Test Bank For Pharmacology Clear and Simple:
A Guide to Drug Classifications and Dosage Calculations,
4th Edition by Cynthia J. Watkins
Chapters 1 - 21
,
,Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
Pharmacology Clear and Simple- A Guide to Drug Classifications and Dosage Calculations 4th
Edition Watkins Test Bank
1. A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a
computedtomography (CT) scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers
chemotherapy to patients who have cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurse
administers a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to a 14-month-old child as a
routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best describes the actions of all
three nurses?
A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
ANSWER: B
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Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are involved
with clinical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of
pharmacology that deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease.
The radiology nurse is administering a drug to help diagnose a disease. The oncology
nurse is administering a drug to help treat a disease. Pharmacoeconomics includes any
costs involved in drug therapy. Pharmacodynamics involves how a drug affects the
body and pharmacokinetics is how the body acts on the body.
2. A physician has ordered intramuscular (IM) injections of morphine, a
narcotic, every 4 hours as needed for pain in a motor vehicle accident
victim. The nurse is aware this drug has a high abuse potential. Under what
category would morphine be classified?
A) Schedule I
B) Schedule II
C) Schedule III
D) Schedule IV
ANSWER: B
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Narcotics awith aa ahigh aabuse a potential aare aclassified aas aSchedule aII
adrugs abecause a of a severe a dependence a liability. a Schedule a I adrugs a have
a high a abuse apotential a and a no a accepted a medical a use. a Schedule a III a drugs
a have a a a lesser aabuse a potential a than a II a and a an a accepted a medical a use.
a Schedule a IV a drugs a havealow aabuse apotential aand alimited a dependence
aliability.
3. When a involved a in a phase a III a drug a evaluation a studies, a what
a responsibilitiesawould athe anurse ahave?
A) Working a with a animals a who a are a given a experimental a drugs
B) Choosing a appropriate a patients a to abe a involved a in a the a drug a study
C) Monitoring a and a observing a patients a closely a for a adverse a effects
D) Conducting a research a to a determine a effectiveness a of a the a drug
ANSWER: C
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Phase a III a studies a involve a use a of aa a drug ain a a a vast a clinical a population
a in a whichapatients a are a asked a to a record a any a symptoms a they a experience
a while a taking a theadrugs. a Nurses a may abe a responsible a for a helping a collect
a and a analyze a the ainformation a to a be a shared a with a the a Food a and a Drug
a Administration a (FDA) a butawould a not a conduct a research a independently
a because a nurses a do a not a prescribe amedications. a Use a of a animals a in a drug
a testing a is a done a in a the a preclinical a trials. aSelect a patients a who aare
a involved a in a phase a II a studies a to a participate a in a studies awhere a the
a participants a have a the a disease a the a drug a is a intended a to a treat. a These
apatients a are a monitored a closely a for a drug a action a and a adverse a effects.
a Phase a I astudies a involve a healthy a human a volunteers a who a are a usually
apaid a for a their aparticipation. a Nurses amay aobserve a for a adverse a effects
a and a toxicity.
4. What a concept a is a considered a when a generic a drugs a are a substituted a for
a brandaname adrugs?
A) Bioavailability
B) Critical a concentration
C) Distribution
D) Half-life
ANSWER: A
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A Guide to Drug Classifications and Dosage Calculations,
4th Edition by Cynthia J. Watkins
Chapters 1 - 21
,
,Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
Pharmacology Clear and Simple- A Guide to Drug Classifications and Dosage Calculations 4th
Edition Watkins Test Bank
1. A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a
computedtomography (CT) scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers
chemotherapy to patients who have cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurse
administers a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to a 14-month-old child as a
routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best describes the actions of all
three nurses?
A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
ANSWER: B
Feedback:
Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are involved
with clinical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of
pharmacology that deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease.
The radiology nurse is administering a drug to help diagnose a disease. The oncology
nurse is administering a drug to help treat a disease. Pharmacoeconomics includes any
costs involved in drug therapy. Pharmacodynamics involves how a drug affects the
body and pharmacokinetics is how the body acts on the body.
2. A physician has ordered intramuscular (IM) injections of morphine, a
narcotic, every 4 hours as needed for pain in a motor vehicle accident
victim. The nurse is aware this drug has a high abuse potential. Under what
category would morphine be classified?
A) Schedule I
B) Schedule II
C) Schedule III
D) Schedule IV
ANSWER: B
, Feedback:
Narcotics awith aa ahigh aabuse a potential aare aclassified aas aSchedule aII
adrugs abecause a of a severe a dependence a liability. a Schedule a I adrugs a have
a high a abuse apotential a and a no a accepted a medical a use. a Schedule a III a drugs
a have a a a lesser aabuse a potential a than a II a and a an a accepted a medical a use.
a Schedule a IV a drugs a havealow aabuse apotential aand alimited a dependence
aliability.
3. When a involved a in a phase a III a drug a evaluation a studies, a what
a responsibilitiesawould athe anurse ahave?
A) Working a with a animals a who a are a given a experimental a drugs
B) Choosing a appropriate a patients a to abe a involved a in a the a drug a study
C) Monitoring a and a observing a patients a closely a for a adverse a effects
D) Conducting a research a to a determine a effectiveness a of a the a drug
ANSWER: C
Feedback:
Phase a III a studies a involve a use a of aa a drug ain a a a vast a clinical a population
a in a whichapatients a are a asked a to a record a any a symptoms a they a experience
a while a taking a theadrugs. a Nurses a may abe a responsible a for a helping a collect
a and a analyze a the ainformation a to a be a shared a with a the a Food a and a Drug
a Administration a (FDA) a butawould a not a conduct a research a independently
a because a nurses a do a not a prescribe amedications. a Use a of a animals a in a drug
a testing a is a done a in a the a preclinical a trials. aSelect a patients a who aare
a involved a in a phase a II a studies a to a participate a in a studies awhere a the
a participants a have a the a disease a the a drug a is a intended a to a treat. a These
apatients a are a monitored a closely a for a drug a action a and a adverse a effects.
a Phase a I astudies a involve a healthy a human a volunteers a who a are a usually
apaid a for a their aparticipation. a Nurses amay aobserve a for a adverse a effects
a and a toxicity.
4. What a concept a is a considered a when a generic a drugs a are a substituted a for
a brandaname adrugs?
A) Bioavailability
B) Critical a concentration
C) Distribution
D) Half-life
ANSWER: A
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