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Which factors are used to classify drugs? ANS✔✔ Therapeutic effect,chemical
structure,mechanism of action
Which pharmacokinetic process is affected when medications are given to a
patient who has a history of gastric bypass surgery? ANS✔✔ Absorption
Absorption of oral drugs occurs primarily in the stomach and small intestine,
so a history of gastric bypass surgery would affect this pharmacokinetic
process.
Which statement by the nurse indicates an understanding of the difference
between pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics? ANS✔✔
Pharmacodynamics studies what a drug does to the body once it has
reached the target site or sites. Pharmacokinetics describes what the body
does to a drug in order for a drug action to occur."
Pharmacodynamics is the study of what a drug does to the body once it has
reached the target site or sites. The actions of a drug involve receptor
binding, enzymes, and nonselective interactions. Pharmacokinetics describes
what the body does to a drug in order for a drug action to occur and includes
the concepts of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
A patient asks the nurse what it means when a prescribed drug is described
as being "selective." Which response would the nurse provide? ANS✔✔ The
drug only elicits the response for which it is given."
Drugs can elicit many different responses; selectivity refers to the drug only
eliciting the response for which it is given.
, A patient will need to take a hypertension medication daily for an indefinite
period. Which factor would be considered to help improve adherence to drug
regimen? ANS✔✔ Drug cost
Expense can be a significant factor when a patient has to take a drug for a
long time and can cause a financial burden. Patients are more likely to
adhere to a drug regimen if the drug is affordable.
Which aspect of pharmacology would a nurse pay particular attention to
when caring for a patient with kidney dysfunction? ANS✔✔ Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacokinetics describes what the body does to a drug in order for a drug
action to occur. It includes the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and
excretion of drugs from the body.
Which term describes the study of the effects of drugs in humans? ANS✔✔
clinical pharmacology
Which term describes a group of drugs that have similar effects and actions
on the body? ANS✔✔ drug classification
Which characteristics of a drug are the most important? ANS✔✔
safety,effectiveness, selectivity
Which term describes the use of drugs to prevent and treat disease? ANS✔✔
Pharmacotherapeutics
Which processes are included in pharmacokinetics? ANS✔✔
absorbtion,distribution,metabolism,excretion
Which term describes the process of drug movement throughout the body
that is necessary to achieve drug action? ANS✔✔ Pharmacokinetics
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