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Test Bank For Pharmacology Clear and Simple:
A Guide to Drug Classifications and Dosage Calculations,
4th Edition by Cynthia J. Watkins
Chapters 1 - 21

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,Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
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Pharmacology Clear and Simple-
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A Guide to Drug Classifications and Dosage Calculations 4thEdition Watkins Test Bank
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1.
A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a comput
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edtomography (CT) scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers chemot
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herapy to patients who have cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurse admini
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sters 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 the
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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
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that deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease.The radiolog
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y nurse is administering a drug to help diagnose a disease. The oncology nurse is admi
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nistering a drug to help treat a disease. Pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involv
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ed in drug therapy. Pharmacodynamics involves how a drug affects the body and phar
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2.
A physician has ordered intramuscular (IM) injections of morphine, a narc
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otic, every 4 hours as needed for pain in a motor vehicle accident victim. Th
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e nurse is aware this drug has a high abuse potential. Under whatcategory
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ANSWER: B

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Narcotics with a high abuse potential are classified as Schedule II drugs beca
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use of severe dependence liability. Schedule I drugs have high abuse potenti
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al and no accepted medical use. Schedule III drugs have a lesser abuse pote
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ntial than II and an accepted medical use. Schedule IV drugs havelow abuse
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3.
When involved in phase III drug evaluation studies, what responsibiliti
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eswould the nurse have?
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ANSWER: C
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Phase III studies involve use of a drug in a vast clinical population in whichp
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atients are asked to record any symptoms they experience while taking the
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drugs. Nurses may be responsible for helping collect and analyze the informa
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tion to be shared with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) butwould n
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ot conduct research independently because nurses do not prescribe medica
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tions. Use of animals in drug testing is done in the preclinical trials. Select p
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atients who are involved in phase II studies to participate in studies where t
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he participants have the disease the drug is intended to treat. These patient
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s are monitored closely for drug action and adverse effects. Phase I studies i
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nvolve healthy human volunteers who are usually paid for their participation
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. Nurses may observe for adverse effects and toxicity.
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4.
What concept is considered when generic drugs are substituted for br
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C) Distribution
D) Half-life
ANSWER: A
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