NUR2474 Pharmacology Module 1 Quiz
Review Questions and Complete
Solutions Graded A+
Characteristics of medications - Answer: 1.Effectiveness: Most important property a drug can have
2.Safety: Drug cannot produce harmful effects
3.Selectivity: Drug elicits only the response for which it is given
Properties of medicines to consider when prescribing to patients - Answer: Reversible action
Predictability
Ease of administration
Freedom from drug interactions
Low cost
Chemical stability
Simple generic name
However, no drug is ideal...
Patient specific variabilities affecting response to medications - Answer: Physiologic variables
- Age, gender, and weight
Pathologic variables
- Diminished function of kidneys and liver
Genetic variables
- Can alter the metabolism of drugs and predispose the patient to unique interactions
, Drug interactions
Pharmacodynamics - Answer: Impact of drugs on the body
Drug-receptor interaction
- Binding of the drug to its receptor
Patient's functional state
- Influences pharmacodynamic processes
Placebo effects
- Also help to determine the responses a drug elicits
Routes of medication administration and their qualities (benefits vs dangers) - Answer: Oral doses are
generally much larger than injected doses.
Certain intravenous (IV) agents can cause severe local injury if the drug extravasates (seeps into the
tissues surrounding the IV line).
TORB and VORB is and the 6 rights of medication administration - Answer: Telephone/Verbal Order Read
Back
Right drug
Right patient
Right dose
Right time
Right assessment
Right documentation
Right evaluation
Right of patient to education
Review Questions and Complete
Solutions Graded A+
Characteristics of medications - Answer: 1.Effectiveness: Most important property a drug can have
2.Safety: Drug cannot produce harmful effects
3.Selectivity: Drug elicits only the response for which it is given
Properties of medicines to consider when prescribing to patients - Answer: Reversible action
Predictability
Ease of administration
Freedom from drug interactions
Low cost
Chemical stability
Simple generic name
However, no drug is ideal...
Patient specific variabilities affecting response to medications - Answer: Physiologic variables
- Age, gender, and weight
Pathologic variables
- Diminished function of kidneys and liver
Genetic variables
- Can alter the metabolism of drugs and predispose the patient to unique interactions
, Drug interactions
Pharmacodynamics - Answer: Impact of drugs on the body
Drug-receptor interaction
- Binding of the drug to its receptor
Patient's functional state
- Influences pharmacodynamic processes
Placebo effects
- Also help to determine the responses a drug elicits
Routes of medication administration and their qualities (benefits vs dangers) - Answer: Oral doses are
generally much larger than injected doses.
Certain intravenous (IV) agents can cause severe local injury if the drug extravasates (seeps into the
tissues surrounding the IV line).
TORB and VORB is and the 6 rights of medication administration - Answer: Telephone/Verbal Order Read
Back
Right drug
Right patient
Right dose
Right time
Right assessment
Right documentation
Right evaluation
Right of patient to education
