Table of Content
Unit 1: Applying Pharmacology to Nursing Practice
1. Drug Definitions, Standards, and Information Sources
2. Basic Principles of Drug
... [Show More] Action and Drug Interactions
3. Drug Action Across the Life Span
4. The Nursing Process and Pharmacology
5. Patient Education to Promote Health
Unit 2: Illustrated Atlas of Medication Administration
6. Principles of Medication Administration and Medication Safety
7. Percutaneous Administration
8. Enteral Administration
9. Parenteral Administration: Safe Preparation of Parenteral Medications
10. Parenteral Administration: Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Routes
11. Parenteral Administration: Intravenous Route
Unit 3: Drugs Affecting the Autonomic and Central Nervous Systems
12. Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System
13. Drugs Used for Sleep
14. Drugs Used for Neurodegenerative Disorders (NEW!)
15. Drugs Used for Anxiety Disorders
16. Drugs Used for Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
17. Drugs Used for Psychoses
18. Drugs Used for Seizure Disorders
19. Drugs Used for Pain Management
Unit 4: Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular System
20. Introduction to Cardiovascular Disease and Metabolic Syndrome
21. Drugs Used to Treat Dyslipidemias
22. Drugs Used to Treat Hypertension
23. Drugs Used to Treat Dysrhythmias
24. Drugs Used to Treat Angina Pectoris
25. Drugs Used to Treat Peripheral Vascular Disease
26. Drugs Used to Treat Thromboembolic Disorders
27. Drugs Used to Treat Heart Failure
28. Drugs Used for Diuresis
Unit 5: Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System
29. Drugs Used to Treat Upper Respiratory Disease
30. Drugs Used to Treat Lower Respiratory
Disease
Unit 6: Drugs Affecting the Digestive
System
31. Drugs Used to Treat Oral Disorders
32. Drugs Used to Treat Gastroesophageal Reflux and Peptic Ulcer Disease
33. Drugs Used to Treat Nausea and Vomiting
34. Drugs Used to Treat Constipation and
Diarrhea
Unit 7: Drugs That Affect the Endocrine
System
35. Drugs Used to Treat Diabetes Mellitus
36. Drugs Used to Treat Thyroid Disease
37. Corticosteroids
38. Gonadal Hormones
Unit 8: Drugs Affecting the Reproductive System
39. Drugs Used in Obstetrics
40. Drugs Used in Men’s and Women’s
Health
Unit 9: Drugs Affecting Other Body
Systems
41. Drugs Used to Treat Disorders of the Urinary System
42. Drugs Used to Treat Glaucoma and Other Eye Disorders
43. Drugs Used to Treat Cancer
44. Drugs Used to Treat the Musculoskeletal System
45. Drugs Used to Treat Infection
Unit 10: Drugs Affecting the General Health of the Body
46. Nutrition
47. Herbal and Dietary Supplemental Therapy
48. Substance Abuse
Willihnganz: Clayton’s Basic Pharmacology for Nurses, 18th Edition
Test Bank
Chapter 01. Drug Definitions, Standards, and Information Sources
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The name is the name under which the drug is listed by the United
States Food and Drug Administration, who by federal law names the drug for
human use in the United States.
1. brand 3. official
2. nonproprietary 4. trademark
ANS: 3
3. The official name is the name under which a drug is listed by the FDA.
1. The brand name, or trademark, is the name given to a drug by its
manufacturer.
2. The nonproprietary, or generic, name is provided by the USAN Council.
4. The trademark, or brand name, is the name given to a drug by its
manufacturer.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: PAGE: 2
TOP: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe, Effective Care Environment
2. The contains information specific to nutritional supplements.
1. USP Dictionary of USAN & International Drug Names
2. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
3. United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary
4. Drug Interaction Facts
ANS: 3
3. The United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary contains information
specific to nutritional supplements.
1. USP Dictionary of USAN & International Drug Names is a compilation of
drug names, pronunciation guide and possible future FDA-approved drugs; it
does not include nutritional supplements.
2. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database contains evidence-based
information on herbal medicines and herbal combination products; it does
not include information specific to nutritional supplements.
4. Drug Interaction Facts contains comprehensive information on drug
interaction facts; it does not include nutritional supplements.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: PAGE: 3
TOP: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity
3. Drugs may be classified according to which of the following?
1. Effect on the body system 3. Generic or trade
2. Cost 4. Chemical constitution
ANS: 1
1. Classification is according to effect on body system, therapeutic use or
clinical indications, physiological or chemical action, prescription or
nonprescription, and/or recreational drugs.
2. Drugs are not classified by cost.
3. Drugs are not classified by generic or trade names.
4. Drugs are not classified by chemical constitution.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: PAGE: 2
TOP: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity
4. The most comprehensive reference available to research a drug interaction
is:
1. Drug Facts and Comparisons.
2. Drug Interaction Facts.
3. Handbook on Injectable Drugs.
4. Martindale–The Complete Drug Reference.
ANS: 2
2. First published in 1983, this reference is currently the most comprehensive
book available on drug interactions. In addition to monographs listing various
aspects of drug interactions, this information is reviewed and updated by an
internationally renowned group of physicians and pharmacists with clinical
and scientific expertise.
1. This is not the most comprehensive source.
3. This is not the most comprehensive source.
4. This is not the most comprehensive source.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: PAGE: 4
TOP: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity
5. The physician has written an order for a drug with which the nurse is
unfamiliar. Which section of the Physician’s Desk Reference would be most
helpful to get information about this drug?
1. Manufacturer’s section 3. Product Category section
2. Brand and Generic Name
section
4. Product Information section
ANS: 2
2. A physician’s order would include the brand and/or generic name of the
drug. The alphabetic index in the PDR would make this section the most userfriendly. Based on a physician’s order, manufacturer’s information and
classification information would not be known.
1. This is a roster of manufacturers.
3. This lists products subdivided by therapeutic classes, such as analgesics,
laxatives, oxytocics, and antibiotics.
4. This section contains reprints of the package inserts for the major products
of manufacturers.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: PAGE: 6
TOP: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity
6. A patient who lives in Atlanta states she’s concerned she is taking an inferior
antibiotic because her insurance company pays only for generic equivalents.
A reference source to refer her to is:
1. Advice for the Patient (USPDI).
2. Therapeutic Choices.
3. Approved Drug Products and Legal Requirements (USPDI).
4. Drug Interaction Facts.
ANS: 3
3. The United States Pharmacopoeia Dispensing Information is an excellent
nontechnical source for patients. The Approved Drug Product and Legal
Requirement section lists the therapeutic equivalent drugs when a drug is
made by more than one manufacturer. Therefore, patients are able to verify
therapeutic equivalence of the medication of lower cost.
1. This section features easy-to-understand, in-depth materials to help
educate patients about medications and their proper use.
2. This is a Canadian publication.
4. This contains only information on drug interactions.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: PAGE: 9
TOP: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity
7. The Federal Drug Administration of the Department of Health and Human
Services was given the authority to determine the safety of a drug before its
marketing as a result of the:
1. Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act (1938).
2. Durham-Humphrey Amendment (1952).
3. Controlled Substances Act (1970).
4. Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendment (1962).
ANS: 1 [Show Less]