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NURS 2060 Pharmacology WGU D116
WGU NURS 2060 D116 Midterm and Final Exam
Course Title and Number: NURS 2060 Pharmacology WGU
D116 Exam
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What is pharmacotherapeutics? - Answer>> use of
drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or prevent
pregnancy.
What is pharmacokinetics? - Answer>> how the drugs
moves through the body (i.e. absorption, distribution,
metabolism and excretion)
What is pharmacodynamics? - Answer>> how the
drug works in the body
What is the minimal effective concentration? -
Answer>> reflects the minimum concentration of drug
at the receptor site to elicit the desired
pharmacological response
What is the ceiling effect with drugs? - Answer>> the
phenomenon in which a drug reaches a maximum
effect, so that increasing the drug dosage does not
increase its effectiveness
What is potency? - Answer>> the power of something
to influence or make an impression
What is efficacy? - Answer>> the ability to produce a
desired or intended result
What is intrinsic ability? - Answer>> efficacy refers to
the relative ability of a drug-
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receptor complex to produce a
maximum functional response
What is bioavailability? - Answer>> portion or percent
of an administered dose of drug that is absorbed and
able to cause effect. may be affected by all the factors
that affect absorption
What patients are most susceptible to medication side
effects and why? - Answer>> --Elderly: due to decline
in liver and kidney function
What are the major antibiotics used for H.pylori? -
Answer>> --amoxicillin (Amoxil)
--bismuth (Pepto bismol)
--metronidazole (Flagyl)
What is the action of histamine 2 receptor antagonists
(H2 blockers)? - Answer>> inhibits gastric acid
secretion
Give examples of histamine 2 receptor antagonists (H2
blockers). - Answer>> "-dine"
What is important to note as a nurse when giving
histamine 2 receptor antagonists (H2 blockers)? -
Answer>> --avoid antacids 1 hour before giving H2
blocker
--increased bleeding
--risk of pneumonia
--no smoking, ETOH, or NSAID usage
--elevate head of bed
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What is the action of Proton
Pump Inhibitors (PPI's)? -
Answer>> --suppress gastric acid secretion (block
enzyme needs dof R acid formation)
What are the uses for Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI's)? -
Answer>> --active peptic ulcer disease
--GERD's
**prophylatic (not rescue)
--prevent NSAID induced ulcers
Give examples of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI's). -
Answer>> "-prazole"
What are some nursing implications with giving Proton
Pump Inhibitors (PPI's)? - Answer>> **Prophylactic
use only! (not a rescue)
--risks of fractures, PN, acid rebound and intestinal
infections
--use for only 16 weeks
What are the uses of Histamine 2 Receptor Antagonists
(H2 blockers)? - Answer>> --prevent NSAID induced
ulcers
**both maintenance and rescue!
--decrease heart burn
--Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
What is the action of mucosal protectants? -
Answer>> adheres to surface and promotes healing
and prevents injury for up to 6 hours
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