Medication Administration practice questions with 100% correct answers
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Medication administration
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Medication Administration
Medication Administration practice
questions with 100% correct answers
1. Briefly summarize the roles of the following in relation to the regulation
of medications. - Answer️️ -a. Federal government: The federal
government protects the health of the people by ensuring that medications
are ...
Medication Administration practice
questions with 100% correct answers
1. Briefly summarize the roles of the following in relation to the regulation
of medications. - Answer✔️✔️-a. Federal government: The federal
government protects the health of the people by ensuring that medications
are safe and effective. Currently, the Food and Drug Administration
ensures that all medications undergo vigorous testing before they are sold.
b. State government: The state governments conform to federal legislation
but also have additional controls such as alcohol and tobacco.
c. Health care institutions: Health care institutions have individual policies
to meet federal and state regulations.
d. Nurse Practice Act: The Nurse Practice Act defines the scope of a nurse's
professional functions and responsibilities.
2. Chemical name: - Answer✔️✔️-A chemical name provides an exact
description of the medication's composition and molecular structure.
3. Generic name: - Answer✔️✔️-A generic name is created by the
manufacturer who first develops the medication, this becomes the official
name.
4. Trade name: - Answer✔️✔️-The trade name is one that the manufacturer
has trademarked to identify the particular version they manufacture.
5. A medication classification indicates: - Answer✔️✔️-A medication
classification indicates the effect of the medication on a body system, the
symptoms the medication relieves, or the medication's desired effect.
6. The form of the medication determines its: - Answer✔️✔️-The form of the
medication determines its route of administration.
7. Pharmacokinetics is: - Answer✔️✔️-Pharmacokinetics is the study of how
medications enter the body, reach their site of action, metabolize, and exit
the body.
8. Absorption is: - Answer✔️✔️-Absorption refers to the passage of
medication molecules into the blood from the site of administration.
9. Identify the factors that influence drug absorption - Answer✔️✔️-a. Route
of administration
b. Ability of the medication to dissolve
c. Blood flow to the site of administration
d. Body surface area
e. Lipid solubility
10. Identify the factors that affect the rate and extent of medication
distribution. - Answer✔️✔️-a. Circulation
11. Explain the role of metabolism. - Answer✔️✔️-After a medication reaches
its site of action, it becomes metabolized into a less active or inactive form
that is easier to excrete.
12. Identify the primary organ for drug excretion, and explain what
happens if this organ's function declines. - Answer✔️✔️-The kidneys are the
primary organ for drug excretion. When renal function declines, a patient
is at risk for medication toxicity.
13. Therapeutic effects: - Answer✔️✔️-Therapeutic effects are the expected or
predictable physiological response to a medication.
14. Side effects: - Answer✔️✔️-Side effects are predictable and often
unavoidable secondary effects a medication predictably will cause.
15. Adverse effects: - Answer✔️✔️-Adverse effects are unintended,
undesirable, and often unpredictable severe responses to medication.
16. Toxic effects: - Answer✔️✔️-Toxic effects develop after prolonged intake
of a medication or when a medication accumulates in the blood because of
impaired metabolism or excretion.
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