NSG 353 Test 1 Assessements And All Verified Answers.
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Course
NSG 353
Institution
NSG 353
Drug - Answer Any chemical that can affect living processes
Pharmacology - Answer Study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Clinical Pharmacology - Answer Study of drugs in humans
Therapeutics - Answer Also known as *pharmacotherapeutics*
- The use of drugs to ...
NSG 353 Test 1 Assessements And All
Verified Answers.
Drug - Answer Any chemical that can affect living processes
Pharmacology - Answer Study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Clinical Pharmacology - Answer Study of drugs in humans
Therapeutics - Answer Also known as *pharmacotherapeutics*
- The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy
Most important properties of an ideal drug - Answer - Effectiveness
- Safety
- Selectivity
Effectiveness - Answer Most important property a drug can have
- A drug that elicits the most responses for which it is given
- Does it produce a therapeutic effect?
Safety - Answer Drug cannot produce harmful effects
Selectivity - Answer Drug elicits only the response for which it is given
- Does the medicine activate the target receptor and nothing else?
Additional Properties of an Ideal Drug - Answer - Reversible action
- Predictability (how will it affect different heights, weights, gender, diets)
- Ease of administration
,- Freedom from drug interactions
- Low cost
- Chemical stability
- Simple generic drug
Is there an "ideal" drug? - Answer NO; absolutely no drug that is considered "perfect"
Factors That Determine the *Intensity* of Drug Responses - Answer Complex interplay as nurses to
ensure that the medication is delivered to the patient safely
- Administration
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacodynamics
- Sources of individual variation
Factors That Determine the *Intensity* of Drug Responses: Administration - Answer - Medication
Errors
- Patient adherence
Factors That Determine the *Intensity* of Drug Responses: Pharmacokinetics - Answer - Absorption
- Distribution
- Metabolism
- Excretion
Factors That Determine the *Intensity* of Drug Responses: Pharmacodynamics - Answer - Drug-
receptor interaction
- Patient's functional state
- Placebo effects
Factors That Determine the *Intensity* of Drug Responses: Individual variation - Answer - Physiologic
variables
,- Pathologic variables
- Genetics
- Drug interactions
Our rule in ensuring safety involves.... - Answer Following the nursing responsibilities
- Always verify and double check EVERYTHING
What are the 6 nursing rights? - Answer Give the right drug to the right patient in the right dose by the
right route at the right time.
*Right patient*
*Right drug*
*Right dose*
*Right time*
*Right route*
and *Right documentation*
What are other nursing responsibilities regarding drugs? - Answer - Right reason
- Right assessment
- Right evaluation
- Right of patient to education
- Right of patient to refuse care
What must the nurse know when it comes to nursing responsibilities regarding drugs? - Answer - What
medications are appropriate for the patient
- What drugs are contraindicated for the patient
- The probably consequences of the interactions between the drugs and the patient
How is the nurse acting as an advocate when it comes to nursing responsibilities regarding drugs? -
Answer - LAST line of defense for the patient
, - Ethically and legally unacceptable to administer a drug that is harmful to the patient, even though the
medication has been prescribed by a licensed prescriber and dispensed by a licensed pharmacist
Two major areas in which pharmacologic knowledge can be applied: - Answer - Patient care
- Patient education
Application of Pharmacology in Patient Care - Answer - Pre-administration assessment
- Dosage and administration
- Evaluating and promoting therapeutic effects
- Minimizing adverse effects
- Minimizing adverse interactions
- Making PRN decisions
- Managing toxicity
Application of Pharmacology in Patient Care: Minimizing Adverse Effects - Answer All drugs have the
potential to produce undesired effects
> Always know the following:
- The major adverse effects that the drug can produce
- The times when these reactions are likely to occur
- Early signs that an adverse reaction is developing
- Interventions that can minimize discomfort and harm
Application of Pharmacology in Patient Care: Evaluating and Promoting Therapeutic Effects - Answer -
One of the most important aspects of drug therapy
- Must know the rationale for treatment and the nature and time course of the intended response
- Cannot effectively evaluate a drug with multiple applications if the intended use is not known
Application of Pharmacology in Patient Care: Patient Education - Answer - Drug name and therapeutic
category
- Dosage size
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