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Chapter 01 - Introduction to Drugs qz qz qz qz qz
A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a computed tomography (CT)
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scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers chemotherapy to patients who have
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cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurse administers a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR)
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vaccine to a 14-month-old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best
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describes the actions of all three nurses?
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Pharmacoeconomics
Pharmacotherapeutics
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Pharmacodynamics
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Pharmacokinetics
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Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are involved with clinical
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pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of pharmacology that deals with the uses of
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drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease. The radiology nurse is administering a drug to help
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diagnose a disease. The oncology nurse is administering a drug to help treat a disease.
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Pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involved in drug therapy. Pharmacodynamics involves how a qz qz qz qz qz qz qz qz qz qz qz
drug affects the body and pharmacokinetics is how the body acts on the body.
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A physician has ordered intramuscular (IM) injections of morphine, a narcotic, every 4 hours as needed for
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pain in a motor vehicle accident victim. The nurse is aware this drug has a high abuse potential.
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Under what category would morphine be classified?
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Narcotics with a high abuse potential are classified as Schedule II drugs because of severe dependence
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liability. Schedule I drugs have high abuse potential and no accepted medical use. Schedule III drugs
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have a lesser abuse potential than II and an accepted medical use. Schedule IV drugs have low abuse
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potential and limited dependence liability.
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When involved in phase III drug evaluation studies, what responsibilities would the nurse have?
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Working with animals who are given experimental drugs
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Choosing appropriate patients to be involved in the drug study
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Monitoring and observing patients closely for adverse effects
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Conducting research to determine effectiveness of the drug Ans: C
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Phase III studies involve use of a drug in a vast clinical population in which patients are asked to record
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any symptoms they experience while taking the drugs. Nurses may be responsible for helping collect
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and analyze the information 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 medications. Use of animals in drug
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testing is done in the preclinical trials. Select patients who are involved in phase II studies to participate
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in studies where the participants have the disease the drug is intended to treat. These patients are
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monitored closely for drug action and adverse effects. Phase I studies involve healthy human volunteers
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who are usually paid for their participation. Nurses may observe for adverse effects and toxicity.
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What concept is considered when generic drugs are substituted for brand name drugs?
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Bioavailability
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act on body cells. Binders used in a generic drug may not be the same as those used in the brand name
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drug. Therefore, the way the body breaks down and uses the drug may differ, which may eliminate a
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generic drug substitution. Critical concentration is the amount of a drug that is needed to cause a
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therapeutic effect and should not differ between generic and brand name medications. Distribution is
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the phase of pharmacokinetics, which involves the movement of a drug to the body’s tissues and is the
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Chapter 01 - Introduction to Drugs qz qz qz qz qz
A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a computed tomography (CT)
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scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers chemotherapy to patients who have
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cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurse administers a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR)
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vaccine to a 14-month-old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best
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describes the actions of all three nurses?
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Pharmacoeconomics
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Pharmacodynamics
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Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are involved with clinical
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pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of pharmacology that deals with the uses of
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drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease. The radiology nurse is administering a drug to help
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diagnose a disease. The oncology nurse is administering a drug to help treat a disease.
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Pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involved in drug therapy. Pharmacodynamics involves how a qz qz qz qz qz qz qz qz qz qz qz
drug affects the body and pharmacokinetics is how the body acts on the body.
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A physician has ordered intramuscular (IM) injections of morphine, a narcotic, every 4 hours as needed for
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pain in a motor vehicle accident victim. The nurse is aware this drug has a high abuse potential.
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Under what category would morphine be classified?
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Narcotics with a high abuse potential are classified as Schedule II drugs because of severe dependence
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liability. Schedule I drugs have high abuse potential and no accepted medical use. Schedule III drugs
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have a lesser abuse potential than II and an accepted medical use. Schedule IV drugs have low abuse
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potential and limited dependence liability.
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When involved in phase III drug evaluation studies, what responsibilities would the nurse have?
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Working with animals who are given experimental drugs
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Monitoring and observing patients closely for adverse effects
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Conducting research to determine effectiveness of the drug Ans: C
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Phase III studies involve use of a drug in a vast clinical population in which patients are asked to record
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any symptoms they experience while taking the drugs. Nurses may be responsible for helping collect
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and analyze the information 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 medications. Use of animals in drug
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testing is done in the preclinical trials. Select patients who are involved in phase II studies to participate
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in studies where the participants have the disease the drug is intended to treat. These patients are
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monitored closely for drug action and adverse effects. Phase I studies involve healthy human volunteers
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who are usually paid for their participation. Nurses may observe for adverse effects and toxicity.
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What concept is considered when generic drugs are substituted for brand name drugs?
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Bioavailability
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generic drug substitution. Critical concentration is the amount of a drug that is needed to cause a
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therapeutic effect and should not differ between generic and brand name medications. Distribution is
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