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Test Bank - Karch Focus on Nursing Pharmacology 9th
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b3 Edition by Rebecca Tucker
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Chapters 1 - 59 b3 b3 b3 b3

, Table of Contents b3 b3




Chapter 01- Introduction to Drugs
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Chapter 02- Drugs and the Body
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Chapter 03- Toxic Effects of Drugs
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Chapter 04- The Nursing Process in Drug Therapy and Patient Safety
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Chapter 05- Dosage Calculations
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Chapter 06- Challenges to Effective Drug Therapy
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Chapter 07- Introduction to Cell Physiology
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Chapter 08- Anti-infective Agents
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Chapter 09- Antibiotics
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Chapter 10- Antiviral Agents
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Chapter11- Antifungal Agents
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Chapter 12- Antiprotozoal Agents
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Chapter 13- Anthelmintic Agents
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Chapter 14- Antineoplastic Agents
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Chapter 15- Introduction to the Immune Response and Inflammation
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Chapter 16- Anti-inflammatory, Antiarthritis, and Related Agents
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Chapter 17- Immune Modulators
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Chapter 18- Vaccines and Sera
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Chapter 19- Introduction to Nerves and the Nervous System
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Chapter 20- Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Agents
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Chapter 21- Antidepressant Agents
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Chapter 22- Psychotherapeutic Agents
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Chapter 23- Antiseizure Agents
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Chapter 24- Antiparkinsonism Agents
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Chapter 25- Muscle Relaxants
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Chapter 26- Narcotics, Narcotic Antagonists, and Antimigraine Agents
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Chapter 27- General and Local Anesthetic Agents
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Chapter 28- Neuromuscular Junction Blocking Agents
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Chapter 29- Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System
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Chapter 30- Adrenergic Agonists
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Chapter31- Adrenergic Antagonists
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Chapter 32- Cholinergic Agonists
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Chapter 33- Anticholinergic Agents
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Chapter 34- Introduction to the Endocrine System
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Chapter 35- Hypothalamic and Pituitary Agents
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Chapter 36- Adrenocortical Agents
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Chapter 37- Thyroid and Parathyroid Agents
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Chapter 38- Agents to Control Blood Glucose Levels
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Chapter 39- Introduction to the Reproductive System
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Chapter 40- Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive System
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Chapter 41- Drugs Affecting the Male Reproductive System
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Chapter 42- Introduction to the Cardiovascular System Chapter
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43- Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure
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Chapter 44- Agents for Treating Heart Failure
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Chapter 45- Antiarrhythmic Agents
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Chapter 46- Antianginal Agents
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Chapter47-Lipid-Lowering Agents
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Chapter 48- Drugs Affecting Blood Coagulation
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Chapter 49- Drugs Used to Treat Anemias
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Chapter 50- Introduction to the Renal System
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Chapter 51- Diuretic Agents
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Chapter 52- Drugs Affecting the Urinary Tract and the Bladder
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Chapter 53- Introduction to the Respiratory System
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Chapter 54- Drugs Acting on the Upper Respiratory Tract
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Chapter 55- Drugs Acting on the Lower Respiratory Tract
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Chapter 56- Introduction to the Gastrointestinal System
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Chapter 57- Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Secretions
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Chapter 58- Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Motility
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Chapter 59- Antiemetic Agents
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CognitiveLevel: Application b3 b 3




Difficulty: Moderate
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Integrated Process: Nursing process b3 b 3 b3




1.A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a
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b3 computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan. A nurse working on an oncology unit b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3




b3 administers chemotherapy to patients who have cancer. At the Public Healthb3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3




b3 Department, a nurse administers a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to a 14- b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3




month-old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best
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b3 describes the actions of all three nurses? b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3




A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
ANSWER: B
Response:
Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are involved with b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3




b3 clinical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of pharmacology that
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b3 deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease. The nurse working in
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b3 radiology is administering a drug to help diagnose a disease.The nurse working on an
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b3 oncologyunit is administering a drug to help treat adisease. Pharmacoeconomics includes
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b3 anycosts involved in drugtherapy.
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Pharmacodynamics involves howadrug affects thebody, and pharmacokineticsishow b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3




b3 the bodyacts on the drug.
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Cognitive Level: Comprehension b3 b3




Difficulty: Easy
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Integrated Process: Nursing process b3 b 3 b3




2.A physician has ordered intramuscular injections of morphine, a narcotic, every 4 hours as
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b3 needed for pain for a motor vehicle accident victim.The nurse is aware thatthere is a high
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b3 abuse potential for this drug; therefore, morphine is categorized as a:
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, ANSWER: B
Response:
Narcotics such as morphine are considered schedule II drugs because of the high abuse
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b3 potential with severe dependence liability. Schedule I drugs have high abuse potential
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b3 and no accepted medical use. Schedule III drugs have a lesser abuse potential than
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b3 schedule II drugs and an accepted medical use. Schedule IVdrugs havelow abuse potential
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b3 and limited dependence liability.
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Cognitive Level: Comprehension b3 b3




Difficulty: Easy
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Integrated Process: Communication and documentation
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3.A nurse working for a drug company is involved in phase III drug evaluation studies.Which
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b3 of the following might the nurse be responsible for during this stage of drug
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b3 development?