NSG 318 (NSG318)

Exam 2: NSG318 / NSG 318 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Introduction to Pharmacology Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - GCU Question: general anesthetics Answer: depress the CNS to alleviate pain and cause loss of consciousness Question: what may be involved in balanced anesthesia? Answer: hypnotic given the night before -premedication with opioid analgesic or benzodiazepine plus an anticholinergic 1 hour before surgery to decrease secretions -short...

Exam 2: NSG318 / NSG 318 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Introduction to Pharmacology Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - GCU Question: what can happen for an epileptic woman who is pregnant? Answer: - pregnancy can increase seizure episodes - monitor phenytoin levels closely if using - teach that there may be clotting issues in the child and severe loss of folate if on antiseizure drugs Question: Antidote for benzodiazepines Answer: flumazenil: rever...

Exam 1: NSG318 / NSG 318 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Introduction to Pharmacology Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - GCU Question: Pharmacogenetics Answer: the study of the variability in drug due to heredity Question: pharmacogenomics Answer: the study of the combination of pharmacology and genomics to develop effective and safe medications to compensate for genetic differences in patients that cause varied responses to a single therapeutic regi...

Exam 1: NSG318 / NSG 318 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Introduction to Pharmacology Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - GCU Question: pharmacogenetics Answer: the study of how genetic variation affects an individual's response to drugs Question: ex of genetic considerations for drugs Answer: opioids are less effective in Caucasians, Asians, and middle eastern descent Question: application of pharmacogenetic info Answer: research- drug d...

Exam 1: NSG318 / NSG 318 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Introduction to Pharmacology Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - GCU Question: What do you document after administering a medication/drug? Answer: name of the drug dose route time and date nurse initials or signature Question: Who created the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act of 2000? Answer: the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Question: What are the two main th...