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NURS 5334 Advanced Pharmacology Exam Questions and Complete Solutions Graded A+
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NURS 5334 AdvancedPharmacology Exam
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Solutions Graded A+
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, Define Pharmacokinetics - Answer: The impact of the body on drugs. How much of an administered
dose gets to its sites of action.
Four major pharmokinetic processes - Answer: Drug absorption, drug distribution, drug metabolism,
and drug excretion.
Define Pharmacodynamics - Answer: The impact of drugs on the body. The nature and intensity of the
response to the drug.
Two major areas in which you can apply pharmacologic knowledge. - Answer: Patient care and patient
education.
Seven aspects of drug therapy. - Answer: Pre administration assessment, dosage and administration,
evaluating and promoting therapeutic effects, minimizing adverse effects, minimizing adverse reactions,
making "as needed" (PRN) decisions, and managing toxicity.
Pre administration assessment - Answer: Three basic goals: collecting baseline data needed to evaluate
therapeutic and adverse responses, identifying high -risk patients, and assessing the patient's capacity
for self-care.
To help reduce adverse effects, you must know - Answer: The major adverse effects the drug can
produce, when these reactions are likely to occur, early signs that an adverse reaction is developing, and
interventions that can minimize discomfort and harm.
PRN - Answer: pro re nata, a Latin phrase meaning as needed
Nursing process - Answer: ADPIE - Assessment, analysis (diagnosis), planning, implementation, and
evaluation.
Complete nursing diagnosis - Answer: A statement of the pt's actual or potential health problem, a
statement of the problem's probable cause or risk factors, and the signs, symptoms, or other evidence
of the problem. Statements are separated by the phrases related to and as evidenced by
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