Test Your Knowledge of Fundamental Pharmacology Terms
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Which of the following is the definition of pharmacology?

  • The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat diseases
  • The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems (correct)
  • The study of drugs in humans
  • The medical use of drugs

    • What is the primary purpose of nursing pharmacology?

  • To prevent drug interactions
  • To administer drugs
  • To develop new drugs
  • To understand drugs (correct)

    • What is the therapeutic objective of drug therapy?

  • To eliminate all adverse drug reactions
  • To provide maximum benefit with minimal harm (correct)
  • To cure all diseases
  • To develop new drugs

    • What is the definition of therapeutics?

    <p>The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat diseases or to prevent pregnancy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the property of an ideal drug defined as one that elicits only the response for which it is given?

    <p>Selectivity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ultimate concern of nurses when administering a drug?

    <p>The intensity of the response</p> Signup and view all the answers

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