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b Nurse bpractitioner
.
c. Licensed bnurse
d Pharmacy btechnician
.
ANS: b D
The bphysician band bnurse bpractitioner bhave bthe bmajor bresponsibility bfor bprescribing bdrugs,
bnot bdispensing bthem. bThe blicensed bnurse bhas bthe bprimary bresponsibility bfor badministering
bdrugs, balthough bunder bsome bcircumstances ba blicensed b nurse bmay bdispense bprescribed
bdrugs bbut bthis bisbnot bhis bor bher bmajor bresponsibility bin bdrug btherapy. bThe bpharmacy
btechnician bhas bthe bmajor bresponsibility bof bdispensing bprescribed bdrugs bunder bthe
bdirection bof ba blicensed bpharmacist.
DIF: Cognitive bLevel: bRemembering REF: p. b3
2. Which bterm bdescribes bthe beffect bof ba bdrug bthat bimproves bbody bfunction?
a. Side beffect
b Intended baction
.
c. Adverse breaction
d Idiosyncratic bresponse
.
ANS: b B
The bpurpose bof bdrug btherapy bis bto btake ba bdrug bto bprevent, breduce, bor bcorrect ba bhealth
bproblem.bThis bresponse b is bany bdrug’s bintended baction balso b known bas ba btherapeutic
bresponse.
DIF: Cognitive bLevel: bRemembering REF: p. b3
3. Which btype bof bdrug bname bis b“owned” bby bthe bcompany bthat bmanufactures bit?
a. Generic bname
b Chemical bname
ANS: b D
The bchemical bname bis ba bdrug’s bexact bchemical bcomposition. bThe bgeneric bname bis bthe
bname bassigned bto bthe bdrug bby bthe bU.S. bAdopted bNames bCouncil band bis bnot bowned bby
banyone. bThe bcategory bname brefers bto bthe btype bof bdrug b(what bit bdoes bor bwhat bit b is bused
bfor) band bis bnot ban bactualbdrug bname. bThe btrade bname b(brand bname) bis bthe bname
bprovided band bowned bby ba bspecific bdrug’s bmanufacturer.
DIF: Cognitive bLevel: bRemembering REF: p. b4
4. Which bdrug bor bdrug bclass bis ba b“high balert” bdrug?
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.
ANS: b B
A bhigh balert bdrug bis bone bin bwhich bharm bis blikely bto bresult bif bgiven bat bthe bwrong bdose, bto
bthe bwrongbpatient, bor bnot bgiven bto bthe bcorrect bpatient. bDrugs bclassified bas bhigh balert bdrugs
binclude bpotassium,bnarcotics b(opioids), binsulin, bcancer bchemotherapy bdrugs, band bheparin b(or
bany bdrug bthat bstrongly baffects bblood bclotting). bPenicillin, bNSAIDs, band bcalcium bare bnot
bconsidered bhigh balert b drugs.
DIF: Cognitive bLevel: bRemembering REF: p. b4
5. What b is bthe bterm bfor ba bdrug bthat bhas bthe bsame baction bas ba bnaturally
boccurring bbodybhormone bor benzyme?
a. Agonist
b Blocking
. bagent
c. Chemical
d Duplicator
.
ANS: b A
A bdrug bagonist b is ban bextrinsic bdrug bthat bactivates bthe breceptor bsites bof ba bcell band
bmimics bthebactions bof bnaturally boccurring b body bsubstances b(intrinsic bdrugs). bA
bblocking bagent b is ba bdrug
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