Introductory Clinical Pharmacology
12th Edition By Susan Ford
NURSING
TESTBANK
, Introductory Clinical Pharmacology 12th Edition Susan Ford Nursing Test Bank
Contents
Unit 1 Nursing Foundation of Clinical Pharmacology
1 General Principles of Pharmacology
2 Administration of Drugs
3 Making Drug Dosing Safer
4 The Nursing Process
5 Client and Family Teaching
Unit 2 Drugs Used to Fight Infections
6 Antibacterial Drugs: Sulfonamides
7 Antibacterial Drugs That Disrupt the Bacterial Cell Wall
8 Antibacterial Drugs That Interfere With Protein Synthesis
9 Antibacterial Drugs That Interfere With DNA/RNA Synthesis
10 Antitubercular Drugs
11 Antiviral Drugs
12 Antifungal and Antiparasitic Drugs
Unit 3 Drugs Used to Manage Pain
13 Nonopioid Analgesics: Salicylates and Nonsalicylates
14 Nonopioid Analgesics: Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Migraine
HeadacheMedications
15 Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists
16 Anesthetic Drugs
Unit 4 Drugs That Affect the Central Nervous System
17 Central Nervous System Stimulants
18 Antidementia Drugs
19 Antianxiety Drugs
20 Sedatives and Hypnotics
21 Antidepressant Drugs
22 Antipsychotic Drug
Unit 5 Drugs That Affect the Peripheral Nervous System
23 Adrenergic Drugs
24 Adrenergic Blocking Drugs
25 Cholinergic Drugs
26 Cholinergic Blocking Drugs
Unit 6 Drugs That Affect the Neuromuscular System
27 Antiparkinson Drugs
28 Antiepileptics
,29 Skeletal Muscle, Bone, and Joint Disorder Drugs
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Unit 7 Drugs That Affect the Respiratory System
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30 Upper Respiratory System Drugs
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31 Lower Respiratory System Drugs
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Unit 8 Drugs That Affect the Cardiovascular System
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32 Diuretics
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33 Antihyperlipidemic Drugs
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34 Antihypertensive Drugs
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35 Antianginal and Vasodilating Drugs
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36 Anticoagulant and Thrombolytic Drugs
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37 Cardiotonic and Antiarrhythmic Drugs
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Unit 9 Drugs That Affect the Gastrointestinal System
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38 Upper Gastrointestinal System Drugs
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39 Lower Gastrointestinal System Drug
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Unit 10 Drugs That Affect the Endocrine System
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40 Antidiabetic Drugs
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41 Pituitary and Adrenocortical Hormones
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42 Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs
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43 Male and Female Hormones
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44 Uterine Drugs
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Unit 11 Drugs That Affect the Urinary System
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45 Menopause and Andropause Drugs
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46 Urinary Tract Anti-Infectives and Other Urinary Drugs
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Unit 12 Drugs That Affect the Immune System
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47 Vaccines
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48 Immunostimulants and Immunomodulators
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49 Immune Blockers
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Unit 13 Drugs That Fight Cancer
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50 Traditional Chemotherapy
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51 Immune Modulating Therapies
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Unit 14 Drugs That Affect Other Body Systems
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52 Skin Disorder Topical Drugs
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53 Otic and Ophthalmic Preparations
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54 Fluids, Electrolytes, and Parenteral Therapy
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, 1. A nursing instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a group of nursing students
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aboutpharmacology. When describing this topic, the instructor would focus the
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discussion onwhich of the following as an essential aspect?
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A) Drug name B
B) Drug class B
C) Drug action B
D) Drug
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Feedback:
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their action on living organisms. Thus, an
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essential aspect of pharmacology is drug action. An understanding of the drug
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name,drug class, and drug source is important, but the most critical aspect related
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topharmacology is how the drug acts in the body.
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2. A nursing student is preparing to administer a prescribed drug to a patient. The
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studentreviews information about the drug and its actions. Which of the following
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would be thebest choice for obtaining this information? Select all that apply.
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A) Nursing instructor B
B) Nurse assigned to the patient B B B B
C) Clinical drug reference B B
D) Prescribing health care provider B B B
E) Clinical pharmacist B
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Feedback:
Although the nursing student can ask the nursing instructor, the nurse assigned to
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the patient, and the prescribing health care provider for information about the drug, the
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bestchoices for drug information would include an appropriate drug reference and
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theclinical pharmacist.
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3. When describing the various types of medications to a group of nursing students,
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anursing instructor would identify which of the following as a source for deriving
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medications? Select all that apply.
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A) Plants
B) Synthetic sources B
C) Mold
D) Minerals
E) Animals
Ans: A, B, C, D,
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EFeedback:
Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds, minerals,
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andanimals, as well as created synthetically in a laboratory.
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