Table of Contents 1 Chapter 01 - Introduction to Drugs Chapter 02 - Drugs and the Body Chapter 03 - Toxic Effects of Drugs Chapter 04 - The Nursing Process in Drug Therapy and Patient Safety Chapter 05 - Dosage Calculations Chapter 06 - Challenges to Effective Drug Therapy Chapter 07 - Introduction...
Chapter 26 - Narcotics, Narcotic Antagonists, and Antimigraine Agents Chapter 420
27 - General and Local Anesthetic Agents 436
Chapter 28 - Neuromuscular Junction Blocking Agents Chapter 29 - 453
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Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System Chapter 30 - 470
Adrenergic Agonists 487
Chapter 31 - Adrenergic Antagonists Chapter 503
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32 - Cholinergic Agonists Chapter 33 - 520
Anticholinergic Agents 536
Chapter 34 - Introduction to the Endocrine System 553
Chapter 35 - Hypothalamic and Pituitary Agents Chapter 569
36 - Adrenocortical Agents 585
Chapter 37 - Thyroid and Parathyroid Agents Chapter 38 - 602
Agents to Control Blood Glucose Levels Chapter 39 - 619
Introduction to the Reproductive System 636
Chapter 40 - Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive System 653
Chapter 41 - Drugs Affecting the Male Reproductive System Chapter 669
42 - Introduction to the Cardiovascular System Chapter 43 - Drugs 685
Affecting Blood Pressure 702
Chapter 44 - Agents for Treating Heart Failure Chapter 45 719
- Antiarrhythmic Agents 735
Chapter 46 - Antianginal Agents Chapter 752
47 - Lipid-Lowering Agents 768
Chapter 48 - Drugs Affecting Blood Coagulation Chapter 785
49 - Drugs Used to Treat Anemias Chapter 50 - 801
Introduction to the Renal System 817
,Chapter 51 - Diuretic Agents 833
Chapter 52 - Drugs Affecting the Urinary Tract and the Bladder Chapter 849
53 - Introduction to the Respiratory System 866
Chapter 54 - Drugs Acting on the Upper Respiratory Tract Chapter 883
55 - Drugs Acting on the Lower Respiratory Tract Chapter 56 - 900
Introduction to the Gastrointestinal System Chapter 57 - Drugs 917
Affecting Gastrointestinal Secretions Chapter 58 - Drugs Affecting 933
Gastrointestinal Motility Chapter 59 - Antiemetic Agents 949
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Chapter 01- Introduction to Drugs
Multiple 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?
Pharmacoeconomics
Pharmacotherapeutics
Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacokinetics Ans:
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Ans B
Feedback:
Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are involved with clinical pharmacology
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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.
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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.
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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?
Schedule I
Schedule II
Schedule III
Schedule IV
Ans: B
Feedback:
Narcotics with a high abuse potential are classified as Schedule II drugs because of severe dependence
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