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Nur 210 Exam 1 (Galen)
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1. what grade level do you teach at: 4-5 grade level
2. is it the nurses job to know the cost of medications: no
3. what can not be taken with any medication: grapefruit
4. what order is the pharmackinetic phase: absorption, distribution, metabolism, exceretion
5. where does absorption occur: occurs in the small intestine
6. where does distribution occur: occurs in the blood circulation and tissues
7. where does metabolism occur: occurs in the liver
8. where does exceretion occur: occurs in the kidneys
9. disintegration is what: the breakdown of PO drug form into small particules
10. dissolution is what: process of combining small drug particules with liquid to form a solution
11. drug absorption is what: drug movement from GI tract into the bloodstream
12. why can't you use grapefruit: the acidity mixes with the acid in tummy, speeds up absorption and
metabolism
13. is a drug 100% of medication: no it has fillers
14. what factors affect medication absorption: blood circulation, pain, stress, exercise, food
texture(fat content, temp), pH, route of admin
15. factors affecting oral meds: first pass ettect, bioavailability
16. what is bioavailability: the percentage thats left for body to use
17. what does first pass only effect: oral and GI
18. factors of bioavailabilty: absorption, first pass ettect, drug form, route of administration, gastric mucosa
and mobility, admin with food, change in liver metabolism
19. drug distribution is what: once the drug leaves the GI tract
20. drug distribution involves what: movement of drug from circulation to body tissue, protein binding,
and free drugs
21. protein binding percentage used: 40% to protein 60% used to body
22. drug metabolism (biotransformation) is what: process of body chemically changing a drug
into a form to be excreted, uses half life and loading dose
23. half life is what: time it takes for amount of drug in body to be reduced by half
24. loading dose is what: a higher dose given at the beginning of treatment
25. drug excretion (elimination): from the kidneys, creatinene clearance, BUN levels, glomerular filtration
rate. from the liver the bile, LFT test for liver function, feces, lungs, saliva, sweat, breast milk
26. the tip of eye medicine should never what: touch the conjunctiva sack
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27. what do you need to warn when giving eye medicine: blurred vision
28. how to administer inhaler: shake before you putt, wait 2 mins, before each putt of same med/ inhaler,
wait 5 mins if ditt med/inhaler
29. why do you need to rinse your mouth out after using inhaler: to avoid thrush a
30. how to administer ear drops for kids under 3: pull down and back "kids are short" leave head
in position for 3-5 mins
31. how to administer ear drops for kids over 3 and up: pull up and back leave head in
position for 3-5 mins
32. administering nose drops do what: tilt head back
33. administering nose sprays do what: sit upright / high flowers
34. interventions for nose drops and sprays: have pt blow their nose prior
35. administration for NG / GI tubes: pt in high flower, mix each med with 3cc of water, flush each med
with 3cc of water after each admin, finish with 15cc of water
36. what to do if NG / GI tube is connected to suction: must keep it ott for 30mins before admin
37. why does inflammation happen: response to tissue injury or infection
38. what does cox 1 do: protects stomach linning and regulates blood platelets
39. what does cox 2 do: causes inflammation and pain (antipyretic and analgesic)
40. what do NSAIDS to: block cox 1 and cox 2
41. What does NSAID stand for: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
42. what does NSAID result in: decreased stomach lining (risk for ulcer) and chance for bleeding- not
desired response. decreased inflammation / pain- desired response
43. NSAIDS four main functions: antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-platelet
44. nonselective NSAIDS meds: aspirin and ibuprofen
45. second gen NSAIDS inhibits what: mainly cox 2 and celeCOXib
46. aspirin does what: stops platelets from killing cox 1 and 2
47. aspirin action: inhibits biosynthesis of prostaglandins, inhibits cox 2
48. what disease is caused from giving aspirin to children: reyes syndrome
49. how many days to stop taking aspirin prior to surgery: 7
50. side effects of aspirin: dizziness, drowsiness, headache, and GI distress
51. adverse reaction of aspirin: tinnitus (hearing loss), bleeding, GI ulcer, thrombocytopenia (low
platelet)give activated charcol to make you throw up

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