Nursing 180 Pharmacology Week 1 Exam
Questions and Answers Graded A+
Classification or Indication: What the drug does to the body - Correct answer-
classification
Classification or Indication: What the drug does - Correct answer-indication
Generic Name or Trade Name: This is the name commonly used in the healthcare
field - Correct answer-generic name
Generic Name or Trade Name: This is the name commonly used by patients -
Correct answer-trade name
True or False: Verbal prescriptions are often used in emergency situations - Correct
answer-true
Drug misuse can lead to _______ ________. - Correct answer-drug abuse
Is drug misuse often accidental or on purpose? - Correct answer-accidental
Physical dependence or Psychological dependence: Your body needs it - Correct
answer-physical dependence
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, Physical dependence or Psychological dependence: Patient thinks they need it -
Correct answer-psychological dependence
Physical dependence or Psychological dependence: More aligned with addiction -
Correct answer-psychological dependence
Physical dependence or Psychological dependence: A patient on a ventilator
requires opioids on sedation. Patient is seeking opioids. - Correct answer-physical
dependence
Intense craving of a drug - Correct answer-addiction
True or False: Does physical dependence mean the patient is addicted? - Correct
answer-false
___: Drugs that have a high potential for abuse; no current accepted medical use -
Correct answer-I
___: High abuse potential, with severe psychological or physical dependence
liability - Correct answer-II
___: Abuse may be dangerous OR lead to moderate-low physical dependence or
high psychological dependence - Correct answer-III
___: Abuse with limited physical or psychological dependence potential (less than
III) - Correct answer-IV
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Questions and Answers Graded A+
Classification or Indication: What the drug does to the body - Correct answer-
classification
Classification or Indication: What the drug does - Correct answer-indication
Generic Name or Trade Name: This is the name commonly used in the healthcare
field - Correct answer-generic name
Generic Name or Trade Name: This is the name commonly used by patients -
Correct answer-trade name
True or False: Verbal prescriptions are often used in emergency situations - Correct
answer-true
Drug misuse can lead to _______ ________. - Correct answer-drug abuse
Is drug misuse often accidental or on purpose? - Correct answer-accidental
Physical dependence or Psychological dependence: Your body needs it - Correct
answer-physical dependence
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, Physical dependence or Psychological dependence: Patient thinks they need it -
Correct answer-psychological dependence
Physical dependence or Psychological dependence: More aligned with addiction -
Correct answer-psychological dependence
Physical dependence or Psychological dependence: A patient on a ventilator
requires opioids on sedation. Patient is seeking opioids. - Correct answer-physical
dependence
Intense craving of a drug - Correct answer-addiction
True or False: Does physical dependence mean the patient is addicted? - Correct
answer-false
___: Drugs that have a high potential for abuse; no current accepted medical use -
Correct answer-I
___: High abuse potential, with severe psychological or physical dependence
liability - Correct answer-II
___: Abuse may be dangerous OR lead to moderate-low physical dependence or
high psychological dependence - Correct answer-III
___: Abuse with limited physical or psychological dependence potential (less than
III) - Correct answer-IV
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