FOCUS ON NURSING PHARMACOLOGY TEST BANK (
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8TH EDITION BY KARCH) WITH 1 -59 CHAPTERS.
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,Chapter 01 - Introduction to Drugs
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An nursen workingn inn radiologyn administersn iodinen ton an patientn whon isn havingn an computedn tomography(CT) n s
can. n Then nursen workingn onn then oncologyn unitn administersn chemotherapyn ton patientsn whon haven cancer.
n Atn then Publicn Healthn Department, n an nursen administersn an measles-mumps-
rubellan (MMR) n vaccinen ton an 14-month-
oldn childn asn an routinen immunization.n Whichn branchn ofn pharmacologyn bestn describesn then actionsn ofn
alln threen nurses?
Pharmacoeconomicsn
Pharmacotherapeuticsn
Pharmacodynamicsn
Pharmacokineticsn A
ns: B
Feedback:
Pharmacologyn isn then studyn ofn then biologicn effectsn ofn chemicals. n Nursesn aren involvedn withn clinicaln pha
rmacologyn orn pharmacotherapeutics, n whichn isn an branchn ofn pharmacologyn thatn dealsn withn then usesn ofn drug
sn ton treat, n prevent, n andn diagnosen disease. n Then radiologyn nursen isn administeringn an drugn ton helpn diagnos
en an disease. n Then oncologyn nursen isn administeringn an drugn ton helpn treatn an disease.
Pharmacoeconomicsn includesn anyn costsn involvedn inn drugn therapy. n Pharmacodynamicsn involvesn hown andru
gn affectsn then bodyn andn pharmacokineticsn isn hown then bodyn actsn onn then body.
An physiciann hasn orderedn intramuscular n (IM)n injectionsn ofn morphine, n an narcotic,n everyn 4nhoursn asn neededforn
painn inn an motorn vehiclen accidentn victim. n Then nursen isn awaren thisn drugn hasn an highn abusen potential. n
Undern whatn categoryn wouldn morphinen ben classified?
Schedulen In S
chedulen IIn Sc
hedulen IIIn Sc
hedulen IVn A
ns: B
Feedback:
Narcoticsn withn an highn abusen potentialn aren classifiedn asn Schedulen IIn drugsn becausen ofn severen dependence
, liability. nSchedulenIndrugsnhavenhighnabusenpotentialnandnnonacceptednmedicalnuse. nSchedulenIIIndrugsn
haven an lessern abusen potentialn thann IIn andn ann acceptedn medicaln use. n Schedulen IVn drugsn haven lown abus
en potentialn andn limitedn dependencen liability.
Whenn involvedn inn phasen IIIn drugnevaluationn studies, n whatn responsibilitiesn wouldn then nursen have?n Wo
rkingn withn animalsn whon aren givenn experimentaln drugs
Choosingn appropriaten patientsn ton ben involvedn innthen drugnstudyn Monitor
ingn andn observingn patientsn closelyn forn adversen effectsn Conductingn resea
rchn ton determinen effectivenessn ofn then drugn Ans: C
Feedback:
Phasen IIIn studiesn involven usen ofn an drugn inn an vastn clinicaln populationn inn whichn patientsn aren askedn ton recordn
anyn symptomsn theyn experiencen whilen takingn then drugs. n Nursesn mayn ben responsiblen forn helpingn collectna
ndn analyzen then informationn ton ben sharedn withnthen Foodn andn Drugn Administrationn (FDA) n butn wouldn notn co
nductn researchn independentlyn becausen nursesn don notn prescriben medications. n Usen ofn animalsn inndrugntestingn
isn donen inn then preclinicaln trials. n Selectn patientsn whon aren involvedn inn phasen IIn studiesn ton participaten inn studi
esn wheren then participantsn haven then diseasen then drugn isn intendedn ton treat. n Thesen patientsn arenmonitoredn clo
selyn forn drugn actionn andn adversen effects. n Phasen In studiesn involven healthyn humann volunteersn whon aren usual
lyn paidn forn theirn participation. n Nursesn mayn observen forn adversen effectsn andn toxicity.
Whatn conceptn isn consideredn whenn genericn drugsn aren substitutedn fornbrandn namen drugs?nBioavailabilit
y
Criticaln concentrationn
Distribution
Half-
lifen Ans: A
Feedback:
Bioavailabilityn isn then portionn ofn an dosen ofn an drugn thatn reachesn then systemicn circulationn andn isn availablen ton
actn onn bodyn cells. n Bindersn usedn inn an genericn drugn mayn notn ben then samen asn thosen usedn inn then brandn nam
en drug. n Therefore, n then wayn then bodyn breaksn downn andn usesn then drugn mayn differ, n whichn mayn eliminaten
an genericn drugn substitution. n Criticaln concentrationn isn then amountn ofn an drugn thatn isn neededn toncausen an the
rapeuticn effectn andn shouldn notn differn betweenn genericn andn brandn namen medications.
