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
, Feedback:
NarcoticsiwithiaihighiabuseipotentialiareiclassifiediasiScheduleiIIidrugsibecaus
eiofiseverei dependenceiliability.i Schedulei Iidrugsihaveihighi abuseipotentiali an
di noiacceptedi medicali use.i Schedulei IIIi drugsi havei ai lesseriabusei potentiali tha
ni IIiandi aniacceptedi medicali use.i Schedulei IVi drugsihaveilowiabuseipotentialia
ndilimitedidependenceiliability.
3.
Wheni involvedi ini phasei IIIi drugi evaluationi studies,i whati responsibilitiesi
woulditheinurseihave?
A) Workingiwithi animalsi whoi arei giveni experimentali drugs
B) Choosingi appropriatei patientsi toibei involvedi ini thei drugistudy
C) Monitoringiandi observingipatientsi closelyifori adversei effects
D) Conductingi researchi toi determinei effectivenessi ofi thei drug
ANSWER: C
Feedback:
Phasei IIIistudiesiinvolvei useiofiai drugiiniaivasti clinicali populationiini whichipati
entsiareiaskedi toi recordi anyisymptomsi theyiexperiencei whilei takingi theidrugs.i
Nursesimayibeiresponsibleiforihelpingicollectiandianalyzeitheiinformationi toi b
eisharediwithitheiFoodi andi DrugiAdministrationi (FDA)i butiwouldi noti conducti
researchi independentlyibecausei nursesi doi noti prescribeimedications.i Usei ofian
imalsi inidrugitestingiisi doneiinithei preclinicali trials.iSelecti patientsiwhoiareiinv
olvediiniphasei IIistudiesitoiparticipateiinistudiesiwhereithei participantsi haveith
ei diseasei theidrugiisiintendeditoitreat.i Theseipatientsiareimonitoredicloselyifori
drugiactioni andiadversei effects.i Phasei Iistudiesiinvolveihealthyihumanivolunte
ersiwhoiarei usuallyipaidifori theiriparticipation.iNursesimayiobserveiforiadverse
i effectsi anditoxicity.
4.
Whati concepti isiconsideredi wheni generici drugsi arei substitutedi fori brandi
nameidrugs?
A) Bioavailability
B) Criticali concentration
C) Distribution
D) Half-life
ANSWER: A
Feedback:
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:
NarcoticsiwithiaihighiabuseipotentialiareiclassifiediasiScheduleiIIidrugsibecaus
eiofiseverei dependenceiliability.i Schedulei Iidrugsihaveihighi abuseipotentiali an
di noiacceptedi medicali use.i Schedulei IIIi drugsi havei ai lesseriabusei potentiali tha
ni IIiandi aniacceptedi medicali use.i Schedulei IVi drugsihaveilowiabuseipotentialia
ndilimitedidependenceiliability.
3.
Wheni involvedi ini phasei IIIi drugi evaluationi studies,i whati responsibilitiesi
woulditheinurseihave?
A) Workingiwithi animalsi whoi arei giveni experimentali drugs
B) Choosingi appropriatei patientsi toibei involvedi ini thei drugistudy
C) Monitoringiandi observingipatientsi closelyifori adversei effects
D) Conductingi researchi toi determinei effectivenessi ofi thei drug
ANSWER: C
Feedback:
Phasei IIIistudiesiinvolvei useiofiai drugiiniaivasti clinicali populationiini whichipati
entsiareiaskedi toi recordi anyisymptomsi theyiexperiencei whilei takingi theidrugs.i
Nursesimayibeiresponsibleiforihelpingicollectiandianalyzeitheiinformationi toi b
eisharediwithitheiFoodi andi DrugiAdministrationi (FDA)i butiwouldi noti conducti
researchi independentlyibecausei nursesi doi noti prescribeimedications.i Usei ofian
imalsi inidrugitestingiisi doneiinithei preclinicali trials.iSelecti patientsiwhoiareiinv
olvediiniphasei IIistudiesitoiparticipateiinistudiesiwhereithei participantsi haveith
ei diseasei theidrugiisiintendeditoitreat.i Theseipatientsiareimonitoredicloselyifori
drugiactioni andiadversei effects.i Phasei Iistudiesiinvolveihealthyihumanivolunte
ersiwhoiarei usuallyipaidifori theiriparticipation.iNursesimayiobserveiforiadverse
i effectsi anditoxicity.
4.
Whati concepti isiconsideredi wheni generici drugsi arei substitutedi fori brandi
nameidrugs?
A) Bioavailability
B) Criticali concentration
C) Distribution
D) Half-life
ANSWER: A
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