Focus on Nursing Pharmacology 8th Edition TEST BANK ; provides a comprehensive collection of practice questions designed to enhance understanding and mastery of nursing pharmacology concepts, offering valuable support for both educators and students, Test Bank Focus on Nursing Pharmacology 8th Edit...
TestBank-Focus on Nursing Pharmacology(8th Edition by Karch)
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Table of Contents b b
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Chapter 01 - Introduction to Drugs
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Chapter 02 - Drugs and the Body
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Chapter 03 - Toxic Effects of Drugs
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Chapter 04 - The Nursing Process in Drug Therapy and Patient Safety
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Chapter 05 - Dosage Calculations
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Chapter 06 - Challenges to Effective Drug Therapy
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Chapter 07 - Introduction to Cell Physiology Chapter
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08 - Antiinfective Agents
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Chapter 09 - Antibiotics Chapter
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10 - Antiviral Agents Chapter 11 -
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Antifungal Agents
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Chapter 12 - Antiprotozoal Agents
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Chapter 13 - Anthelmintic Agents Chapter
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14 - Antineoplastic Agents
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Chapter 15 - Introduction to the Immune Response and Inflammation
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Chapter 16 - Antiinflammatory, Antiarthritis, and Related Agents Chapter 17
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- Immune Modulators
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Chapter 18 - Vaccines and Sera
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Chapter 19 - Introduction to Nerves and the Nervous System
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Chapter 20 - Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Agents
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Chapter 21 - Antidepressant Agents
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Chapter 22 - Psychotherapeutic Agents
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Chapter 23 - Antiseizure Agents Chapter
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24 - Antiparkinsonism Agents Chapter 25
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- Muscle Relaxants
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Chapter 26 - Narcotics, Narcotic Antagonists, and Antimigraine Agents
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Chapter 27 - General and Local Anesthetic Agents
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Chapter 28 - Neuromuscular Junction Blocking Agents Chapter
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29 - Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System Chapter 30 -
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Adrenergic Agonists
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Chapter 31 - Adrenergic Antagonists
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Chapter 32 - Cholinergic Agonists
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Chapter 33 - Anticholinergic Agents
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Chapter 34 - Introduction to the Endocrine System
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Chapter 35 - Hypothalamic and Pituitary Agents
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Chapter 36 - Adrenocortical Agents
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Chapter 37 - Thyroid and Parathyroid Agents Chapter
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38 - Agents to Control Blood Glucose Levels Chapter 39 -
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Introduction to the Reproductive System
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Chapter 40 - Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive System
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Chapter 41 - Drugs Affecting the Male Reproductive System
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Chapter 42 - Introduction to the Cardiovascular System Chapter
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43 - Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure
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Chapter 44 - Agents for Treating Heart Failure Chapter
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45 - Antiarrhythmic Agents
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Chapter 46 - Antianginal Agents Chapter
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47 - Lipid-Lowering Agents
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Chapter 48 - Drugs Affecting Blood Coagulation
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Chapter 49 - Drugs Used to Treat Anemias Chapter 50
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- Introduction to the Renal System
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Chapter 51 - Diuretic Agents
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Chapter 52 - Drugs Affecting the Urinary Tract and the Bladder
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Chapter 53 - Introduction to the Respiratory System
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Chapter 54 - Drugs Acting on the Upper Respiratory Tract
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Chapter 55 - Drugs Acting on the Lower Respiratory Tract
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Chapter 56 - Introduction to the Gastrointestinal System
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Chapter 57 - Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Secretions
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Chapter 58 - Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Motility Chapter
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59 - Antiemetic Agents
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Chapter 01 - Introduction to Drugs b b b b b
1. A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a computed tomography (CT)
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scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers chemotherapy to patients who have cancer. At the
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Public Health Department, a nurse administers a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to a 14-month-
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old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best describes the actions of all three
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nurses?
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A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
Ans: B
Feedback:
Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are involved with clinical b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics, which is a branch of pharmacology that deals with the uses of drugs to
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treat, prevent, and diagnose disease. The radiology nurse is administering a drug to help diagnose a disease.
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The oncology nurse is administering a drug to help treat a disease.
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Pharmacoeconomics includes any costs involved in drug therapy. Pharmacodynamics involves how a drug b b b b b b b b b b b b
affects the body and pharmacokinetics is how the body acts on the body.
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2. A physician has ordered intramuscular (IM) injections of morphine, a narcotic, every 4 hours as needed for pain
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in a motor vehicle accident victim. The nurse is aware this drug has a high abuse potential. Under what category
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would morphine be classified?
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A) Schedule I b
B) Schedule II b
C) Schedule III b
D) Schedule IV b
Ans: B
Feedback:
Narcotics with a high abuse potential are classified as Schedule II drugs because of severe dependence
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liability. Schedule I drugs have high abuse potential and no accepted medical use. Schedule III drugs have a
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lesser abuse potential than II and an accepted medical use. Schedule IV drugs have low abuse potential and
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limited dependence liability.
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3. When involved in phase III drug evaluation studies, what responsibilities would the nurse have?
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A) Working with animals who are given experimental drugs b b b b b b b
B) Choosing appropriate patients to be involved in the drug study b b b b b b b b b
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D) Conducting research to determine effectiveness of the drug Ans: b b b b b b b b
C
Feedback:
Phase III studies involve use of a drug in a vast clinical population in which patients are asked to record any
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symptoms they experience while taking the drugs. Nurses may be responsible for helping collect and
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analyze the information to be shared with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but would not conduct
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research independently because nurses do not prescribe medications. Use of animals in drug testing is done in
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the preclinical trials. Select patients who are involved in phase II studies to participate in studies where the
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participants have the disease the drug is intended to treat. These patients are monitored closely for drug action
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and adverse effects. Phase I studies involve healthy human volunteers who are usually paid for their participation.
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Nurses may observe for adverse effects and toxicity.
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4. What concept is considered when generic drugs are substituted for brand name drugs?
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A) Bioavailability
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D) Half-life
Ans: A
Feedback:
Bioavailability is the portion of a dose of a drug that reaches the systemic circulation and is available to act on
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body cells. Binders used in a generic drug may not be the same as those used in the brand name drug. Therefore,
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the way the body breaks down and uses the drug may differ, which may eliminate a generic drug substitution.
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Critical concentration is the amount of a drug that is needed to cause a therapeutic effect and should not differ
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between generic and brand name medications. Distribution is the phase of pharmacokinetics, which
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involves the movement of a drug to the body’s tissues and is the
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