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C) Pharmacodynamics
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ANSWER: B
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Pharmacology Clear and Simple-cv cv cv
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
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tomography (CT) scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers chemothera
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py to patients who have cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurse administers a
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old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best describes the a
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ctions of all three nurses? cv cv cv cv
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 with
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clinical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of pharmacology th
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at deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease.The radiology nu
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ring a drug to help treat a disease. Pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involved in
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drug therapy. Pharmacodynamics involves how a drug affects the body and pharmacok
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inetics 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 n
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urse is aware this drug has a high abuse potential. Under whatcategory wo
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uld morphine be classified?
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C) Schedule III cv
D) Schedule IV cv
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
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and no accepted medical use. Schedule III drugs have a lesser abuse potenti
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al than II and an accepted medical use. Schedule IV drugs have low abuse pot
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B) Choosing appropriate patients to be involved in the drug study cv cv cv cv cv cv cv cv cv
C) Monitoring and observing patients closely for adverse effects cv cv cv cv cv cv cv
D) Conducting research to determine effectiveness of the drug cv cv cv cv cv cv cv
ANSWER: C
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Phase III studies involve use of a drug in a vast clinical population in which p
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atients are asked to record any symptoms they experience while taking the d
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ation to be shared with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but would
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not conduct research independently because nurses do not prescribe medica
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tions. 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 pa
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tients are monitored closely for drug action and adverse effects. Phase I studi
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es involve healthy human volunteers who are usually paid for their participati
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What concept is considered when generic drugs are substituted f
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B) Critical concentration cv
C) Distribution
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