ECPI Pharm Final UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
noncompliance - CORRECT ANSWER - An informed decision on the part of the patient
not to adhere to or follow a therapeutic plan or suggestion.
compliance - CORRECT ANSWER - Implementation or fulfillment of a prescriber's/
caregiver's prescribed course of treatment or therapeutic plan by a patient. Use of compliance
versus the term adherence acknowledges the consideration/acceptance of
patient/family/caregiver participation in the use of the nursing process.
subjective data - CORRECT ANSWER - all spoken information shared by the patient,
such as complaints, problems, or stated needs (e.g., patient complains of "dizziness, headache,
vomiting, and feeling hot for 10 days").
objective data - CORRECT ANSWER - information available through the senses, such as
what is seen, felt, heard, and smelled. Among the sources of data are the medical record,
laboratory test results, reports of diagnostic procedures, physical assess-ment, and examination
findings. Examples of specific data are age, height, weight, allergies, medication profile, and
health history.
liver - CORRECT ANSWER - primary job is to metabolize medication
adverse drug reaction - CORRECT ANSWER - Any unexpected, unintended, undesired, or
excessive response to a medication given at therapeutic dosages (as opposed to overdose).
allergic reaction - CORRECT ANSWER - An immunologic hypersensitivity reaction
resulting from the unusual sensitivity of a patient to a particular medication; a type of adverse
drug event.
blood brain barrier - CORRECT ANSWER - The barrier system that restricts the passage
of various chemicals and microscopic entities (e.g., bacteria, viruses) between the bloodstream
, and the central nervous system. It still allows for the passage of essential substances such as
oxygen
contraindication - CORRECT ANSWER - Any condition, especially one related to a
disease state or patient characteristic, including current or recent drug therapy, which renders a
particular form of treatment improper or undesirable
drug - CORRECT ANSWER - Any chemical that affects the physiologic processes of a
living organism.
first pass effect - CORRECT ANSWER - The initial metabolism in the liver of a drug
absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract before the drug reaches systemic circulation through the
bloodstream.
generic name - CORRECT ANSWER - The name given to a drug by the United States
Adopted Names Council. Also called the nonproprietary name. The generic name is much shorter
and simpler than the chemical name and is not protected by trademark.
parental/ IV route - CORRECT ANSWER - fastest route, quicker absorption
pharmacokinetics - CORRECT ANSWER - involve ingestion, excretion, metabolism, and
absorption
excretion - CORRECT ANSWER - kidney failure patients will have a challenge with this
absorption definition - CORRECT ANSWER - the process of being absorbed, for
nourishment purposes. takes places in the stomach and small intestine
absorption - CORRECT ANSWER - patients with gastric and bowels issues struggle with
this
Questions and CORRECT Answers
noncompliance - CORRECT ANSWER - An informed decision on the part of the patient
not to adhere to or follow a therapeutic plan or suggestion.
compliance - CORRECT ANSWER - Implementation or fulfillment of a prescriber's/
caregiver's prescribed course of treatment or therapeutic plan by a patient. Use of compliance
versus the term adherence acknowledges the consideration/acceptance of
patient/family/caregiver participation in the use of the nursing process.
subjective data - CORRECT ANSWER - all spoken information shared by the patient,
such as complaints, problems, or stated needs (e.g., patient complains of "dizziness, headache,
vomiting, and feeling hot for 10 days").
objective data - CORRECT ANSWER - information available through the senses, such as
what is seen, felt, heard, and smelled. Among the sources of data are the medical record,
laboratory test results, reports of diagnostic procedures, physical assess-ment, and examination
findings. Examples of specific data are age, height, weight, allergies, medication profile, and
health history.
liver - CORRECT ANSWER - primary job is to metabolize medication
adverse drug reaction - CORRECT ANSWER - Any unexpected, unintended, undesired, or
excessive response to a medication given at therapeutic dosages (as opposed to overdose).
allergic reaction - CORRECT ANSWER - An immunologic hypersensitivity reaction
resulting from the unusual sensitivity of a patient to a particular medication; a type of adverse
drug event.
blood brain barrier - CORRECT ANSWER - The barrier system that restricts the passage
of various chemicals and microscopic entities (e.g., bacteria, viruses) between the bloodstream
, and the central nervous system. It still allows for the passage of essential substances such as
oxygen
contraindication - CORRECT ANSWER - Any condition, especially one related to a
disease state or patient characteristic, including current or recent drug therapy, which renders a
particular form of treatment improper or undesirable
drug - CORRECT ANSWER - Any chemical that affects the physiologic processes of a
living organism.
first pass effect - CORRECT ANSWER - The initial metabolism in the liver of a drug
absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract before the drug reaches systemic circulation through the
bloodstream.
generic name - CORRECT ANSWER - The name given to a drug by the United States
Adopted Names Council. Also called the nonproprietary name. The generic name is much shorter
and simpler than the chemical name and is not protected by trademark.
parental/ IV route - CORRECT ANSWER - fastest route, quicker absorption
pharmacokinetics - CORRECT ANSWER - involve ingestion, excretion, metabolism, and
absorption
excretion - CORRECT ANSWER - kidney failure patients will have a challenge with this
absorption definition - CORRECT ANSWER - the process of being absorbed, for
nourishment purposes. takes places in the stomach and small intestine
absorption - CORRECT ANSWER - patients with gastric and bowels issues struggle with
this
