Pharmacology Clear and Simple:
A Guide to Drug Classifications and Dosage Calculations,
4th Edition by Cynthia J. Watkins
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1.
Aenursee workinge ine radiologyeadministerse iodinee toe ae patiente whoe ise havinge aecomp
utedetomographye(CT)e scan.e Thee nursee working eone thee oncologyeuniteadministerseche
motherapye toe patientse whoe havee cancer.e Ate thee Publice HealtheDepartment,e ae nurseea
dministerse ae measles-mumps-rubellae (MMR)e vaccineetoeae 14-month-
oldechildeaseaeroutineeimmunization.e Whichebranche ofepharmacologyebestedescribeseth
eeactionseofeallethreeenurses?
A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
ANSWER: B
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Pharmacologyeisethee studyeofethee biologice effectse ofechemicals.e Nurseseareeinvolvede
withe clinicale pharmacologye ore pharmacotherapeutics,e whiche iseaebrancheof epharmaco
logyethate dealsewithe thee usese ofedrugsetoe treat,e prevent,eandediagnosee disease.eThee ra
diologyenursee iseadministeringeae drugetoe helpediagnosee ae disease.e Thee oncologyenurse
e iseadministeringe ae druge toe help e treateae disease.e Pharmacoeconomicse includese anyeco
stse involvede ine druge therapy.ePharmacodynamicseinvolvesehoweaedrugeaffectsetheebod
yeandepharmacokineticseisehowetheebodyeactseonetheebody.
2.
Aephysiciane haseorderedeintramusculare(IM)einjectionseofe morphine,eaena
rcotic,eeverye4e hourseaseneededefore paineineaemotore vehicleeaccidentevictim
.e Thee nursee iseawaree thisedruge haseae higheabusee potential.e Undere whatecate
goryewouldemorphineebeeclassified?
A) Schedulee I
B) ScheduleeII
C) ScheduleeIII
D) ScheduleeIV
ANSWER: B
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Narcoticsewitheae higheabuseepotentialearee classifiedeaseScheduleeIIedrugsebec
auseeofeseveree dependenceeliability.e Schedulee Ie drugsehavee highe abuseepote
ntiale ande noe acceptede medicale use.e Schedulee IIIe drugse havee ae lessereabusee
potentiale thane IIeande aneacceptede medicale use.e Schedulee IVe drugse haveelowe
abuseepotentialeandelimitededependenceeliability.
3.
Whene involvede ine phasee IIIe druge evaluatione studies,e whate responsibilit
iesewouldetheenurseehave?
A) Workinge withe animalse whoe aree givene experimentale drugs
B) Choosinge appropriatee patientse toe bee involvede ine thee druge study
C) Monitoringe ande observinge patientse closelye fore adversee effects
D) Conductinge researche toe determinee effectivenesse ofethee drug
ANSWER: C
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Phasee IIIestudiese involvee usee ofeae drugeine ae vaste clinicale populationeine whiche
patientsearee askede toe recorde anye symptomse they eexperiencee whilee takinge t
heedrugs.eNursesemayebeeresponsibleeforehelping ecollecteandeanalyzeetheeinf
ormatione toe bee sharede withe thee Foode ande DrugeAdministratione (FDA)e butew
oulde note conducte researche independentlye becausee nursese doe note prescribee
medications.e Usee ofeanimalse inedruge testingeise donee inethee preclinicale trials.e
Selecte patientse whoeareeinvolvede inephasee IIestudiesetoeparticipatee ine studie
sewhereethee participantse havee thee diseasee thee druge iseintendede toetreat.e Th
eseepatientsearee monitorede closelyefore drugeactione ande adversee effects.e Pha
see Iestudieseinvolvee healthyehumanevolunteersewhoe areeusuallyepaidefore thei
reparticipation.eNursesemayeobserveeforeadverseeeffectseandetoxicity.
4.
Whate concepte iseconsiderede whene generice drugse aree substitutede fore b
randenameedrugs?
A) Bioavailability
B) Criticale concentration
C) Distribution
D) Half-life
ANSWER: A
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