Pharmacokinetics - Changes that occur to the drug while it is inside the body. Movement of the drug particles inside the body
Pharmacotherapeutics - The desired, therapeutic effect of the drug. What the expected outcome for the taken drug
Pharmacodynmics - The effects of the drug on the body....
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Pharmacokinetics - Changes that occur to the drug while it is inside the body.
Movement of the drug particles inside the body
Pharmacotherapeutics - The desired, therapeutic effect of the drug. What the expected
outcome for the taken drug
Pharmacodynmics - The effects of the drug on the body. How the body changes in
reaction to the drug
Contraindications/Precautions - The conditions under which the drug should not be
used or must be used carefully with monitoring
Adverse effects - The unintended and usually undesired effects that may occur with the
use of the drug
Drug interactions - The effects that may occur when the drug is given along with another
drug, food, or substance
Health status - Chronic medical conditions, acute conditions, current meds, allergies,
lab values, vitals. Assess functioning of body system and organs. Components of
complete drug
Life span and gender - Age & gender. Muscle mass, weight, activity/exercise,
sleep/rest. Patients developmental level, ability to read and write, ability to understand
directions. Needed to plan pt eduction on drug therapy including the nurses approach
and teaching methods.
Lifestyle, diet and habits - Occupation, finances, substance use exercise, supplements,
complimentary meds, tobacco/nicotine/alcohol/iliicit drugs/caffeine.
The nurse ask questions about pt lifestyle because they can use a potential effect on
drug therapy
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Environment - Where will the drug be administered
*Most drug therapy now occurs outside of hospitals. Need to educate them before
discharge. May give clues to the pt adherence to the drug regimen or to potential risks
from the therapy. General factors to assess include cleanliness, lighting, adequate heat,
water, and refrigeration.
Culture & inherited traits - Cultural beliefs, some don't believe in meds. Give them the
respect to do unharmful practices. Genetic trains may affect kinetics/dynamics. Worry
about the pt safety at all times first. Consider beliefs second, as long as beliefs not
harming themselves. Affects the patients acceptance of prescribed drug therapy.
Religions restrictions or cultural practices may affect the patients acceptance of drug
Nurse management of drug therapy - The process of planning and implementing actions
that will maximize the therapeutic effects and minimize the adverse effects of a drug.
Nurse considers core drug knowledge and core pt variables and determines potential
interactions between them. Educate pt and family
85%
50% - Approximately ____% of adults 65 and older are receiving one prescription per
month.
Almost _____% of adults aged 65 and up are receiving 3 or more prescriptions a month
Core drug knowledge - The first step for a nurse is to identify the __________________
relevant to a patients drug therapy. How much do they know?
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Prototype Drug - Typical of a medication within a drug class.
usually the first drug of a class
Drug has similar characteristics to all drugs in class of drugs
Provides systematic way to increase knowledge of medication
Pt interview and history
Physical exam
Medical record - 3 sources of assessment data:
Core patient variables - Assessment of the ________________________ also allows
the nurse to predict to some degree the future needs of the patient
Circulatory systems - Patients who are very active and who exercise are likely to have
better __________________than those who are inactive
lifestyle choices - ______________________ affect the distribution of drugs within the
body
Physical examination - Focuses on health status, life span and gender. Must be
comprehensive. Physical assessment of each body system to provide info about
disease and illness. Vital signs for baseline date. Height and weight.
Medical record - Provides information about the patients health status, lifestyle, diet,
habits, and environment. Areas that are specifically important include labs and
diagnostic test results. Nurse must review all diagnostic findings paying special attention
to those findings relevant to body systems at risk for adverse effects from currently used
drugs. Drug history.
Kidney problems - Increase of creatinine =?
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