Topic 1 Pharma QUIZ
Topic 1 Pharma QUIZ
BSN-2B
A 1. The nurse is preparing to give a medication to a child. The child’s parent asks whether the
drug is safe for children. How will the nurse respond to the parent?
“Drugs are tested on adults and safe doses for children are based on weights compared to
adult weights.”
“Drugs are deemed safe for children over time when repeated use proves effectiveness and
safety.”
“Drugs are tested for both efficacy and safety in children in order to be marketed for
pediatric use.”
C 2. The nurse is enrolling subjects for a double-blind experimental study. One patient asks the
nurse to explain the role of the experimental group. The nurse will explain that subjects in the
experimental group in this type of study
receive a placebo.
C-II
C-III
C-IV
C-V
D 4. The nurse reviews information about a drug and notes the initials “United States
Pharmacopeia (USP)” after the drug’s official name. The nurse understands that this designation
indicates the drug
is a controlled substance.
A 5. Many drugs marketed in the 1980s may not be effective in a majority of the population.
The nurse understands that this is because these drugs
A 6. The nurse is obtaining signatures on consent forms for participation in a clinical drug trial.
One patient says, “I’m not sure I want to do this, but I need the cash.” The nurse will take which
action?
A 9. The nurse is assisting with data collection in a study of drug effects in healthy subjects. The
nurse assists with blood and urine collection to determine serum drug levels and the presence
of metabolites in the urine. Which phase of a drug study does this represent?
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
Phase IV
C 10. Which statement about the safety and efficacy of medications in children is accurate?
Children cannot give consent, so clinical drug trials are not performed on children.
“Withdrawal from the study may end at any time, but the gift certificate will not be given.”
A 12. During a clinical drug trial for a new medication, researchers note a previously unknown
serious adverse effect occurring in more than 50% of subjects. The study is discontinued. Which
ethical principle is being exercised?
Beneficence
Justice
Veracity
A 13. The nurse is assisting with a clinical drug trial in which the side effects of two effective
drugs are being compared. A patient who would benefit from either drug has elected to
withdraw from the study, and the nurse assists with the paperwork to facilitate this. This is an
example of
autonomy.
beneficence.
justice.
veracity.
B 14. Which is the characteristic of preclinical in vivo testing?
C 16. In a 5-year experimental clinical trial to investigate a new cancer treatment, researchers in
the second year note overwhelming improvement in almost all of the subjects in the treatment
group. The lead researcher elects to continue the study. Which ethical principle is being
violated?
Beneficence
Justice
Veracity
D 18. The nurse is enrolling subjects for a clinical drug trial in which subjects will be randomly
assigned to either a treatment or a placebo group. The pills in both groups will be in identical
packaging with identical appearance. The group that receives the intervention is the
control group.
experimental group.
dependent group.
independent group.
C 19. A clinical drug trial is concluding a study of pharmacokinetics and safety of a drug in
healthy individuals. The nurse will assist enrollment of participants into the next phase of the
study and will include which subjects?
Healthy subjects
D 20. A patient is prescribed a medication and asks the nurse if the drug is available in a generic
form. The nurse understands that a generic medication will have a name that
is a registered trademark.
is always capitalized.
D 21. The nurse is assisting with a clinical drug trial to test the safe dose of an analgesic
medication and learns that subjects have been told that the study is about measuring the
analgesic effects. Which ethical principle has been violated?
Beneficence
Justice
Veracity
B 22. A patient is taking methadone as part of a heroin withdrawal program. The nurse
understands that, in this instance, methadone is classified as which drug schedule?
C-I
C-II
C-III
C-V
C 23. The nurse is preparing to administer a schedule II injectable drug and is drawing up half of
the contents of a single-use vial. Which nursing action is correct?
Ask another nurse to observe and cosign wasting the remaining drug from the vial.
Keep the remaining amount in the patient’s drawer to give at the next dose.
Dispose of the vial with the remaining drug into a locked collection box.