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Pharmacology Clear and Simple- A

Guide to Drug Classifications

and Dosage Calculations 3rd

Edition Watkins Test Bank

,Tables Of Contents
Chapter1. History of Pharmacology
Chapter2.BasicsofPharmacology
Chapter 3. Patient Safety in Medication Administration
Chapter4.Regulations
Chapter5.- Prescriptionsand Labels
Chapter6.BasicReviewofMathematics
Chapter7.MeasurementSystems
Chapter8.DosageCalculations
Chapter 9. Enteral Medications and Administration
Chapter 10. Parenteral Medications and Administration
Chapter 11. Integumentary System Medications
Chapter12.Musculo skeletal System Medications
Chapter13.Nervous System Medications
Chapter 14. Eye and Ear Medications
Chapter15.EndocrineSystemMedications
Chapter 16. Cardiovascular System Medications
Chapter17.Immunological System Medications
Chapter18.Pulmonary System Medications
Chapter19.GastrointestinalSystemMedications
Chapter 20. Reproductive and Urinary Systems Medications
Chapter 21. Herbs, Vitamins, and Minerals

,Chapter1. History of Pharmacology


1. 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) vaccineto
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
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
treata 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 accidentvictim.
The nurse is aware this drug has a high abuse potential. Under what
category would morphine be classified?
A) ScheduleI
B) ScheduleII
C) ScheduleIII
D) ScheduleIV
Ans: B
Feedback:
Narcotics with a high abuse potential are classified as Schedule II drugs
because of severe dependence liability. Schedule I drugs have high abuse
potentialandnoacceptedmedicaluse.ScheduleIIIdrugshavealesser abuse
potential than II and an accepted medical use. Schedule IV drugs have low
abuse potential and limited dependence liability.


3. When involved in phase III drug evaluation studies, what responsibilities
would the nurse have?
A) Workingwithanimalswhoaregivenexperimentaldrugs
B) Choosingappropriatepatientstobeinvolvedinthedrugstudy
C) Monitoringandobservingpatientscloselyforadverseeffects
D) Conductingresearchtodetermineeffectivenessofthedrug
Ans: C
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