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This document contains a Pharmacology Week 2 cheat sheet covering essential medication concepts, drug classifications, mechanisms of action, therapeutic uses, side effects, contraindications, and key nursing considerations. It provides concise summaries, high-yield facts, and quick-reference information to help students master core pharmacology topics and prepare for exams.

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Pharmacology Week 2 Cheat Sheet
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CNO Practice Standard: Medication Pharma​cok​inetic Phase: First-pass Pharma​cod​yna​mics: Mechanism of
effect (cont) Action (cont)
Safe, effective, and ethical admini​str​ation
Knowledge, technical skill, and judgement If large amount of drug is metabo​lized to an Non-​spe​cific intera​ction
required inactive form, then less is available in circul​‐ Drugs interfere with or chemically alter
ation (high first-pass effect) cellul​ar/​met​abolic processes
Ongoing mainte​nance of competence
Means that most drugs have bioava​ila​bility
Drugs produce their actions through 1 of 3
Evaluation of <100%, whereas same drug given IV is
primary mechanisms of action: Receptors,
100% bioava​ilable because it has not been
System​atic, ongoing, and dynamic part of enzymes or non-sp​ecific intera​ction
metabo​lized by the liver
the nursing process
- A drug given via oral route may be extens​‐ Receptor Intera​cti​on: Drugs will have
Determ​ining status of goals and outcomes
ively metabo​lized by the liver before affinity to bind to particular receptor – good
of care
reaching systemic circul​ation (high-pass fit and strong affinity means greatest
Monitoring patient's response to drug
effect) response
therapy (Thera​peutic, expected, toxic
- Same drug given IV bypasses liver,
responses)
preventing the first-pass effect from taking Pharma​cot​her​ape​utics: Nursing respon​‐
Clear, concise docume​ntation place, and more drug reaches circul​ation sib​ility
- ie. Nitro
Asse​ssm​ent:
Drug Absorption of Various Oral Prepar​‐
- Current medication
ations Pharma​cod​yna​mics: Mechanism of
- Pregnancy
Fast​est Liquids, elixirs, syrups Action
- Breast feeding
Suspension solution Receptor Intera​ction - Concurrent illnesses
Powders Drug reacts with a site on the surface of - Allerg​ies​/se​nsi​tiv​ities
a cell or tissue to elicit​/block a physio​‐ - Contr​ain​dic​ati​ons: Make the use of the
Capsules
logical response drug very dangerous
Tablets
Impl​eme​nta​tion:
Receptor agonist
Coated tablets - Intent of the therapy, as well as the
Elicit response from the cell
Slow​est Enteri​c-c​oated tablets psycho​-motor skill of admini​stering
Receptor antago​nist - Acute therapy
Pharma​cok​inetic Phase: First-pass effect Do not elicit response (block usual - Mainte​nance therapy
physio​logical response) - Supple​mental therapy
The metabolism of a drug and its passage
- Palliative therapy
from liver into circul​ation Enzyme intera​ction
- Prophy​lactic therapy
Oral drugs are absorbed from intestinal Drug inhibi​ts/​alters physio​logical Moni​tor​ing:
lumen into mesenteric blood system, and go response of enzyme; fools cell to attach
to the liver by means of portal vein to it VS its targeted cells
Once in the liver, it is metabo​lized by P450
enzyme system and passed into general
circul​ation


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