual drug name. The trade name (brand name) is the name
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provided and owned by a specific drug’s manufacturer.
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4.
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
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c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
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A high alert drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the wrong dose,
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to the wrong patient, or not given to the correct patient. Drugs classified as high alert
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drugs include potassium, narcotics (opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy drugs, and
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heparin (or any drug that strongly affects blood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and
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calcium are not considered high alert drugs.
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5. What is the term for a drug that has the same action as a naturally
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occurring body hormone or enzyme?
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a. Agonist

b Blocking agent gg


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c. Chemical
d Duplicator
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