Distributionn isn then phasen ofn pharmacokinetics, n whichn involvesn then movementn ofn an drugn ton then body’sn tiss
uesn andn isn the
, samen inn genericn andn brandn namen drugs. n An drug’sn half-
lifen isn then timen itn takesn forn then amountn ofn drugn tondecreasen ton halfn then peakn level, n whichn shouldn notn changen w
henn substitutingn an genericn medication.
An nursen isn assessingn then patient’sn homen medicationn use. n Aftern listeningn ton then patientnlistn currentnmedication
s, n then nursen asksn whatn priorityn question?
Don youn taken anyn genericn medications?
Aren anyn ofn thesen medicationsn orphann drugs?
Aren thesen medicationsn safen ton taken duringn pregnancy?nD
on youn taken anyn over-the-countern medications?
Ans: D
Feedback:
Itn isn importantn forn then nursen ton specificallyn questionn usen ofn over-the-
countern medicationsn becausen patientsn mayn notn considern themn important. n Then patientn isn unlikelyn ton known
then meaningn ofn orphann drugsn unlessn theyn toon aren healthn caren providers. n Safetyn duringn pregnancy, n usen o
fn an genericn medication, n orn classificationn ofn orphann drugsn aren thingsn then patientn wouldn ben unablen ton ans
wern butn couldn ben foundn inn referencen booksn ifn then nursen wishesn ton researchn them.
Aftern completingn an coursen onn pharmacologyn forn nurses, n whatn willn then nursen know?nEverything
n necessaryn forn safen andn effectiven medicationn administration
Currentn pharmacologicn therapy;n then nursen willn notnrequiren ongoingn educationn forn 5nyears. n Gen
eraln drugn information;nthen nursen cann consultn an drugn guiden forn specificn drugn information. nThen d
rugn actionsn thatn aren associatedn withn eachn classificationn ofn medicationn Ans:
C
Feedback:
Aftern completingn an pharmacologyn coursen nursesn willn haven generaln drugn informationn neededn forn safen andn
effectiven medicationn administrationn butn willn needn ton consultn an drugn guiden forn specificn drugn informationn b
eforen administeringn anyn medication. n Pharmacologyn isn constantlyn changing, n withn newn drugsn enteringnthen
marketn andn newn usesn forn existingn drugsn identified. nContinuingn educationn innpharmacologyn isnessentialn ton
safen practice. n Nursesn tendn ton becomen familiar n withnthenmedicationsn theyn administer n mostn often, nbutn theren
willn alwaysn ben an needn ton researchn newn drugsn andn alson thosen then nursen isn notn familiar n withnbecausen non nurse
n knowsn alln medications.
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8TH EDITION BY KARCH) WITH 1 -59 CHAPTERS.
n n n n n n n
,Chapter 01 - Introduction to Drugs
n n n n n
An nursen workingn inn radiologyn administersn iodinen ton an patientn whon isn havingn an computedn tomography(CT) n s
can. n Then nursen workingn onn then oncologyn unitn administersn chemotherapyn ton patientsn whon haven cancer.
n Atn then Publicn Healthn Department, n an nursen administersn an measles-mumps-
rubellan (MMR) n vaccinen ton an 14-month-
oldn childn asn an routinen immunization.n Whichn branchn ofn pharmacologyn bestn describesn then actionsn ofn
alln threen nurses?
Pharmacoeconomicsn
Pharmacotherapeuticsn
Pharmacodynamicsn
Pharmacokineticsn A
ns: B
Feedback:
Pharmacologyn isn then studyn ofn then biologicn effectsn ofn chemicals. n Nursesn aren involvedn withn clinicaln pha
rmacologyn orn pharmacotherapeutics, n whichn isn an branchn ofn pharmacologyn thatn dealsn withn then usesn ofn drug
sn ton treat, n prevent, n andn diagnosen disease. n Then radiologyn nursen isn administeringn an drugn ton helpn diagnos
en an disease. n Then oncologyn nursen isn administeringn an drugn ton helpn treatn an disease.
Pharmacoeconomicsn includesn anyn costsn involvedn inn drugn therapy. n Pharmacodynamicsn involvesn hown andru
gn affectsn then bodyn andn pharmacokineticsn isn hown then bodyn actsn onn then body.
An physiciann hasn orderedn intramuscular n (IM)n injectionsn ofn morphine, n an narcotic,n everyn 4nhoursn asn neededforn
painn inn an motorn vehiclen accidentn victim. n Then nursen isn awaren thisn drugn hasn an highn abusen potential. n
Undern whatn categoryn wouldn morphinen ben classified?
Schedulen In S
chedulen IIn Sc
hedulen IIIn Sc
hedulen IVn A
ns: B
Feedback:
Narcoticsn withn an highn abusen potentialn aren classifiedn asn Schedulen IIn drugsn becausen ofn severen dependence
, liability. nSchedulenIndrugsnhavenhighnabusenpotentialnandnnonacceptednmedicalnuse. nSchedulenIIIndrugsn
haven an lessern abusen potentialn thann IIn andn ann acceptedn medicaln use. n Schedulen IVn drugsn haven lown abus
en potentialn andn limitedn dependencen liability.
