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Chapter ! | 1: !|An !|Introduction !|to !|Evidence-Based !|Clinical !|Practice !|Guidelines ....................................... 3
Chapter !| 2: !|Pharmacokinetics !| /Chapter3: !|Pharmacodynamics ............................................................... 13
Chapter4: !|Pharmacogenetics !|and !|Pharmacogenomics ........................................................................... 25
Chapter !|5: !|Pharmacology !|Across !|the !|Life !|Span .................................................................................. 30
Chapter !|6: !|Drug-Therapy !|Prescribing !|in !|Special !|Populations .............................................................. 36
Chapter !| 7: !|Drug !|Development !|and !|Approval ...................................................................................... 45
Chapter !|8-Chapter !|10: !|Foundations !|of !|Prescription !|Writing !|Chapter !|9: !|ResponsibleControlled-
Substance !|Prescribing !|Chapter !|10: !|Antibiotic !|Stewardship ................................................................... 51
Chapter !|11: !|Applied !|Calculations !| for !|Prescribing ............................................................................... 58
Chapter !|12-: !|Promoting !|Adherence !|With !|Pharmacotherapy !|II: !|System-Specific !|and !|Patient-Focused
!|Prescribing !|Chapter !|13: !|Pharmacotherapy !|for !|Ear, !|Nose, !|Mouth, !|andThroat !|Conditions !|/Chapter !|14:
!|Pharmacotherapy !|for !| Eye !|Conditions ................................................................................................... 67
Chapter !|15: !|Pharmacotherapy !|for !| Skin !|Conditions .............................................................................. 74
Chapter !| 16: !|Pharmacotherapy !|for !| Neurologic !|Conditions ................................................................... 81
Chapter ! | 17: !|Pharmacotherapy !|for ! | Cardiovascular !| Conditions ............................................................. 94
Chapter ! | 18: !|Pharmacotherapy !|for ! | Respiratory !|Conditions ................................................................ 106
Chapter !|19: !|Pharmacotherapy !|for !|Gastrointestinal !|Conditions !|and !|Conditions !|RequiringNutritional
!|Support ............................................................................................................................................... 117
Chapter ! | 20: !|Pharmacotherapy !|for ! | Genitourinary !|Conditions ............................................................. 128
Chapter !|21: !|Pharmacotherapy !|for ! | Renal, !|Acid–Base, !|Fluid, !|and !|Electrolyte !|Disorders ................... 133
Chapter ! | 22: !|Pharmacotherapy !|for ! | Musculoskeletal !|and !|Rheumatologic !|Conditions......................... 146
Chapter !|23: !|Therapeutic ! | Applications ! | of !| Immunology !|and !| Vaccines .............................................. 158
Chapter ! | 24: !|Pharmacotherapy !|for ! | Endocrine !|Disorders..................................................................... 163
Chapter !|25: !|Pharmacotherapy !|for !|Hematologic !|Disorders ................................................................. 174
Chapter !| 26: !|Hematology/Oncology !|and !|Supportive !| Care !|for !|the !|Nononcologist .............................. 190
Chapter ! | 27: !|Pharmacotherapy !|Related !|to !|Women’s !| Health !|Conditions ........................................... 196
Chapter !|28: !|Pharmacotherapy !|Related !|to !|Men’s !| Health !|Conditions ................................................. 211
Chapter ! | 29: !|Pharmacotherapy !|Related !|to !|Transgender ! | Care ............................................................. 217
Chapter !|30: !|Antimicrobial !|Pharmacotherapy ...................................................................................... 224
Chapter !| 31: !|Antiretroviral !|Pharmacotherapy ...................................................................................... 235
Chapter !|32: !|Psychopharmacology !|and !|Integrative !|Health: !|Combined !|Treatment !|ofPsychiatric !|and
!|Neurocognitive !|C onditions .................................................................................................................. 247
Chapter ! | 33: !|Pharmacotherapy !|for !|Pain !|Management ......................................................................... 257
Chapter !|34: !|Substance !|Use !|Disorder !| III: !|Health !|Promotion !|and !|Maintenance ................................. 267
Chapter !|35: !|Over-the-Counter !|Medications ........................................................................................ 283
Chapter !|36: !|Pharmacotherapy !|for !|Obesity.......................................................................................... 291
,Chapter !|1: !|An !|Introduction !|to !|Evidence-Based !|Clinical !|Practice !|Guidelines
MULTIPLE !|CHOICE
• What !|is !|the !|primary !|purpose !| of !|the !| nursing ! | assessment?
