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A Guide to Drug Classifications and Dosage Calculations,
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4th Edition by Cynthia J. Watkins
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Chapters 1 - 21
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,Chapter f#1. f# History f#of f# Pharmacology
Pharmacology f#Clear f#and f#Simple- f#A f#Guide f#to f#Drug f#Classifications f#and f#Dosage
f#Calculations f#4th#E
f dition f#Watkins f#Test f#Bank
1. A f# nurse f# working f# in f# radiology f# administers f# iodine f# to f# a f # patient f# who f# is
f# having f# a f#computed#t f omography f# (CT) f# scan. f# The f# nurse f# working f# on f# the
f# oncology f# unit f#administers f#chemotherapy f# to f# patients f# who f# have f# cancer. f # At
f# the f# Public f# Health f#Department, f # a f # nurse f#administers f # a f# measles-mumps-rubella
f # (MMR) f # vaccine f#to f# a f# 14-month-old f# child f# as f# a f#routine f# immunization. f# Which
f# branch f# of f#pharmacology f#best f# describes f#the f#actions f# of f#all f#three f# nurses?
A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
ANSWER: B
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Pharmacology f# is f# the f# study f# of f# the f# biologic f# effects f# of f# chemicals. f# Nurses f# are
f#involved f#with f# clinical f # pharmacology f# or f# pharmacotherapeutics, f # which f# is f# a
f#branch f# of f#pharmacology f# that f# deals f# with f# the f# uses f# of f# drugs f# to f# treat,
f# prevent, f#and f# diagnose f# disease.#fThe f# radiology f# nurse f# is f# administering f# a f# drug
f# to f# help f#diagnose f# a f# disease. f# The f# oncology f#nurse f# is f# administering f# a f# drug
f# to f# help f# treat f#a f# disease. f# Pharmacoeconomics f# includes f # any f#costs f# involved f # in
f # drug f# therapy. f#Pharmacodynamics f# involves f# how f# a f# drug f#affects f# the f#body f#and
f#pharmacokinetics f# is f#how f#the f# body f#acts f#on f#the f# body.
2. A f# physician f# has f# ordered f# intramuscular f# (IM) f# injections f# of f# morphine,
f# a f#narcotic, f# every f#4 f# hours f# as f# needed f# for f# pain f# in f# a f# motor f# vehicle
f# accident f#victim. f# The f# nurse f# is f# aware f# this f# drug f# has f# a f # high f# abuse
f# potential. f# Under f# what#fcategory f#would f# morphine f#be f# classified?
A) Schedule f# I
B) Schedule f# II
C) Schedule f# III
D) Schedule f# IV
ANSWER: B
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Narcotics f# with f# a f# high f# abuse f# potential f# are f# classified f# as f# Schedule f# II
f#drugs f#because f# of f# severe f# dependence f# liability. f# Schedule f# I f# drugs
f# have f# high f# abuse f#potential f # and f# no f# accepted f# medical f# use. f# Schedule
f # III f# drugs f# have f# a f# lesser f#abuse f# potential f# than f# II f# and f# an f# accepted
f# medical f# use. f# Schedule f# IV f# drugs f# have#flow f#abuse f# potential f#and
f#limited f# dependence f# liability.
3. When f# involved f# in f# phase f# III f# drug f# evaluation f # studies, f # what
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f ould f#the f#nurse f# have?
A) Working f# with f# animals f# who f# are f# given f# experimental f# drugs
B) Choosing f# appropriate f# patients f# to f# be f# involved f# in f# the f# drug f# study
C) Monitoring f# and f# observing f# patients f# closely f# for f # adverse f# effects
D) Conducting f# research f # to f# determine f # effectiveness f # of f# the f # drug
ANSWER: C
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Phase f# III f# studies f# involve f# use f# of f# a f# drug f# in f# a f# vast f# clinical
f# population f# in f# which#p f atients f# are f# asked f# to f# record f# any f# symptoms
f# they f# experience f # while f# taking f# the#fdrugs. f# Nurses f# may f#be f# responsible
f# for f# helping f# collect f# and f# analyze f# the f#information f# to f# be f# shared f# with
f# the f# Food f# and f# Drug f# Administration f# (FDA) f# but#fwould f# not f# conduct
f# research f# independently f# because f# nurses f# do f# not f# prescribe
f#medications. f# Use f# of f# animals f# in f# drug f# testing f# is f# done f# in f# the
f# preclinical f# trials. f#Select f# patients f# who f# are f# involved f# in f# phase f# II
f# studies f# to f# participate f# in f# studies f#where f# the f# participants f# have f# the
f# disease f# the f# drug f# is f# intended f# to f# treat. f# These f#patients f# are f# monitored
f# closely f# for f# drug f# action f# and f# adverse f# effects. f# Phase f# I f#studies
f# involve f# healthy f# human f# volunteers f# who f# are f# usually f# paid f# for f# their
f#participation. f# Nurses f# may f#observe f# for f# adverse f# effects f# and f# toxicity.
4. What f# concept f# is f# considered f# when f# generic f# drugs f# are f# substituted
f# for f# brand#n
f ame f#drugs?
A) Bioavailability
B) Critical f # concentration
C) Distribution
D) Half-life
ANSWER: A
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