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gEdition gFord
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gEdition gFord
1. A gnursing ginstructor gis gpreparing ga gteaching gplan gfor ga ggroup gof gnursing
gstudents gabout gpharmacology. gWhen gdescribing gthis gtopic, gthe ginstructor gwould
gfocus gthe gdiscussion gongwhich gof gthe gfollowing gas gan gessential gaspect?
A) Drug gname
B) Drug gclass
C) Drug gaction
D) Drug
gsourcegAns: g C
gFeedback:
Pharmacology gis gthe gstudy gof gdrugs gand gtheir gaction gon gliving gorganisms.
gThus, gan gessential gaspect gof gpharmacology gis gdrug gaction. gAn gunderstanding
gof gthe gdrug gname,gdrug gclass, gand gdrug gsource gis gimportant, gbut gthe gmost
gcritical gaspect grelated gto gpharmacology gis ghow gthe gdrug gacts gin gthe gbody.
2. A gnursing gstudent gis gpreparing gto gadminister ga gprescribed gdrug gto ga gpatient. gThe
gstudent greviews ginformation gabout gthe gdrug gand gits gactions. gWhich gof gthe
gfollowing gwould gbe gthegbest gchoice gfor gobtaining gthis ginformation? gSelect gall gthat
gapply.
A) Nursing ginstructor
B) Nurse gassigned gto gthe gpatient
C) Clinical gdrug greference
D) Prescribing ghealth gcare gprovider
E) Clinical
gpharmacistgAns: g C, gE
Feedback:
Although gthe gnursing gstudent gcan gask gthe gnursing ginstructor, gthe gnurse gassigned
gto gthe gpatient, gand gthe gprescribing ghealth gcare gprovider gfor ginformation gabout
gthe gdrug, gthe gbestgchoices gfor gdrug ginformation gwould ginclude gan gappropriate
gdrug greference gand gthe gclinical gpharmacist.
3. When gdescribing gthe gvarious gtypes gof gmedications gto ga ggroup gof gnursing
gstudents, gagnursing ginstructor gwould gidentify gwhich gof gthe gfollowing gas ga
gsource gfor gderiving gmedications? gSelect gall gthat gapply.
A) Plants
B) Synthetic gsources
C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) Animals
gAns: gA, gB, gC,
gD, gEgFeedback:
Medications gare gderived gfrom gnatural gsources, gfor gexample, gplants, gmolds,
gminerals, gandganimals, gas gwell gas gcreated gsynthetically gin ga glaboratory.
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gEdition gFord
4. Which gof gthe gfollowing gnames gmay gbe gassigned gto ga gdrug gduring gthe
gprocess gofgdevelopment? gSelect gall gthat gapply.
A) Chemical gname
B) Official gname
C) Pharmacologic gname
D) Trade gname
E) Nonproprietary
gnamegAns: g A, gB, gD, gE
gFeedback:
Throughout gthe gprocess gof gdevelopment, gdrugs gmay ghave gseveral gnames gassigned
gto gthem gincluding ga gchemical gname, ga ggeneric g(nonproprietary) gname, gan gofficial
gname, gandga gtrade gor gbrand gname.
5. A gdrug gmay gbe gclassified gby gwhich gof gthe gfollowing? gSelect gall gthat gapply.
A) The gchemical gtype gof gthe gdrug's gactive gingredient
B) The gway gthe gdrug gis gused gto gtreat ga gspecific gcondition
C) The ggeneric gname gof gthe gdrug
D) The gtrade gname gof gthe gdrug
E) The gnonproprietary gname gof gthe
gdruggAns: g A, gB
Feedback:
A gdrug gmay gbe gclassified gby gthe gchemical gtype gof gthe gactive gingredient gor gby
gthe gway git gisgused gto gtreat ga gparticular gcondition. gGeneric, gtrade, gand
gnonproprietary grefer gto ghow ga gdrug gis gnamed.
