Test Bank For Pharmacology Clear and Simple: A Guide to Drug Classifications and Dosage Calculations Fourth Edition by Cynthia J. Watkins,ISBN 978-1719644747 All Chapters 1-21.

Test Bank For Pharmacology Clear and Simple:
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A Guide to Drug Classifications and Dosage Calculations,
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4th Editionby Cynthia. Watkins
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Chapters 1 - 21
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,Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
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Pharmacology Clear and Simple- AA AA AA




A Guide to Drug Classifications and Dosage Calculations 4th Edition Watkins Test Bank
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1.
A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a computed t
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omography (CT) scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers chemotherap
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y to patients who have cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurse administers a m
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old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best describes the ac
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tions of all three nurses? AA AA AA AA




A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
ANSWER: B
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linical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of pharmacology that
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deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease.The radiology nurse
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is administering a drug to help diagnose a disease. The oncology nurse is administering
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a drug to help treat a disease. Pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involved in drug t
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herapy. Pharmacodynamics involves how a drug affects the body and pharmacokinetics
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is how the body acts on the body.
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2.
A physician has ordered intramuscular (IM) injections of morphine, a narcotic,
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every 4 hours as needed for pain in a motor vehicle accident victim. The nurs
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e is aware this drug has a high abuse potential. Under whatcategory would
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morphine be classified? AA AA




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ANSWER: B

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Narcotics with a high abuse potential are classified as Schedule II drugs becau
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se of severe dependence liability. Schedule I drugs have high abuse potential a
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nd no accepted medical use. Schedule III drugs have a lesser abuse potential
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than II and an accepted medical use. Schedule IV drugs have low abuse poten
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tial and limited dependence liability.
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3.
When involved in phase III drug evaluation studies, what responsibilitie
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s would the nurse have?
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ANSWER: C
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Phase III studies involve use of a drug in a vast clinical population in which pa
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tients are asked to record any symptoms they experience while taking the dru
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gs. Nurses may be responsible for helping collect and analyze the informati
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on to be shared with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but would not
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conduct research independently because nurses do not prescribe medication
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s. Use of animals in drug testing is done in the preclinical trials.
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Select patients who are involved in phase II studies to participate in studies w
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here the participants have the disease the drug is intended to treat. These pati
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ents are monitored closely for drug action and adverse effects. Phase I studie
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s involve healthy human volunteers who are usually paid for their participatio
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n. Nurses may observe for adverse effects and toxicity.
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4.
What concept is considered when generic drugs are substituted fo
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r brandname drugs?
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A) Bioavailability
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C) Distribution
D) Half-life
ANSWER: A
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