Rehash Flashcards
- The study of drugs and their interaction in general with living systems is known as:
a. Pharmacokinetics
b. Clinical pharmacology
c. Pharmacotherapeutics
d. Pharmacology
d. pharmacology
In teaching a continuing education class in pharmacology, the instructor tests the class regarding concepts learned about pharmacodynamics. Which statement made by a student best demonstrates the understanding regarding these concepts:
a. “Routes of administration are components of pharmacodynamics.”
b. “Receptor binding is the main component of pharmacodynamics.”
c. “Metabolism is a component of pharmacodynamics.”
d. “Age and gender are components of pharmacodynamics.”
b. “Receptor binding is the main component of pharmacodynamics.”
Among the characteristics for an “ideal drug”, what are the three important characteristics that are considered to be the most important for a drug?
a. Predictability, stability and effectiveness
b. Safety, reversibility and ease of administration
c. Safety, effectiveness and selectivity
d. Stability, safety and selectivity
c. Safety, effectiveness and selectivity
A nurse is teaching a continuing education class on pharmacology. The nurse is evaluating the participants’ knowledge and poses the question, “When a disease process triggers increased metabolism of the drug, the disease has altered the drug’s ___________.”
a. Pharmacodynamics
b. Pharmacotherapeutics
c. Pharmacokinetics
d. Selectivity
c. Pharmacokinetics
The intensity of any drug action is determined by
a. What dosage is administered
b. How the dosage is administered
c. How the drug is handled by the body
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
A patient while being administered the drug questions the nurse, “What do you mean that most drug actions are reversible?” The nurse’s best response is that most drug effects _____________________________________.
a. Diminish when given in low doses
b. Diminish as it wears out from the system
c. Reverse when given in high doses
d. Reverse when given in low doses
b. Diminish as it wears out from the system
A patient with type I diabetes mellitus arrives at the clinic with complaints of low blood sugar. The nurse questions the patient regarding compliance with medications. The patient states that she gives herself more insulin per dose so she doesn’t have to take it as often. Which of the following area does the nurse need to educate the patient on?
a. Pharmacokinetics
b. Pharmacodynamics
c. Administration
d. Chemical stability
c. Administration
Which aspect of the baseline assessment would be the most important before a drug that is known to cause hepatotoxicity is to be administered to a patient?
a. The patient’s blood pressure measurement
b. The patient’s liver function tests
c. The patient’s electrocardiogram (EKG)
d. The patient’s mental status
b. The patient’s liver function tests
The nurse is ready to administer an anti-hypertensive agent and on assessing finds out the blood pressure is 108/75 (normal 100/80). What action should the nurse take to determine if it is safe to administer the drug?
a. Note the current blood pressure levels and give the medication and monitor the patient
because he has hypertension
b. Hold the medication, as the patient’s blood pressure is too high to administer the drug.
c. Administer the medication because the medication is prescribed.
d. Assess the patients baseline blood pressure levels before and after the last dose of the medication, to determine if the medication should be administered.
d. Assess the patients baseline blood pressure levels before and after the last dose of the medication, to determine if the medication should be administered.
A patient has been taking a brand-name drug and his insurance plan change requires the use of generic drugs since they are available and approved by the FDA. The patient asks if he should pay out of his pocket for the brand-name drug. The nurse’s response should be based on the fact that:
a. Trade name drugs contain active ingredients than generic drugs and he should
pay out of his pocket
b. Generic drugs have therapeutic equivalency to their brand-name counterparts and its ok to start with the generic drugs
c. Generic drugs usually are not the same dosage as brand-name drugs and he should
pay out of his pocket
d. Continuing to use the brand-name drug will prevent confusion and therefore he should
pay out of his pocket
b. Generic drugs have therapeutic equivalency to their brand-name counterparts and its ok to start with the generic drugs
An adult patient is receiving antibiotics as drug therapy for an infection and has developed hearing loss. The nurse realizes that this is a side effect of the drug. This action has occurred during which step of the nursing process?
a. Baseline assessment
b. Evaluation
c. Planning
d. Implementation
b. Evaluation
When discussing the types of drug names such as Ibuprofen / 2,4,(isobutylphenyl) propionic acid / Advil, it is because we are discussing their ________________ name.
