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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 of Drugs
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The Nursing Process in Drug Therapy and Patient Safety Chapter 05 -
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Dosage Calculations
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Chapter 06 - Challenges to Effective Drug Therapy
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Chapter 07 - Introduction to Cell Physiology
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Chapter 08 - Antiinfective Agents
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Chapter 09 - Antibiotics
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Chapter 10 - Antiviral Agents
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Chapter 11 - Antifungal Agents
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Chapter 12 - Antiprotozoal Agents
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Chapter 13 - Anthelmintic Agents
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Chapter 14 - Antineoplastic Agents
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Chapter 15 - Introduction to the Immune Response and Inflammation
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Chapter 16 - Antiinflammatory, 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 Nervous System
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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
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Chapter 24 - Antiparkinsonism Agents
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Chapter 25 - Muscle Relaxants
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Chapter 26 - Narcotics, Narcotic Antagonists, 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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Chapter 31 - Adrenergic Antagonists
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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
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Chapter 38 - Agents to Control Blood Glucose Levels
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Chapter 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
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vChapter 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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Chapter 47 - Lipid-Lowering Agents
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Chapter 48 - Drugs Affecting Blood Coagulation
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Chapter 49 - Drugs Used to Treat Anemias
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Chapter 50 - Introduction to the Renal System
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Chapter 51 - 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 the Lower 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 01 - Introduction to Drugs
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1. A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a computed tomography
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(CT) scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers chemotherapy to patients who have
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cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurse administers a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR)
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vaccine to a 14-month-old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best
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describes the actions of all three nurses?
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A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
Ans: B
Feedback:
Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are involved with clinical
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pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of pharmacology that deals with the uses of
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drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease. The radiology nurse is administering a drug to help
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diagnose a disease. The oncology nurse is administering a drug to help treat a disease.
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Pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involved in drug therapy. Pharmacodynamics involves how a
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drug affects the body and pharmacokinetics is how the body acts on the body.
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2. A physician has ordered intramuscular (IM) injections of morphine, a narcotic, every 4 hours as needed
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for pain in a motor vehicle accident victim. The nurse is aware this drug has a high abuse potential.
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vUnder what category would morphine be classified?
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A) Schedule I v
B) Schedule II v
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Ans: B
Feedback:
Narcotics with a high abuse potential are classified as Schedule II drugs because of severe dependence
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