TEST BANK ROACH'S INTRODUCTORY CLINICAL
PHARMACOLOGY 11TH EDITION
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 on which 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 the best 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 best choices 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, a nursing
instructor would identify which of the following as a source for deriving medications? Select
all that apply.
A) Plants
B) Synthetic sources
C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) Animals Ans:
A, B, C, D, E
Feedback:
Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds, minerals, and animals, as
well as created synthetically in a laboratory.
4. Which of the following names may be assigned to a drug during the process of
development? Select all that apply.
A) Chemical name
B) Official name
C) Pharmacologic name
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, 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, and a 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 is used 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 the Food 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. Metabolite refers to the inactive form of the
drug. Noncontrolled substance is a term that is not used.
7. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to do to ensure the safe use of
prescription drugs in the institutional setting? Select all that apply.
A) Administering drugs
B) Monitoring clients for drug effects
C) Prescribing drugs
D) Evaluating clients for toxic effects
E) Educating clients/caregivers about drugs Ans:
A, B, D, E
Feedback:
In the institutional setting, the nurse's role to ensure safe use of prescription drugs includes
administering drugs, monitoring drug effects, evaluating for toxic effects, and educating clients and
caregivers about drugs.
8. The nurse is helping a client review a prescription from the health care provider. When examining
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, the prescription, which of the following would the nurse expect to find documented? Select all
that apply.
A) Name of the drug
B) Dosage of the drug
C) Route of drug administration
D) Times of drug administration
E) Licensed prescriber's signature
Ans: A, B, C, D, E
Feedback:
The prescription must contain the client's name, the name of the drug, the dosage, the method and
times of administration, and the signature of the licensed health care provider prescribing the drug.
9. After teaching a group of nursing students about nonprescription drugs, the nursing instructor
determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following?
Select all that apply.
A) They require a licensed health care provider's signature.
B) They are referred to as over-the-counter drugs.
C) They can be taken without risk to the client.
D) They have certain labeling requirements.
E) They should be taken only as directed on the label. Ans:
B, D, E
Feedback:
Nonprescription drugs are often referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. They do not require
a prescription (a licensed health care provider's signature) but do not come without risk to the
client. The federal government has imposed labeling requirements of OTC drugs and they should
only be taken as directed on the label unless under the supervision of a health care provider.
10. A nursing student is reviewing information about the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. The
student would expect to find which of the following as being regulated for drugs classified as
controlled substances? Select all that apply.
A) Manufacturing
B) Elimination
C) Distribution
D) Formulation
E) Dispensing
Ans: A, C, E
Feedback:
The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 regulates the manufacture, distribution, and dispensing of
drugs classified as controlled substances. Elimination refers to the excretion of drugs from the
body, a pharmacokinetic activity. The act does not address formulation of the drug.
11. When reviewing information about the Orphan Drug Program, which of the following would the
nurse expect to find? Select all that apply.
A) The program encourages the development and marketing of products to treat rare diseases.
B) The program grants provisional approval with a written commitment from the drug
company to formally demonstrate client benefits.
C) The program provides for incentives, such as research grants, protocol assistance, and
special tax credits, to develop products to treat rare diseases.
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, D) The program grants 7 years of exclusive marketing rights to the manufacturer if approved.
E) The program accelerates approval of drugs based on preliminary evidence before formal
demonstration of client benefits.
Ans: A, C, D
Feedback:
The Orphan Drug Program encourages the development and marketing of products used to treat
rare diseases. The program provides incentives to encourage manufacturers to develop orphan
drugs, and if approved, the manufacturer has 7 years of exclusive marketing rights. Accelerated
programs involve provisional approval and approval based on preliminary evidence.
12. After teaching a group of nursing students about pharmacokinetics, the instructor determines
that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following as a phase?
Select all that apply.
A) Absorption
B) Distribution
C) Administration
D) Metabolism
E) Excretion
Ans: A, B, D, E
Feedback:
The pharmacokinetic phases are absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion. The acronym
ADME is a helpful way to remember the pharmacokinetic phases.
13. A nurse is preparing a teaching plan for a client who is prescribed an oral medication. As part of
the plan, the nurse expects to describe the importance of absorption. The nurse would integrate
knowledge of which of the following as a mechanism for absorption in the gastrointestinal tract?
Select all that apply.
A) Active transport
B) Transposition
C) Passive transport
D) Endocytosis
E) Pinocytosis
Ans: A, C, E
Feedback:
During absorption, the drug particles in the GI tract are moved into the body fluids via active
transport, passive transport, and pinocytosis.
14. After teaching a group of nursing students about the half-life of a drug, the instructor
determines the need for additional teaching when the students identify which of the following
as true? Select all that apply:
A) Half-life can be decreased in clients with renal disease.
B) Half-life can help determine dosing frequency.
C) Half-life does not change throughout a client's life.
D) Liver disease can increase half-life.
E) Half-life is the measure of the rate at which drugs are removed from the body. Ans: A,
C
Feedback:
Half-life is the measure of the rate at which drugs are removed from the body, and any difficulty in
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