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FOCUS ON NURSING PHARMACOLOGY 8TH EDITION
BY AMY M. KARCH RN MS || LATEST EDITION (2024 – 2025)
COMPLETE TEST BANK FOR
FOCUS ON NURSING PHARMACOLOGY 8TH EDITION
BY AMY M. KARCH RN MS || LATEST EDITION (2024 – 2025)
COMPLETE TEST BANK FOR
FOCUS ON NURSING PHARMACOLOGY 8TH EDITION
BY AMY M. KARCH RN MS || LATEST EDITION (2024 – 2025)
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Table Of Contents
Chapter 01 - Introduction To Drugs .............................................................................................................. 4
Chapter 02 - Drugs And The Body ............................................................................................................... 23
Chapter 03 - Toxic Effects Of Drugs ............................................................................................................ 45
Chapter 04 - The Nursing Process In Drug Therapy And Patient Safety ..................................................... 71
Chapter 05 - Dosage Calculations ............................................................................................................... 97
Chapter 06 - Challenges To Effective Drug Therapy ................................................................................. 119
Chapter 07 - Introduction To Cell Physiology ........................................................................................... 145
Chapter 08 - Antiinfective Agents ............................................................................................................. 170
Chapter 09 - Antibiotics ............................................................................................................................ 197
Chapter 10 - Antiviral Agents .................................................................................................................... 223
Chapter 11 - Antifungal Agents ................................................................................................................. 249
Chapter 12 - Antiprotozoal Agents ........................................................................................................... 274
Chapter 13 - Anthelmintic Agents............................................................................................................. 298
Chapter 14 - Antineoplastic Agents .......................................................................................................... 322
Chapter 15 - Introduction To The Immune Response And Inflammation ................................................ 348
Chapter 16 - Antiinflammatory, Antiarthritis, And Related Agents .......................................................... 374
Chapter 17 - Immune Modulators ............................................................................................................ 399
Chapter 18 - Vaccines And Sera ................................................................................................................ 424
Chapter 19 - Introduction To Nerves And The Nervous System ............................................................... 449
Chapter 20 - Anxiolytic And Hypnotic Agents ........................................................................................... 474
Chapter 21 - Antidepressant Agents ......................................................................................................... 500
Chapter 22 - Psychotherapeutic Agents ................................................................................................... 525
Chapter 23 - Antiseizure Agents ............................................................................................................... 550
Chapter 24 - Antiparkinsonism Agents ..................................................................................................... 575
Chapter 25 - Muscle Relaxants ................................................................................................................. 599
Chapter 26 - Narcotics, Narcotic Antagonists, And Antimigraine Agents................................................. 623
Chapter 27 - General And Local Anesthetic Agents .................................................................................. 647
Chapter 28 - Neuromuscular Junction Blocking Agents............................................................................ 672
Chapter 29 - Introduction To The Autonomic Nervous System ................................................................ 697
Chapter 30 - Adrenergic Agonists ............................................................................................................. 722
Chapter 31 - Adrenergic Antagonists ........................................................................................................ 746
Chapter 32 - Cholinergic Agonists ............................................................................................................. 771
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Chapter 33 - Anticholinergic Agents ......................................................................................................... 795
Chapter 34 - Introduction To The Endocrine System................................................................................ 820
Chapter 35 - Hypothalamic And Pituitary Agents ..................................................................................... 843
Chapter 36 - Adrenocortical Agents.......................................................................................................... 867
Chapter 37 - Thyroid And Parathyroid Agents .......................................................................................... 891
Chapter 38 - Agents To Control Blood Glucose Levels.............................................................................. 916
Chapter 39 - Introduction To The Reproductive System .......................................................................... 942
Chapter 40 - Drugs Affecting The Female Reproductive System .............................................................. 966
Chapter 41 - Drugs Affecting The Male Reproductive System ................................................................. 991
Chapter 42 - Introduction To The Cardiovascular System ...................................................................... 1015
Chapter 43 - Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure ......................................................................................... 1040
Chapter 44 - Agents For Treating Heart Failure ...................................................................................... 1066
Chapter 45 - Antiarrhythmic Agents ....................................................................................................... 1089
Chapter 46 - Antianginal Agents ............................................................................................................. 1114
Chapter 47 - Lipid-Lowering Agents ........................................................................................................ 1139
Chapter 48 - Drugs Affecting Blood Coagulation .................................................................................... 1164
Chapter 49 - Drugs Used To Treat Anemias ............................................................................................ 1188
Chapter 50 - Introduction To The Renal System ..................................................................................... 1212
Chapter 51 - Diuretic Agents ................................................................................................................... 1237
Chapter 52 - Drugs Affecting The Urinary Tract And The Bladder .......................................................... 1260
Chapter 53 - Introduction To The Respiratory System ........................................................................... 1285
Chapter 54 - Drugs Acting On The Upper Respiratory Tract ................................................................... 1311
Chapter 55 - Drugs Acting On The Lower Respiratory Tract ................................................................... 1337
Chapter 56 - Introduction To The Gastrointestinal System .................................................................... 1362
Chapter 57 - Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Secretions ...................................................................... 1386
Chapter 58 - Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Motility .......................................................................... 1409
Chapter 59 - Antiemetic Agents .............................................................................................................. 1433
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Chapter 01 - Introduction To Drugs
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?
Pharmacoeconomics Pharmacotherapeutics Pharmacodynamics Pharmacokinetics CORRECT ANS>
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.
A Physician Has Ordered Intramuscular (IM) Injections Of Morphine, A Narcotic, Every 4 Hours As
Neededfor 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 CORRECT ANS> B
Feedback:
Narcotics With A High Abuse Potential Are Classified As Schedule II Drugs Because Of Severe
Dependence
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