NU 214 PHARMACOLOGY EXAM
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nursing process - ANSWER Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis, Planning,
Implementation, Evaluation
what is Assessment - ANSWER assessing objective data and subjective data
what is objective data - ANSWER information available through the senses, such
as what is seen, felt, smelled, and heard
what are examples of objective data - ANSWER age, height, weight, allergies,
medication profile, and health history
what is subjective data - ANSWER includes all spoke information shared by the
patient, such as complaints problems, or stated needs
what is nursing diagnosis - ANSWER analyzing subjective and objective data.
what is planning - ANSWER identification of outcomes. what you want the patient
to be
what is implementation - ANSWER the nurse intervenes on behalf of the patient to
address specific patient problems and needs
what is evaluation - ANSWER monitoring patient outcomes. you would reevaluate
pain in approximately 30 minutes
10 rights of medication administration - ANSWER right patient, drug, dose, time,
documentation, reason, to refuse, to be educated, response, route
additive effects - ANSWER drug interactions in which the effect of a combination
of two or more drugs with similar actions is equivalent to the sum of individual
effects of the same drugs given alone. 1+1=2
,adverse drug event - ANSWER any undesirable occurrence related to administering
or failing to administer a prescribed medication
Adverse drug reaction - ANSWER any unexpected unintended, undesired, or
excessive response to a medication given at therapeutic dosages
adverse effects - ANSWER a general term for any undesirable effects that are a
direct response to one or more drugs
agonist - ANSWER a drug that binds to and stimulates the activity of one or more
receptors in the body
allergic reaction - ANSWER an immunologic hypersensitivity reaction resulting
from the unusual sensitivity of a patient to a particular medication
antagonist - ANSWER a drug that binds to and inhibits the activity of one or more
receptors in the body
Antagonist effects - ANSWER drug interactions in which the effect of a
combination of two or more drugs is less than the sum of the individual effects of
the same drugs given alone (1+1= less than 2)
bioavailability - ANSWER a measure of the extent of drug absorption for a given
drug and route
biotransformation - ANSWER one or more biochemical reactions involving a
parent drug; occurs mainly in the liver and produces a metabolite that is either
inactive or active. also known as metabolism
blood-brain barrier - ANSWER the barrier system that restricts the passage of
various chemicals and microscopic entities between the bloodstream and the CNS
chemical name - ANSWER the name that describes the chemical composition and
molecular structure of a drug
contraindication - ANSWER when a drug should not be given or an alternative
strongly considered
cytochrome P-450 - ANSWER (involved in Hepatic metabolism) the general name
for a large class of enzymes that play a significant role in drug metabolism and
drug interactions
, Dependence - ANSWER state in which there is a compulsive or chronic need, as
for a drug
drug - ANSWER any chemical that affects the physiologic process of a living
organism
teratogenic effect - ANSWER drugs that cause abnormal fetal development when
given pregnant women
carcinogenic effect - ANSWER drugs used to treat cancer have the greatest
carcinogenic potential
hepatotoxic drugs - ANSWER drugs are the leading cause of acute liver failure
Pharmacology - ANSWER the science or study of drugs and interactions with
living things
classification - ANSWER provides info about the chemical nature, pharmalogic
action, pr pharmacotherapeutic use of the drug
prototype - ANSWER often the first drug developed in a particular class that can be
used to represent the other drugs included in that classification
pharmacokinetics - ANSWER the study of what the body does to the drug. includes
4 processes: absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
Absorption - ANSWER the movement of a drug from its site of administration into
the blood stream for distribution to the tissues. includes bioavailability and first
pass effect
first pass effect - ANSWER reduces the bioavailability of a drug to less tan 100%
many drugs administered by mouth have a bioavailability of less than 100%
whereas drugs adminisitered IV are 100% bioavailable.
distribution - ANSWER the transport of a drug by the bloodstream to its site of
action. they are delivered first to those areas with extensive blood supply
what are areas of rapid distribution - ANSWER heart liver kidneys brain
what are areas of slower distribution - ANSWER muscle, skin, and fat
at this distribution point, the drug is starting to be eliminated. what are the two
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