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, Chapter 1. Introduction: The Nature of Drugs & Drug Development & Regulation
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1.
A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is havi
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ng a computed tomography (CT) scan. The nurse working on the oncology
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unit administers chemotherapy to patients who have cancer. At the Public
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Health Department, a nurse administers a measles-mumps-
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escribes the actions of all three nurses?
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A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
Ans: B
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Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are
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involved with clinical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a b
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ranch of pharmacology that deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, a
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nd diagnose disease. The radiology nurse is administering a drug to help di
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agnose a disease. The oncology nurse is administering a drug to help treat
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adisease. Pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involved in drug therapy.
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ndpharmacokinetics is how the body acts on the body.
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A physician has ordered intramuscular (IM) injections of morphine, a na
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rcotic, every 4 hours as needed for pain in a motor vehicle accident victim
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.The nurse is aware this drug has a high abuse potential. Under what categ
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orywould morphine be classified?
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A) Schedule I a1
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, Chapter 1. Introduction: The Nature of Drugs & Drug Development & Regulation
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1.
A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is havi
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ng a computed tomography (CT) scan. The nurse working on the oncology
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unit administers chemotherapy to patients who have cancer. At the Public
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Health Department, a nurse administers a measles-mumps-
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rubella (MMR) vaccine toa 14-month-
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old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best d
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escribes 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
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involved with clinical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a b
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ranch of pharmacology that deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, a
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nd diagnose disease. The radiology nurse is administering a drug to help di
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agnose a disease. The oncology nurse is administering a drug to help treat
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adisease. Pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involved in drug therapy.
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Pharmacodynamics involves how a drug affects the body a a1 a1 a1 a1 a1 a1 a1 a1
ndpharmacokinetics is how the body acts on the body.
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2.
A physician has ordered intramuscular (IM) injections of morphine, a na
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rcotic, every 4 hours as needed for pain in a motor vehicle accident victim
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.The nurse is aware this drug has a high abuse potential. Under what categ
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orywould morphine be classified?
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A) Schedule I a1
B) Schedule II a1
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