NURS 310 EXAM 1 INTRO TO PHARM QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
properties of an ideal drug - Answers - effectiveness, safety, selectivity
goal of drugs - Answers - max benefit w min harm
additional properties of an ideal drug - Answers - Reversible action
Predictability
Ease of administration (increase adherence)
Freedom from drug interactions
Low cost
Chemical stability
Simple generic name
What drugs have no possibility of side effects? - Answers - None
What cause individual variation in drug therapy - Answers - role of genetics
many drugs are... - Answers - expensive, unstable, difficult to administer
Pharmacokinetics - Answers - impact of body on drug
Four processes of pharmacokinetics - Answers - absorption, distribution, metabolism,
excretion
Pharmacodynamics - Answers - impact of drug on body
most cases is drug binding to receptor
Nursing Responsibilities med administration - Answers - THEN:
Right client
right drug
right dose
right time
right route
NOW:
right assessment
right documentation
right evaluation
right of patient to education
right of patient to refuse care
, Checks and balances in safe medication administration - Answers - know drugs
anticipate responses, preadmin assessment
observe and evaluate response to drugs
intervene if necessary
advocate for clients
minimize/reverse adverse responses
what does preadministration assesment include? - Answers - gather baseline info,
identify those at high risk for adverse effects, assess ability for self management
What does nurse need to know with dosage and administation - Answers - what is drug
dosage and relate to indication
should dose be adjusted based on route
is special handling or monitoring required
read med order carrefuly, verify identity, read med label carefully, verify dosage
calculations, implement any special handing the drug may require, do not administer
any drug if you dont understand the reason for use
what happens when nurse evaluates and promotes therapeutic effects - Answers -
desired affect, patient adherence, non drug measures
Furosemide - Answers - Lasix
PO or IV
Diuretic
Heart faliure or hypertension
adverse effectL excess urinary production
Federal Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 - Answers - -FIRST American law to
REGULATE drugs
-drugs must be free from ADULTERANTS
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 - Answers - indicated that mis-branding and
adulteration of drug is illegal. It also required manufacturers to provide package inserts
and to follow FDA guidelines to present evidence of safety for new drugs before
marketing. This law also gives the FDA authority to issue food standards and inspect
factories/
Harris-Kefauver Amendments (1962) - Answers - 1st law to require proof of drug
effectiveness and established procedures for testing
Controlled Substances Act 1970 - Answers - The federal law giving authority to the Drug
Enforcement Administration to regulate the sale and use of drugs.
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
properties of an ideal drug - Answers - effectiveness, safety, selectivity
goal of drugs - Answers - max benefit w min harm
additional properties of an ideal drug - Answers - Reversible action
Predictability
Ease of administration (increase adherence)
Freedom from drug interactions
Low cost
Chemical stability
Simple generic name
What drugs have no possibility of side effects? - Answers - None
What cause individual variation in drug therapy - Answers - role of genetics
many drugs are... - Answers - expensive, unstable, difficult to administer
Pharmacokinetics - Answers - impact of body on drug
Four processes of pharmacokinetics - Answers - absorption, distribution, metabolism,
excretion
Pharmacodynamics - Answers - impact of drug on body
most cases is drug binding to receptor
Nursing Responsibilities med administration - Answers - THEN:
Right client
right drug
right dose
right time
right route
NOW:
right assessment
right documentation
right evaluation
right of patient to education
right of patient to refuse care
, Checks and balances in safe medication administration - Answers - know drugs
anticipate responses, preadmin assessment
observe and evaluate response to drugs
intervene if necessary
advocate for clients
minimize/reverse adverse responses
what does preadministration assesment include? - Answers - gather baseline info,
identify those at high risk for adverse effects, assess ability for self management
What does nurse need to know with dosage and administation - Answers - what is drug
dosage and relate to indication
should dose be adjusted based on route
is special handling or monitoring required
read med order carrefuly, verify identity, read med label carefully, verify dosage
calculations, implement any special handing the drug may require, do not administer
any drug if you dont understand the reason for use
what happens when nurse evaluates and promotes therapeutic effects - Answers -
desired affect, patient adherence, non drug measures
Furosemide - Answers - Lasix
PO or IV
Diuretic
Heart faliure or hypertension
adverse effectL excess urinary production
Federal Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 - Answers - -FIRST American law to
REGULATE drugs
-drugs must be free from ADULTERANTS
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 - Answers - indicated that mis-branding and
adulteration of drug is illegal. It also required manufacturers to provide package inserts
and to follow FDA guidelines to present evidence of safety for new drugs before
marketing. This law also gives the FDA authority to issue food standards and inspect
factories/
Harris-Kefauver Amendments (1962) - Answers - 1st law to require proof of drug
effectiveness and established procedures for testing
Controlled Substances Act 1970 - Answers - The federal law giving authority to the Drug
Enforcement Administration to regulate the sale and use of drugs.
