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4th Edition by Cynthia J. Watkins
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Chapters 1 - 21
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,Chapter ss1. ss History ssof s s Pharmacology
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1. A ssnurse s s working ss in ss radiology ssadministers ss iodine ss to ssa s s patient ss who ss is
ss having ss a sscomputedt s omography ss (CT) ss scan. ss The ss nurse ss working ss on ss the

ss oncology ss unit ss administers sschemotherapy ss to s s patients ss who ss have s s cancer. s s At

ss the ss Public s s Health ssDepartment, s s a s s nurse ssadministers s s a s s measles-mumps-rubella

s s (MMR) s s vaccine ssto ss a ss 14-month-old ss child ss as ss a ssroutine ss immunization. ss Which

ss branch ss of sspharmacology ssbest ss describes ssthe ssactions ss of ssall ssthree ss nurses?



A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
ANSWER: B
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Pharmacology ssis ssthe ss study ssof ssthe ss biologic ss effects ss of ss chemicals. ss Nurses ss are
ssinvolved sswith ss clinical s s pharmacology ss or s s pharmacotherapeutics, s s which s s is ss a

ssbranch ss of sspharmacology ss that ss deals ss with ss the ss uses ss of ss drugs ss to ss treat, ss prevent,

ssand ss diagnose ss disease.sThe ss radiology ss nurse ss is ss administering ss a ss drug ss to ss help

ssdiagnose ss a ss disease. ss The ss oncology ssnurse s s is ss administering ss a ss drug ss to ss help

ss treat ssa s s disease. s s Pharmacoeconomics ss includes s s any sscosts ss involved s s in s s drug

ss therapy. ssPharmacodynamics ss involves ss how ss a ss drug ss affects ss the ssbody ssand

sspharmacokinetics ss is sshow ssthe ss body ssacts sson ssthe ss body.




2. A ssphysician ss has ssordered ssintramuscular ss(IM) ssinjections ssof ssmorphine,
ss a ssnarcotic, ss every ss4 ss hours ss as ss needed ss for ss pain ss in ss a ss motor ss vehicle

ss accident ssvictim. ss The ss nurse ss is ss aware s s this ss drug ss has ss a s s high ss abuse

s s potential. ss Under s s whatscategory sswould ss morphine ssbe ss classified?


A) Schedule ss I
B) Schedule ssII
C) Schedule ssIII
D) Schedule ssIV
ANSWER: B

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Narcotics sswith ssa sshigh ssabuse sspotential ssare ssclassified ssas ssSchedule ssII
ssdrugs ssbecause ss of ss severe ss dependence ss liability. ss Schedule s s I ss drugs

ss have ss high ss abuse sspotential s s and ss no ss accepted ss medical s s use. ss Schedule

s s III s s drugs ss have s s a ss lesser ssabuse ss potential s s than ss II ss and ss an ss accepted

ss medical ss use. ss Schedule ss IV ss drugs ss haveslow ssabuse ss potential ssand

sslimited ss dependence ss liability.




3. When s s involved s s in s s phase ss III ss drug s s evaluation s s studies, s s what
s s responsibilitiesw
s ould ssthe ssnurse ss have?


A) Working ss with s s animals s s who ss are ss given s s experimental ss drugs
B) Choosing ss appropriate s s patients ss to ss be ss involved s s in ss the ss drug ss study
C) Monitoring ss and s s observing ss patients s s closely ss for ss adverse ss effects
D) Conducting ss research s s to ss determine s s effectiveness s s of ss the s s drug
ANSWER: C
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Phase ss III ssstudies ss involve ss use ss of ssa ss drug ssin ss a ss vast ss clinical
ss population ss in ss whichp s atients ss are ss asked ss to ss record s s any ss symptoms

ss they ss experience s s while ss taking ss thesdrugs. ss Nurses ss may ssbe ss responsible

ss for ss helping ss collect ss and ss analyze ss the ssinformation ss to ss be ss shared ss with

ss the ss Food ss and ss Drug ss Administration ss (FDA) ss butswould s s not s s conduct

s s research ss independently ss because s s nurses ss do s s not ss prescribe ss medications.

ss Use ss of ss animals ss in ss drug ss testing ss is ss done ss in ss the s s preclinical ss trials.

ssSelect ss patients ss who ss are ss involved ss in ss phase ss II ss studies ss to ss participate

ss in ss studies sswhere ss the ss participants ss have ss the ss disease ss the ss drug ss is

ss intended ss to ss treat. ss These sspatients ss are ss monitored ss closely ss for ss drug

ss action ss and ss adverse ss effects. ss Phase ss I ssstudies ss involve ss healthy ss human

ss volunteers ss who ss are ss usually ss paid ss for ss their ssparticipation. ss Nurses ss may

ssobserve ss for ss adverse ss effects ss and ss toxicity.




4. What s s concept s s is ssconsidered s s when ss generic ss drugs ss are s s substituted
s s for ss brandn
s ame ssdrugs?


A) Bioavailability
B) Critical s s concentration
C) Distribution
D) Half-life
ANSWER: A
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