Medications (Chap 30)

Question 1

Which of the following refers to the brand name of a drug, which is selected by the pharmaceutical company that sells it and appears capitalized in drug literature and clinical practice.

Answer 1

Trade name

Question 2

Medication orders which can be administered on an as-needed basis with particularly clinical parameters are called:

Answer 2

PRN orders

Question 3

The pharmaceutical class of a drug refers to the clinical indication for the drug or action of the drug.

Answer 3

FALSE

Question 4

A common misconception is that response to medications may differ between people of different ethnic groups.

Answer 4

FALSE

Question 5

The terms side effect, adverse drug reaction, allergic effect, or anaphylactic reaction all refer to the predictable secondary effects of medications.

Answer 5

FALSE

Question 6

Medications which are delivered outside the intestines or alimentary canal are referred to as which of the following?

Answer 6

Parenteral

Question 7

The universal name of a medication, which identifies the drug’s active ingredient, is the name assigned by the manufacturer that first develops the drug.

Answer 7

FALSE

Question 8

Which of the following refers to the potential response of the body when it becomes accustomed to the effects of a particular drug over a period of time, resulting in the need for larger doses of the drug to produce the desired effect?

Answer 8

Tolerance

Question 9

The change of an active drug from its original form to an inactivated or new form is referred to as which of the following?

Answer 9

Metabolism

Question 10

Nurses have the right to refuse to administer any medication that, based on their knowledge and experience, may be harmful to the patient.

Answer 10

TRUE