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Therapies
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1. A nurse workingin radiologyadministers iodine to aclientwho is havingacomputed
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tomography (CT) scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers chemotherapy to
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clients who have cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurse administers a measles–
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branch of pharmacology best describes the actions of all three nurses?
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A) pharmacoeconomics
B) pharmacotherapeutics
C) pharmacodynamics
D) pharmacokinetics
Ans: B
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Feedback: Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are involved with i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
clinical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of pharmacology that deals with
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the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease. The radiology nurse is administering a
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drug to helpdiagnose adisease. The oncologynurse is administering a drug to help treat a disease.
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Pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involved in drug therapy. Pharmacodynamics involves
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how a drug affects the body,and pharmacokinetics is how the body acts on the body.
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ALL CHAPTERS AVAILABLE ON : https://www.stuvia.com/doc/4392033/
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ForKarch'sFocusonNursing
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Pharmacology9thEditionbyRebecca
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Tucker i
ALL CHAPTERS AVAILABLE ON : https://www.stuvia.com/doc/4392033/
i i i i i
, TestBankForKarch'sFocusonNursingPharmacology9thEditionbyRebeccaTucker
i i i i i i i i i i i i
Chapter1:IntroductiontoDrugs i i i
Format:MultipleChoice Chapter: i i i
1
i
ClientNeeds:PhysiologicalIntegrity:Pharmacologicaland Parenteral
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Therapies
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CognitiveLevel:Analyze i i
Difficulty: Moderate
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IntegratedProcess:NursingProcess Objective: 1 i i i i i
Page andHeader:3, Introduction
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1. A nurse workingin radiologyadministers iodine to aclientwho is havingacomputed
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tomography (CT) scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers chemotherapy to
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clients who have cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurse administers a measles–
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mumps–rubella (MMR) vaccine to a 14-month-old child as a routine immunization. Which i i i i i i i i i i i
branch of pharmacology best describes the actions of all three nurses?
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A) pharmacoeconomics
B) pharmacotherapeutics
C) pharmacodynamics
D) pharmacokinetics
Ans: B
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Feedback: Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are involved with i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
clinical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of pharmacology that deals with
i i i i i i i i i i i i i
the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease. The radiology nurse is administering a
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
drug to helpdiagnose adisease. The oncologynurse is administering a drug to help treat a disease.
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Pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involved in drug therapy. Pharmacodynamics involves
i i i i i i i i i i
how a drug affects the body,and pharmacokinetics is how the body acts on the body.
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ALL CHAPTERS AVAILABLE ON : https://www.stuvia.com/doc/4392033/
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