The nurse is administering morning medications. A patient questions the nurse, "How does the drug know where to go?"
The nurse's best response to the patient is based on the understanding that a drug that elicits only those responses for which it is given is considered
a. Safe
b. Effective
c. Selective
d. Predictable
ANS: C
Selectivity defines a drug that elicits only those responses for which it is given.
There are no drugs that are considered safe by definition.
"Effective" is a term that describes a drug that is doing what it is expected to do.
A predictable drug response will have the mechanism of action that is expected from it.
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