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biggirl4568

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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) Pharmacotherapeutic s
  C) Pharmacodynamics
  D) Pharmacokinetics

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A patient with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) will be starting a course of doxorubicin shortly. When planning this patient's care, what nursing diagnosis should the nurse prioritize?
 
  A) Risk for Infection related to suppressed bone marrow function
  B) Risk for Impaired Skin integrity related to cytotoxic effects of doxorubicin
  C) Risk for Imbalanced Nutrition: More Than Body Requirements related to metabolic effects of doxorubicin
  D) Risk for Ineffective Airway Clearance related to decreased neurological function


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
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Pharmacology is the study of the biologic effects of chemicals. Nurses are involved with clinical pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutic s, 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.

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biggirl4568

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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:D TYSM

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