A. Identifying ! | underlying ! | pathologic ! | conditions
B. Assisting ! | the !|physician !| in !|identifying !|medical ! | conditions
C. Determining !| the !|patients !|mental !|status
D. Exploring !| patient !|responses !| to ! | health !| problems
ANS: !|D
A !|nursing !|assessment !|is !|done !|to !|identify !|the !|patients !|response !|to !|health
!|problems. !|During !|the !|nursing !|assessment !|phase, !|a !|comprehensive
!|information !|base !|is !|developed !|through !|a !|physical !|examination, !|nursing
!|history, !|medication !|history, !|and !|professional !|observation. !|Identifying
!|underlying !|pathologic !|conditions !|and !|assisting !|the !|physician !|in
!|identifying !|medical !|conditions !|is !|not !|part !|of !|the !|nursing !|process.
!|Determining !|the !|patients ! | mental !|status ! | is ! | one !|part ! | of !|the ! | nursing
! | assessment, ! | but ! | it ! | is ! | not !|the !|primary !|purpose.
DIF: !|Cognitive !|Level: !|Comprehension
!|REF: !|dm !|36 !|OBJ: !|1 !|| !|3 !|TOP:
!|Nursing !|Process !|Step: !|Assessment
MSC: !|NCLEX ! | Client !|Needs !| Category: !|Health !|Promotion !|and !| Maintenance
• What !|is !|the !|basis !| of !|the !|NANDA !|I ! | taxonomy?
A. Functional !| health !|patterns
B. Human !|response !|patterns
C. Basic !| human !|needs
D. Pathophysiologic ! | needs
ANS: !|B
The ! | NANDA ! | I ! | taxonomy ! | identifies ! | human ! | response ! | patterns.
!|Functional !|components !|of !|health !|patterns !|are !|limited !|to !|activity, !|fluid
!|volume, !|nutrition, !|self !|care, !|and !|sensory !|perception. !|Basic !|human !|needs
!|comprise !|less !|than !|merely !|health !|patterns. !|Pathophysiologic !|needs !|are
! | not !|part !|of !|the !|scope !|of !|NANDA !|I.
, DIF: !|Cognitive !|Level: !|Knowledge
!|REF: !|pp. !|37-38 !|OBJ: !|5 !|TOP:
Nursing !|Process !|Step: !|Diagnosis
MSC: !|NCLEX ! | Client !|Needs ! | Category: !|Physiological ! | Integrity
• Which !|task !|is !|included ! | in !|the !|assessment !|step !| of !|the !| nursing ! | process?
A. Establishing ! | patient ! | goals/outcomes
B. Implementing !| the ! | nursing !|care !|plan !| (NCP)
C. Measuring ! | goal/outcome ! | achievement
D. Collecting !|and !| communicating ! | data
ANS: !|D
Data !|are !|collected !|and !|communicated !|in !|the !|assessment !|phase !|of !|the
!|nursing !|process. !|Establishing !|goals !|is !|the !|function !|of !|planning.
Implementing !|the !|NCP !|is !|the !|function !|of !|implementation. !|Measuring
!|outcome !|achievement !|is !|the !|function !|of !|evaluation.
DIF: !|Cognitive !|Level: !|Comprehension
!|REF: !|dm !|36 !|OBJ: !|2 !|| !|3 !|TOP:
!|Nursing !|Process !|Step: !|Assessment
MSC: !|NCLEX ! | Client !|Needs !| Category: !|Health !|Promotion !|and !| Maintenance
• Which !|statement !|regarding ! | nursing !|diagnoses ! | is ! | accurate?
a. Nursing !|diagnoses !|remain !|the !|same !| for !|as ! | long !|as !|the !|disease !| is ! | present.
b. Nursing !| diagnoses ! | are !|written !|to !| identify !|disease !|states.
c. Nursing !|diagnoses !| describe !|patient !|problems !| that ! | nurses ! | treat.
d. Nursing !|diagnoses ! | identify !|causes !|related !| to !| illness.
ANS: !|C
Diagnostic !|statements !|identify !|problems !|a !|nurse !|is !|independently !|able !|to
!|treat !|within !|the !|scope !|of !|professional !|practice. !|Nursing !|diagnoses !|vary
!|with !|the !|changing !|condition !|of !|the !|patient. !|The !|response !|patterns !|are
!|unique !|to !|the !|patient !|and !|are !|not !|disease !|specific. !| Nursing !|diagnoses
!|describe !|the !|patients !|human !|response !|pattern.
DIF: !|Cognitive ! | Level: ! | Comprehension