Whenn involvedn inn phasen IIIn drugnevaluationn studies, n whatn responsibilitiesn wouldn then nursen have?n Wo
rkingn withn animalsn whon aren givenn experimentaln drugs
Choosingn appropriaten patientsn ton ben involvedn innthen drugnstudyn Monitor
ingn andn observingn patientsn closelyn forn adversen effectsn Conductingn resea
rchn ton determinen effectivenessn ofn then drugn Ans: C
Feedback:
Phasen IIIn studiesn involven usen ofn an drugn inn an vastn clinicaln populationn inn whichn patientsn aren askedn ton recordn
anyn symptomsn theyn experiencen whilen takingn then drugs. n Nursesn mayn ben responsiblen forn helpingn collectna
ndn analyzen then informationn ton ben sharedn withnthen Foodn andn Drugn Administrationn (FDA) n butn wouldn notn co
nductn researchn independentlyn becausen nursesn don notn prescriben medications. n Usen ofn animalsn inndrugntestingn
isn donen inn then preclinicaln trials. n Selectn patientsn whon aren involvedn inn phasen IIn studiesn ton participaten inn studi
esn wheren then participantsn haven then diseasen then drugn isn intendedn ton treat. n Thesen patientsn arenmonitoredn clo
selyn forn drugn actionn andn adversen effects. n Phasen In studiesn involven healthyn humann volunteersn whon aren usual
lyn paidn forn theirn participation. n Nursesn mayn observen forn adversen effectsn andn toxicity.
Whatn conceptn isn consideredn whenn genericn drugsn aren substitutedn fornbrandn namen drugs?nBioavailabilit
y
Criticaln concentrationn
Distribution
Half-
lifen Ans: A
Feedback:
Bioavailabilityn isn then portionn ofn an dosen ofn an drugn thatn reachesn then systemicn circulationn andn isn availablen ton
actn onn bodyn cells. n Bindersn usedn inn an genericn drugn mayn notn ben then samen asn thosen usedn inn then brandn nam
en drug. n Therefore, n then wayn then bodyn breaksn downn andn usesn then drugn mayn differ, n whichn mayn eliminaten
an genericn drugn substitution. n Criticaln concentrationn isn then amountn ofn an drugn thatn isn neededn toncausen an the
rapeuticn effectn andn shouldn notn differn betweenn genericn andn brandn namen medications.
Distributionn isn then phasen ofn pharmacokinetics, n whichn involvesn then movementn ofn an drugn ton then body’sn tiss
uesn andn isn the
, samen inn genericn andn brandn namen drugs. n An drug’sn half-
lifen isn then timen itn takesn forn then amountn ofn drugn tondecreasen ton halfn then peakn level, n whichn shouldn notn changen w
henn substitutingn an genericn medication.
An nursen isn assessingn then patient’sn homen medicationn use. n Aftern listeningn ton then patientnlistn currentnmedication
s, n then nursen asksn whatn priorityn question?
Don youn taken anyn genericn medications?
Aren anyn ofn thesen medicationsn orphann drugs?
Aren thesen medicationsn safen ton taken duringn pregnancy?nD
on youn taken anyn over-the-countern medications?
Ans: D
Feedback:
Itn isn importantn forn then nursen ton specificallyn questionn usen ofn over-the-
countern medicationsn becausen patientsn mayn notn considern themn important. n Then patientn isn unlikelyn ton known
then meaningn ofn orphann drugsn unlessn theyn toon aren healthn caren providers. n Safetyn duringn pregnancy, n usen o
fn an genericn medication, n orn classificationn ofn orphann drugsn aren thingsn then patientn wouldn ben unablen ton ans
wern butn couldn ben foundn inn referencen booksn ifn then nursen wishesn ton researchn them.
Aftern completingn an coursen onn pharmacologyn forn nurses, n whatn willn then nursen know?nEverything
n necessaryn forn safen andn effectiven medicationn administration
Currentn pharmacologicn therapy;n then nursen willn notnrequiren ongoingn educationn forn 5nyears. n Gen
eraln drugn information;nthen nursen cann consultn an drugn guiden forn specificn drugn information. nThen d
rugn actionsn thatn aren associatedn withn eachn classificationn ofn medicationn Ans:
C
Feedback:
Aftern completingn an pharmacologyn coursen nursesn willn haven generaln drugn informationn neededn forn safen andn
effectiven medicationn administrationn butn willn needn ton consultn an drugn guiden forn specificn drugn informationn b
eforen administeringn anyn medication. n Pharmacologyn isn constantlyn changing, n withn newn drugsn enteringnthen
marketn andn newn usesn forn existingn drugsn identified. nContinuingn educationn innpharmacologyn isnessentialn ton
safen practice. n Nursesn tendn ton becomen familiar n withnthenmedicationsn theyn administer n mostn often, nbutn theren
willn alwaysn ben an needn ton researchn newn drugsn andn alson thosen then nursen isn notn familiar n withnbecausen non nurse
n knowsn alln medications.
