Test Bank - Karch Focus on Nursing Pharmacology 9th Edition by Rebecca Tucker Chapters 1 - 59 Table of Contents Chapter 01 - Introduction to Drugs Chapter 02 - Drugs and the Body Chapter 03- Toxic Effects of Drugs Chapter 04- The Nursing Process in Drug Therapy and Patient Safety Chapter 05- Dosage Calculations Chapter 06- Challenges to Effective Drug Therapy Chapter 07 - Introduction to Cell Physiology Chapter 08- Anti-infective Agents Chapter 09 - Antibiotics Chapter 10 - Antiviral Agents Chapter 11- Antifungal Agents Chapter 12 - Antiprotozoal Agents Chapter 13 - Anthelmintic Agents Chapter 14- Antineoplastic Agents Chapter 15- Introduction to the Immune Response and Inflammation Chapter 16 - Anti-inflammatory, Antiarthritis, and Related Agents Chapter 17- Immune Modulators Chapter 18- Vaccines and Sera Chapter 19- Introduction to Nerves and the Nervous System Chapter 20- Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Agents Chapter 21 - Antidepressant Agents Chapter 22- Psychotherapeutic Agents Chapter 23 - Antiseizure Agents Chapter 24 - Antiparkinsonism Agents Chapter 25- Muscle Relaxants Chapter 26- Narcotics, Narcotic Antagonists, and Antimigraine Agents Chapter 27- General and Local Anesthetic Agents Chapter 28 - Neuromuscular Junction Blocking Agents Chapter 29- Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System Chapter 30- Adrenergic Agonists Chapter 31- Adrenergic Antagonists Chapter 32 - Cholinergic Agonists Chapter 33- Anticholinergic Agents Chapter 34- Introduction to the Endocrine System Chapter 35 - Hypothalamic and Pituitary Agents Chapter 36- Adrenocortical Agents Chapter 37- Thyroid and Parathyroid Agents Chapter 38- Agents to Control Blood Glucose Levels Chapter 39- Introduction to the Reproductive System Chapter 40 - Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive System Chapter 41 - Drugs Affecting the Male Reproductive System Chapter 42 - Introduction to the Cardiovascular System Chapter 43- Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure Chapter 44 - Agents for Treating Heart Failu re Chapter 45- Antiarrhythmic Agents Chapter 46 - Antianginal Agents Chapter 47- Lipid -Lowering Agents Chapter 48 - Drugs Affecting Blood Coagulation Chapter 49 - Drugs Used to Treat Anemias Chapter 50 - Introduction to the Renal System Chapter 51- Diuretic Agents Chapter 52 - Drugs Affecting the Urinary Tract and the Bladder Chapter 53- Introduction to the Respiratory System Chapter 54 - Drugs Acting on the Upper Respiratory Tract Chapter 55- Drugs Acting on the Lower Respiratory Tract Chapter 56 - Introduction to the Gastrointestinal System Chapter 57 - Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Secretions Chapter 58 - Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Motility Chapter 59- Antiemetic Agents Chapter 1: Introduction to Drugs Cognitive Level: Application Difficulty: Moderate Integrated Process: Nursing process 1.A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan. A nurse working on an 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 rou tine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best describes the actions of all three nurses? A) Pharmacoeconomics B) Pharmacotherapeutics C) Pharmacodynamics D) Pharmacokinetics ANSWER: B Response: Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nur ses 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 nurse working in radiology is administering a drug to help diagnose a disease. The nurse working on an oncology unit 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 drug. Cognitive Level: Comprehension Difficulty: Easy Integrated Process: Nursing process 2.A physician has ordered intramuscular injections of morphine, a narcotic, every 4 hours as needed for pain for a motor vehicle accident victim. The nurse is aware that there is a high abuse potential for this drug; therefore, morphine is categorized as a: A) Schedule I drug B) Schedule II drug C) Schedule III drug D) Schedule IV drug ANSWER: B Response: Narcotics such as morphine are considered schedule II drugs because of the high abuse potential with severe dependence liability. Schedule I drugs have high abuse potential and no accepted medical use. Schedule III drugs have a lesser abuse potential than schedule II drugs and an accepted medical use. Schedule IV drugs have low abuse potential and limited dependence liability. Cognitive Level: Comprehension Difficulty: Easy Integrated Process: Communication and documentation 3.A nurse working for a drug company is involved in phase III drug evaluation studies. Which of the following might the nurse be responsible for during this stage of drug development?
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