NURS 5334 PHARM STUDY GUIDE QUIZ 1 LATEST UPDATE BEST EXAM SOUTION GRADED A+
NURS 5334 PHARM STUDY GUIDE QUIZ 1 LATEST UPDATE BEST EXAM SOUTION GRADED A+MODULE 1 • What are the BON rules and regulations for prescriptive authority for the advance practice nurse? • Texas is very restricted • Describe the pharmacokinetic processes of absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination and how differences in these areas affect drug action. • Absorption • Drug’s movement from the site of administration into the blood. • Distribution • Drug’s movement from the blood into the interstitial space of tissues and from there into cells. • Metabolism • Biotransformation is the enzymatically mediated alteration of drug structure. • Elimination • Combination of metabolism and excretion • Discuss the impact of food on drug absorption, drug metabolism and on drug toxicity and action—as well as the timing of drug administration. LIFESPAN • Hepatic metabolism and GFR increase during pregnancy, dosages of some drugs may need to be increased. • Rate of albumin to water decreases • Third trimester: Renal blood flow is doubled and renal excretion is accelerated (drugs excreted rapidly) • Tone and mobility of bowel decrease • Prolongation of drug effects Total (½ life increases) Understand stages of development in pregnancy
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