A Guide to Drug Classifications and Dosage Calculations,
4th Edition by Cynthia J. Watkins
Chapters 1 - 21
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,ChapterI1.I HistoryIofI Pharmacology
PharmacologyIClearIandISimple-
IAIGuideItoIDrugIClassificationsIandIDosageICalculationsI 4thI EditionIWatkinsITestIBank
1.
AI nurseIworkingI inIradiologyIadministersI iodineI toIaI patientI whoI isI havingI aI compute
dtomographyI(CT)I scan.I TheI nurseIworkingI onI theI oncologyIunitIadministersI chemothera
pyItoI patientsI whoI haveI cancer.I AtI theI PublicI HealthIDepartment,I aI nurseI administersI a
I measles-mumps-rubellaI (MMR)I vaccineItoIaI 14-month-
oldIchildIasI aI routineI immunization.I WhichIbranchI ofIpharmacologyIbestIdescribesItheIa
ctionsI ofIallI threeInurses?
A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
ANSWER: B
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PharmacologyI isI theI studyIofItheI biologicI effectsI ofIchemicals.I NursesI areIinvolvedI withI c
linicalI pharmacologyI orI pharmacotherapeutics,I whichI isI aIbranchI ofI pharmacologyIthat
I dealsI withI theI usesI ofIdrugsI toI treat,I prevent,IandI diagnoseI disease.I TheI radiologyI nurs
eI isI administeringI aI drugItoIhelpIdiagnoseI aI disease.I TheI oncologyI nurseI isI administerin
gI aI drugI toI helpI treatIaI disease.I PharmacoeconomicsI includesI anyI costsI involvedI inI drug
I therapy.IPharmacodynamicsI involvesI howI aIdrugIaffectsI theI bodyIandIpharmacokineti
csI isIhowItheIbodyIactsI onItheIbody.
2.
AIphysicianI hasI orderedI intramuscularI(IM)I injectionsI ofImorphine,I aI narcoti
c,I everyI4I hoursI asI neededI forIpainIinIaImotorI vehicleIaccidentI victim.I TheI nurs
eI isI awareI thisI drugI hasI aI highIabuseI potential.I UnderI whatI categoryIwouldI
morphineIbeIclassified?
A) ScheduleI I
B) ScheduleI II
C) ScheduleI III
D) ScheduleI IV
ANSWER: B
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NarcoticsIwithIaIhighIabuseIpotentialIareIclassifiedIasIScheduleIIIIdrugsI becau
seIofIsevereI dependenceIliability.I ScheduleI IIdrugsIhaveI highIabuseI potentialI
andI noIacceptedImedicalIuse.I ScheduleI IIII drugsI haveI aI lesserI abuseIpotential
I thanI IIIandI anIacceptedI medicalIuse.I ScheduleI IVI drugsI haveI lowIabuseIpoten
tialIandIlimitedIdependenceI liability.
3.
WhenI involvedI inI phaseI IIIIdrugI evaluationI studies,I whatI responsibilitiesI
wouldItheInurseI have?
A) WorkingI withI animalsI whoIareI givenI experimentalI drugs
B) ChoosingI appropriateI patientsI toIbeI involvedI inItheI drugI study
C) MonitoringI andI observingI patientsI closelyI forI adverseI effects
D) ConductingI researchI toIdetermineI effectivenessI ofI theI drug
ANSWER: C
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PhaseI IIIIstudiesI involveI useI ofIaI drugI inIaI vastI clinicalIpopulationI inIwhichI pati
entsI areI askedI toIrecordI anyIsymptomsI theyIexperienceI whileI takingI theI dru
gs.INursesI mayIbeIresponsibleI forI helpingI collectI andIanalyzeItheI information
I toI beI sharedI withI theI FoodI andI DrugI AdministrationI (FDA)I butI wouldI notI con
ductI researchI independentlyI becauseI nursesI doI notI prescribeI medications.I U
seI ofIanimalsI inIdrugI testingI isI doneI inItheI preclinicalI trials.I SelectI patientsI wh
oIareI involvedI inIphaseI IIIstudiesI toIparticipateI inIstudiesI whereI theI participan
tsI haveI theI diseaseI theI drugI isI intendedI toItreat.I TheseI patientsI areI monitored
I closelyI forI drugI actionI andI adverseI effects.I PhaseI II studiesI involveI healthyIhu
manIvolunteersI whoIareI usuallyIpaidI forI theirI participation.I NursesI mayIobse
rveI forIadverseIeffectsI andItoxicity.
4.
WhatI conceptI isI consideredI whenI genericI drugsI areI substitutedI forI bran
dI nameIdrugs?
A) Bioavailability
B) CriticalI concentration
C) Distribution
D) Half-life
ANSWER: A
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