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pharmacology - study of drugs



drug - Chemical that affects physiologic process of a living organism



Nursing Implications - The concepts that a nurse must include when they are safely administering
medication



Identify the various routes of medication administration - Sublingual (buccal), oral, transdermal (topical
creams/ lotions), instillation (eye drops/sprays), inhalation, nasogastric and gastrostomy tubes,
suppositories, parenteral



6 rights of administration - 1. Right patient

2. Right drug

3. Right dose

4. Right route

5. Right time and frequency

6. Right documentation



List the components of a drug label - Chemical Name: structure of the drug

Generic name: the official drug name

Brand/ trade name: the easier proprietary name

Active and inactive ingredients

Warning/ possible side effects

Directions on use as well as what the drug is used for/ what it helps treat



normal vital signs (BP) - 120/80

, Pharmacokinetics - what the body does to the drug



pharmacokinetic phases - -absorption (drug movement from GI tract into bloodstream)

-distribution (protein binding, free drugs, BBB)

-metabolism (1/2 life, loading dose; liver)

-excretion (elimination, kidneys, creatinine clearance, BUN, GFR



factors that affect drug excretion - -drugs that affect renal excretion/decrease CO

-diuretic use

-drugs that use same excretion method

-change of urine pH

-pt. with decreased renal or hepatic function



1/2 life (T 1/2) - Time it takes to get rid of half of the drug; gives us good time to administer rest of the
dose and when we can expect to see side effects



Loading dose - use of a higher dose than what is usually used for treatment to allow the drug to reach
the critical concentration sooner



photosensitivity - - sensitivity to light

- ranges from the ability to orient to the sun to the ability to see



factors affecting absorption - Blood circulation

Pain, stress

Food texture, fat content, temperature

pH

Route of administration



factors affecting bioavailability - Drug form

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