9th Edition by Rebecca Tucker
Chapters 1 - 59
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Introduction to Drugs Chapter 02-
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Drugs and the Body Chapter 03-
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Toxic Effects of Drugs
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The Nursing Process in Drug Therapy and Patient SafetyChapter 05-
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Dosage Calculations
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Challenges to Effective Drug TherapyChapter 07-
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Introduction to Cell Physiology Chapter 08- Anti-
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Antibiotics Chapter 10-
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Antiviral Agents Chapter 11-
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Antifungal Agents
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Antiprotozoal Agents Chapter 13-
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Anthelmintic Agents Chapter 14-
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Antineoplastic Agents
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Introduction to the Immune Response and InflammationChapter 16-
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Anti-inflammatory, Antiarthritis, and Related Agents Chapter 17-
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Immune Modulators
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Introduction to Nerves and the Nervous SystemChapter 20-
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Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Agents
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Antidepressant Agents Chapter 22-
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Psychotherapeutic AgentsChapter 23-
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Antiseizure Agents Chapter 24-
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Antiparkinsonism AgentsChapter 25-
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Muscle Relaxants
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Narcotics, Narcotic Antagonists, and Antimigraine AgentsChapter 27-
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General and Local Anesthetic Agents
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Neuromuscular Junction Blocking Agents Chapter 29-
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Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous SystemChapter 30-
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Adrenergic Agonists
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Adrenergic AntagonistsChapter 32-
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Cholinergic Agonists Chapter 33-
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Anticholinergic Agents
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Introduction to the Endocrine SystemChapter 35-
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Hypothalamic and Pituitary Agents Chapter 36-
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Adrenocortical Agents
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Thyroid and Parathyroid Agents Chapter 38-
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Agents to Control Blood Glucose LevelsChapter 39-
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Introduction to the Reproductive System
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Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive SystemChapter 41-
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Drugs Affecting the Male Reproductive System Chapter 42-
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Introduction to the Cardiovascular System Chapter 43-
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Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure
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Agents for Treating Heart FailureChapter 45-
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Antiarrhythmic Agents
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Antianginal Agents Chapter 47-
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Lipid-Lowering Agents
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Drugs Used to Treat Anemias Chapter 50-
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Introduction to the Renal System Chapter 51-
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Diuretic Agents
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Drugs Affecting the Urinary Tract and the BladderChapter 53-
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Introduction to the Respiratory System
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Drugs Acting on the Upper Respiratory TractChapter 55-
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Drugs Acting on the Lower Respiratory TractChapter 56-
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Introduction to the Gastrointestinal System Chapter 57-
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Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Secretions Chapter 58-
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Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Motility Chapter 59-
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Antiemetic Agents
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1.A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a compute
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rized axial tomography (CAT) scan. A nurse working on an oncology unit administer
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s chemotherapy to patients who have cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurs
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e administers a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to a 14-month-
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old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best describes th
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e actions of all three nurses?
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A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
ANSWER: B
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h clinical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of pharmacology t
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hat deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease. The nurse worki
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ng in radiology is administering a drug to help diagnose a disease. The nurse working on
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an oncology unit is administering a drug to help treat adisease. Pharmacoeconomics incl
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udes any costs involved in drug therapy.
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2.A physician has ordered intramuscular injections of morphine, a narcotic, every 4 hours
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as needed for pain for a motor vehicle accident victim. The nurse is aware thatthere is a hi
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gh abuse potential for this drug; therefore, morphine is categorized as a:
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