Contents
Chapter 01 - Introduction to Drugs ............................................................................................ 4
Chapter 02 - Drugs and the Body ............................................................................................ 23
Chapter 03 - Toxic Effects of Drugs ........................................................................................ 42
Chapter 04 - The Nursing Process in Drug Therapy and Patient Safety ................................. 60
Chapter 05 - Dosage Calculations............................................................................................ 79
Chapter 06 - Challenges to Effective Drug Therapy ............................................................... 94
Chapter 07 - Introduction to Cell Physiology ........................................................................ 113
Chapter 08 - Antiinfective Agents ......................................................................................... 130
Chapter 09 - Antibiotics ......................................................................................................... 149
Chapter 10 - Antiviral Agents ................................................................................................ 168
Chapter 11 - Antifungal Agents ............................................................................................. 186
Chapter 12 - Antiprotozoal Agents ........................................................................................ 203
,Chapter 13 - Anthelmintic Agents ......................................................................................... 220
Chapter 14 - Antineoplastic Agents ....................................................................................... 237
Chapter 15 - Introduction to the Immune Response and Inflammation................................. 256
Chapter 16 - Antiinflammatory, Antiarthritis, and Related Agents ....................................... 274
Chapter 17 - Immune Modulators .......................................................................................... 291
Chapter 18 - Vaccines and Sera ............................................................................................. 309
Chapter 19 - Introduction to Nerves and the Nervous System .............................................. 327
Chapter 20 - Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Agents ...................................................................... 344
Chapter 21 - Antidepressant Agents ...................................................................................... 362
Chapter 22 - Psychotherapeutic Agents ................................................................................. 380
Chapter 23 - Antiseizure Agents ............................................................................................ 397
Chapter 24 - Antiparkinsonism Agents.................................................................................. 414
Chapter 25 - Muscle Relaxants .............................................................................................. 430
Chapter 26 - Narcotics, Narcotic Antagonists, and Antimigraine Agents ............................. 447
Chapter 27 - General and Local Anesthetic Agents............................................................... 463
Chapter 28 - Neuromuscular Junction Blocking Agents ....................................................... 480
Chapter 29 - Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System .............................................. 498
Chapter 30 - Adrenergic Agonists ......................................................................................... 515
Chapter 31 - Adrenergic Antagonists .................................................................................... 531
Chapter 32 - Cholinergic Agonists ........................................................................................ 548
Chapter 33 - Anticholinergic Agents ..................................................................................... 565
Chapter 34 - Introduction to the Endocrine System............................................................... 582
Chapter 35 - Hypothalamic and Pituitary Agents .................................................................. 598
Chapter 36 - Adrenocortical Agents ...................................................................................... 614
Chapter 37 - Thyroid and Parathyroid Agents ....................................................................... 631
Chapter 38 - Agents to Control Blood Glucose Levels ......................................................... 648
Chapter 39 - Introduction to the Reproductive System ......................................................... 665
,Chapter 40 - Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive System .......................................... 683
Chapter 41 - Drugs Affecting the Male Reproductive System .............................................. 700
Chapter 42 - Introduction to the Cardiovascular System ....................................................... 717
Chapter 43 - Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure ....................................................................... 735
Chapter 44 - Agents for Treating Heart Failure ..................................................................... 754
Chapter 45 - Antiarrhythmic Agents...................................................................................... 770
Chapter 46 - Antianginal Agents ........................................................................................... 787
Chapter 47 - Lipid-Lowering Agents ..................................................................................... 804
Chapter 48 - Drugs Affecting Blood Coagulation ................................................................. 821
Chapter 49 - Drugs Used to Treat Anemias ........................................................................... 837
Chapter 50 - Introduction to the Renal System ...................................................................... 853
Chapter 51 - Diuretic Agents ................................................................................................. 870
Chapter 52 - Drugs Affecting the Urinary Tract and the Bladder ......................................... 886
Chapter 53 - Introduction to the Respiratory System ............................................................ 903
Chapter 54 - Drugs Acting on the Upper Respiratory Tract .................................................. 921
Chapter 55 - Drugs Acting on the Lower Respiratory Tract ................................................. 939
Chapter 56 - Introduction to the Gastrointestinal System ...................................................... 957
Chapter 57 - Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Secretions .................................................... 973
Chapter 58 - Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Motility ........................................................ 988
Chapter 59 - Antiemetic Agents .......................................................................................... 1004
, Test Bank - Focus on Nursing Pharmacology (8th Edition by Karch)
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 neededfor 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
