TEST BANK FOR FOCUS ON NURSING PHARMACOLOGY 7TH EDITION BY AMY M KARCH ALL CHAPTERS COVERED GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026

Test Bank - Karch Focus on Nursing Pharmacology 9th
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e Edition by Rebecca Tucker
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Chapters 1 - 59
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Chapter 01- Introduction to Drugs
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Chapter 02- Drugs and the Body
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Chapter 03- Toxic Effects ofDrugs
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Chapter 04- The NursingProcess in Drug Therapy and Patient Safety
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Chapter 05- Dosage Calculations
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Chapter 06- Challenges to Effective Drug Therapy
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Chapter 07- Introduction to Cell Physiology Chapter
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08- Anti-infective Agents
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Chapter 09- Antibiotics Chapter
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10- Antiviral Agents Chapter
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11-AntifungalAgents
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Chapter 12- Antiprotozoal Agents
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Chapter 13- Anthelmintic Agents
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Chapter 14- AntineoplasticAgents
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Chapter 15- Introduction to the Immune Response and Inflammation
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Chapter 16- Anti-inflammatory, Antiarthritis, and Related Agents
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Chapter 17- Immune Modulators
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Chapter 18- Vaccines and Sera
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Chapter 19- Introduction to Nerves and the NervousSystem
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Chapter 20- Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Agents
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Chapter 21- Antidepressant Agents
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Chapter 22- Psychotherapeutic Agents
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Chapter 23- Antiseizure Agents Chapter
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24- Antiparkinsonism AgentsChapter
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25- Muscle Relaxants
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Chapter 26- Narcotics, NarcoticAntagonists, and Antimigraine Agents
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Chapter 27- General and Local Anesthetic Agents
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Chapter 28- Neuromuscular Junction Blocking Agents
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Chapter 29- Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System
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Chapter 30- Adrenergic Agonists
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Chapter31-AdrenergicAntagonists
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Chapter 32- Cholinergic Agonists
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Chapter 33- Anticholinergic Agents
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Chapter 34- Introduction to the Endocrine System
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Chapter 35- Hypothalamic and Pituitary Agents
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Chapter 36- Adrenocortical Agents
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Chapter 37- Thyroid and Parathyroid Agents Chapter
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38- Agents to Control Blood Glucose LevelsChapter
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39- Introduction to the Reproductive System
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Chapter 40- Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive System
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Chapter 41- Drugs Affecting the Male Reproductive System
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Chapter 42- Introduction to the Cardiovascular System Chapter
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43- Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure
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Chapter 44- Agents for Treating Heart Failure
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Chapter 45- Antiarrhythmic Agents
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Chapter 46- Antianginal Agents
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Chapter47-Lipid-LoweringAgents
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Chapter 48- Drugs Affecting Blood Coagulation
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Chapter 49- Drugs Used to Treat Anemias Chapter
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50- Introduction to the Renal System Chapter 51-
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Diuretic Agents
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Chapter 52- Drugs Affecting the Urinary Tract and the Bladder
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Chapter 53- Introduction to the Respiratory System
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Chapter 54- Drugs Acting on the Upper Respiratory Tract
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Chapter 55- Drugs Acting on theLower Respiratory Tract
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Chapter 56- Introduction to the Gastrointestinal System
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Chapter 57- Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Secretions
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Chapter 58- Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Motility
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Chapter 59- Antiemetic Agents
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, Chapter 1: Introduction to Drugs e e e e




CognitiveLevel: Application e e




Difficulty: Moderate
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IntegratedProcess: Nursingprocess e e e




1.A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a
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e computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan. A nurse working on an oncology unit e e e e e e e e e e e




e administers chemotherapy to patients who have cancer. At the Public Healthe e e e e e e e e e




e Department, a nurse administers a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to a 14- e e e e e e e e e e




month-old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best
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A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
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Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are involved with e e e e e e e e e e e e e




e clinical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of pharmacologythat
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e deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease. The nurse working in
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e radiology is administering a drug to help diagnose a disease.The nurse workingon an
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e oncologyunit is administering a drugto help treat adisease. Pharmacoeconomics includes
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anycosts involved in drugtherapy.
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Pharmacodynamicsinvolveshowadrugaffectsthebody,andpharmacokineticsishow e e e e e e e e e e e




the bodyacts on the drug.
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Cognitive Level: Comprehension e e




Difficulty: Easy
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2.A physician has ordered intramuscular injections of morphine, a narcotic, every 4 hoursas
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needed forpain for amotor vehicleaccident victim.The nurse isaware thatthere is ahigh
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abusepotential for this drug; therefore, morphine is categorized as a:
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A) Schedule Idrug e e




B) Schedule IIdrug e e




C) Schedule IIIdrug e e




D) Schedule IVdrug e e

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Narcotics such as morphine are considered schedule II drugs because of the high abuse
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e potential with severe dependence liability. Schedule I drugs have high abuse potential and
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e no accepted medical use. Schedule III drugs have a lesser abuse potential thanschedule II
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drugs and anaccepted medical use.Schedule IVdrugs havelow abusepotential and limited
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Cognitive Level: Comprehension e e




Difficulty: Easy
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IntegratedProcess: Communication anddocumentation
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3.Anurseworking for adrug companyis involved in phase IIIdrugevaluation studies.Which
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e of the following might the nurse be responsible for during this stage of drug development?
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