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NURSING PHARMACOLOGY ALL EXAM REVISION
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (ALREADY GRADED
A+) (2024 UPDATE) 100%
Opioids - ANSWER- class of drugs that includes natural substances obtained from the seeds of
the poppy plant such as opium morphine and codeine

Physical dependence - ANSWER- condition of experiencing unpleasant withdrawal symptoms
when a substance is discontinued after repeated use

Psychological dependence - ANSWER- desire to continue using a drug despite obvious
negative economic physical or social consequences

Riboud effects - ANSWER- symptoms of lethargy and fatigue caused by withdrawal of
methamphetamine and other stimulants

Reticular formation - ANSWER- portion of the brain affecting awareness and wakefulness

Scheduled drugs - ANSWER- in the United Statesa a term describing a drug placed into one of
five categories based on it potential for misuse or abuse

Sedatives - ANSWER- substances that depress the CNS and cause drowsiness or sleep

Substance abuse - ANSWER- self-administration of a drug that does not conform to the
medical or social norms within the patients given culture or society

Tachyphylaxis - ANSWER- the rapid development of tolerance to any action of a drug either
adverse or therapeutic effects

Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) - ANSWER- the active chemical in marijuana

Tolerance - ANSWER- process of adapting to a drug over a period of time and subsequently
requiring higher doses to achieve the same effect

Withdrawal syndrome - ANSWER- symptoms that result when a patient discontinues taking a
substance on which he or she was dependent

Assessment - ANSWER- appraisal of a patients condition that involves gathering and
interpreting subjective and objective data

Baseline data - ANSWER- data gathered during the initial assessment that is compared with
data gathered during later interactions

Evaluation - ANSWER- systematic objective assessment of the effectiveness and impact of
interventions

, Evaluation criteria - ANSWER- specific and measurable achievements that will be used to
determine if a particular goal has been met

Evidence-based practice - ANSWER- used of research observations nursing practice and
clinical judgment to determine care.

Absorption - ANSWER- the process by which drug molecules move from their site of
administration to the blood

Affinity - ANSWER- the ability of some tissues to attract, accumulate and store drugs in high
concentrations relative to other tissues

Blood-brain barrier - ANSWER- Blood vessels (capillaries) that selectively let certain
substances enter the brain tissue and keep other substances out

Diffusion - ANSWER- process by which molecules tend to move from an area where they are
more concentrated to an area where they are less concentrated

Distribution - ANSWER- the transport of drugs throughout the body after they are absorbed

Drug-protein complexes - ANSWER- formed when a drugh that binds reversibly to a plasma
protein, particularly albumin, that makes the drug unavailable for distribution to its site of action

Enterohepatic recirculation - ANSWER- recycling of drugs and other substances by the
circulation of bile through the intestine and liver

Enzyme induction - ANSWER- process by whick a drug increases the activity of the hepatic
microsomal enzymes

Excretion - ANSWER- the process of removing substances from the body

First-pass effect - ANSWER- mechanism whereby drugs are absorbed enter into the hepatic
portal circulation and are inactivated by the liver before they reach the general circulation

Fetal-placental barrier - ANSWER- special anatomic barrier that inhibits many chemicals and
drugs from entering the fetus

Hepatic microsomal enzyme system - ANSWER- as it relates to phamacotherapy, liver
enzymes that metabolize drugs as well as nutrients and other endogenous substances, sometimes
called the P-450 System

Isozymes - ANSWER- multiple similar forms of an enzyme that perform slightly different
metabolic functions

Loading dose - ANSWER- relatively large dose of a drug given at the beginning of treatment
to rapidly obtain a therapeutic response

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