gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
Edition by Rebecca Tucker
gr gr gr gr gr
Chapters 1 - 59 gr gr gr gr
, Table of Contents gr gr
Chapter 01- Introduction to Drugs
gr gr gr gr
Chapter 02- Drugs and the Body
gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 03- Toxic Effects of Drugs
gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 04- The Nursing Process in Drug Therapy and Patient Safety
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 05- Dosage Calculations
gr gr gr gr
Chapter 06- Challenges to Effective Drug Therapy
gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 07- Introduction to Cell Physiology
gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 08- Anti-infective Agents
gr gr gr gr
Chapter 09- Antibiotics
gr gr
Chapter 10- Antiviral Agents
gr gr gr gr
Chapter 11- Antifungal Agents
gr gr gr gr
Chapter 12- Antiprotozoal Agents
gr gr gr
Chapter 13- Anthelmintic Agents
gr gr gr gr
Chapter 14- Antineoplastic Agents
gr gr gr gr
Chapter 15- Introduction to the Immune Response and Inflammation
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 16- Anti-inflammatory, Antiarthritis, and Related Agents
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 17- Immune Modulators
gr gr gr gr
Chapter 18- Vaccines and Sera
gr gr gr gr
Chapter 19- Introduction to Nerves and the Nervous System
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 20- Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Agents
gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 21- Antidepressant Agents
gr gr gr
Chapter 22- Psychotherapeutic
gr gr gr
AgentsChapter 23- Antiseizure
gr gr gr gr
Agents Chapter 24- Antiparkinsonism
gr gr gr gr
AgentsChapter 25- Muscle Relaxants
gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 26- Narcotics, Narcotic Antagonists, and Antimigraine Agents
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 27- General and Local Anesthetic Agents
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 28- Neuromuscular Junction Blocking Agents
gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 29- Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 30- Adrenergic Agonists
gr gr gr gr
Chapter 31- Adrenergic Antagonists
gr gr gr
Chapter 32- Cholinergic Agonists
gr gr gr gr
Chapter 33- Anticholinergic Agents
gr gr gr gr
Chapter 34- Introduction to the Endocrine System
gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 35- Hypothalamic and Pituitary Agents
gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 36- Adrenocortical Agents
gr gr gr gr
Chapter 37- Thyroid and Parathyroid Agents
gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 38- Agents to Control Blood Glucose Levels
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 39- Introduction to the Reproductive System
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 40- Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive System
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 41- Drugs Affecting the Male Reproductive System
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 42- Introduction to the Cardiovascular System
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 43- Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure
gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 44- Agents for Treating Heart Failure
gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 45- Antiarrhythmic Agents
gr gr gr gr
Chapter 46- Antianginal Agents
gr gr gr
Chapter 47- Lipid-Lowering Agents
gr gr gr gr
Chapter 48- Drugs Affecting Blood Coagulation
gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 49- Drugs Used to Treat Anemias
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 50- Introduction to the Renal System
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 51- Diuretic Agents
gr gr gr gr
Chapter 52- Drugs Affecting the Urinary Tract and the Bladder
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 53- Introduction to the Respiratory System
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 54- Drugs Acting on the Upper Respiratory Tract
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 55- Drugs Acting on the Lower Respiratory Tract
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 56- Introduction to the Gastrointestinal System
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 57- Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Secretions
gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 58- Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Motility
gr gr gr gr gr gr
Chapter 59- Antiemetic Agents
gr gr gr gr
, Chapter 1: Introduction to Drugs gr gr gr gr
Cognitive Level: Application gr g r
Difficulty: Moderate
gr gr
Integrated Process: Nursing process gr g r gr
1.A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
gr computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan. A nurse working on an oncology unit gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
gr administers chemotherapy to patients who have cancer. At the Public Health
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
gr Department, a nurse administers a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to a 14-
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
month-old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
gr describes the actions of all three nurses? gr gr gr gr gr gr
A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
ANSWER: B
Response:
Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are involved gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
gr with clinical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
gr pharmacology that deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease.
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
gr The nurse working in radiology is administering a drug to help diagnose a disease. The
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
gr nurse working on an oncology unit is administering a drug to help treat adisease.
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
gr Pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involved in drug therapy. gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
Pharmacodynamics involves how a drug affects the body, and pharmacokinetics ishow gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
gr the body acts on the drug.
gr gr gr gr gr
Cognitive Level: Comprehension gr gr
Difficulty: Easy
gr gr
Integrated Process: Nursing process gr g r gr
2.A physician has ordered intramuscular injections of morphine, a narcotic, every 4
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
gr hours as needed for pain for a motor vehicle accident victim. The nurse is aware that
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
there is a high abuse potential for this drug; therefore, morphine is categorized as a:
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
A) Schedule I drug gr gr
B) Schedule II drug gr gr
C) Schedule III drug gr gr
D) Schedule IV drug gr gr
, ANSWER: B
Response:
Narcotics such as morphine are considered schedule II drugs because of the high abuse
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
gr potential with severe dependence liability. Schedule I drugs have high abuse potential
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
gr and no accepted medical use. Schedule III drugs have a lesser abuse potential than
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
gr schedule II drugs and an accepted medical use. Schedule IV drugs havelow abuse
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
gr potential and limited dependence liability.
gr gr gr gr
Cognitive Level: Comprehension gr gr
Difficulty: Easy
gr gr
Integrated Process: Communication and documentation
gr g r gr gr
3.A nurse working for a drug company is involved in phase III drug evaluation studies.
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
Which of the following might the nurse be responsible for during this stage of drug
gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr gr
gr development?