Test Bank for Pharmacology Clear & Simple: A Guide to Drug Classifications and Dosage Calculations by Cynthia Watkins – Questions & Answers 2026

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Table of Contents:
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Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
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Chapter 2. Basics of Pharmacology
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Chapter 3. PatientSafety inMedication Administration
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Chapter 4. Regulations v v




Chapter 5. Prescriptions and Labels
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II. Calculations
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Chapter6.BasicReviewofMathematics
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Chapter 9. EnteralMedications and Administration
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Chapter 10. ParenteralMedicationsand Administration
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Chapter 11. Integumentary System Medications
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Chapter12.Musculoskeletal System Medications
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Chapter 13. NervousSystem Medications
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Chapter 14. Eye and Ear Medications
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Chapter 15. EndocrineSystem Medications
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Chapter16.Cardiovascular System Medications
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Chapter 17.Immunological System Medications
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Chapter18. Pulmonary System Medications
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Chapter 19. Gastrointestinal System Medications
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Chapter 20. Reproductive and Urinary Systems Medications
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Chapter 21. Herbs, Vitamins, and Minerals
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,Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
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1. A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having acomputed
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tomography (CT) scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers chemotherapy to
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patients who have cancer. At the Public HealthDepartment, a nurse administers a measles-
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mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to a 14-month-old child as a routine immunization. Which v v v v v v v v v v v




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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Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are involved with v v v v v v v v v v v v v




clinical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of pharmacology that
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deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease. The radiology nurse is
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administering a drug to help diagnose a disease. The oncology nurse is administering a drug
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to help treata disease. Pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involved in drug
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therapy.Pharmacodynamics involves how a drug affects the body and pharmacokinetics is
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how the body acts on the body.
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2. A physician has ordered intramuscular (IM) injections of morphine, a narcotic,
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every 4 hours as needed for pain in a motor vehicle accident victim. The nurse is
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aware this drug has a high abuse potential. Under what category would morphine
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be classified?
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Ans: B

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Narcotics with a high abuse potential are classified as Schedule II drugs because of
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severe dependence liability. Schedule I drugs have high abuse potential and no
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accepted medical use. Schedule III drugs have a lesser abuse potential than II
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and an accepted medical use. Schedule IV drugs have low abuse potential and
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limited dependence liability.
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3. When involved in phase III drug evaluation studies, what responsibilities
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would the nurse have?
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Ans: C
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Phase III studies involve use of a drug in a vast clinical population in which
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patients are asked to record any symptoms they experience while taking the
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drugs. Nurses may be responsible for helping collect and analyze the information
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to be shared with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but would not conduct
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research independently because nurses do not prescribe medications. Use of
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animals in drug testing is done in the preclinical trials. Select patients who are
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involved in phase II studies to participate in studies where the participants have
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the disease the drug is intended to treat. These patients are monitored closely for
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drug action and adverse effects. Phase I studies involve healthy human volunteers
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who are usually paid for their participation. Nurses may observe for adverse
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effects and toxicity.
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4. What concept is considered when generic drugs are substituted for brand name
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drugs?
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C) Distribution
D) Half-life
Ans: A
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