NUR2474 Pharmacology Module 1 Quiz Review

NUR2474 Pharmacology Module 1 Quiz Review Tips: 1. 15 questions = 25min 2. Learn how to identify and answer negatively worded questions (positively vs negatively worded questions) 3. Learn how to apply priorities test taking strategy (ABC, Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Nursing Process) Topics review: 1. Characteristics of medications a. Based on properties of the ideal drug: i. Effectiveness: Why we take a certain drug to fix an issue in the body. Does the drug work for what we need to correct? ii. Safety: the drug cannot produce harmful adverse effects and be safe to use and not kill us. iii. Selectivity: The drug elicits the only response for what it is given for. One thing only (i.e.: antihypertensive lowering BP but also lowering amount of acid in the stomach). iv. Reversible action: is there an antidote available if something goes wrong. I.e.: naloxone given for opioid reversal. v. Predictability: how it affects the body and exactly what occurs. vi. Ease of administration: whether its PO, IV, IM, SC is it easy to make a mistake or hard to and causes extra pain, need of supplies, etc. vii. Freedom of drug interactions: does the drug interact with other drugs or foods in certain ways that decrease its action or make it unsafe to use. viii. Low cost: cheaper drugs will be easier for people to afford and maintain. ix. Chemical Stability: is it stable and easy to store. x. Simple generic name: some can be complicated and hard to pronounce. This is important so that people do not get confused with certain drugs. Generic= given by the government, Brand= company b. NO DRUG IS IDEAL!!!!! 2. Properties of medicines to consider when prescribing to patients a. Pharmacokinetics: how the drug moves its way through the body. i. Absorption: movement of drug from site of administration to various tissues 1. Ex: PO med- intestines- liver (broken down)- blood; IV med: straight into blood stream, IM med: straight into the muscle and then to bloodstream. ii. Distribution: movement of the drug throughout the blood to its site of action. If not enough blood or poor circulation, the medication cannot move well or work efficiently. 1. Ex: The PO med travels in the blood stream to the site of pain.