NR 501 WEEK 7 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
POWERPOINT FINAL PAPER 2026 GRADED A+
◉ Describe the role of the FDA in drug regulation and safety.
Answer: Drug must be approved by FDA before it can be marketed.
Drug must have indication of disease/condition to make better. Must
show efficacy.
◉ BRIEFLY describe the steps of the nursing process. Answer:
Assessment - Conduct the health history, physical assessment,
Interview the patient's family or significant others, Study the health
record, Organize, analyze, synthesize, and summarize the collected
data.
Diagnosis (Nursing Diagnosis) - Identify the patient's nursing
problem, Identify the defining characteristics of the nursing
problems, Identify the etiology of the nursing problems, State
nursing diagnoses concisely and precisely, collaborative problems
Planning - Assign priority to the nursing diagnoses, Specify the goals
(SMART)
Implementation - Put the plan of nursing care into action,
Coordinate the activities of the patient, family or significant others,
,nursing team members, and other health team members, Record the
patient's responses to the nursing actions.
Evaluation - goals, quantify, suggest. Continue all steps of the
nursing process
◉ What are some patient characteristics that might impact a
patient's response to a drug?. Answer: Health status, age, gender,
diet, exercise, genetic traits, alcohol, recreational drugs
◉ Compare/Contrast characteristics of a trade and generic drug
name. Answer: Trade name- given to drug by drug company that
markets it, diff companies will have diff names for drugs, not the
same name across nation.
Generic name- given to drug by when first administered to humans,
often in parentheses and not capitalized, difficult to pronounce,
ending syllables indicate drug class
◉ Drug Schedule. Answer: Schedule I- High abuse potential, severe
dependence liability (heroin, LSD), no acceptable use
Schedule II- High abuse potential, severe dependence liability
(amphetamines, opioids), no refills
Schedule III- Moderate abuse potential, moderate dependence
liability (opioids, stimulants, anabolic steroids), written prescription
, Schedule IV- Low abuse potential, limited dependence liability
(tranquilizers, weak opioids), written prescription
Schedule V- limited abuse potential, lowest dependence
(antidiarrheal), OTC
◉ Drug Development challenges to nursing practice. Answer: New
drugs are always forever changing, what is the drug? How does it
interact with other drugs? New adverse events may be uncovered
and new warnings may be issued
◉ Describe the relationship between efficacy, potency, intrinsic
activity, and affinity. Answer: Efficacy- maximum effect a drug can
have
Intrinsic Activity- activity going on when drug an receptor meet
(antagonists)
Potency- amount of drug needed for response
affinity- the pull a drug has to a receptor (agonists and antagonists)
◉ What is a drug. Answer: Any chemical that can affect living
processes
◉ What is pharmacology?. Answer: Study of drugs and their
interactions with living systems and the study of the physical and
chemical properties of drugs as well as their biochemical and
physiologic effects
POWERPOINT FINAL PAPER 2026 GRADED A+
◉ Describe the role of the FDA in drug regulation and safety.
Answer: Drug must be approved by FDA before it can be marketed.
Drug must have indication of disease/condition to make better. Must
show efficacy.
◉ BRIEFLY describe the steps of the nursing process. Answer:
Assessment - Conduct the health history, physical assessment,
Interview the patient's family or significant others, Study the health
record, Organize, analyze, synthesize, and summarize the collected
data.
Diagnosis (Nursing Diagnosis) - Identify the patient's nursing
problem, Identify the defining characteristics of the nursing
problems, Identify the etiology of the nursing problems, State
nursing diagnoses concisely and precisely, collaborative problems
Planning - Assign priority to the nursing diagnoses, Specify the goals
(SMART)
Implementation - Put the plan of nursing care into action,
Coordinate the activities of the patient, family or significant others,
,nursing team members, and other health team members, Record the
patient's responses to the nursing actions.
Evaluation - goals, quantify, suggest. Continue all steps of the
nursing process
◉ What are some patient characteristics that might impact a
patient's response to a drug?. Answer: Health status, age, gender,
diet, exercise, genetic traits, alcohol, recreational drugs
◉ Compare/Contrast characteristics of a trade and generic drug
name. Answer: Trade name- given to drug by drug company that
markets it, diff companies will have diff names for drugs, not the
same name across nation.
Generic name- given to drug by when first administered to humans,
often in parentheses and not capitalized, difficult to pronounce,
ending syllables indicate drug class
◉ Drug Schedule. Answer: Schedule I- High abuse potential, severe
dependence liability (heroin, LSD), no acceptable use
Schedule II- High abuse potential, severe dependence liability
(amphetamines, opioids), no refills
Schedule III- Moderate abuse potential, moderate dependence
liability (opioids, stimulants, anabolic steroids), written prescription
, Schedule IV- Low abuse potential, limited dependence liability
(tranquilizers, weak opioids), written prescription
Schedule V- limited abuse potential, lowest dependence
(antidiarrheal), OTC
◉ Drug Development challenges to nursing practice. Answer: New
drugs are always forever changing, what is the drug? How does it
interact with other drugs? New adverse events may be uncovered
and new warnings may be issued
◉ Describe the relationship between efficacy, potency, intrinsic
activity, and affinity. Answer: Efficacy- maximum effect a drug can
have
Intrinsic Activity- activity going on when drug an receptor meet
(antagonists)
Potency- amount of drug needed for response
affinity- the pull a drug has to a receptor (agonists and antagonists)
◉ What is a drug. Answer: Any chemical that can affect living
processes
◉ What is pharmacology?. Answer: Study of drugs and their
interactions with living systems and the study of the physical and
chemical properties of drugs as well as their biochemical and
physiologic effects
