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Introductory Clinical Pharmacology
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12th Edition By Susan Ford
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, Introductory Clinical Pharmacology 12th Edition Susan Ford Nursing Test Bank
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Contents
Unit 1 Nursing Foundation of Clinical Pharmacology
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1 General Principles of Pharmacology
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2 Administration of Drugs
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3 Making Drug Dosing Safer
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4 The Nursing Process
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5 Client and Family Teaching
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Unit 2 Drugs Used to Fight Infections
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6 Antibacterial Drugs: Sulfonamides
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7 Antibacterial Drugs That Disrupt the Bacterial Cell Wall
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8 Antibacterial Drugs That Interfere With Protein Synthesis
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9 Antibacterial Drugs That Interfere With DNA/RNA Synthesis
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10 Antitubercular Drugs
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11 Antiviral Drugs
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12 Antifungal and Antiparasitic Drugs
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Unit 3 Drugs Used to Manage Pain
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13 Nonopioid Analgesics: Salicylates and Nonsalicylates
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14 Nonopioid Analgesics: Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Migraine Headache
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Medications
15 Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists
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16 Anesthetic Drugs
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Unit 4 Drugs That Affect the Central Nervous System
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17 Central Nervous System Stimulants
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18 Antidementia Drugs
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19 Antianxiety Drugs
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20 Sedatives and Hypnotics
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21 Antidepressant Drugs
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22 Antipsychotic Drug
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Unit 5 Drugs That Affect the Peripheral Nervous System
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23 Adrenergic Drugs
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24 Adrenergic Blocking Drugs
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25 Cholinergic Drugs
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26 Cholinergic Blocking Drugs
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Unit 6 Drugs That Affect the Neuromuscular System
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27 Antiparkinson Drugs
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28 Antiepileptics
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,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 about
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pharmacology. When describing this topic, the instructor would focus the discussion on
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which of the following as an essential aspect?
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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 name, drug
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class, and drug source is important, but the most critical aspect related to pharmacology
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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 student
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reviews information about the drug and its actions. Which of the following would be the
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best choice for obtaining this information? Select all that apply.
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Although the nursing student can ask the nursing instructor, the nurse assigned to the
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patient, and the prescribing health care provider for information about the drug, the best
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choices for drug information would include an appropriate drug reference and the
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clinical pharmacist.
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3. When describing the various types of medications to a group of nursing students, a
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nursing 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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C) Mold
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Feedback:
Medications are derived from natural sources, for example, plants, molds, minerals, and
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animals, as well as created synthetically in a laboratory.
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