2023/2024 NURS 5334 Pharm Study Guide Quiz 1 Latest Update Solution Graded A+

2023/2024 NURS 5334 Pharm Study Guide Quiz 1 Latest Update Solution Graded A+ NURS 5334 PHARM MODULE 1 ⦁ What are the BON rules and regulations for prescriptive authority for the advance practice nurse? ⦁ Texas is very restricted ⦁ Describe the pharmacokinetic processes of absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination and how differences in these areas affect drug action. ⦁ Absorption ⦁ Drug’s movement from the site of administration into the blood. ⦁ Distribution ⦁ Drug’s movement from the blood into the interstitial space of tissues and from there into cells. ⦁ Metabolism ⦁ Biotransformation is the enzymatically mediated alteration of drug structure. ⦁ Elimination ⦁ Combination of metabolism and excretion ⦁ Discuss the impact of food on drug absorption, drug metabolism and on drug toxicity and action—as well as the timing of drug administration. LIFESPAN ⦁ Hepatic metabolism and GFR increase during pregnancy, dosages of some drugs may need to be increased. ⦁ Rate of albumin to water decreases ⦁ Third trimester: Renal blood flow is doubled and renal excretion is accelerated (drugs excreted rapidly) ⦁ Tone and mobility of bowel decrease ⦁ Prolongation of drug effects Total (½ life increases) Understand stages of development in pregnancy