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Test Bank for Understanding Pharmacology Essentials for Medication Safety, 2nd Edition
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Test Bank,Understanding Pharmacology Essentials for Medication Safety, 2nd Edition
by Workman & LaCharity
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
Chapter 2: Safely Preparing and Giving Drugs
Chapter 3: Mathematics Review and Introduction to Dosage
Calculations
Chapter 4: Medical Systems of Weights and Measures
Chapter 5: Dosage Calculation of Intravenous solutions and Drugs
Chapter 6: Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
Chapter 7: Drugs for Pain Control
Chapter 8: Anti-Infectives: Antibacterial Drugs
Chapter 9: Anti-Infectives: Antiviral Drugs
Chapter 10: Anti-Infectives: Antitubercular and Antifungal Drugs
Chapter 11: Immunizations
Chapter 12: Anticancer Drugs
Chapter 13: Drug therapy for Diabetes
Chapter 14: Drug Therapy for Thyroid and Adrenal Gland Problems
Chapter 15: Drug Therapy Affecting Urine Output
Chapter 16: Drug Therapy for Hypertension
Chapter 17: Drug Therapy for Heart Failure
Chapter 18: Drug Therapy for Dysrhythmias
Chapter 19: Drug Therapy for High Blood Lipids
Chapter 20: Drug Therapy to Disrupt Clotting
Chapter 21: Drug Therapy for Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Pulmonary
Fibrosis/Hypertension
Chapter 22: Drug Therapy for Gastrointestinal Dysfunction
Chapter 23: Drug Therapy for Gastric Ulcers and Reflux
Chapter 24: Drug Therapy with Nutritional Supplements
Chapter 25: Drug Therapy for Seizures
Chapter 26: Drug Therapy for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Diseases
Chapter 27: Drug Therapy for Psychiatric Problems
Chapter 28: Drug Therapy for Insomnia
Chapter 29: Drug Therapy for Eye Problems
Chapter 30: Drug Therapy for Osteoporosis and Muscle Relaxation
Chapter 31: Drug Therapy for Male Reproductive Problems
Chapter 32: Drug Therapy for Female Reproductive Problems
Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
MULTIPLE CHOICE
BASIC CONCEPTS
1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribed
drugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
a. Physician
, b Nurse practitioner
.
c. Licensed nurse
d Pharmacy technician
.
ANS: D
The physician and nurse practitioner have the major responsibility for prescribing drugs, not
dispensing them. The licensed nurse has the primary responsibility for administering drugs,
although under some circumstances a licensed nurse may dispense prescribed drugs but this is
not his or her major responsibility in drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major
responsibility of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed pharmacist.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3
2. Which term describes the effect of a drug that improves body function?
a. Side effect
b Intended action
.
c. Adverse reaction
d Idiosyncratic response
.
ANS: B
The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health problem.
This response is any drug’s intended action also known as a therapeutic response.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3
3. Which type of drug name is “owned” by the company that manufactures it?
a. Generic name
b Chemical name
, .
c. Category name
d Trade name
.
ANS: D
The ichemical iname iis ia idrug’s iexact ichemical icomposition. iThe igeneric iname iis ithe iname
iassigned ito ithe idrug iby ithe iU.S. iAdopted iNames iCouncil iand iis inot iowned iby ianyone. iThe
icategory iname irefers ito ithe itype iof idrug i(what iit idoes ior iwhat iit iis iused ifor) iand iis inot ian
iactual idrug iname. iThe itrade iname i(brand iname) iis ithe iname iprovided iand iowned iby ia
ispecific idrug’s imanufacturer.
DIF: Cognitive iLevel: iRemembering REF: p. i4
4. Which idrug ior idrug iclass iis ia i“high ialert” idrug?
a. Penicillin
b Insulin
.
c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
.
ANS: i B
A ihigh ialert idrug iis ione iin iwhich iharm iis ilikely ito iresult iif igiven iat ithe iwrong idose, ito ithe
iwrong ipatient, ior inot igiven ito ithe icorrect ipatient. iDrugs iclassified ias ihigh ialert idrugs iinclude
ipotassium, inarcotics i(opioids), iinsulin, icancer ichemotherapy idrugs, iand iheparin i(or iany idrug
ithat istrongly iaffects iblood iclotting). iPenicillin, iNSAIDs, iand icalcium iare inot iconsidered ihigh
ialert idrugs.
DIF: Cognitive iLevel: iRemembering REF: p. i4
5. What iis ithe iterm ifor ia idrug ithat ihas ithe isame iaction ias ia inaturally ioccurring
ibody ihormone ior ienzyme?
a. Agonist
b Blocking iagent
.
c. Chemical
d Duplicator
.
ANS: i i A
A idrug iagonist iis ian iextrinsic idrug ithat iactivates ithe ireceptor isites iof ia icell iand imimics
ithe iactions iof inaturally ioccurring ibody isubstances i(intrinsic idrugs). iA iblocking iagent i is
ia idrug
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