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Table Of Contents
Table Of 1
Contents
Chapter 01 - Introduction To Drugs 3
Chapter 02 - Drugs And The Body 20
Chapter 03 - Toxic Effects Of Drugs 37
Chapter 04 - The Nursing Process In Drug Therapy And Patient Safety 54
Chapter 05 - Dosage Calculations 71
Chapter 06 - Challenges To Effective Drug Therapy 86
Chapter 07 - Introduction To Cell Physiology 103
Chapter 08 - Antiinfective Agents 120
Chapter 09 - Antibiotics 138
Chapter 10 - Antiviral Agents 155
Chapter 11 - Antifungal Agents 172
Chapter 12 - Antiprotozoal Agents 188
Chapter 13 - Anthelmintic Agents 204
Chapter 14 - Antineoplastic Agents 220
Chapter 15 - Introduction To The Immune Response And Inflammation 237
Chapter 16 - Antiinflammatory, Antiarthritis, And Related Agents 254
Chapter 17 - Immune Modulators 270
Chapter 18 - Vaccines And Sera 287
Chapter 19 - Introduction To Nerves And The Nervous 304
System Chapter 20 - Anxiolytic And Hypnotic Agents 320
Chapter 21 - Antidepressant Agents 337
Chapter 22 - Psychotherapeutic Agents 354
Chapter 23 - Antiseizure Agents 371
Chapter 24 - Antiparkinsonism Agents 388
Chapter 25 - Muscle Relaxants 404
Chapter 26 - Narcotics, Narcotic Antagonists, And Antimigraine Agents 420
Chapter 27 - General And Local Anesthetic Agents 436
Chapter 28 - Neuromuscular Junction Blocking Agents 453
Chapter 29 - Introduction To The Autonomic Nervous System 470
Chapter 30 - Adrenergic Agonists 487
Chapter 31 - Adrenergic Antagonists 503
Chapter 32 - Cholinergic Agonists 520
Chapter 33 - Anticholinergic Agents 536
Chapter 34 - Introduction To The Endocrine 553
System Chapter 35 - Hypothalamic And Pituitary 569
Agents Chapter 36 - Adrenocortical Agents 585
Chapter 37 - Thyroid And Parathyroid Agents 602
Chapter 38 - Agents To Control Blood Glucose Levels 619
Chapter 39 - Introduction To The Reproductive 636
System 653
Chapter 40 - Drugs Affecting The Female Reproductive 669
System Chapter 41 - Drugs Affecting The Male Reproductive 685
System Chapter 42 - Introduction To The Cardiovascular 702
System Chapter 43 - Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure 719
Chapter 44 - Agents For Treating Heart Failure 735
Chapter 45 - Antiarrhythmic Agents 752
Chapter 46 - Antianginal Agents 768
Chapter 47 - Lipid-Lowering Agents 785
Chapter 48 - Drugs Affecting Blood Coagulation 801
Chapter 49 - Drugs Used To Treat Anemias 817
Chapter 50 - Introduction To The Renal System
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Chapter 51 - Diuretic Agents 833
Chapter 52 - Drugs Affecting The Urinary Tract And The 849
Bladder Chapter 53 - Introduction To The Respiratory System 866
Chapter 54 - Drugs Acting On The Upper Respiratory Tract 883
Chapter 55 - Drugs Acting On The Lower Respiratory Tract 900
Chapter 56 - Introduction To The Gastrointestinal System 917
Chapter 57 - Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Secretions 933
Chapter 58 - Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Motility 949
Chapter 59 - Antiemetic Agents 965
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Chapter 01 - Introduction To Drugs
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) Vaccine To 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 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.
2. A Physician Has Ordered Intramuscular (IM) Injections Of Morphine, A Narcotic, Every 4 Hours As
Needed For 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?
