pharmacotherapeutics -️️the study of the desired, therapeutic effect of the drug
-use of the drugs to diagnose, prevent or treat disease (or pregnancy)
pharmacokinetics -️️study of changes that occur to the drug while it is inside the buddy
*4 processes* ADME
pharmacodynamics -️️the...
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pharmacotherapeutics - ✔️✔️the study of the desired, therapeutic effect of the drug
-use of the drugs to diagnose, prevent or treat disease (or pregnancy)
pharmacokinetics - ✔️✔️study of changes that occur to the drug while it is inside the buddy
*4 processes* ADME
pharmacodynamics - ✔️✔️the study of the effects of the drug on the body
-mechanism of action
contraindications - ✔️✔️conditions where drug should not be used
precautions - ✔️✔️conditions where drugs should be used with careful monitoring
adverse effects - ✔️✔️unintended and undesired effects that may occur with use of drug
drug interactions - ✔️✔️effects that may occur if drug given with another drug, food or substance
core drug knowledge - ✔️✔️pharmacotherapeutics, pharmcokinetics,
pharmacodynamics
contraindications
precautions
adverse effects
drug interactions
core patient variables - ✔️✔️health status,
life span
gender
,lifestyle
diets
habits
envirnoments
culture
inherited traits
Nurse's position regarding drug therapy: - ✔️✔️-administering drugs
-assessing drugs
-intervening to make the drug regimen more tolerable
-providing patient and family teaching about drugs and drug regimens
-monitoring the overall patient care plan to prevent medication errors
-maximize the therapeutic effects of a drug
-minimize the adverse effects of a drug
what are the 4 processes of pharmacokinetics - ✔️✔️absorption
distribution
metabolism
elimination
assessment - ✔️✔️-identify the medication to be administered
-what current meds they are taking (prescribed, OTC, herbal)
-if drinking, smoking, doing illicit drugs
-identify any interactions between meds
-if unfamiliar with med, use your resources (LOOK IT UP)
diagnosis - ✔️✔️Use NANDAs
-statement of a problem for which the nurse is responsible for
-used as basis for picking which nursing intervention to implement to achieve goals/outcomes
-actual./current problems
, -risk for developing problems
planning - ✔️✔️-maximizing therapeutic effects by
1.) administer drug in a manner that promotes absorption
2.) administer drug at appropriate time
3.) monitor lab values
intervention - ✔️✔️performing what was planned & patient family education
-name doses of drugs, reasons for taking meds, intended effect of drug, and important adverse
effects that may occur
drug administration - ✔️✔️-safe medication admx
-preventing medication errors
-correct medication calculation
evaluation - ✔️✔️measuring the patients progress
was the goal achieved?
prototype - ✔️✔️typically the first drug of class of drugs
sources of drugs - ✔️✔️plants
animals
synthetic chemicals
genetically engineered chemicals
pharmacogenomics - ✔️✔️pharmacology + genomics
-genetically engineered chemicals
chemical name of drug - ✔️✔️describes the drug's atomic/molecular structure
generic name of drug - ✔️✔️nonproprietary name
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