Chapter 4 Flashcards
How many controlled substance schedule categories are there?
5
Which category is the worse in the World?
1
Which category is worse in the US?
2
C-I abuse potential is
High
C-II abuse potential is
High
C-III abuse potential is
Less than C-II
C-IV abuse potential is
Less than C-III
C-V abuse potential is
Less than C-IV
C-I medical use
None
C-II medical use
Accepted
C-III medical use
Accepted
C-IV medical use
Accepted
C-V medical use
Accepted
C-I dependency potential
Severe physical and psychologic
C-II dependency potential
Sever physical and psychologic
C-III dependency potential
Moderate to low physical or high psychologic
C-IV dependency potential
Limited physical or psychologic
C-V dependency potential
Limited physical or psychologic
What is the nurse’s role in the development of new and investigational drugs?
Monitoring for and reporting any adverse effects noted during Phase IV studies
Ethically, a nurse has the responsibility to
transfer care of a patient to another professional nurse if caring for the patient would violate personal ethical principles.
Which of the following statements best reflects the nurse’s understanding of cultural influences on drug therapy and other health practices?
Administration of some drugs may elicit varied responses in specific racial-ethnic groups.
When teaching a patient about the legalities regarding a prescription for methylphenidate (Ritalin), which statement is most accurate?
Methylphenidate (Ritalin) is a C-II narcotic that cannot be refilled and can only be filled with a written prescription
The nurse is assessing her patient’s culture and race on admission to the hospital. Which is important for the nurse to understand regarding drug therapy as it relates to different races of individuals?
Polymorphism
The nurse is documenting the history of a patient of Asian culture in the emergency room. The patient states that she has not taken any medications, but the nurse notes a bottle of capsules in the patient’s purse. What information should the nurse collect next?
Use of herbs or over-the-counter medications
New drugs must go through much research and testing prior to approval for use in humans. The nurse is providing education to a patient on a new medication and will inform the patient that the average length of time a medication is researched before being used in humans is
10 to 12 years
A pharmaceutical company is voluntarily conducting a postmarketing study to obtain further proof of the therapeutic effects of a new drug. What phase of drug study is this considered?
Phase IV
