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Karch’s Focus on Nursing
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Pharmacology – 9th Edition
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Rebecca G. Tucker
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Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
and Students
© Rebecca G. Tucker (Adapted from Amy M. Karch)
All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
Created by MedConnoisseur ©2025/2026
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Karch’s Focus on Nursing Pharmacology – 9th Edition
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Rebecca G. Tucker
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Chapter 1. Introduction to Drugs
Chapter 2. Drugs and the Body
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Chapter 3. Toxic Effects of Drugs
Chapter 4. The Nursing Process in Drug Therapy and Patient Safety
Chapter 5. Dosage Calculations
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Chapter 6. Challenges to Effective Drug Therapy
Chapter 7. Introduction to Cell Physiology
Chapter 8. Anti-infective Agents
Chapter 9. Antibiotics
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Chapter 10. Antiviral Agents
Chapter 11. Antifungal Agents
Chapter 12. Antiprotozoal Agents D?
Chapter 13. Anthelmintic Agents
Chapter 14. Antineoplastic Agents
Chapter 15. Introduction to the Immune Response and Inflammation
Chapter 16. Anti-inflammatory, Antiarthritis, and Related Agents
Chapter 17. Immune Modulators
Chapter 18. Vaccines and Sera
Chapter 19. Introduction to Nerves and the Nervous System
Chapter 20. Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Agents
Chapter 21. Antidepressant Agents
Chapter 22. Psychotherapeutic Agents
Chapter 23. Antiseizure Agents
Chapter 24. Antiparkinsonism Agents
Chapter 25. Muscle Relaxants
Chapter 26. Narcotics, Narcotic Antagonists, and Antimigraine Agents
Chapter 27. General and Local Anesthetic Agents
Chapter 28. Neuromuscular Junction Blocking Agents
Chapter 29. Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System
Chapter 30. Adrenergic Agonists
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Chapter 31. Adrenergic Antagonists
Chapter 32. Cholinergic Agonists
Chapter 33. Anticholinergic Agents
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Chapter 34. Introduction to the Endocrine System
Chapter 35. Hypothalamic and Pituitary Agents
Chapter 36. Adrenocortical Agents
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Chapter 37. Thyroid and Parathyroid Agents
Chapter 38. Agents to Control Blood Glucose Levels
Chapter 39. Introduction to the Reproductive System
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Chapter 40. Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive System
Chapter 41. Drugs Affecting the Male Reproductive System
Chapter 42. Introduction to the Cardiovascular System
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Chapter 43. Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure
Chapter 44. Agents for Treating Heart Failure
Chapter 45. Antiarrhythmic Agents
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Chapter 46. Antianginal Agents
Chapter 47. Lipid-Lowering Agents
Chapter 48. Drugs Affecting Blood Coagulation
Chapter 49. Drugs Used to Treat Anemias
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Chapter 50. Introduction to the Renal System
Chapter 51. Diuretic Agents
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Chapter 52. Drugs Affecting the Urinary Tract and the Bladder
Chapter 53. Introduction to the Respiratory System
Chapter 54. Drugs Acting on the Upper Respiratory Tract
Chapter 55. Drugs Acting on the Lower Respiratory Tract
Chapter 56. Introduction to the Gastrointestinal System
Chapter 57. Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Secretions
Chapter 58. Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Motility
Chapter 59. Antiemetic Agents
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, Chapter 01 - Introduction to Drugs
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A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a computed tomography (CT)
scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers chemotherapy to patients who have
cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurse administers a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR)
vaccine to a 14-month-old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best
describes the actions of all three nurses?
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Pharmacoeconomics
Pharmacotherapeutics
Pharmacodynamics
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Pharmacokinetics
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Ans: B O
Response: VE
Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are involved with clinical
pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of pharmacology that deals with the uses of
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drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease. The radiology nurse is administering a drug to help
diagnose a disease. The oncology nurse is administering a drug to help treat a disease.
Pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involved in drug therapy. Pharmacodynamics involves how a
drug affects the body and pharmacokinetics is how the body acts on the body.
A physician has ordered intramuscular (IM) injections of morphine, a narcotic, every 4 hours as needed for
pain in a motor vehicle accident victim. The nurse is aware this drug has a high abuse potential.
Under what category would morphine be classified?
Schedule I
Schedule II
Schedule III
Schedule IV
Ans: B
Response:
Narcotics with a high abuse potential are classified as Schedule II drugs because of severe dependence
Karch’s Focus on Nursing
UV
Pharmacology – 9th Edition
IA_
AP
TEST BANK PR
O VE
Rebecca G. Tucker
D?
Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
and Students
© Rebecca G. Tucker (Adapted from Amy M. Karch)
All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
Created by MedConnoisseur ©2025/2026
,ST
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Karch’s Focus on Nursing Pharmacology – 9th Edition
UV
Rebecca G. Tucker
IA_
Chapter 1. Introduction to Drugs
Chapter 2. Drugs and the Body
AP
Chapter 3. Toxic Effects of Drugs
Chapter 4. The Nursing Process in Drug Therapy and Patient Safety
Chapter 5. Dosage Calculations
PR
Chapter 6. Challenges to Effective Drug Therapy
Chapter 7. Introduction to Cell Physiology
Chapter 8. Anti-infective Agents
Chapter 9. Antibiotics
O VE
Chapter 10. Antiviral Agents
Chapter 11. Antifungal Agents
Chapter 12. Antiprotozoal Agents D?
Chapter 13. Anthelmintic Agents
Chapter 14. Antineoplastic Agents
Chapter 15. Introduction to the Immune Response and Inflammation
Chapter 16. Anti-inflammatory, Antiarthritis, and Related Agents
Chapter 17. Immune Modulators
Chapter 18. Vaccines and Sera
Chapter 19. Introduction to Nerves and the Nervous System
Chapter 20. Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Agents
Chapter 21. Antidepressant Agents
Chapter 22. Psychotherapeutic Agents
Chapter 23. Antiseizure Agents
Chapter 24. Antiparkinsonism Agents
Chapter 25. Muscle Relaxants
Chapter 26. Narcotics, Narcotic Antagonists, and Antimigraine Agents
Chapter 27. General and Local Anesthetic Agents
Chapter 28. Neuromuscular Junction Blocking Agents
Chapter 29. Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System
Chapter 30. Adrenergic Agonists
Created by MedConnoisseur ©2025/2026
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Chapter 31. Adrenergic Antagonists
Chapter 32. Cholinergic Agonists
Chapter 33. Anticholinergic Agents
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Chapter 34. Introduction to the Endocrine System
Chapter 35. Hypothalamic and Pituitary Agents
Chapter 36. Adrenocortical Agents
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Chapter 37. Thyroid and Parathyroid Agents
Chapter 38. Agents to Control Blood Glucose Levels
Chapter 39. Introduction to the Reproductive System
AP
Chapter 40. Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive System
Chapter 41. Drugs Affecting the Male Reproductive System
Chapter 42. Introduction to the Cardiovascular System
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Chapter 43. Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure
Chapter 44. Agents for Treating Heart Failure
Chapter 45. Antiarrhythmic Agents
O
Chapter 46. Antianginal Agents
Chapter 47. Lipid-Lowering Agents
Chapter 48. Drugs Affecting Blood Coagulation
Chapter 49. Drugs Used to Treat Anemias
VE
Chapter 50. Introduction to the Renal System
Chapter 51. Diuretic Agents
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Chapter 52. Drugs Affecting the Urinary Tract and the Bladder
Chapter 53. Introduction to the Respiratory System
Chapter 54. Drugs Acting on the Upper Respiratory Tract
Chapter 55. Drugs Acting on the Lower Respiratory Tract
Chapter 56. Introduction to the Gastrointestinal System
Chapter 57. Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Secretions
Chapter 58. Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Motility
Chapter 59. Antiemetic Agents
Created by MedConnoisseur ©2025/2026
, Chapter 01 - Introduction to Drugs
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A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a computed tomography (CT)
scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers chemotherapy to patients who have
cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurse administers a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR)
vaccine to a 14-month-old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best
describes the actions of all three nurses?
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Pharmacoeconomics
Pharmacotherapeutics
Pharmacodynamics
AP
Pharmacokinetics
PR
Ans: B O
Response: VE
Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are involved with clinical
pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of pharmacology that deals with the uses of
D?
drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease. The radiology nurse is administering a drug to help
diagnose a disease. The oncology nurse is administering a drug to help treat a disease.
Pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involved in drug therapy. Pharmacodynamics involves how a
drug affects the body and pharmacokinetics is how the body acts on the body.
A physician has ordered intramuscular (IM) injections of morphine, a narcotic, every 4 hours as needed for
pain in a motor vehicle accident victim. The nurse is aware this drug has a high abuse potential.
Under what category would morphine be classified?
Schedule I
Schedule II
Schedule III
Schedule IV
Ans: B
Response:
Narcotics with a high abuse potential are classified as Schedule II drugs because of severe dependence