a. Chemical / Generic / Trade
b. Generic / Chemical / Trade
c. Trade / Generic / Chemical
d. Trade/ Chemical/ Generic
b. Generic / Chemical / Trade
The nurse is caring for several patients and prepares to administer morning medications. Which among the following is the most high-risk patient that the nurse should monitor after administering the drugs?
a. The pediatric patient admitted with a broken arm
b. The active elderly patient admitted with a right hip fracture
c. The young adult patient with a history of kidney disease
d. The 26-year-old female admitted with asthma
c. The young adult patient with a history of kidney disease
All drugs have a chemical, a generic and a trade name. Learning the generic name for a drug is important for nurses/practitioners. Why?
a. The generic name is the same as trade name
b. Generic names are easy to recall and pronounce
c. The generic name of the drug will be the same no matter what the trade name is
d. There are several generic names for a drug with one given trade name
c. The generic name of the drug will be the same no matter what the trade name is
Which legislation gives the power to the FDA, for the first time, to require drug companies to conduct pediatric clinical trials on new drugs that may be used in children?
a. Controlled Substance Act (1970)
b. Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act (FDAMA, 1997)
c. Pediatric Research Equity Act (PREA) of 2003
d. The Best Pharmaceutical for Children Act (BPCA) in 2002
c. Pediatric Research Equity Act (PREA) of 2003
The Harris-Kefauver amendment that was created after the thalidomide tragedy sought to strengthen all aspects of drug regulation. It required
a. Proof of effectiveness before a new drug could be marketed
b. That drugs be free of adulterants
c. All new drugs undergo testing for toxicity
d. Testing procedures be done for adverse effects before a new drug is released
a. Proof of effectiveness before a new drug could be marketed
The rationale for the 1992 changes in the Food and Drug Administration regulations to permit accelerated approval of drugs for the treatment of life-threatening or severely debilitating disease was to:
a. Allow for marketing before completion of Phase III in drug trials
b. Ensure that the unknown risks associated with early approval are balanced by the need for effective drugs
c. Change the rules because existing FDA regulations were too easy for potentially non-effective drugs
d. Accelerate approval of new drugs to give physicians the option of using them even before knowing their effectiveness
b. Ensure that the unknown risks associated with early approval are balanced by the need for effective drugs
A researcher working for a pharmaceutical company is providing orientation to a new nurse researcher. The researcher determines that further education is needed when the nurse states that
a. Preclinical testing takes place in animals b. Phase I involves normal volunteers
c. Phase III involves patients
d. The manufacturer applies for FDA approval after phase II
d. The manufacturer applies for FDA approval after phase II
When a new drug is subjected to clinical trial while there is an already existing drug in treatment for the condition, what would the control drug be in this clinical trial ?
a. A placebo sugar pill
b. A control sugar pill
c. The already existing drug
d. All of the above
c. The already existing drug
The terminology used to describe the clinical trial drug study where both health professional and the patient do not know what drug they are receiving in the trial is a(n) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ study. a. Single blind b. Open label c. Cross over d. Double blind
d. Double blind
The most common way through which drugs cross the membrane is via direct penetration. From the following list, identify the one that can cross the membrane more readily:
a. Molecules that are hydrophilic/lipophobic
b. Molecules that are hydrophobic/lipophilic
c. Small molecules that are charged
d. Large molecules that are charged
b. Molecules that are hydrophobic/lipophilic
Select the accurate statement with regard to drugs and pH dependent ionization (ion trapping). Aspirin when taken with antacid will be ____________________________.
a. Absorbed more from the stomach at that pH because they are non-ionized
b. Trapped more in the stomach at that pH because they will ionize
c. Degraded more in the stomach at that pH
d. Absorbed normally as they don’t ionize
b. Trapped more in the stomach at that pH because they will ionize
Under most circumstances, intramuscular (IM) injections are to be avoided; however, there are some advantages to this route. Identify the advantage in using IM from the following list:
a. IM route is the least painful
b. IM route is the least expensive
c. The IM route is superior when administering poorly soluble drugs
d. IM injections are safer than the other drug administration routes
c. The IM route is superior when administering poorly soluble drugs
Some drugs under go first- pass effect where as others undergo enterohepatic recirculation. The first-pass effect primarily alters a drug’s _____________, whereas enterohepatic circulation alters a drugs’s ________________.
a. Absorption. metabolism
b. Distribution, metabolism
c. Metabolism, distribution
d. Metabolism, excretion.
c. Metabolism, distribution