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A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a computed t
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omography (CT) scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers chemotherap
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y to patients who have cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurse administers a m
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easles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to a 14-month- dt dt dt dt dt



old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best describes the ac
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tions of all three nurses?
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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 cl
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inical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of pharmacology that
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deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease.The radiology nurse i
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s administering a drug to help diagnose a disease. The oncology nurse is administering a
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drug to help treat a disease. Pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involved in drug the
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rapy. Pharmacodynamics involves how a drug affects the body and pharmacokinetics is
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how the body acts on the body.
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2.
A physician has ordered intramuscular (IM) injections of morphine, a narcotic,
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every 4 hours as needed for pain in a motor vehicle accident victim. The nurs
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e is aware this drug has a high abuse potential. Under whatcategory would
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ANSWER: B

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Narcotics with a high abuse potential are classified as Schedule II drugs becaus
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e of severe dependence liability. Schedule I drugs have high abuse potential an
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d no accepted medical use. Schedule III drugs have a lesser abuse potential th
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an II and an accepted medical use. Schedule IV drugs have low abuse potentia
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l and limited dependence liability.
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3.
When involved in phase III drug evaluation studies, what responsibilitie
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s would the nurse have?
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A) Working with animals who are given experimental drugs dt dt dt dt dt dt dt




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ANSWER: C
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Phase III studies involve use of a drug in a vast clinical population in which pat
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ients are asked to record any symptoms they experience while taking the drug
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s. Nurses may be responsible for helping collect and analyze the information
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to be shared with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but would not con
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duct research independently because nurses do not prescribe medications. U
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se of animals in drug testing is done in the preclinical trials.
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Select patients who are involved in phase II studies to participate in studies wh
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ere the participants have the disease the drug is intended to treat. These patie
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nts are monitored closely for drug action and adverse effects. Phase I studies i
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nvolve healthy human volunteers who are usually paid for their participation.
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Nurses may observe for adverse effects and toxicity. dt dt dt dt dt dt dt




4.
What concept is considered when generic drugs are substituted for
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A) Bioavailability
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C) Distribution
D) Half-life
ANSWER: A
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