Test Bank - Karch Focus on Nursing Pharmacology
9th Edition by Rebecca Tucker
Chapters 1 - 59
, Table of Contents
Chapter 01- Introduction to
Drugs Chapter 02- Drugs and
the Body Chapter 03- Toxic
Effects of Drugs
Chapter 04- The Nursing Process in Drug Therapy and Patient
SafetyChapter 05- Dosage Calculations
Chapter 06- Challenges to Effective Drug
TherapyChapter 07- Introduction to Cell
Physiology Chapter 08- Anti-infective Agents
Chapter 09- Antibiotics
Chapter 10- Antiviral
Agents Chapter 11-
Antifungal Agents
Chapter 12- Antiprotozoal
Agents Chapter 13-
Anthelmintic Agents Chapter
14- Antineoplastic Agents
Chapter 15- Introduction to the Immune Response and
InflammationChapter 16- Anti-inflammatory, Antiarthritis, and
Related Agents Chapter 17- Immune Modulators
Chapter 18- Vaccines and Sera
Chapter 19- Introduction to Nerves and the Nervous
SystemChapter 20- Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Agents
Chapter 21- Antidepressant
Agents Chapter 22-
Psychotherapeutic AgentsChapter
23- Antiseizure Agents Chapter
24- Antiparkinsonism Agents
Chapter 25- Muscle Relaxants
Chapter 26- Narcotics, Narcotic Antagonists, and Antimigraine
AgentsChapter 27- General and Local Anesthetic Agents
Chapter 28- Neuromuscular Junction Blocking Agents
Chapter 29- Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous
SystemChapter 30- Adrenergic Agonists
Chapter 31- Adrenergic
AntagonistsChapter 32-
Cholinergic Agonists Chapter
33- Anticholinergic Agents
Chapter 34- Introduction to the Endocrine
SystemChapter 35- Hypothalamic and
Pituitary Agents Chapter 36- Adrenocortical
Agents
Chapter 37- Thyroid and Parathyroid Agents
Chapter 38- Agents to Control Blood Glucose
LevelsChapter 39- Introduction to the
Reproductive System
Chapter 40- Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive
SystemChapter 41- Drugs Affecting the Male
Reproductive System Chapter 42- Introduction to the
Cardiovascular System Chapter 43- Drugs Affecting
Blood Pressure
Chapter 44- Agents for Treating Heart
FailureChapter 45- Antiarrhythmic
Agents
Chapter 46- Antianginal Agents
Chapter 47- Lipid-Lowering
Agents
Chapter 48- Drugs Affecting Blood
CoagulationChapter 49- Drugs Used to
Treat Anemias Chapter 50- Introduction to
the Renal System Chapter 51- Diuretic
Agents
Chapter 52- Drugs Affecting the Urinary Tract and the
BladderChapter 53- Introduction to the Respiratory
System
Chapter 54- Drugs Acting on the Upper Respiratory
TractChapter 55- Drugs Acting on the Lower
Respiratory TractChapter 56- Introduction to the
Gastrointestinal System Chapter 57- Drugs Affecting
,Gastrointestinal Secretions Chapter 58- Drugs
Affecting Gastrointestinal Motility Chapter 59-
Antiemetic Agents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Drugs
Cognitive Level: Application
Difficulty: Moderate
Integrated Process: Nursing process
1.A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a
computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan. A nurse working on an oncology unit
administers chemotherapy to patients who have cancer. At the Public Health
Department, a nurse administers a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to a 14-
month-old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best
describes the actions of all three nurses?
A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
ANSWER: B
Response:
Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are involved
with clinical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of
pharmacology that deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose
disease. The nurse working in radiology is administering a drug to help diagnose a
disease. The nurse working on an oncology unit is administering a drug to help treat a
disease. Pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involved in drug therapy.
Pharmacodynamics involves how a drug affects the body, and pharmacokinetics is
how the body acts on the drug.
Cognitive Level: Comprehension
Difficulty: Easy
Integrated Process: Nursing process
2.A physician has ordered intramuscular injections of morphine, a narcotic, every 4
hours as needed for pain for a motor vehicle accident victim. The nurse is aware that
there is a high abuse potential for this drug; therefore, morphine is categorized as a:
, A) Schedule I drug
B) Schedule II drug
C) Schedule III drug
D) Schedule IV drug
ANSWER: B
Response:
Narcotics such as morphine are considered schedule II drugs because of the high
abuse potential with severe dependence liability. Schedule I drugs have high abuse
potential and no accepted medical use. Schedule III drugs have a lesser abuse
potential than schedule II drugs and an accepted medical use. Schedule IV drugs have
low abuse potential and limited dependence liability.
Cognitive Level: Comprehension
Difficulty: Easy
Integrated Process: Communication and documentation
3.A nurse working for a drug company is involved in phase III drug evaluation studies.
Which of the following might the nurse be responsible for during this stage of drug
development?
