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Advanced Health Assessment (Walden University)
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Chapterb1: f f Introduction f f to
Drugs
Cognitive Level: Application Diffic ff ff ff
ulty: Moderate
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Integrated Process: Nursing process ff f f ff
1.A nurse working inbradiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a comput
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erized axial tomography (CAT) scan. A nurse working on an oncology unit administ
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ers chemotherapy to patientsbwho have cancer. At the Public Health Department, a n
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urse administers a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to a 14-bmonth-
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old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best describes t
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hebactions of all three nurses?
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A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
Ans: B
Response:
Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are involved wi ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
th clinical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of pharmacology
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that deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease. The
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nursebwor king in radiology isbadministering a drug to help diagnose a disease.
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Thebnurse workin g on an oncology unit is administering a drug to help treat a disease.
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Pharmacoeconomi cs includes any costs involved in drug therapy.
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Pharmacodynamics involves how a drug affects the body, and pharmacokinetics isbho ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
w the body acts on the drug.
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Cognitive Level: Comprehension Di ff ff ff
fficulty: Easy
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Integrated Process: Nursing process ff f f ff
2.A physician has ordered intramuscular injections of morphine, a narcotic, every 4 hour
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s as needed for pain for a motor vehicle accident victim. The nurse isbaware that there is
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a high abusebpotentialbfor this drug; therefore, morphine is categorized as a:
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A) Schedule I drug ff ff
B) Schedule II drug ff ff
C) Schedule III drug ff ff
D) Schedule IV drug ff ff
Ans: B
Response:
Narcotics such asbmorphinebare considered schedule II drugs because of thebhigh abuse
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potential with 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 abuse
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potentialbthan sch edule II drugs and an accepted medical use. Schedule IV drugs have
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low abusebpotentia l and limited dependence liability.
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Cognitive Level: Comprehension ff ff
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Integrated Process: Communication and documentation ff f f ff ff
3. A nurse working for a drug company is involved in phase III drug evaluation
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ffstudies. Which of the following might the nurse be responsible for during thisbstage of
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drug de velopment?
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A) Workingbwith animalsbwho are given experimental drugs ff ff ff ff ff
B) Monitoring drug effects in patients who are selected to participate in abstudy, wh ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
o have the diseasebthat the drug is meant to treat
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C) Collecting records of symptoms that participants experience while taking a ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
dru gband determining whether they are caused by the disease or
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D) thebdrugbInforming healthy, young volunteer participants of possible risks that
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could occur from tak ing an experimental drug
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Ans: C
Response:
Phase III studiesbinvolve usebof a drug in a vast clinical market where patients are aske
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d to record any symptoms they experience while taking the drugs. Nurses may bebrespo
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nsible for helping collect and analyze the information to be shared with theb Food
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and Drug Administration (FDA). Use of animals in drug testing is done in the
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preclinical tr ials. A select group of patients who are involved in phase II studies
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participate in studi es where the participants have the disease the drug is intended to
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treat. These patients a re monitored closely for drugbeffects. Phase I studies involve
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healthy human volunteer s who are usually paid for their participation. Nurses may
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observe for adversebeffects a nd toxicity.
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Cognitive Level: Comprehension Di ff ff ff
fficulty: Moderate
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Integrated Process: Nursing Process ff f f ff
4. Which of the following concepts is considered when generic drugs are substituted for
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brand-name drugs?
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A) Bioavailability
B) Critical concentration ff
C) Distribution
D) Half-life
Ans: A
Response:
Bioavailability isbthebportion of a dose of a drug that reaches the systemic circulation a ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
nd isbavailable to act onbbody cells. Binders used in a generic drug may notbbe the same
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as thosebused in the brand-
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name drug. Therefore, the way thebbody breaks down and uses the drug may differ, whi
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ch may eliminate absubstitution. Critical concentration is the amount of a drug that is
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n eeded to causeba therapeutic effect.
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Distribution isbthebphasebof pharmacokinetics that involves the movement of a drug to t
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hebbody's tissues. A drug's half-
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life isbthebtimebit takes for the amount of drug to decrease to one-half of the peak level.
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Cognitive Level: AnalysisbDifficult ff ff
ffy: Difficult f f
Integrated Process: Teaching/learning ff f f
5.A nurse isbteaching her patient about the use of over-the-
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A) counter (OTC) drugs. Whichbof the following statements best informs the patient about
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their safebuse?
