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A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a com
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puted tomography (CT) scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers c
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hemotherapy to patients who have cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurs
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e administers a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to a 14-month-
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old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best describes t
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he actions of all three nurses?
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A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
ANSWER: B
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Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are involved
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with clinical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of pharmaco
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logy that deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease.The
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radiology nurse is administering a drug to help diagnose a disease. The oncology
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nurse is administering a drug to help treat a disease. Pharmacoeconomics includes
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#any costs involved in drug therapy. Pharmacodynamics involves how a drug affects
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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 narc
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otic, every 4 hours as needed for pain in a motor vehicle accident victi
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m. The nurse is aware this drug has a high abuse potential. Under wh
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atcategory would morphine be classified? X# X# X# X#



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ANSWER: B

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Narcotics with a high abuse potential are classified as Schedule II drugs b
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ecause of severe dependence liability. Schedule I drugs have high abuse
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potential and no accepted medical use. Schedule III drugs have a lesser
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abuse potential than II and an accepted medical use. Schedule IV drugs h
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ave low abuse potential and limited dependence liability.
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3.
When involved in phase III drug evaluation studies, what responsibi
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lities would the nurse have?
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A) Working with animals who are given experimental drugs
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B) Choosing appropriate patients to be involved in the drug study
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C) Monitoring and observing patients closely for adverse effects
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D) Conducting research to determine effectiveness of the drug
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ANSWER: C
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Phase III studies involve use of a drug in a vast clinical population in w
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hich patients are asked to record any symptoms they experience while ta
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king the drugs. Nurses may be responsible for helping collect and anal
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yze the information to be shared with the Food and Drug Administratio
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n (FDA) but would not conduct research independently because nurses d
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o not prescribe medications. Use of animals in drug testing is done in th
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e preclinical trials.
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Select patients who are involved in phase II studies to participate in studi
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es where the participants have the disease the drug is intended to treat.
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These patients are monitored closely for drug action and adverse effects.
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#Phase I studies involve healthy human volunteers who are usually paid f
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or their participation. Nurses may observe for adverse effects and toxic
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ity.

4.
What concept is considered when generic drugs are substitute
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d for brandname drugs?
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A) Bioavailability
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C) Distribution
D) Half-life
ANSWER: A
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