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A Guide to Drug Classifications and Dosage Calculations,
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,Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
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Pharmacology Clear and Simple- A Guide to Drug Classifications and Dosage Calculations 4th
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bEdition Watkins Test Bank
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1. A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a
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bcomputedtomography (CT) scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers b b b b b b b b b b
bchemotherapy to patients who have cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurse b b b b b b b b b b b b
badministers a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to a 14-month-old child as a
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broutine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best describes the actions of all
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bthree nurses? b
A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
ANSWER: B
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Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are involved b b b b b b b b b b b b
bwith clinical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of
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bpharmacology that deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose b b b b b b b b b b b b
disease. The radiology nurse is administering a drug to help diagnose a disease. The
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oncology nurse is administering a drug to help treat a disease. Pharmacoeconomics
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includes any costs involved in drug therapy. Pharmacodynamics involves how a drug
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affects the body and pharmacokinetics is how the body acts on the body.
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2. A physician has ordered intramuscular (IM) injections of morphine, a
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bnarcotic, every 4 hours as needed for pain in a motor vehicle accident
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victim. The nurse is aware this drug has a high abuse potential. Under what
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bcategory would morphine be classified? b b b b
A) Schedule I b
B) Schedule II b
C) Schedule III b
D) Schedule IV b
ANSWER: B
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Narcotics with a high abuse potential are classified as Schedule II drugs
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because of severe dependence liability. Schedule I drugs have high abuse
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potential and no accepted medical use. Schedule III drugs have a lesser
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abuse potential than II and an accepted medical use. Schedule IV drugs have
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low abuse potential and limited dependence liability.
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3. When involved in phase III drug evaluation studies, what responsibilities
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would the nurse have?
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A) Working with animals who are given experimental drugs b b b b b b b
B) Choosing appropriate patients to be involved in the drug study b b b b b b b b b
C) Monitoring and observing patients closely for adverse effects b b b b b b b
D) Conducting research to determine effectiveness of the drug b b b b b b b
ANSWER: C
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Phase III studies involve use of a drug in a vast clinical population in which
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bpatients are asked to record any symptoms they experience while taking
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the drugs. Nurses may be responsible for helping collect and analyze the
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information to be shared with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but
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bwould not conduct research independently because nurses do not prescribe
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bmedications. Use of animals in drug testing is done in the preclinical trials.
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bSelect patients who are involved in phase II studies to participate in studies
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bwhere the participants have the disease the drug is intended to treat. These
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bpatients are monitored closely for drug action and adverse effects. Phase I
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bstudies involve healthy human volunteers who are usually paid for their
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bparticipation. Nurses may observe for adverse effects and toxicity. b b b b b b b b
4. What concept is considered when generic drugs are substituted for
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brand name drugs?
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A) Bioavailability
B) Critical concentration b
C) Distribution
D) Half-life
ANSWER: A
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