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B) ―OTC drugs are products that are available without prescription for self- ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
treatment of minor complaints.‖ff ff ff ff
―OTC drugs are considered medications and should be reported on a drugbhistor
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y.‖ ff
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Material
Testbankforfocusonnursingpharmacology7theditionbyk
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arch all chapters ff ff
Advanced Health Assessment (Walden University)
ff ff ff ff
, ff ff ff aterial
Chapterb1: f f Introduction f f to
Drugs
Cognitive Level: Application Diffic ff ff ff
ulty: Moderate
ff f f
Integrated Process: Nursing process ff f f ff
1.A nurse working inbradiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a comput
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
erized axial tomography (CAT) scan. A nurse working on an oncology unit administ
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ers chemotherapy to patientsbwho have cancer. At the Public Health Department, a n
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
urse administers a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to a 14-bmonth-
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best describes t
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
hebactions of all three nurses?
ff ff ff ff ff
A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
Ans: B
Response:
Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are involved wi ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
th clinical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of pharmacology
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
that deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease. The
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
nursebwor king in radiology isbadministering a drug to help diagnose a disease.
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
Thebnurse workin g on an oncology unit is administering a drug to help treat a disease.
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
Pharmacoeconomi cs includes any costs involved in drug therapy.
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
Pharmacodynamics involves how a drug affects the body, and pharmacokinetics isbho ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
w the body acts on the drug.
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
Cognitive Level: Comprehension Di ff ff ff
fficulty: Easy
ff f f
Integrated Process: Nursing process ff f f ff
2.A physician has ordered intramuscular injections of morphine, a narcotic, every 4 hour
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s as needed for pain for a motor vehicle accident victim. The nurse isbaware that there is
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
a high abusebpotentialbfor this drug; therefore, morphine is categorized as a:
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A) Schedule I drug ff ff
B) Schedule II drug ff ff
C) Schedule III drug ff ff
D) Schedule IV drug ff ff
Ans: B
Response:
Narcotics such asbmorphinebare considered schedule II drugs because of thebhigh abuse
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potential with severe dependence liability. Schedule I drugs have high abuse
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
potential and no accepted medical use. Schedule III drugs have a lesser abuse
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potentialbthan sch edule II drugs and an accepted medical use. Schedule IV drugs have
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low abusebpotentia l and limited dependence liability.
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Cognitive Level: Comprehension ff ff
ffDifficulty: Easy f f
Integrated Process: Communication and documentation ff f f ff ff
3. A nurse working for a drug company is involved in phase III drug evaluation
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ffstudies. Which of the following might the nurse be responsible for during thisbstage of
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drug de velopment?
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A) Workingbwith animalsbwho are given experimental drugs ff ff ff ff ff
B) Monitoring drug effects in patients who are selected to participate in abstudy, wh ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
o have the diseasebthat the drug is meant to treat
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
C) Collecting records of symptoms that participants experience while taking a ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
dru gband determining whether they are caused by the disease or
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D) thebdrugbInforming healthy, young volunteer participants of possible risks that
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could occur from tak ing an experimental drug
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Ans: C
Response:
Phase III studiesbinvolve usebof a drug in a vast clinical market where patients are aske
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
d to record any symptoms they experience while taking the drugs. Nurses may bebrespo
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
nsible for helping collect and analyze the information to be shared with theb Food
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
and Drug Administration (FDA). Use of animals in drug testing is done in the
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
preclinical tr ials. A select group of patients who are involved in phase II studies
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
participate in studi es where the participants have the disease the drug is intended to
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
treat. These patients a re monitored closely for drugbeffects. Phase I studies involve
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
healthy human volunteer s who are usually paid for their participation. Nurses may
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
observe for adversebeffects a nd toxicity.
ff ff ff ff ff ff
Cognitive Level: Comprehension Di ff ff ff
fficulty: Moderate
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Integrated Process: Nursing Process ff f f ff
4. Which of the following concepts is considered when generic drugs are substituted for
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
brand-name drugs?
ff ff
A) Bioavailability
B) Critical concentration ff
C) Distribution
D) Half-life
Ans: A
Response:
Bioavailability isbthebportion of a dose of a drug that reaches the systemic circulation a ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
nd isbavailable to act onbbody cells. Binders used in a generic drug may notbbe the same
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
as thosebused in the brand-
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name drug. Therefore, the way thebbody breaks down and uses the drug may differ, whi
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ch may eliminate absubstitution. Critical concentration is the amount of a drug that is
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n eeded to causeba therapeutic effect.
ff ff ff ff ff ff
Distribution isbthebphasebof pharmacokinetics that involves the movement of a drug to t
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hebbody's tissues. A drug's half-
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life isbthebtimebit takes for the amount of drug to decrease to one-half of the peak level.
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
Cognitive Level: AnalysisbDifficult ff ff
ffy: Difficult f f
Integrated Process: Teaching/learning ff f f
5.A nurse isbteaching her patient about the use of over-the-
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
A) counter (OTC) drugs. Whichbof the following statements best informs the patient about
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
their safebuse?
ff ff
B) ―OTC drugs are products that are available without prescription for self- ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
treatment of minor complaints.‖ff ff ff ff
―OTC drugs are considered medications and should be reported on a drugbhistor
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
y.‖ ff
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