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A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a computed tom
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ography (CT) scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers chemotherapy to pa
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tients who have cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurse administers a measles-
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mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to a 14-month- jt jt jt jt jt



old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best describes the actio
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A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
ANSWER: B
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cal pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of pharmacology that deal
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s with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease.The radiology nurse is admi
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nistering a drug to help diagnose a disease. The oncology nurse is administering a drug to h
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elp treat a disease. Pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involved in drug therapy. Phar
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A physician has ordered intramuscular (IM) injections of morphine, a narcotic, ev
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ery 4 hours as neededfor pain ina motor vehicle accident victim. Thenurseisa
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warethisdrughasahighabusepotential.Underwhatcategory would morphin
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When involved in phase III drug evaluation studies, what responsibilities
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ANSWER: C
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hared with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but would not conduct rese
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arch independently because nurses do not prescribe medications. Use of animal
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s in drug testing is done in the preclinical trials.
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Select patients who are involved in phase II studies to participate in studies wher
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e the participants have the disease the drug is intended to treat. These patients a
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re monitored closely for drug action and adverse effects. Phase I studies involve
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healthy human volunteers who are usually paid for their participation. Nursesm
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ayobserve for adverse effects and toxicity.
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C) Distribution
D) Half-life
ANSWER: A
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