6. A ggroup gof gnursing gstudents gare greviewing ginformation gabout gthe gprocess gof
gdrug gdevelopment gin gthe gUnited gStates. gThe gstudents gdemonstrate
gunderstanding gof gthis gprocess gwhen gthey gidentify gthat gwhich gof gthe gfollowing
gcategories gare gassigned gby gthegFood gand gDrug gAdministration gto gnewly
gapproved gdrugs? gSelect gall gthat gapply.
A) Metabolite
B) Noncontrolled gsubstance
C) Prescription
D) Nonprescription
E) Controlled
gsubstancegAns: g C, gD, gE
Feedback:
Once gdrugs gare gapproved gfor guse, gthe gFDA gassigns gthe gdrug gto gone gof gthe
gfollowing gcategories: gprescription, gnonprescription, gor gcontrolled gsubstance.
gMetabolite grefers gtogthe ginactive gform gof gthe gdrug. gNoncontrolled gsubstance gis
ga gterm gthat gis gnot gused.
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7. Which gof gthe gfollowing gwould gbe gmost gimportant gfor gthe gnurse gto gdo gto
gensure gthe gsafeguse gof gprescription gdrugs gin gthe ginstitutional gsetting? gSelect gall
gthat gapply.
A) Administering gdrugs
B) Monitoring gclients gfor gdrug geffects
C) Prescribing gdrugs
D) Evaluating gclients gfor gtoxic geffects
E) Educating gclients/caregivers gabout
gdrugsgAns: g A, gB, gD, gE
Feedback:
In gthe ginstitutional gsetting, gthe gnurse's grole gto gensure gsafe guse gof gprescription
gdrugs gincludes gadministering gdrugs, gmonitoring gdrug geffects, gevaluating gfor
gtoxic geffects, gandgeducating gclients gand gcaregivers gabout gdrugs.
8. The gnurse gis ghelping ga gclient greview ga gprescription gfrom gthe ghealth gcare
gprovider. gWhengexamining gthe gprescription, gwhich gof gthe gfollowing gwould gthe
gnurse gexpect gto gfind gdocumented? gSelect gall gthat gapply.
A) Name gof gthe gdrug
B) Dosage gof gthe gdrug
C) Route gof gdrug gadministration
D) Times gof gdrug gadministration
E) Licensed gprescriber's
gsignaturegAns: g A, gB, gC, gD, gE
Feedback:
The gprescription gmust gcontain gthe gclient's gname, gthe gname gof gthe gdrug, gthe
gdosage, gthegmethod gand gtimes gof gadministration, gand gthe gsignature gof gthe
glicensed ghealth gcare gprovider gprescribing gthe gdrug.
9. After gteaching ga ggroup gof gnursing gstudents gabout gnonprescription gdrugs, gthe
gnursing ginstructor gdetermines gthat gthe gteaching gwas gsuccessful gwhen gthe
gstudents gidentify gwhichgof gthe gfollowing? gSelect gall gthat gapply.
A) They grequire ga glicensed ghealth gcare gprovider's gsignature.
B) They gare greferred gto gas gover-the-counter gdrugs.
C) They gcan gbe gtaken gwithout grisk gto gthe gclient.
D) They ghave gcertain glabeling grequirements.
E) They gshould gbe gtaken gonly gas gdirected gon gthe
glabel.gAns: g B, gD, gE
Feedback:
Nonprescription gdrugs gare goften greferred gto gas gover-the-counter g(OTC) gdrugs.
gThey gdo gnot grequire ga gprescription g(a glicensed ghealth gcare gprovider's gsignature)
gbut gdo gnot gcome gwithout grisk gto gthe gclient. gThe gfederal ggovernment ghas
gimposed glabeling grequirements gofgOTC gdrugs gand gthey gshould gonly gbe gtaken gas
gdirected gon gthe glabel gunless gunder gthe gsupervision gof ga ghealth gcare gprovider.
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