Chapter 2 Core Concepts in Pharmacology 3rd Edition

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. 1)  A student nurse asks what the difference between a therapeutic class and a pharmacologic class is. 1) The best response would be:
   1. A)  Therapeutic classification is how the medication produces an effect in the body, where pharmacologic classification is how a medication works clinically.
   2. B)  Pharmacologic classification is how the medication produces an effect in the body, where therapeutic classification is how a medication works clinically.
   3. C)  Therapeutic classification is how addictive a medication is, where pharmacologic classification is how the medication produces an effect in the body.
   4. D)  There are no differences between therapeutic and pharmacologic classes.
2. 2)  A drug is labeled ʺused for minor skin irritations.ʺ This is an example of which classification? 2)

   A) Function B) Usefulness C) Pharmacologic D) Therapeutic

3. 3)  A nursing instructor is teaching fundamental pharmacological content. In helping the students 3) become comfortable with this material, the instructor suggests that they focus initially on
   familiarizing themselves with the:

   A) Trade names. B) Adverse effects. C) Prototype. D) Generic names.

4. 4)  The original, well-understood drug model from which other medications in a pharmacologic class 4) have been developed is known as:

   A) The prototype drug. B) A generic drug.
   C) A proprietary drug. D) A combination drug.

5. 5)  Which of the following statements is true regarding prototype drugs? 5)
   1. A)  A nurse can apply understanding of the effects of a prototype drug to other drugs in the

      same class.

   2. B)  The mechanism of action is different for the prototype drug than for other drugs in the same

      class.

   3. C)  The most commonly used drug in a specific class is always the most widely prescribed drug.
   4. D)  Understanding the effects of the prototype drug does not help the nurse to understand the

      effects of other drugs in the same class.

Answer Key
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1) B 2) D 3) C 4) A 5) A