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[Clinical Pharmacology]

Roach’s Introductory Clinical Pharmacology

11th edition

By Susan M. Ford (Chapter 1 to 54)

Test Bank

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Chapter 1: General Principles of Pharmacology

Multiple Choice Questions

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 on

which of the following as an essential aspect?

A) Drug name

B) Drug class

C) Drug action

D) Drug source

Ans: 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 the

best 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 pharmacist

Ans: 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 best

choices 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, a

nursing instructor would identify which of the following as a source for deriving

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medications? Select all that apply.

A) Plants

B) Synthetic sources

C) Mold

D) Minerals

E) Animals

Ans: A, B, C, D, E

Feedback:

Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds, minerals, and

animals, 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 of

development? Select all that apply.

A) Chemical name

B) Official name

C) Pharmacologic name

D) Trade name

E) Nonproprietary name

Ans: 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, and

a 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 drug

Ans: A, B

Feedback:

A drug may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by the way it is

used 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 the

Food and Drug Administration to newly approved drugs? Select all that apply.

A) Metabolite

B) Noncontrolled substance

C) Prescription

D) Nonprescription

E) Controlled substance

Ans: 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 substance. Metabolite refers to

the inactive form of the drug. Noncontrolled substance is a term that is not used.

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