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Chapter 01- Introduction to Drugs
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Chapter 02- Drugs and the Body
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Chapter 03- Toxic Effects of Drugs
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Chapter 04- The Nursing Process in Drug Therapy and Patient Safety
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Chapter 05- Dosage Calculations
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Chapter 06- Challenges to Effective Drug Therapy
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Chapter 07- Introduction to Cell Physiology
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Chapter 08- Anti-infective Agents
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Chapter 09- Antibiotics
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Chapter 10- Antiviral Agents
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Chapter11- Antifungal Agents
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Chapter 12- Antiprotozoal Agents
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Chapter 13- Anthelmintic Agents
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Chapter 14- Antineoplastic Agents
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Chapter 15- Introduction to the Immune Response and Inflammation
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Chapter 16- Anti-inflammatory, Antiarthritis, and Related Agents
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Chapter 17- Immune Modulators
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Chapter 18- Vaccines and Sera
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Chapter 19- Introduction to Nerves and the Nervous System
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Chapter 20- Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Agents
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Chapter 21- Antidepressant Agents
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Chapter 22- Psychotherapeutic Agents
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Chapter 23- Antiseizure Agents
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Chapter 24- Antiparkinsonism Agents
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Chapter 25- Muscle Relaxants
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Chapter 26- Narcotics, Narcotic Antagonists, and Antimigraine Agents
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Chapter 27- General and Local Anesthetic Agents
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Chapter 28- Neuromuscular Junction Blocking Agents
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Chapter 29- Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System
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Chapter 30- Adrenergic Agonists
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Chapter31- Adrenergic Antagonists
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Chapter 32- Cholinergic Agonists
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Chapter 33- Anticholinergic Agents
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Chapter 34- Introduction to the Endocrine System
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Chapter 35- Hypothalamic and Pituitary Agents
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Chapter 36- Adrenocortical Agents
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Chapter 37- Thyroid and Parathyroid Agents
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Chapter 38- Agents to Control Blood Glucose Levels
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Chapter 39- Introduction to the Reproductive System
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Chapter 40- Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive System
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Chapter 41- Drugs Affecting the Male Reproductive System
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Chapter 42- Introduction to the Cardiovascular System Chapter
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43- Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure
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Chapter 44- Agents for Treating Heart Failure
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Chapter 45- Antiarrhythmic Agents
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Chapter 46- Antianginal Agents
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Chapter47-Lipid-Lowering Agents
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Chapter 48- Drugs Affecting Blood Coagulation
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Chapter 49- Drugs Used to Treat Anemias
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Chapter 50- Introduction to the Renal System
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Chapter 51- Diuretic Agents
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Chapter 52- Drugs Affecting the Urinary Tract and the Bladder
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Chapter 53- Introduction to the Respiratory System
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Chapter 54- Drugs Acting on the Upper Respiratory Tract
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Chapter 55- Drugs Acting on the Lower Respiratory Tract
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Chapter 56- Introduction to the Gastrointestinal System
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Chapter 57- Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Secretions
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Chapter 58- Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Motility
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Chapter 59- Antiemetic Agents
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, Chapter 1: Introduction to Drugs qq qq qq qq
CognitiveLevel: Application q q q
Difficulty: Moderate
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Integrated Process: Nursing process qq q q qq
1.A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a
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qq computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan. A nurse working on an oncology unit qq qq qq qq qq qq qq qq qq qq qq
qq administers chemotherapy to patients who have cancer. At the Public Health
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month-old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best
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A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
ANSWER: B
Response:
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qq deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease. The nurse working in
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qq radiology is administering a drug to help diagnose a disease.The nurse working on an
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qq oncologyunit is administering a drug to help treat adisease. Pharmacoeconomics includes
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2.A physician has ordered intramuscular injections of morphine, a narcotic, every 4 hours as
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B) Schedule II drug qq qq
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Response:
Narcotics such as morphine are considered schedule II drugs because of the high abuse
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qq potential with severe dependence liability. Schedule I drugs have high abuse potential
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qq and no accepted medical use. Schedule III drugs have a lesser abuse potential than
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qq schedule II drugs and an accepted medical use. Schedule IVdrugs havelow abuse potential
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Difficulty: Easy
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Integrated Process: Communication and documentation
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3.A nurse working for a drug company is involved in phase III drug evaluation studies.Which
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