Test Bank - Karch Focus on Nursing Pharmacology 9th Edition by Rebecca Tucker

Test Bank - Karch Focus on Nursing Pharmacology
9th Edition by Rebecca Tucker
Chapters 1 - 59

, Table of Contents
76 76
Chapter7601-
76Introduction76to76Drugs76Chapt
er7602-
76Drugs76and76the76Body76Chapt
er7603-
76Toxic76Effects76of76Drugs
Chapter7604-
76The76Nursing76Process76in76Drug76Therapy76and76Patient76Saf
ety76Chapter7605-76Dosage76Calculations
Chapter7606-
76Challenges76to76Effective76Drug76Therapy76Ch
apter7607-
76Introduction76to76Cell76Physiology76Chapter7
608-76Anti-infective76Agents
Chapter7609-
76Antibiotics76Chapter7610-
76Antiviral76Agents76Chapter
7611-76Antifungal76Agents
Chapter7612-
76Antiprotozoal76Agents76Chapte
r7613-
76Anthelmintic76Agents76Chapte
r7614-76Antineoplastic76Agents
Chapter7615-
76Introduction76to76the76Immune76Response76and76Inflammation76
Chapter7616-76Anti-
inflammatory,76Antiarthritis,76and76Related76Agents76Chapter761
7-76Immune76Modulators
Chapter7618-76Vaccines76and76Sera
Chapter7619-
76Introduction76to76Nerves76and76the76Nervous76System76
Chapter7620-76Anxiolytic76and76Hypnotic76Agents
Chapter7621-
76Antidepressant76Agents76Chapter7
622-
76Psychotherapeutic76Agents76Chapte
r7623-
76Antiseizure76Agents76Chapter7624-
76Antiparkinsonism76Agents76Chapter
7625-76Muscle76Relaxants
Chapter7626-
76Narcotics,76Narcotic76Antagonists,76and76Antimigraine76Agents76
Chapter7627-76General76and76Local76Anesthetic76Agents
Chapter7628-
76Neuromuscular76Junction76Blocking76Agents76Chapter
7629-
76Introduction76to76the76Autonomic76Nervous76System76
Chapter7630-76Adrenergic76Agonists
Chapter7631-
76Adrenergic76Antagonists76Chapter
7632-
76Cholinergic76Agonists76Chapter7
633-76Anticholinergic76Agents
Chapter7634-
76Introduction76to76the76Endocrine76System76Ch
apter7635-
76Hypothalamic76and76Pituitary76Agents76Chap
ter7636-76Adrenocortical76Agents
Chapter76 37-
76 Thyroid76 and76Parathyroid76 Agents76Chapter76
38-
76Agents76to76Control76Blood76Glucose76Levels76
Chapter7639-
76Introduction76to76the76Reproductive76System

,Chapter7640-
76Drugs76Affecting76the76Female76Reproductive76System76
Chapter7641-
76Drugs76Affecting76the76Male76Reproductive76System76C
hapter7642-
76Introduction76to76the76Cardiovascular76System76Chapter7
643-76Drugs76Affecting76Blood76Pressure
Chapter7644-
76Agents76for76Treating76Heart76Failure76Ch
apter7645-76Antiarrhythmic76Agents
Chapter7646-
76Antianginal76Agents76Chapter7647
-76Lipid-Lowering76Agents
Chapter7648-
76Drugs76Affecting76Blood76Coagulation76Cha
pter7649-
76Drugs76Used76to76Treat76Anemias76Chapter
7650-
76Introduction76to76the76Renal76System76Cha
pter7651-76Diuretic76Agents
Chapter7652-
76Drugs76Affecting76the76Urinary76Tract76and76the76Bladde
r76Chapter7653-76Introduction76to76the76Respiratory76System
Chapter7654-
76Drugs76Acting76on76the76Upper76Respiratory76Tract7
6Chapter7655-
76Drugs76Acting76on76the76Lower76Respiratory76Tract76
Chapter7656-
76Introduction76to76the76Gastrointestinal76System76Cha
pter7657-
76Drugs76Affecting76Gastrointestinal76Secretions76Cha
pter7658-
76Drugs76Affecting76Gastrointestinal76Motility76Chapte
r7659-76Antiemetic76Agents

, Chapter761:76Introduction76to76
Drugs




Cognitive76Level:7 6 Application76
Difficulty:76Moderate
Integrated76Process:7 6 Nursing76process
1.A76nurse76working76in76radiology76administers76iodine76to76a76patient76who76is76ha
ving76a76computerized76axial76tomography76(CAT)76scan.76A76nurse76working76on7
6an76oncology76unit76administers76chemotherapy76to76patients76who76have76cancer.

76At76the76Public76Health76Department,76a76nurse76administers76a76measles-

mumps-rubella76(MMR)76vaccine76to76a7614-76month-
old76child76as76a76routine76immunization.76Which76branch76of76pharmacology76best
76describes76the76actions76of76all76three76nurses?

A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
ANSWER: B
Response:
Pharmacology76is76the76study76of76the76biologic76effects76of76chemicals.76Nurses76are
76involved76with76clinical76pharmacology76or76pharmacotherapeutics,76which76is76a76

branch76of76pharmacology76that76deals76with76the76uses76of76drugs76to76treat,76preven
t,76and76diagnose76disease.76The76nurse76working76in76radiology76is76administering76
a76drug76to76help76diagnose76a76disease.76The76nurse76working76on76an76oncology76un
it76is76administering76a76drug76to76help76treat76a76disease.76Pharmacoeconomics76inclu
des76any76costs76involved76in76drug76therapy.
Pharmacodynamics76involves76how76a76drug76affects76the76body,76and76pharmacoki
netics76is76how76the76body76acts76on76the76drug.




Cognitive76Level:76Comprehensi
on76Difficulty:76Easy
Integrated76Process:7 6 Nursing76process


2.A76physician76has76ordered76intramuscular76injections76of76morphine,76a76narcotic,76
every76476hours76as76needed76for76pain76for76a76motor76vehicle76accident76victim.76Th
e76nurse76is76aware76that76there76is76a76high76abuse76potential76for76this76drug;76therefor
e,76morphine76is76categorized76as76a: