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Chapter .01 .- .Introduction .to .Drugs
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?
Pharmacoeconomics
.Pharmacotherapeutics
.Pharmacodynamics
.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.
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?
Schedule .I
.Schedule .II
.Schedule
. III
.Schedule .IV
.Ans: B
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Narcotics .with .a .high .abuse .potential .are .classified .as .Schedule .II .drugs .because .of .severe .dependence
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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.
When .involved .in .phase .III .drug .evaluation .studies, .what .responsibilities .would .the .nurse
.have? .Working .with .animals .who .are .given .experimental .drugs
Choosing .appropriate .patients .to .be .involved .in .the .drug .study
.Monitoring .and .observing .patients .closely .for .adverse .effects
.Conducting .research .to .determine .effectiveness .of .the .drug .Ans:
.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.
What .concept .is .considered .when .generic .drugs .are .substituted .for .brand .name .drugs?
.Bioavailability
Critical .concentration
.Distribution
Half-life
. Ans: A
Feedback:
Bioavailability .is .the .portion .of .a .dose .of .a .drug .that .reaches .the .systemic .circulation .and .is
.available .to .act .on .body .cells. .Binders .used .in .a .generic .drug .may .not .be .the .same .as .those .used
.in .the .brand .name .drug. .Therefore, .the .way .the .body .breaks .down .and .uses .the .drug .may .differ,
.which .may .eliminate .a .generic .drug .substitution. .Critical .concentration .is .the .amount .of .a .drug
.that .is .needed .to .cause .a .therapeutic .effect .and .should .not .differ .between .generic .and .brand .name
.medications. .Distribution .is .the .phase .of .pharmacokinetics, .which .involves .the .movement .of .a
.drug .to .the .body’s .tissues .and .is .the
Chapter .01 .- .Introduction .to .Drugs
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?
Pharmacoeconomics
.Pharmacotherapeutics
.Pharmacodynamics
.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.
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?
Schedule .I
.Schedule .II
.Schedule
. III
.Schedule .IV
.Ans: B
Feedback:
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Narcotics .with .a .high .abuse .potential .are .classified .as .Schedule .II .drugs .because .of .severe .dependence
, Test Bank - Focus on Nursing Pharmacology (9th Edition by Karch) 5
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.
When .involved .in .phase .III .drug .evaluation .studies, .what .responsibilities .would .the .nurse
.have? .Working .with .animals .who .are .given .experimental .drugs
Choosing .appropriate .patients .to .be .involved .in .the .drug .study
.Monitoring .and .observing .patients .closely .for .adverse .effects
.Conducting .research .to .determine .effectiveness .of .the .drug .Ans:
.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.
What .concept .is .considered .when .generic .drugs .are .substituted .for .brand .name .drugs?
.Bioavailability
Critical .concentration
.Distribution
Half-life
. Ans: A
Feedback:
Bioavailability .is .the .portion .of .a .dose .of .a .drug .that .reaches .the .systemic .circulation .and .is
.available .to .act .on .body .cells. .Binders .used .in .a .generic .drug .may .not .be .the .same .as .those .used
.in .the .brand .name .drug. .Therefore, .the .way .the .body .breaks .down .and .uses .the .drug .may .differ,
.which .may .eliminate .a .generic .drug .substitution. .Critical .concentration .is .the .amount .of .a .drug
.that .is .needed .to .cause .a .therapeutic .effect .and .should .not .differ .between .generic .and .brand .name
.medications. .Distribution .is .the .phase .of .pharmacokinetics, .which .involves .the .movement .of .a
.drug .to .the .body’s .tissues .and .is .the