A) Schedule I
B) Schedule II
C) Schedule III
D) Schedule IV
Ans: B
Feedback:
Narcotics With A High Abuse Potential Are Classified As Schedule II Drugs Because Of Severe
Dependence
Table Of Contents
Table Of 1
Contents
Chapter 01 - Introduction To Drugs 3
Chapter 02 - Drugs And The Body 20
Chapter 03 - Toxic Effects Of Drugs 37
Chapter 04 - The Nursing Process In Drug Therapy And Patient Safety 54
Chapter 05 - Dosage Calculations 71
Chapter 06 - Challenges To Effective Drug Therapy 86
Chapter 07 - Introduction To Cell Physiology 103
Chapter 08 - Antiinfective Agents 120
Chapter 09 - Antibiotics 138
Chapter 10 - Antiviral Agents 155
Chapter 11 - Antifungal Agents 172
Chapter 12 - Antiprotozoal Agents 188
Chapter 13 - Anthelmintic Agents 204
Chapter 14 - Antineoplastic Agents 220
Chapter 15 - Introduction To The Immune Response And Inflammation 237
Chapter 16 - Antiinflammatory, Antiarthritis, And Related Agents 254
Chapter 17 - Immune Modulators 270
Chapter 18 - Vaccines And Sera 287
Chapter 19 - Introduction To Nerves And The Nervous 304
System Chapter 20 - Anxiolytic And Hypnotic Agents 320
Chapter 21 - Antidepressant Agents 337
Chapter 22 - Psychotherapeutic Agents 354
Chapter 23 - Antiseizure Agents 371
Chapter 24 - Antiparkinsonism Agents 388
Chapter 25 - Muscle Relaxants 404
Chapter 26 - Narcotics, Narcotic Antagonists, And Antimigraine Agents 420
Chapter 27 - General And Local Anesthetic Agents 436
Chapter 28 - Neuromuscular Junction Blocking Agents 453
Chapter 29 - Introduction To The Autonomic Nervous System 470
Chapter 30 - Adrenergic Agonists 487
Chapter 31 - Adrenergic Antagonists 503
Chapter 32 - Cholinergic Agonists 520
Chapter 33 - Anticholinergic Agents 536
Chapter 34 - Introduction To The Endocrine 553
System Chapter 35 - Hypothalamic And Pituitary 569
Agents Chapter 36 - Adrenocortical Agents 585
Chapter 37 - Thyroid And Parathyroid Agents 602
Chapter 38 - Agents To Control Blood Glucose Levels 619
Chapter 39 - Introduction To The Reproductive 636
System 653
Chapter 40 - Drugs Affecting The Female Reproductive 669
System Chapter 41 - Drugs Affecting The Male Reproductive 685
System Chapter 42 - Introduction To The Cardiovascular 702
System Chapter 43 - Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure 719
Chapter 44 - Agents For Treating Heart Failure 735
Chapter 45 - Antiarrhythmic Agents 752
Chapter 46 - Antianginal Agents 768
Chapter 47 - Lipid-Lowering Agents 785
Chapter 48 - Drugs Affecting Blood Coagulation 801
Chapter 49 - Drugs Used To Treat Anemias 817
Chapter 50 - Introduction To The Renal System
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Chapter 51 - Diuretic Agents 833
Chapter 52 - Drugs Affecting The Urinary Tract And The 849
Bladder Chapter 53 - Introduction To The Respiratory System 866
Chapter 54 - Drugs Acting On The Upper Respiratory Tract 883
Chapter 55 - Drugs Acting On The Lower Respiratory Tract 900
Chapter 56 - Introduction To The Gastrointestinal System 917
Chapter 57 - Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Secretions 933
Chapter 58 - Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Motility 949
Chapter 59 - Antiemetic Agents 965
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Chapter 01 - Introduction To Drugs
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) Vaccine To 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 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.
2. A Physician Has Ordered Intramuscular (IM) Injections Of Morphine, A Narcotic, Every 4 Hours As
Needed For 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?
A) Schedule I
B) Schedule II
C) Schedule III
D) Schedule IV
Ans: B
Feedback:
Narcotics With A High Abuse Potential Are Classified As Schedule II Drugs Because Of Severe
Dependence
