TEST BANK FOR ROACHS
INTRODUCTORY CLINICAL
PHARMACOLOGY, 11TH EDITION,
SUSAN M FORD
Table of Contents
Roach’s Introductory Clinical Pharmacology
... [Show More] 11th edition
1. Nursing Foundation of Clinical Pharmacology
2. Drugs Used to Fight Infections
3. Drugs Used to Manage Pain
4. Drugs that Affect the Central Nervous System
5. Drugs that Affect the Peripheral Nervous System
6. Drugs that Affect the Neuromuscular System
7. Drugs that Affect the Respiratory System
8. Drugs that Affect the Cardiovascular System
9. Drugs that Affect the Gastrointestinal System
10. Drugs the Affect the Endocrine System
11. Drugs the Affect the Urinary System
12. Drugs the Affect the Immune System
13. Drugs the Affect Other Body Systems
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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
sourceAns: 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
pharmacistAns: 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
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B) Synthetic sources
C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) Animals
Ans: A, B, C, D,
EFeedback:
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
nameAns: 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 drugAns: 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
substanceAns: 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
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substance. Metabolite refers tothe inactive form of the drug. Noncontrolled
substance is a term that is not used. [Show Less]