COMPLETE TEST BANK
Pharmacology Clear and Simple: A Guide to Medication Classifications and
Dosage Calculations by Cynthia J. Watkins, Charlet L. Blades (2025) || ALL
CHAPTERS||LATEST EDITION||GRADED A+
5th Edition
,Table of Contents
Unit i. Introduction to pharmacology ...................................................................................... 3
Chapter 01. History of pharmacology ......................................................................................... 3
Chapter 02. Basics of pharmacology ......................................................................................... 22
Chapter 03. Patient safety in medication administration ......................................................... 41
Chapter 04. Regulations ............................................................................................................ 58
Unit ii. Calculations.............................................................................................................. 78
Chapter 05: prescriptions and labels ........................................................................................ 79
Chapter 06. Basic review of mathematics ................................................................................ 79
Chapter 07. Measurement systems .......................................................................................... 79
Chapter 08. Dosage calculations ............................................................................................... 79
Unit iii. Administration of medications ................................................................................. 96
Chapter 09. Enteral medications and administration ............................................................... 96
Chapter 10. Parenteral medications and administration ........................................................ 110
Unit iv. Classifications of drugs ........................................................................................... 126
Chapter 11. Integumentary system medications .................................................................... 126
Chapter 12. Musculoskeletal system medications .................................................................. 141
Chapter 13. Nervous system medications .............................................................................. 158
Chapter 14. Eye and ear medications ..................................................................................... 177
Chapter 15. Endocrine system medications............................................................................ 191
Chapter 16. Cardiovascular system medications cardiotonic: 1. ............................................ 209
Chapter 17. Immunological system medications .................................................................... 325
Chapter 18. Pulmonary system medications .......................................................................... 345
Chapter 19. Gastrointestinal system medications .................................................................. 385
Chapter 20. Reproductive and urinary systems medications female reproductive: 1............ 421
Chapter 21. Herbs, vitamins, and minerals ............................................................................. 479
,Unit i. Introduction to pharmacology
Chapter 01. History of pharmacology
Mulitple choice
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
Accurate Answer: 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
Accurate Answer: 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 potential and no accepted medical use.
Schedule iii drugs have a lesser 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) working with animals who are given experimental drugs
B) choosing appropriate patients to be involved in the drug study
C) monitoring and observing patients closely for adverse effects
D) conducting research to determine effectiveness of the drug
Accurate Answer: c
Feedback:
Phase iii studies involve use of a drug in a vast clinical population in which patients are asked to
record any symptoms they experience while taking the drugs. Nurses may be responsible for
helping collect and analyze the information to be shared with the food and drug administration
(fda) but would not conduct research independently because nurses do not prescribe
medications. Use of animals in drug testing is done in the preclinical trials. Select patients who
are involved in phase ii studies to participate in studies where the participants have the disease
the drug is intended to treat. These patients are monitored closely for drug action and adverse
effects. Phase i studies involve healthy human volunteers who are usually paid for their
participation. Nurses may observe for adverse effects and toxicity.
4. What concept is considered when generic drugs are substituted for brand name drugs?
Pharmacology Clear and Simple: A Guide to Medication Classifications and
Dosage Calculations by Cynthia J. Watkins, Charlet L. Blades (2025) || ALL
CHAPTERS||LATEST EDITION||GRADED A+
5th Edition
,Table of Contents
Unit i. Introduction to pharmacology ...................................................................................... 3
Chapter 01. History of pharmacology ......................................................................................... 3
Chapter 02. Basics of pharmacology ......................................................................................... 22
Chapter 03. Patient safety in medication administration ......................................................... 41
Chapter 04. Regulations ............................................................................................................ 58
Unit ii. Calculations.............................................................................................................. 78
Chapter 05: prescriptions and labels ........................................................................................ 79
Chapter 06. Basic review of mathematics ................................................................................ 79
Chapter 07. Measurement systems .......................................................................................... 79
Chapter 08. Dosage calculations ............................................................................................... 79
Unit iii. Administration of medications ................................................................................. 96
Chapter 09. Enteral medications and administration ............................................................... 96
Chapter 10. Parenteral medications and administration ........................................................ 110
Unit iv. Classifications of drugs ........................................................................................... 126
Chapter 11. Integumentary system medications .................................................................... 126
Chapter 12. Musculoskeletal system medications .................................................................. 141
Chapter 13. Nervous system medications .............................................................................. 158
Chapter 14. Eye and ear medications ..................................................................................... 177
Chapter 15. Endocrine system medications............................................................................ 191
Chapter 16. Cardiovascular system medications cardiotonic: 1. ............................................ 209
Chapter 17. Immunological system medications .................................................................... 325
Chapter 18. Pulmonary system medications .......................................................................... 345
Chapter 19. Gastrointestinal system medications .................................................................. 385
Chapter 20. Reproductive and urinary systems medications female reproductive: 1............ 421
Chapter 21. Herbs, vitamins, and minerals ............................................................................. 479
,Unit i. Introduction to pharmacology
Chapter 01. History of pharmacology
Mulitple choice
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
Accurate Answer: 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
Accurate Answer: 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 potential and no accepted medical use.
Schedule iii drugs have a lesser 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) working with animals who are given experimental drugs
B) choosing appropriate patients to be involved in the drug study
C) monitoring and observing patients closely for adverse effects
D) conducting research to determine effectiveness of the drug
Accurate Answer: c
Feedback:
Phase iii studies involve use of a drug in a vast clinical population in which patients are asked to
record any symptoms they experience while taking the drugs. Nurses may be responsible for
helping collect and analyze the information to be shared with the food and drug administration
(fda) but would not conduct research independently because nurses do not prescribe
medications. Use of animals in drug testing is done in the preclinical trials. Select patients who
are involved in phase ii studies to participate in studies where the participants have the disease
the drug is intended to treat. These patients are monitored closely for drug action and adverse
effects. Phase i studies involve healthy human volunteers who are usually paid for their
participation. Nurses may observe for adverse effects and toxicity.
4. What concept is considered when generic drugs are substituted for brand name drugs?
