NUR 334 Exam 1 Questions With
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What is pharmacodynamics?
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how a medicine changes the body
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What is pharmacokinetics?
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the study of drug movement throughout the body. How it
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gets in/absorption
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How is pharmacology used in nursing?
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Through the nursing process: || || ||
Assessing
Diagnosing
Planning
Implementing
Evaluating
what is the difference between a drug and a medication?
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,drug is chemical agent capable of producing biological
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responses within the body aka still outside the body
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Medication is the drug after it is administered aka inside
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the body
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What is medication reconciliation?
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the process of tracking medications as the patient
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proceeds from one healthcare provider to another. This
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attempts to reduce duplication, omissions, dosing errors,
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and drug interactions
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What are the 10 rights of medication administration?
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1.Right patient ||
2.Right medication ||
3.Right dose ||
4.Right route ||
5.Right time ||
6.Right documentation ||
7.Right client education || ||
8.Right to refuse || ||
,9.Right assessment ||
10.Right evaluation ||
What are the proper components of a prescription?
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Client's name, date and time, name of medication,
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dosage, route, time, frequency, quantity, and signature of
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the provider
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What are the three checks of drug administration?
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1. Checking the drug with the MAR or the medication
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information system when pulling it from storage || || || || || ||
2. Checking the drug when preparing it, pouring it,
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taking it out of the unit-dose container, or connecting the
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IV tubing to the bag
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3. Checking the drug before administering it to the
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patient
What is a STAT order?
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given immediately and only given once- 5 mins or less
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, What is an ASAP order?
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as soon as possible- within 30 mins
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What is a single order?
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Med given only once at a specific time
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What is a PRN order?
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As needed
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What is a routine order?
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orders not written as STAT, ASAP, NOW, or PRN
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What is a standing order?
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written in advance of a situation that is to be carried out
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under specific circumstances
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What is pharmacodynamics?
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how a medicine changes the body
|| || || || ||
What is pharmacokinetics?
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the study of drug movement throughout the body. How it
|| || || || || || || || || ||
gets in/absorption
||
How is pharmacology used in nursing?
|| || || || ||
Through the nursing process: || || ||
Assessing
Diagnosing
Planning
Implementing
Evaluating
what is the difference between a drug and a medication?
|| || || || || || || || ||
,drug is chemical agent capable of producing biological
|| || || || || || || ||
responses within the body aka still outside the body
|| || || || || || || ||
Medication is the drug after it is administered aka inside
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the body
||
What is medication reconciliation?
|| || ||
the process of tracking medications as the patient
|| || || || || || || ||
proceeds from one healthcare provider to another. This
|| || || || || || || ||
attempts to reduce duplication, omissions, dosing errors,
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and drug interactions
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What are the 10 rights of medication administration?
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1.Right patient ||
2.Right medication ||
3.Right dose ||
4.Right route ||
5.Right time ||
6.Right documentation ||
7.Right client education || ||
8.Right to refuse || ||
,9.Right assessment ||
10.Right evaluation ||
What are the proper components of a prescription?
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Client's name, date and time, name of medication,
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dosage, route, time, frequency, quantity, and signature of
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the provider
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What are the three checks of drug administration?
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1. Checking the drug with the MAR or the medication
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information system when pulling it from storage || || || || || ||
2. Checking the drug when preparing it, pouring it,
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taking it out of the unit-dose container, or connecting the
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IV tubing to the bag
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3. Checking the drug before administering it to the
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patient
What is a STAT order?
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given immediately and only given once- 5 mins or less
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, What is an ASAP order?
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as soon as possible- within 30 mins
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What is a single order?
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Med given only once at a specific time
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What is a PRN order?
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As needed
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What is a routine order?
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orders not written as STAT, ASAP, NOW, or PRN
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What is a standing order?
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written in advance of a situation that is to be carried out
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under specific circumstances
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