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©PREP4EXAMS@2024/2025 REAL EXAM DUMPS Monday@ August 5@ 2024 6@07 PMNURS 310 Pharmacology Exam Study
Guide with Complete Solutions
drug - ✔️✔️any chemical that affects living processes
pharmacology - ✔️✔️the study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
clinical pharmacology - ✔️✔️study of drugs in humans, healthy (drug devt) & ill
Therapeutics (aka pharmacotherapeutics) - ✔️✔️The use of drugs to diagnose,
prevent, or treat disease
what are the properties of an ideal drug? - ✔️✔️effectiveness, safety, selectivity
effectiveness (most important) - ✔️✔️elicits response for which given
safety - ✔️✔️does not produce harmful effects even in high doses & for a long time
selectivity - ✔️✔️elicits only response for which given
what is the goal of an ideal drug? - ✔️✔️maximum benefit with minimum harm
additional properties of an ideal drug - ✔️✔️-reversible action
-predictability
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-ease of admin
-freedom of drug interactions
-low cost
-chemical stabiity
-possession of simple generic name
administration of a drug includes what - ✔️✔️medication errors, patient adherence
(e.g. if a patient cannot give themselves an IV)
pharmacokinetics - ✔️✔️what the body does to the drug
pharmacokinetics include what - ✔️✔️absorption, distribution, metabolism,
excretion
pharmacodynamics - ✔️✔️what the drug does to the body
what do pharmacodynamics include - ✔️✔️drug-receptor interaction, patient's
functional state (can you elicit response), placebo effects
"Patients Do Drugs Round The Day" (6 rights of drug administration) - ✔️✔️Right
Patient
Right Drug
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Right Dose
Right Route
Right Time
Right Documentation
Evolution of Nursing Responsibilities Regarding Drugs - ✔️✔️Right assessment,
right evaluation, right of patient to education, right of patient to refuse care
checks and balances in safe medication administration - ✔️✔️Know drugs (by class),
anticipate responses (preadmin assessment), observe and evaluate response to
drugs, intervene if necessary
What does the pre-administration assessment include? - ✔️✔️Gather baseline
information, identify those at high risk for adverse effects, assess ability for self-
management
What should be considered in dosage and administration aspect? - ✔️✔️What is the
drug dosage and how does that relate to indication (e.g. baby aspirin vs. two adult
strength aspirin tablets), should dose be adjusted based on the route (e.g. morphine
IV vs oral), if special handling/monitoring required, knowing any nursing
implications
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