Understanding Pharmacology 2nd Edition Workman Test Bank QUETIONS AND ANSWERS NURSING EXAM

Understanding Pharmacology Essentials for Medication

Safety 2nd Edition by M. Linda Workman Test Bank

Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses

Workman & LaCharity: Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials for Medication Safety, 2nd

Edition

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

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