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Introductory Clinical Pharmacology 12th Edition By Susan Ford NURSING
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Introductory Clinical Pharmacology 12th Edition Susan Ford Nursing Test Bank
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 onwhich 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 thebest 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 bestchoices 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, anursing instructor would identify which of the following as a
source for deriving medications? Select all that apply.
A) Plants
B) Synthetic sources
C) Mold
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D) Minerals
E) Animals
Ans: A, B, C, D, E
Feedback:
Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds,
minerals, andanimals, as well as created synthetically in a laboratory.
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4. Which of the following names may be assigned to a drug during the
process ofdevelopment? Select all that apply.
A) Chemical name
B) Official name
C) Pharmacologic name
D) Trade name
E) Nonproprietary
name
Ans: A, B, D, E
Feedback:
Throughout the process of development, drugs may have several names
assigned to them including a chemical name, a generic (nonproprietary)
name, an official name, anda trade or brand name.
5. A drug may be classified by which of the following? Select all that apply.
A) The chemical type of the drug's active ingredient
B) The way the drug is used to treat a specific condition
C) The generic name of the drug
D) The trade name of the drug
E) The nonproprietary name of the
drug
Ans: A, B
Feedback:
A drug may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by
the way it isused to treat a particular condition. Generic, trade, and
nonproprietary refer to how a drug is named.
6. A group of nursing students are reviewing information about the process
of drug development in the United States. The students demonstrate
understanding of this process when they identify that which of the
following categories are assigned by theFood and Drug Administration to
newly approved drugs? Select all that apply.
A) Metabolite
B) Noncontrolled substance
C) Prescription
D) Nonprescription
E) Controlled
substance
Ans: C, D, E
Feedback:
Once drugs are approved for use, the FDA assigns the drug to one of the
following categories: prescription, nonprescription, or controlled substance.
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