Test Bank For Pharmacology Clear and Simple:
A Guide to Drug Classifications and Dosage Calculations,
4th Edition by Cynthia J. Watkins
Chapters 1 - 21
,
,Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
Pharmacology Clear and Simple- A Guide to Drug Classifications and Dosage Calculations 4th
Edition Watkins Test Bank
1. A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a
computedtomography (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?
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
with clinical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of
pharmacology that deals with the uses of 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.
2. 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?
A) Schedule I
B) Schedule II
C) Schedule III
D) Schedule IV
ANSWER: B
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Narcotics fwith fa fhigh fabuse fpotential fare fclassified fas fSchedule fII fdrugs
fbecause f of f severe f dependence fliability. f Schedule f I fdrugs fhave f high
f abuse fpotential f and f no f accepted f medical f use. f Schedule f III f drugs f have
f a f lesser fabuse f potential f than f II f and f an f accepted f medical f use. f Schedule
f IV f drugs f haveflow fabuse fpotential fand flimited f dependence fliability.
3. When f involved f in f phase f III f drug f evaluation f studies, f what
f responsibilitiesfwould fthe fnurse fhave?
A) Working fwith f animals f who f are f given f experimental f drugs
B) Choosing f appropriate f patients f to fbe f involved f in f the f drug fstudy
C) Monitoring f and f observing fpatients f closely f for f adverse f effects
D) Conducting f research f to f determine f effectiveness f of f the f drug
ANSWER: C
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Phase f III fstudies finvolve f use fof fa f drug fin fa fvast f clinical f population fin
f whichfpatients f are f asked f to f record f any f symptoms f they f experience f while
f taking f thefdrugs. f Nurses fmay fbe f responsible ffor f helping f collect f and
fanalyze f the finformation f to f be f shared f with f the f Food f and f Drug
f Administration f (FDA) f butfwould f not f conduct f research f independently
f because f nurses f do f not f prescribe fmedications. f Use f of f animals f in f drug
f testing f is f done f in f the f preclinical f trials. fSelect f patients f who fare f involved
f in f phase f II f studies f to f participate f in f studies fwhere f the f participants f have
f the f disease f the f drug f is fintended f to f treat. f These fpatients f are f monitored
f closely f for f drug f action f and f adverse f effects. f Phase f I fstudies finvolve
f healthy fhuman f volunteers f who f are f usually fpaid f for f their fparticipation.
f Nurses fmay fobserve f for f adverse feffects fand ftoxicity.
4. What f concept f is fconsidered f when f generic f drugs f are f substituted f for
f brandfname fdrugs?
A) Bioavailability
B) Critical f concentration
C) Distribution
D) Half-life
ANSWER: A
Feedback:
A Guide to Drug Classifications and Dosage Calculations,
4th Edition by Cynthia J. Watkins
Chapters 1 - 21
,
,Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
Pharmacology Clear and Simple- A Guide to Drug Classifications and Dosage Calculations 4th
Edition Watkins Test Bank
1. A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a
computedtomography (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?
A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
ANSWER: B
Feedback:
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 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.
2. 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?
A) Schedule I
B) Schedule II
C) Schedule III
D) Schedule IV
ANSWER: B
, Feedback:
Narcotics fwith fa fhigh fabuse fpotential fare fclassified fas fSchedule fII fdrugs
fbecause f of f severe f dependence fliability. f Schedule f I fdrugs fhave f high
f abuse fpotential f and f no f accepted f medical f use. f Schedule f III f drugs f have
f a f lesser fabuse f potential f than f II f and f an f accepted f medical f use. f Schedule
f IV f drugs f haveflow fabuse fpotential fand flimited f dependence fliability.
3. When f involved f in f phase f III f drug f evaluation f studies, f what
f responsibilitiesfwould fthe fnurse fhave?
A) Working fwith f animals f who f are f given f experimental f drugs
B) Choosing f appropriate f patients f to fbe f involved f in f the f drug fstudy
C) Monitoring f and f observing fpatients f closely f for f adverse f effects
D) Conducting f research f to f determine f effectiveness f of f the f drug
ANSWER: C
Feedback:
Phase f III fstudies finvolve f use fof fa f drug fin fa fvast f clinical f population fin
f whichfpatients f are f asked f to f record f any f symptoms f they f experience f while
f taking f thefdrugs. f Nurses fmay fbe f responsible ffor f helping f collect f and
fanalyze f the finformation f to f be f shared f with f the f Food f and f Drug
f Administration f (FDA) f butfwould f not f conduct f research f independently
f because f nurses f do f not f prescribe fmedications. f Use f of f animals f in f drug
f testing f is f done f in f the f preclinical f trials. fSelect f patients f who fare f involved
f in f phase f II f studies f to f participate f in f studies fwhere f the f participants f have
f the f disease f the f drug f is fintended f to f treat. f These fpatients f are f monitored
f closely f for f drug f action f and f adverse f effects. f Phase f I fstudies finvolve
f healthy fhuman f volunteers f who f are f usually fpaid f for f their fparticipation.
f Nurses fmay fobserve f for f adverse feffects fand ftoxicity.
4. What f concept f is fconsidered f when f generic f drugs f are f substituted f for
f brandfname fdrugs?
A) Bioavailability
B) Critical f concentration
C) Distribution
D) Half-life
ANSWER: A
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