A man is very upset with a drug recall of a medication he has been taking for a long time. He states that he feels like he can no longer trust anyone to protect him. In response to his questions about the process of drug development, it is important to know that with a new drug, the FDA is responsible for
A) testing the drug with animals
B) testing the drug with healthy people
C) marketing the drug to health care providers
D) evaluating the drug for safety and effectiveness
Answer: D) evaluating the drug for safety and effectiveness
You might also like to view...
The informatics nurse is reading an article that focuses on a field within health informatics devoted to the consumer, or patient, view. What is the nurse reading about?
A) Electronic patient portal B) Personal health record C) Patient education system D) Consumer health informatics
Which of the following best describes the purposes of ambulatory health care delivery?
A. Long-term skilled care, emergency care, health promotion B. Health promotion, managed care, selected surgery C. Health protection, short-term treatment, health promotion D. Short-term treatment, long-term treatment, health protection
A client with major depression visits the mental health clinic and tells the nurse that he has recently started smoking marijuana. The nurse determines that the manifestation of the client's co-occurring disorder is:
A) Primary mental illness with subsequent substance abuse. B) Primary substance abuse disorder with psychopathologic sequelae. C) Dual primary diagnoses. D) A common etiology.
When performing a head-to-toe assessment, during which part would the nurse assess the motor function of cranial nerve VII?
A) Mental status examination B) Head and face C) Ears D) Mouth and throat