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Chapters 1 - 59
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, Table of Contents
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Chapter t01- tIntroduction tto
tDrugs tChapter t02- tDrugs tand
tthe tBody tChapter t03- tToxic
tEffects tof tDrugs
Chapter t04- tThe tNursing tProcess tin tDrug tTherapy tand tPatient
tSafetytChapter t05- tDosage tCalculations
Chapter t06- tChallenges tto tEffective tDrug
tTherapytChapter t07- tIntroduction tto tCell
tPhysiology tChapter t08- tAnti-infective tAgents
Chapter t09- tAntibiotics
tChapter t10- tAntiviral tAgents
tChapter t11- tAntifungal
tAgents
Chapter t12- tAntiprotozoal
tAgents tChapter t13-
tAnthelmintic tAgents tChapter
t14- tAntineoplastic tAgents
Chapter t15- tIntroduction tto tthe tImmune tResponse tand
tInflammationtChapter t16- tAnti-inflammatory, tAntiarthritis, tand
tRelated tAgents tChapter t17- tImmune tModulators
Chapter t18- tVaccines tand tSera
Chapter t19- tIntroduction tto tNerves tand tthe tNervous
tSystemtChapter t20- tAnxiolytic tand tHypnotic tAgents
Chapter t21- tAntidepressant tAgents
tChapter t22- tPsychotherapeutic
tAgentstChapter t23- tAntiseizure
tAgents tChapter t24-
tAntiparkinsonism tAgentstChapter t25-
tMuscle tRelaxants
Chapter t26- tNarcotics, tNarcotic tAntagonists, tand tAntimigraine
tAgentstChapter t27- tGeneral tand tLocal tAnesthetic tAgents
Chapter t28- tNeuromuscular tJunction tBlocking tAgents
tChapter t29- tIntroduction tto tthe tAutonomic tNervous
tSystemtChapter t30- tAdrenergic tAgonists
Chapter t31- tAdrenergic
tAntagoniststChapter t32-
tCholinergic tAgonists tChapter t33-
tAnticholinergic tAgents
Chapter t34- tIntroduction tto tthe tEndocrine
tSystemtChapter t35- tHypothalamic tand tPituitary
tAgents tChapter t36- tAdrenocortical tAgents
Chapter t 37- tThyroid t and tParathyroid tAgents
tChapter t38- tAgents tto tControl tBlood tGlucose
tLevelstChapter t39- tIntroduction tto tthe
tReproductive tSystem
Chapter t40- tDrugs tAffecting tthe tFemale tReproductive
tSystemtChapter t41- tDrugs tAffecting tthe tMale
tReproductive tSystem tChapter t42- tIntroduction tto tthe
tCardiovascular tSystem tChapter t43- tDrugs tAffecting tBlood
tPressure
Chapter t44- tAgents tfor tTreating tHeart
tFailuretChapter t45- tAntiarrhythmic tAgents
Chapter t46- tAntianginal tAgents
tChapter t47- tLipid-Lowering tAgents
Chapter t48- tDrugs tAffecting tBlood
tCoagulationtChapter t49- tDrugs tUsed tto tTreat
tAnemias tChapter t50- tIntroduction tto tthe
tRenal tSystem tChapter t51- tDiuretic tAgents
Chapter t52- tDrugs tAffecting tthe tUrinary tTract tand tthe
tBladdertChapter t53- tIntroduction tto tthe tRespiratory tSystem
,Chapter t54- tDrugs tActing ton tthe tUpper tRespiratory
tTracttChapter t55- tDrugs tActing ton tthe tLower
tRespiratory tTracttChapter t56- tIntroduction tto tthe
tGastrointestinal tSystem tChapter t57- tDrugs tAffecting
tGastrointestinal tSecretions tChapter t58- tDrugs
tAffecting tGastrointestinal tMotility tChapter t59-
tAntiemetic tAgents
, Chapter t1: tIntroduction tto
Drugs
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Cognitive tLevel: t Application
Difficulty: tModerate
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Integrated tProcess: t Nursing tprocess
1.A tnurse tworking tin tradiology tadministers tiodine tto ta tpatient twho tis thaving ta
computerized taxial ttomography t(CAT) tscan. tA tnurse tworking ton tan toncology
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unit tadministers tchemotherapy tto tpatients twho thave tcancer. tAt tthe tPublic
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Health tDepartment, ta tnurse tadministers ta tmeasles-mumps-rubella t(MMR)
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vaccine tto ta t14-tmonth-old tchild tas ta troutine timmunization. tWhich tbranch tof
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pharmacology tbest tdescribes tthe tactions tof tall tthree tnurses?
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A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
ANSWER: B
Response:
Pharmacology tis tthe tstudy tof tthe tbiologic teffects tof tchemicals. tNurses tare
involved twith tclinical tpharmacology tor tpharmacotherapeutics, twhich tis ta tbranch
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of tpharmacology tthat tdeals twith tthe tuses tof tdrugs tto ttreat, tprevent, tand
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diagnose tdisease. tThe tnurse tworking tin tradiology tis tadministering ta tdrug tto thelp
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diagnose ta tdisease. tThe tnurse tworking ton tan toncology tunit tis tadministering ta
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drug tto thelp ttreat tatdisease. tPharmacoeconomics tincludes tany tcosts tinvolved tin
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drug ttherapy.
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Pharmacodynamics tinvolves thow ta tdrug taffects tthe tbody, tand tpharmacokinetics
isthow tthe tbody tacts ton tthe tdrug.
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Cognitive tLevel: tComprehension
Difficulty: tEasy
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Integrated tProcess: t Nursing tprocess
2.A tphysician thas tordered tintramuscular tinjections tof tmorphine, ta tnarcotic, tevery t4
hours tas tneeded tfor tpain tfor ta tmotor tvehicle taccident tvictim. tThe tnurse tis taware
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