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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Circle the letter that corresponds to the best

answer for each question.

1.Which of the following is the name assigned

to a drug by the manufacturer that first devel-

ops it?

a.Trade name

b.Official name

c.Chemical name

d.Generic name

2.Most drugs are excreted through which of the

following organs?

a.Kidneys

b.Lungs

c.Intestines

d.Skin

3.Which of the following acts designated the

United States Pharmacopeia and the National

Formulary as official standards of drugs and

empowered the federal government to

enforce these standards?

a.Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

b.Food and Drug Administration

c.Pure Food and Drug Act

d.Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention

and Control Act

4.Which of the following statements about

patient medications is accurate?

a.Safe practice dictates that a nurse follows

written or verbal orders.

b.In most settings, student nurses are

permitted to accept verbal orders from a

physician.

c.When a patient is admitted to a hospital,

all drugs that the physician may have or-

dered while the patient was at home are

continued.

d.Upon admittance to a hospital, all patient

medications from home should be sent

home with the family or placed in safe-

keeping.

5.Which of the following types of medication

orders would a physician prescribe for “as

needed” pain medication?

a.Standing order

b.PRN order

c.Single order

d.Stat order

6.A nurse suspects a drug he/she administered

to a patient is in error. Who is legally respon-

sible for the error?

a.Nurse

b.Physician

c.Hospital

d.Pharmacist

7.Which of the following measurement

systems uses a grain as the basic unit of

weight?

a.Metric

b.Apothecary

c.Household

d.Decimal

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