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PNU 119 Study Guide Exam 1 withcorrect answers
Peak - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Highest expected concentration of the drug level
*collect blood sample 1 hr after ORAL or IM, 30 min after IV
Trough - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Lowest concentration of drug level
*collect blood sample 15 min prior to next dose
*do not give next dose until tests are returned from lab
Food-drug interactions - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Grapefruit juice can intensify the drug level
by 330%
Most drugs are best taken on an empty stomach UNLESS otherwise indicated
Error/accountability - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔**Check patients VITAL SIGNS first**
Report mistake
Write an incident report and do not include this in the patients chart or MAR
Sympathomimetic drugs - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔A class of drugs that stimulate the
sympathetic nervous system
Cocaine, Ritalin, methamphetamines
, Rounding Rules - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔<1 mL round to hundredths place
>1 mL round to tenths place
*Weight in Kilograms, temp, centimeters and % round to tenths place
**Always use a leading zero, never a trailing zero*
5.0 WRONG
0.5 RIGHT
What reverses heroin? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Naloxone (narcan)
Lipid soluble meds store themselves in? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Fat cells (lipids)
Category C of Maternal Drugs - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The "iffy" category
Verifying Safety of Drug Order - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Always check a reliable drug
reference!
-Reference books, such as a Physicians drug reference, nursing drug guide
-Journals
-Internet
Where is the most important site for biotransformation? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Liver
What organ plays the most important role in EXCRETION of medication? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Kidneys
Baby Medication Administration - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Buckle (inside cheek)
The number one reason why patients stop meds - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔**Fatigue
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