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Pharmacology Clear and Simple-
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1.
A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a computed to m
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ography (CT) scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers chemotherapy t o
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patients who have cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurse administers a measl es-
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old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best describes the acti o
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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 cli n
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ical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of pharmacology
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eals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease.The radiology nurse is a
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dministering a drug to help diagnose a disease. The oncology nurse is administering a dr ug
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to help treat a disease. Pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involved in drug thera py. P
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2.
A physicianhas orderedintramuscular (IM) injections ofmorphine, anarcotic, every4
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hours as neededfor painin amotorvehicle accident victim. The nurse
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ANSWER: C
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ents are asked to record any symptoms they experience while taking the drugs
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o be shared with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but would not cond
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uct research independently because nurses do not prescribe medications. Use
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of animals in drug testing is done in the preclinical trials.
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Select patients who are involved in phase II studies to participate in studies wh er
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e the participants have the disease the drug is intended to treat. These patien ts
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are monitored closely for drug action and adverse effects. Phase I studies inv olv
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4.
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D) Half-life
ANSWER: A
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