, 1. A nursing instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a group of nursing students about pha
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rmacology. When describing this topic, the instructor would focus the discussion onwhic
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h of the following as an essential aspect?
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A) Drug name 9
B) Drug class 9
C) Drug action 9
D) Drug source 9 9
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Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their action on living organisms. Thus, an esse 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
ntial aspect of pharmacology is drug action. An understanding of the drug name,drug cl
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ass, and drug source is important, but the most critical aspect related to pharmacology i
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s how the drug acts in the body.
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2. A nursing student is preparing to administer a prescribed drug to a patient. The student revi
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ews information about the drug and its actions. Which of the following would be thebest ch
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oice for obtaining this information? Select all that apply.
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A) Nursing instructor 9
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C) Clinical drug reference 9 9
D) Prescribing health care provider 9 9 9
E) Clinical pharmacist 9 9
Ans: C, E 9 9
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Although the nursing student can ask the nursing instructor, the nurse assigned to the patie
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nt, and the prescribing health care provider for information about the drug, the bestchoices
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for drug information would include an appropriate drug reference and the clinical pharma
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cist.
3. When describing the various types of medications to a group of nursing students, anu
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rsing instructor would identify which of the following as a source for deriving medic
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ations? Select all that apply. 9 9 9 9
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C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) Animals Ans 9
: A, B, C, D, EFeed
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Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds, minerals, andan
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imals, as well as created synthetically in a laboratory.
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