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Chapter ss01- ssIntroduction ssto ssDrugs
ssChapter ss02- ssDrugs ssand ssthe ssBody

ssChapter ss03- ssToxic ssEffects ssofssDrugs

Chapter ss04- ssThe ssNursing ssProcess ssin ssDrug ssTherapyssand ssPatient ssSafety
ssChapter ss05- ssDosage ssCalculations

Chapterss06- ssChallenges ssto ssEffective ssDrug
ssTherapy ssChapter ss07- ssIntroduction ssto ssCell

ssPhysiology ssChapter ss08- ssAnti-infective ssAgents

Chapter ss09- ssAntibiotics
ssChapter ss10- ssAntiviral

ssAgents ssChapterss11-

ffAntifungal ssAgents
Chapter ss12- ssAntiprotozoal

ssAgents ssChapter ss13-

ssAnthelmintic ssAgents ssChapter

ss14- ssAntineoplastic s s Agents

Chapter ss15- ssIntroduction ssto ssthe ssImmune ssResponse ssand ssInflammation
ssChapter ss16- ssAnti-inflammatory, ssAntiarthritis, ssand ssRelated ssAgents

ssChapter ss17- ssImmune ssModulators

Chapter ss18- ssVaccines ss and ssSera
Chapter ss19- ssIntroduction ssto ssNerves ssand ssthe ssNervous ssSystem
ssChapter ss20- ssAnxiolytic ssand ssHypnotic ssAgents

Chapter ss21- ssAntidepressant ssAgents
ssChapters22-

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ss23- ssAntiseizure ssAgents ssChapter ss24-

ssAntiparkinsonism ssAgents ssChapter

ss25- ssMuscle ssRelaxants

Chapter ss26- ssNarcotics, ssNarcoticssAntagonists, ssand ssAntimigraine ssAgents
ssChapter ss27- ssGeneral ssand ssLocal ssAnesthetic ssAgents

Chapter ss28- ssNeuromuscular ssJunction ssBlocking ssAgents
ssChapter ss29- ssIntroduction ssto ssthe ssAutonomic ssNervous ssSystem

ssChapter ss30- ssAdrenergic ssAgonists

Chapters31- AdrenergicssAntagonists
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ssChapter ss32- ssCholinergic ssAgonists

ssChapter ss33- ssAnticholinergic ssAgents

Chapter ss34- ssIntroduction ssto ssthe ssEndocrine
ssSystem ssChapter ss35- ssHypothalamic ssand

ssPituitary ssAgents ssChapter ss36- ssAdrenocortical

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Chapter ss37- ssThyroid ssand ssParathyroid ssAgents
ssChapter ss38- ssAgents ssto ssControl ssBlood

ssGlucose ssLevels ssChapter ss39- ssIntroduction ssto

ssthe ssReproductive ssSystem

Chapter ss40- ssDrugs ssAffecting ssthe ssFemale ssReproductive
ssSystem ssChapter ss41- ssDrugs ssAffecting ssthe ssMale

ssReproductive ssSystem ssChapter ss42- ssIntroduction ssto ssthe

ssCardiovascular ssSystem ssChapter ss43- ssDrugs ssAffecting

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Chapterss44- ssAgents ssfor ssTreating ssHeart
ssFailure ssChapter ss45- ssAntiarrhythmic

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Chapter ss46- ssAntianginal ssAgents
ssChapters47- Lipid-LoweringssAgents
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Chapter ss48- ssDrugs ssAffecting ssBlood ssCoagulation
ssChapter ss49- ssDrugs ssUsed ssto ssTreat ssAnemias

ssChapter ss50- ssIntroduction ssto ssthe ssRenal

ssSystem ssChapter ss51- ssDiuretic ssAgents

Chapter ss52- ssDrugs ssAffecting ssthe ssUrinary ssTract ssand ssthe ssBladder
ssChapter ss53- ssIntroduction ssto ssthe ssRespiratory ssSystem

Chapter ss54- ssDrugs ssActing sson ssthe ssUpper ssRespiratory ssTract
ssChapter ss55- ssDrugs ssActing sson ssthe ssLower ssRespiratory ssTract

ssChapter ss56- ssIntroduction ssto ssthe ssGastrointestinal ssSystem

,ssChapter ss57- ssDrugs ssAffecting ssGastrointestinal ssSecretions
ssChapter ss58- ssDrugs ssAffecting ssGastrointestinal ssMotility
ssChapter ss59- ssAntiemetic ssAgents

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CognitiveLevel: Application s s


Difficulty: Moderate
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Integrated Process: Nursing process ss ss


1.A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a
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computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan. A nurse working on an oncology
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unit administers chemotherapy to patients who have cancer. At the Public
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Health Department, a nurse administers a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine
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to a 14- month-old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of
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pharmacology best describes the actions of all three nurses?
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A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
Ans: B
Response:
Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are involved
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with clinical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of
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pharmacology that deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose
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disease. The nurse working in radiology is administering a drug to help diagnose
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a disease.The nurse working on an oncologyunit is administering a drug to help treat a
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disease. Pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involved in drug therapy.
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how the body acts on the drug.
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CognitiveLevel:Comprehension
Difficulty: Easy
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2.A physician has ordered intramuscular injections of morphine, a narcotic, every 4
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hours as needed for pain for a motor vehicle accident victim.The nurse is aware that
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there is a high abuse potential for this drug; therefore, morphine is categorized as a:
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B) Schedule II drug ss ss


C) Schedule III drug ss ss


D) Schedule IV drug ss ss


Ans: B
Response:
Narcotics such as morphine are considered schedule II drugs because of the high
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abuse potential with severe dependence liability. Schedule I drugs have high
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abuse potential and no accepted medical use. Schedule III drugs have a lesser
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abuse potential than schedule IIdrugs and an accepted medical use. Schedule IVdrugs
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have low abuse potential and limited dependence liability.
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CognitiveLevel:Comprehension
Difficulty: Easy
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3.A nurse working for a drug companyis involved in phase III drug evaluation studies.
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Which of the following might the nurse be responsible for during this stage of
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drug development?
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Publisher: 2016 ISBN: 9781496318213 Edition: Unknown

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