, Nur2474 Pharmacology Final Exam
Questions with Answers (100% Accurate)
(10) Characteristics of medications - ANSWER - Effectiveness, Safety, Selectivity,
Reversible action, predictability, ease of administration, freedom of drug interactions,
low cost, chemical stability, simple generic name
Properties of medicines to consider when prescribing to patients - ANSWER - 1.
Absorption 2. Distribution 3. Metabolism 4. Excretion 5. Half-life 6. 1st pass effect 7.
Bioavailability 8. Onset 9. Peak 10. Duration
Patient specific variabilities affecting response to medications - ANSWER - 1.
Bodyweight and composition 2. Age 3. Diseasess 4. Tolerance
Pharmacodynamics - ANSWER - Biochemical changes in the body from a drug.
Routes of medication administration - ANSWER - PO, SC, IM, IV, TOPICAL
Therapeutic threshold - ANSWER - the amount of drug needed to create a
therapeutic effect and the amount of drug needed to reach toxicity.
Adverse Reaction - ANSWER - Unintended and harmful reaction from the
medication given and can be life threatening.
Side effects - ANSWER - Unavoidable secondary drug effect produced at
therapeutic doses example: nausea, vomiting
Allegic reactions - ANSWER - An immunie response to a drug examples: rash,
itching, hives, redness, swelling, bronchospasm or anaphylaxis
Toxicity - ANSWER - the degree of detrimental physiologiceffectscaused by
excessive drug dosing
Paradoxical effect - ANSWER - the opposite of the intended drug response
tetratogenic effect - ANSWER - drug induced birth defect
physical dependence - ANSWER - body has adapted to drug exposure in such a
way that an abstinence syndrome will result if drug use is discontinued.
tolerance - ANSWER - a decreased responsiveness over the course of therapy
which may lead to the need to increase dosages to attain the same effect.
Nursing process components - ANSWER - Assessment, diagnosis (nursing
diagnosis), planning, implementation and evaluation
Bioavailability - ANSWER - the percentage of the administered dose that reaches
systemic circulation after passing through the liver.
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