NSG-300 Final Exam Review Questions with
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the first american law designed to regulate all meds to be free of impure products
pure food and drug act
US Pharmacopeia
set standards for med strength, quality, purity, packaging, safety, labeling and dose form
MedWatch Program
This voluntary program encourages nurses to report when a med, product, or med event
causes serious harm to a patient.
chemical med names
provides description of med's composition
generic med name
manufacturer who 1st develops the drug assigns the name
trade med name
also known as brand or proprietary name. This is the name under which a manufacturer
markets the medication.
drug classification
effect of med on body system, symptoms the med relieves, med's desired effect
Pharmacokinetics
what the body does to the drug
, You are caring for a patient who has diabetes complicated by kidney disease. You need
to make a detailed assessment when administering medications because this patient may
experience problems with:
excretion
factors that influence absorption
-route of administration
-ability to dissolve
-blood flow to site of administration
-body surface area
-lipid solubility
slowest form of med absorption
topical
fastest form of med absorption
IV
drug distribution depends on
-physical and chem properties of the med
-physiology of person taking it (circulation, membrane permeability, protein binding)
what organ metabolizes drugs
liver
meds are excreted through:
KIDNEYS, liver, bowel, lungs, exocrine glands
Verified Correct Answers
the first american law designed to regulate all meds to be free of impure products
pure food and drug act
US Pharmacopeia
set standards for med strength, quality, purity, packaging, safety, labeling and dose form
MedWatch Program
This voluntary program encourages nurses to report when a med, product, or med event
causes serious harm to a patient.
chemical med names
provides description of med's composition
generic med name
manufacturer who 1st develops the drug assigns the name
trade med name
also known as brand or proprietary name. This is the name under which a manufacturer
markets the medication.
drug classification
effect of med on body system, symptoms the med relieves, med's desired effect
Pharmacokinetics
what the body does to the drug
, You are caring for a patient who has diabetes complicated by kidney disease. You need
to make a detailed assessment when administering medications because this patient may
experience problems with:
excretion
factors that influence absorption
-route of administration
-ability to dissolve
-blood flow to site of administration
-body surface area
-lipid solubility
slowest form of med absorption
topical
fastest form of med absorption
IV
drug distribution depends on
-physical and chem properties of the med
-physiology of person taking it (circulation, membrane permeability, protein binding)
what organ metabolizes drugs
liver
meds are excreted through:
KIDNEYS, liver, bowel, lungs, exocrine glands
