Prep U ch. 1 (Pharm)

Prescription practices of primary health care providers for controlled substances are monitored by which agency? A. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) B. World Health Organization (WHO) C. Food and Drug Agency (FDA) D. U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP)

A. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).

What statement describes a required characteristic of all generic drugs? A. Generic drugs must be therapeutically equivalent and less expensive than trade name drugs. B. Generic drugs are designated and patented exclusively by the manufacturer. C. Generic drugs are required to be protected by a current American patent. D. Generic drugs are categorized according to overall usefulness and potential for abuse.

A. Generic drugs must be therapeutically equivalent and less expensive than trade name drugs.

The nurse is caring for a patient who admits to having taken anabolic steroids to enhance his cycling ability. What schedule medication was this patient abusing? A. Schedule III B. Schedule I C. Schedule II D. Schedule IV

A. Schedule III

What behavior demonstrates that a nurse is using knowledge for safe patient care under Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies when administering medications? A. The nurse keeps the computer printout of medications to refer to when pulling out medications that are due. B. Consults with the pharmacist about possible adverse reactions to a newly approved drug C. Makes suggestion for feature to be included on a new drug dispensing system D. Searches drug databases for effective patient education materials

A. The nurse keeps the computer printout of medications to refer to when pulling out medications that are due.

A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a client who is having a CAT scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers chemotherapy to clients who have cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurse administers an MMR to a 14-month-old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology describes the actions of all three nurses? A. pharmacotherapeutics B. pharmacoeconomics C. pharmacokinetics D. pharmacodynamics

A. pharmacotherapeutics.

A drug has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. What study phase would occur next? A. phase IV study B. phase II study C. phase III study D. phase I study

A. phase IV study.

After teaching a group of nursing students about drug classes and categories, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify legend drugs as referred to as which medication? A. prescription drugs B. vitamin supplements C. herbalism D. nonprescription drugs

A. prescription drugs.

Drugs are classified according to what standard? A. their effects on particular body systems, therapeutic uses, and chemical characteristics B. their historical and geographical origin C. the effectiveness of the drug and the process of distribution D. the manufacturer of the drug, as well as their impact on therapy regimens

A. their effects on particular body systems, therapeutic uses, and chemical characteristics.

When involved in phase III drug evaluation studies, what action should the nurse perform? A. Select appropriate clients to be involved in the drug study. B. Monitor and observe clients closely for adverse effects. C. Work with animals which are given experimental drugs. D. Make decisions that will determine effectiveness of the drug.

B. Monitor and observe clients closely for adverse effects.

A nurse is administering a large number of medications to a diverse group of clients. What types of drugs will be excluded from these medications? A. schedule II B. schedule I C. schedule III D. schedule IV

B. schedule I

The care provider has prescribed intravenous hydromorphone for a client using a client-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump. The nurse is aware that this drug has a high abuse potential. Under what category would hydromorphone be classified? A. schedule I B. schedule II C. schedule III D. schedule IV

B. schedule II

During a phase II study, a drug may be removed from testing because of: A. high benefit-to-risk ratio. B. unacceptable adverse effects. C. greater than anticipated effectiveness. D. low risk of toxicity.

B. unacceptable adverse effects.

Which is an example of a black box warning by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)? A. Decrease in appetite and food consumption B. Feelings of chest tightness and heaviness C. Difficulty breathing and maintaining an airway D. Loss of bowel and bladder control

C. Difficulty breathing and maintaining an airway

Which agency is responsible for the enforcement of controlled substances? A. Department of Health and Human Services B. U.S. Department of Justice C. Drug Enforcement Agency D. Food and Drug Administration

C. Drug Enforcement Agency

The nurse is currently participating in phase IV of a clinical study of a chemotherapeutic drug. What action would the nurse be expected to perform during this phase of testing? A. Administering the drug to clients who have a diagnosis of cancer. B. Recruiting a small number of healthy volunteers to take the drug. C. Gathering data from clients taking the drug after it has been released to market. D. Publicizing the therapeutic benefits of the drug to cancer support groups.

C. Gathering data from clients taking the drug after it has been released to market.

While reviewing a package insert for a drug, what would the nurse identify as the drug's generic name? A. Synthroid B. Levothroid C. Levothyroxine sodium D. L-thyroxine

C. Levothyroxine sodium

A nurse is teaching the client about the use of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. Which statement best informs the client about their safe use? A. "OTC drugs are considered medications and should be reported on a drug history." B. "OTC drugs are products that are available without prescription for self-treatment of minor health issues." C. "OTC drugs were approved as prescription drugs but later were found to be safe without the need of a prescription." D. "OTC drugs need to be taken with caution; they can mask the signs and symptoms of an underlying disease and interfere with prescription drug therapy."

D. "OTC drugs need to be taken with caution; they can mask the signs and symptoms of an underlying disease and interfere with prescription drug therapy."

What information should the nurse use to base his/her respond when asked what the outcome of biotechnology involves? A. The process involves an inert substance to affect a person's expectation of a drug's effect B. The process that considers the influence a person's genetic heritage has on specific drug effectiveness C. The process that identifies the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequence in a gene D. The process involves the insertion of hybrid molecules into living organisms.

D. The process involves the insertion of hybrid molecules into living organisms.

What is included in FDA approval of a drug for OTC availability? A. analysis of the cost of the drug to the consumer B. analysis of the diagnoses for which the medication may be used by the consumer C. studies involving the safe use of the medication by the consumer D. evaluation of evidence that the consumer can use the drug safely, using information on the product label

D. evaluation of evidence that the consumer can use the drug safely, using information on the product label

What drug would the nurse discuss when educating a client about the prototype of opioid analgesics? A. hydrocodone B. meperidine C. methadone D. morphine

D. morphine.