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ents who have cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurse administers a measl es-
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s of all threenurses?
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A) Pharmacoeconomics
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D) Pharmacokinetics
ANSWER: B
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Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are involved with cli nic
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al pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of pharmacology
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that d jc
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ministering a drug to help diagnose a disease. The oncology nurse is administering a dr ug to
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help treat a disease. Pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involved in drug thera py. Phar
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C) Distribution
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