Pharm MT Review

Drug therapy or pharmacotherapy is the use of drugs to ______, diagnose, or treat signs, symptoms, and disease processes.

• prevent

• increase

• ignore

• complicate

Drugs given for therapeutic purposes are called ______.

• medications

• toxins

• poisons

• allergens

Drugs may be given for local or ______ effects; most are given for systemic effects.

• systemic

• digestive

• topical

• respiratory

A prototype is an example of a group of drugs, often the ______ one of the group to be developed.

• first

• last

• strongest

• cheapest

Trade names of drugs are determined by manufacturers; ______ names are independent of manufacturers.

• generic

• chemical

• brand

• proprietary

Controlled drugs are categorized according to therapeutic usefulness and potential for ______.

• abuse

• healing

• digestion

• growth

Electronic charting, automated drug-dispensing systems, and bar code medication administration require enhanced nursing skills to manage administration of drugs in the ______ setting.

• clinical

• domestic

• recreational

• virtual

Observe for the 10 rights of medication administration. Which of the following is NOT one of the 10 rights?

• Right drug

• Right patient

• Right manufacturer

• Right dose

Error-reduction strategies that prevent and/or reduce environmental effects can assist in preventing ______ errors.

• medication

• calculation

• communication

• documentation

Drugs can stimulate or inhibit normal cellular activities; however, they cannot change the type of function that occurs ______.

• normally

• abnormally

• randomly

• occasionally