Chapter 01 - Introduction to Drugs ............................................................................................ 4
Chapter 02 - Drugs and the Body ............................................................................................ 23
Chapter 03 - Toxic Effects of Drugs ........................................................................................ 42
Chapter 04 - The Nursing Process in Drug Therapy and Patient Safety ................................. 60
Chapter 05 - Dosage Calculations............................................................................................ 79
Chapter 06 - Challenges to Effective Drug Therapy ............................................................... 94
Chapter 07 - Introduction to Cell Physiology ........................................................................ 113
Chapter 08 - Antiinfective Agents ......................................................................................... 130
Chapter 09 - Antibiotics ......................................................................................................... 149
Chapter 10 - Antiviral Agents ................................................................................................ 168
Chapter 11 - Antifungal Agents ............................................................................................. 186
Chapter 12 - Antiprotozoal Agents ........................................................................................ 203
,Chapter 13 - Anthelmintic Agents ......................................................................................... 220
Chapter 14 - Antineoplastic Agents ....................................................................................... 237
Chapter 15 - Introduction to the Immune Response and Inflammation................................. 256
Chapter 16 - Antiinflammatory, Antiarthritis, and Related Agents ....................................... 274
Chapter 17 - Immune Modulators .......................................................................................... 291
Chapter 18 - Vaccines and Sera ............................................................................................. 309
Chapter 19 - Introduction to Nerves and the Nervous System .............................................. 327
Chapter 20 - Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Agents ...................................................................... 344
Chapter 21 - Antidepressant Agents ...................................................................................... 362
Chapter 22 - Psychotherapeutic Agents ................................................................................. 380
Chapter 23 - Antiseizure Agents ............................................................................................ 397
Chapter 24 - Antiparkinsonism Agents.................................................................................. 414
Chapter 25 - Muscle Relaxants .............................................................................................. 430
Chapter 26 - Narcotics, Narcotic Antagonists, and Antimigraine Agents ............................. 447
Chapter 27 - General and Local Anesthetic Agents............................................................... 463
Chapter 28 - Neuromuscular Junction Blocking Agents ....................................................... 480
Chapter 29 - Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System .............................................. 498
Chapter 30 - Adrenergic Agonists ......................................................................................... 515
Chapter 31 - Adrenergic Antagonists .................................................................................... 531
Chapter 32 - Cholinergic Agonists ........................................................................................ 548
Chapter 33 - Anticholinergic Agents ..................................................................................... 565
Chapter 34 - Introduction to the Endocrine System............................................................... 582
Chapter 35 - Hypothalamic and Pituitary Agents .................................................................. 598
Chapter 36 - Adrenocortical Agents ...................................................................................... 614
Chapter 37 - Thyroid and Parathyroid Agents ....................................................................... 631
Chapter 38 - Agents to Control Blood Glucose Levels ......................................................... 648
Chapter 39 - Introduction to the Reproductive System ......................................................... 665
,Chapter 40 - Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive System .......................................... 683
Chapter 41 - Drugs Affecting the Male Reproductive System .............................................. 700
Chapter 42 - Introduction to the Cardiovascular System ....................................................... 717
Chapter 43 - Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure ....................................................................... 735
Chapter 44 - Agents for Treating Heart Failure ..................................................................... 754
Chapter 45 - Antiarrhythmic Agents...................................................................................... 770
Chapter 46 - Antianginal Agents ........................................................................................... 787
Chapter 47 - Lipid-Lowering Agents ..................................................................................... 804
Chapter 48 - Drugs Affecting Blood Coagulation ................................................................. 821
Chapter 49 - Drugs Used to Treat Anemias ........................................................................... 837
Chapter 50 - Introduction to the Renal System ...................................................................... 853
Chapter 51 - Diuretic Agents ................................................................................................. 870
Chapter 52 - Drugs Affecting the Urinary Tract and the Bladder ......................................... 886
Chapter 53 - Introduction to the Respiratory System ............................................................ 903
Chapter 54 - Drugs Acting on the Upper Respiratory Tract .................................................. 921
Chapter 55 - Drugs Acting on the Lower Respiratory Tract ................................................. 939
Chapter 56 - Introduction to the Gastrointestinal System ...................................................... 957
Chapter 57 - Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Secretions .................................................... 973
Chapter 58 - Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Motility ........................................................ 988
Chapter 59 - Antiemetic Agents .......................................................................................... 1004
, Test Bank - Focus on Nursing Pharmacology (8th Edition by Karch)
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 neededfor 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
