CHAPTERS 1-6: THE NURSING
PROCESS AND DRUG THERAPY, ETC.
(PHARMACOLOGY AND THE NURSING
PROCESS. LILLEY, COLLINS, &
SNYDER.)
Pharmacolgy - CORRECT ANSWERStudy of biological effects of chemicals
Pharmacotherapeutics - CORRECT ANSWERClincal Pharmacology branch of pharmacology that
deals with drugs; chemicals that are used in medicine for the treatment, prevention, and
diagnosis of disease in humans
Nursing Responsibilities - CORRECT ANSWER1.Administering drugs
2.Assessing drug effects( You do not want the patient to tell/complain of pain. You should be
assessing patient regularly
3.Intervening to make the drug regimen more tolerable(Do you need to crush it up in apple
sauce /or ice cream. For example , Potassium is VERY bitter.Sometimes medications make you
either very hot or very cold.Provide warm blankets or cold /warm wash rags
4.Providing patient teaching about drugs and the drug regimen
Monitoring the overall patient care plan to prevent medication errors
"What is the medicine?
"Why is it this color"?
, Errors can be made (Doctor , secretary , pharmacy , tech , nurse- many places to make errors
within the system.
Sources of Drugs
(Two broad Categories ) - CORRECT ANSWER1.Natural Sources
2.Synthetic Souces
Natural sources - CORRECT ANSWER1.Plants(poppy flower/opiets)
2.Animals-We use to get our insulin from animal
3.Inorganic compounds(Gold , Salt , Alumumin , Fluoride , iron )
Synthetic sources - CORRECT ANSWERCome from manufactures
- Today many drugs are developed synthetically after chemicals in plants , animals , or the
environment have been tested and found to have therapeutic activity
-Use genetic engineering .
-
After a chemical that might have therapeutic value is identified it must undergo a series of
scientific tests to evaluate its actual therapeutic and toxic effects . This process is tightly
controlled by who ? - CORRECT ANSWERThe United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
an agency of the US department of health and Human services that regulates the development
and sale of drugs .
-Their purpose ? To ensure Safety + Reliabilty of drugs approved for this country
Drug approval Process - CORRECT ANSWER1.Preclinical Trials
PROCESS AND DRUG THERAPY, ETC.
(PHARMACOLOGY AND THE NURSING
PROCESS. LILLEY, COLLINS, &
SNYDER.)
Pharmacolgy - CORRECT ANSWERStudy of biological effects of chemicals
Pharmacotherapeutics - CORRECT ANSWERClincal Pharmacology branch of pharmacology that
deals with drugs; chemicals that are used in medicine for the treatment, prevention, and
diagnosis of disease in humans
Nursing Responsibilities - CORRECT ANSWER1.Administering drugs
2.Assessing drug effects( You do not want the patient to tell/complain of pain. You should be
assessing patient regularly
3.Intervening to make the drug regimen more tolerable(Do you need to crush it up in apple
sauce /or ice cream. For example , Potassium is VERY bitter.Sometimes medications make you
either very hot or very cold.Provide warm blankets or cold /warm wash rags
4.Providing patient teaching about drugs and the drug regimen
Monitoring the overall patient care plan to prevent medication errors
"What is the medicine?
"Why is it this color"?
, Errors can be made (Doctor , secretary , pharmacy , tech , nurse- many places to make errors
within the system.
Sources of Drugs
(Two broad Categories ) - CORRECT ANSWER1.Natural Sources
2.Synthetic Souces
Natural sources - CORRECT ANSWER1.Plants(poppy flower/opiets)
2.Animals-We use to get our insulin from animal
3.Inorganic compounds(Gold , Salt , Alumumin , Fluoride , iron )
Synthetic sources - CORRECT ANSWERCome from manufactures
- Today many drugs are developed synthetically after chemicals in plants , animals , or the
environment have been tested and found to have therapeutic activity
-Use genetic engineering .
-
After a chemical that might have therapeutic value is identified it must undergo a series of
scientific tests to evaluate its actual therapeutic and toxic effects . This process is tightly
controlled by who ? - CORRECT ANSWERThe United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
an agency of the US department of health and Human services that regulates the development
and sale of drugs .
-Their purpose ? To ensure Safety + Reliabilty of drugs approved for this country
Drug approval Process - CORRECT ANSWER1.Preclinical Trials