Chapter 1: Introduction to Drugs
A) Working with animals who are given experimental drugs
B) Monitoring drug effects in patients who are selected to participate in a study,
who have the disease that the drug is meant to treat
C) Collecting records of symptoms that participants experience while taking
adrug and determining whether they are caused by the disease or the drug
D) Informing healthy, young volunteer participants of possible risks that could
occur from taking an experimental drug
ANSWER: C
Response:
Phase III studies involve use of a drug in a vast clinical market where patients are
asked to record any symptoms they experience while taking the drugs. Nurses may
beresponsible for helping collect and analyze the information to be shared with the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Use of animals in drug testing is done in the
preclinical trials. A select group of patients who are involved in phase II studies
participate in studies where the participants have the disease the drug is intended to
treat. These patients are monitored closely for drug effects. Phase I studies involve
healthy human volunteers who are usually paid for their participation. Nurses may
9th Edition by Rebecca Tucker
Chapters 1 - 59
, Table of Contents
Chapter 01- Introduction to
Drugs Chapter 02- Drugs and
the Body Chapter 03- Toxic
Effects of Drugs
Chapter 04- The Nursing Process in Drug Therapy and Patient
SafetyChapter 05- Dosage Calculations
Chapter 06- Challenges to Effective Drug
TherapyChapter 07- Introduction to Cell
Physiology Chapter 08- Anti-infective Agents
Chapter 09- Antibiotics
Chapter 10- Antiviral
Agents Chapter 11-
Antifungal Agents
Chapter 12- Antiprotozoal
Agents Chapter 13-
Anthelmintic Agents Chapter
14- Antineoplastic Agents
Chapter 15- Introduction to the Immune Response and
InflammationChapter 16- Anti-inflammatory, Antiarthritis, and
Related Agents Chapter 17- Immune Modulators
Chapter 18- Vaccines and Sera
Chapter 19- Introduction to Nerves and the Nervous
SystemChapter 20- Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Agents
Chapter 21- Antidepressant
Agents Chapter 22-
Psychotherapeutic AgentsChapter
23- Antiseizure Agents Chapter
24- Antiparkinsonism Agents
Chapter 25- Muscle Relaxants
Chapter 26- Narcotics, Narcotic Antagonists, and Antimigraine
AgentsChapter 27- General and Local Anesthetic Agents
Chapter 28- Neuromuscular Junction Blocking Agents
Chapter 29- Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous
SystemChapter 30- Adrenergic Agonists
Chapter 31- Adrenergic
AntagonistsChapter 32-
Cholinergic Agonists Chapter
33- Anticholinergic Agents
Chapter 34- Introduction to the Endocrine
SystemChapter 35- Hypothalamic and
Pituitary Agents Chapter 36- Adrenocortical
Agents
Chapter 37- Thyroid and Parathyroid Agents
Chapter 38- Agents to Control Blood Glucose
LevelsChapter 39- Introduction to the
Reproductive System
Chapter 40- Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive
SystemChapter 41- Drugs Affecting the Male
Reproductive System Chapter 42- Introduction to the
Cardiovascular System Chapter 43- Drugs Affecting
Blood Pressure
Chapter 44- Agents for Treating Heart
FailureChapter 45- Antiarrhythmic
Agents
Chapter 46- Antianginal Agents
Chapter 47- Lipid-Lowering
Agents
Chapter 48- Drugs Affecting Blood
CoagulationChapter 49- Drugs Used to
Treat Anemias Chapter 50- Introduction to
the Renal System Chapter 51- Diuretic
Agents
Chapter 52- Drugs Affecting the Urinary Tract and the
BladderChapter 53- Introduction to the Respiratory
System
Chapter 54- Drugs Acting on the Upper Respiratory
TractChapter 55- Drugs Acting on the Lower
Respiratory TractChapter 56- Introduction to the
Gastrointestinal System Chapter 57- Drugs Affecting
,Gastrointestinal Secretions Chapter 58- Drugs
Affecting Gastrointestinal Motility Chapter 59-
Antiemetic Agents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Drugs
Cognitive Level: Application
Difficulty: Moderate
Integrated Process: Nursing process
1.A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a
computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan. A nurse working on an oncology unit
administers chemotherapy to patients who have cancer. At the Public Health
Department, a nurse administers a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to a 14-
month-old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best
describes the actions of all three nurses?
A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
ANSWER: B
Response:
Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are involved
with clinical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of
pharmacology that deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose
disease. The nurse working in radiology is administering a drug to help diagnose a
disease. The nurse working on an oncology unit is administering a drug to help treat a
disease. Pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involved in drug therapy.
Pharmacodynamics involves how a drug affects the body, and pharmacokinetics is
how the body acts on the drug.
Cognitive Level: Comprehension
Difficulty: Easy
Integrated Process: Nursing process
2.A physician has ordered intramuscular injections of morphine, a narcotic, every 4
hours as needed for pain for a motor vehicle accident victim. The nurse is aware that
there is a high abuse potential for this drug; therefore, morphine is categorized as a:
, A) Schedule I drug
B) Schedule II drug
C) Schedule III drug
D) Schedule IV drug
ANSWER: B
Response:
Narcotics such as morphine are considered schedule II drugs because of the high
abuse potential with severe dependence liability. Schedule I drugs have high abuse
potential and no accepted medical use. Schedule III drugs have a lesser abuse
potential than schedule II drugs and an accepted medical use. Schedule IV drugs have
low abuse potential and limited dependence liability.
Cognitive Level: Comprehension
Difficulty: Easy
Integrated Process: Communication and documentation
3.A nurse working for a drug company is involved in phase III drug evaluation studies.
Which of the following might the nurse be responsible for during this stage of drug
development?
Chapter 1: Introduction to Drugs
A) Working with animals who are given experimental drugs
B) Monitoring drug effects in patients who are selected to participate in a study,
who have the disease that the drug is meant to treat
C) Collecting records of symptoms that participants experience while taking
adrug and determining whether they are caused by the disease or the drug
D) Informing healthy, young volunteer participants of possible risks that could
occur from taking an experimental drug
ANSWER: C
Response:
Phase III studies involve use of a drug in a vast clinical market where patients are
asked to record any symptoms they experience while taking the drugs. Nurses may
beresponsible for helping collect and analyze the information to be shared with the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Use of animals in drug testing is done in the
preclinical trials. A select group of patients who are involved in phase II studies
participate in studies where the participants have the disease the drug is intended to
treat. These patients are monitored closely for drug effects. Phase I studies involve
healthy human volunteers who are usually paid for their participation. Nurses may
