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Chapterm01-
mIntroductionmtomDrugsmChapterm0
2-
mDrugsmandmthemBodymChapterm03
-mToxicmEffectsmofmDrugs
Chapterm04-
mThemNursingmProcessminmDrugmTherapymandmPatientmSafetymChapte
rm05-mDosagemCalculations
Chapterm06-
mChallengesmtomEffectivemDrugmTherapymChapterm
07-
mIntroductionmtomCellmPhysiologymChapterm08-
mAnti-infectivemAgents
Chapterm09-
mAntibioticsmChapterm10-
mAntiviralmAgentsmChapterm11
-mAntifungalmAgents
Chapterm12-
mAntiprotozoalmAgentsmChapterm1
3-
mAnthelminticmAgentsmChapterm1
4-mAntineoplasticmAgents
Chapterm15-
mIntroductionmtomthemImmunemResponsemandmInflammationmChapter
m16-mAnti-
inflammatory,mAntiarthritis,mandmRelatedmAgentsmChapterm17-
mImmunemModulators
Chapterm18-mVaccinesmandmSera
Chapterm19-
mIntroductionmtomNervesmandmthemNervousmSystemmChapter
m20-mAnxiolyticmandmHypnoticmAgents
Chapterm21-
mAntidepressantmAgentsmChapterm22-
mPsychotherapeuticmAgentsmChapterm2
3-mAntiseizuremAgentsmChapterm24-
mAntiparkinsonismmAgentsmChapterm2
5-mMusclemRelaxants
Chapterm26-
mNarcotics,mNarcoticmAntagonists,mandmAntimigrainemAgentsmChapter
m27-mGeneralmandmLocalmAnestheticmAgents
Chapterm28-
mNeuromuscularmJunctionmBlockingmAgentsmChapterm29-
mIntroductionmtomthemAutonomicmNervousmSystemmChapter
m30-mAdrenergicmAgonists
Chapterm31-
mAdrenergicmAntagonistsmChapterm3
2-
mCholinergicmAgonistsmChapterm33-
mAnticholinergicmAgents
Chapterm34-
mIntroductionmtomthemEndocrinemSystemmChapterm
35-
mHypothalamicmandmPituitarymAgentsmChapterm3
6-mAdrenocorticalmAgents
Chapterm 37-
m Thyroidm andm Parathyroidm AgentsmChapterm38-
mAgentsmtomControlmBloodmGlucosemLevelsmChapter
m39-mIntroductionmtomthemReproductivemSystem
Chapterm40-
mDrugsmAffectingmthemFemalemReproductivemSystemmChapter
m41-
mDrugsmAffectingmthemMalemReproductivemSystemmChapterm4
2-mIntroductionmtomthemCardiovascularmSystemmChapterm43-
mDrugsmAffectingmBloodmPressure
,Chapterm44-
mAgentsmformTreatingmHeartmFailuremChapterm
45-mAntiarrhythmicmAgents
Chapterm46-
mAntianginalmAgentsmChapterm47-
mLipid-LoweringmAgents
Chapterm48-
mDrugsmAffectingmBloodmCoagulationmChapterm
49-
mDrugsmUsedmtomTreatmAnemiasmChapterm50-
mIntroductionmtomthemRenalmSystemmChapterm51
-mDiureticmAgents
Chapterm52-
mDrugsmAffectingmthemUrinarymTractmandmthemBladdermChapter
m53-mIntroductionmtomthemRespiratorymSystem
Chapterm54-
mDrugsmActingmonmthemUppermRespiratorymTractmChapter
m55-
mDrugsmActingmonmthemLowermRespiratorymTractmChapter
m56-
mIntroductionmtomthemGastrointestinalmSystemmChapterm5
7-
mDrugsmAffectingmGastrointestinalmSecretionsmChapterm5
8-
mDrugsmAffectingmGastrointestinalmMotilitymChapterm59-
mAntiemeticm Agents
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CognitivemLevel:m ApplicationmDif
ficulty:mModerate
IntegratedmProcess:m Nursingmprocess
1.Amnursemworkingminmradiologymadministersmiodinemtomampatientmwhomismhavingmamco
mputerizedmaxialmtomographym(CAT)mscan.mAmnursemworkingmonmanmoncologymunitm
administersmchemotherapymtompatientsmwhomhavemcancer.mAtmthemPublicmHealthmDep
artment,mamnursemadministersmammeasles-mumps-rubellam(MMR)mvaccinemtomam14-
mmonth-
oldmchildmasmamroutinemimmunization.mWhichmbranchmofmpharmacologymbestmdescrib
esmthemactionsmofmallmthreemnurses?
A) Pharmacoeconomics
B) Pharmacotherapeutics
C) Pharmacodynamics
D) Pharmacokinetics
ANSWER: B
Response:
Pharmacologymismthemstudymofmthembiologicmeffectsmofmchemicals.mNursesmareminvolve
dmwithmclinicalmpharmacologymormpharmacotherapeutics,mwhichmismambranchmofmpharm
acologymthatmdealsmwithmthemusesmofmdrugsmtomtreat,mprevent,mandmdiagnosemdisease.mT
hemnursemworkingminmradiologymismadministeringmamdrugmtomhelpmdiagnosemamdisease.mT
hemnursemworkingmonmanmoncologymunitmismadministeringmamdrugmtomhelpmtreatmamdisease
.mPharmacoeconomicsmincludesmanymcostsminvolvedminmdrugmtherapy.
Pharmacodynamicsminvolvesmhowmamdrugmaffectsmthembody,mandmpharmacokineticsmi
smhowmthembodymactsmonmthemdrug.
CognitivemLevel:mComprehensio
nmDifficulty:mEasy
IntegratedmProcess:m Nursingmprocess
2.Amphysicianmhasmorderedmintramuscularminjectionsmofmmorphine,mamnarcotic,meverym4m
hoursmasmneededmformpainmformammotormvehiclemaccidentmvictim.mThemnursemismawaremth
atmtheremismamhighmabusempotentialmformthismdrug;mtherefore,mmorphinemismcategorizedmas
m a:
A) SchedulemImdrug