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,Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
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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 compu
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ted tomography (CT) scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers chem
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otherapy to patients who have cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurse adm
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inisters a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to a 14-month-
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old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best describes th
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e actions of all three nurses?
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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 w
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ith clinical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of pharmacolog
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y that deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease.The radi
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ology nurse is administering a drug to help diagnose a disease. The oncology nurse i
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s administering a drug to help treat a disease. Pharmacoeconomics includes any cos
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ts involved in drug therapy. Pharmacodynamics involves how a drug affects the body
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mand pharmacokinetics is how the body acts on the body.
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2.
A physician has ordered intramuscular (IM) injections of morphine, a narco
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tic, every 4 hours as needed for pain in a motor vehicle accident victim.
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The nurse is aware this drug has a high abuse potential. Under whatcate
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gory would morphine be classified?
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A) Schedule I nm




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ANSWER: B

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Narcotics with a high abuse potential are classified as Schedule II drugs bec
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ause of severe dependence liability. Schedule I drugs have high abuse pote
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ntial and no accepted medical use. Schedule III drugs have a lesser abuse
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potential than II and an accepted medical use. Schedule IV drugs have low
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abuse potential and limited dependence liability.
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3.
When involved in phase III drug evaluation studies, what responsibili
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ties would the nurse have?
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A) Working with animals who are given experimental drugs
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B) Choosing appropriate patients to be involved in the drug study
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C) Monitoring and observing patients closely for adverse effects
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D) Conducting research to determine effectiveness of the drug
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ANSWER: C
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Phase III studies involve use of a drug in a vast clinical population in whic
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h patients 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 th
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e information to be shared with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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but would not conduct research independently because nurses do not pre
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scribe medications. Use of animals in drug testing is done in the preclinical
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trials.
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Select patients who are involved in phase II studies to participate in studie
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s where the participants have the disease the drug is intended to treat. Th
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ese patients are monitored closely for drug action and adverse effects. Ph
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ase I studies involve healthy human volunteers who are usually paid for th
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eir participation. Nurses may observe for adverse effects and toxicity.
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4.
What concept is considered when generic drugs are substituted
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m for brandname drugs?
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A) Bioavailability
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C) Distribution
D) Half-life
ANSWER: A
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