Test Bank - Pharmacology For The Primary Care Provider, 4th Edition (Edmunds, 2023) Chapter 1-73 Complete Guide Latest Assured A+.

6. Which law(s) govern all drug administration by nurses? a. Drug Regulation and Reform Act b. FDA Amendments Act c. Nurse Practice Acts d. The Controlled Substances Act {Ans: ANS: C Each states Nurse Practice Act identifies how nurses administer medications. The other acts govern how drugs are marketed and tested.}2. 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 a. is a registered trademark. b. is always capitalized. c. describes the drugs chemical structure. d. is non-proprietary. d. is non-proprietary. {Ans: ANS: D The generic name is the official, non-proprietary name for a drug. The brand name is the trademark name and is always capitalized. The chemical name describes the chemical structure of the drug.}18. 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. did not pass through the appropriate phases of clinical trials. b. did not require human subject protections and are invalid. c. were not tested on women, minorities, or children. d. were tested on healthy