Nurs 221 Quiz 1 - Questions And Complete
Answers
What is a nurse's responsibility in drug administration? Right
Answer - knowledge, assessment, promote therapeutic effects,
minimize adverse effects/interactions, make as-needed decisions,
evaluate med responses, manage toxicity, patient education
Drug Right Answer - chemical introduced to body in order to
cause some sort of change, affects physiology of a living organism
What are the properties of an ideal drug? Right Answer - safe,
effective, selective, reversible action, predictable, easy admin, low
cost, chem stability, simple generic name
What are positive effects of drugs? Right Answer - prevention,
diagnosis of condition, treatment, antidote
What are negative effects of drugs? Right Answer -
teratogenic, mutagenic, carcinogenic, drug-food interaction
What are potential sources of drug ingredients? Right Answer
- plants
ex: plants, animals, synthetic dev, inorganic compounds
animals
ex: heparin, insulin, penicillin, thyroxin
synthetic dev
ex: ampicillin, salicylates, amoxicillin, doxycycline
inorganic compounds
, ex: magnesium, sodium chloride, calcium, potassium, iron salt,
lithium, iodine
what are verified sources of written drug information? Right
Answer - textbooks, drug labels, package inserts, drug reference
books, recognized organization sites
what are the 3 kinds of drug names? Right Answer - chemical
structure
ex: acetyl-p-aminophenol
trade/brand
ex: fevadol
generic
ex: acetaminophen
what forms are drugs available in? Right Answer -
prescription, over the counter, herbal/supplement,
street/illicit/recreational
prescription drugs Right Answer - drugs made legally
available with written prescription from physicians, treats larger
issues
what is the fda's responsibility with prescription drugs? Right
Answer - fda approval required → strict guidance → guides
manufacturing of rx drugs
over the counter drugs Right Answer - no prescription,
common minor ailments, short term symptom treatment
Answers
What is a nurse's responsibility in drug administration? Right
Answer - knowledge, assessment, promote therapeutic effects,
minimize adverse effects/interactions, make as-needed decisions,
evaluate med responses, manage toxicity, patient education
Drug Right Answer - chemical introduced to body in order to
cause some sort of change, affects physiology of a living organism
What are the properties of an ideal drug? Right Answer - safe,
effective, selective, reversible action, predictable, easy admin, low
cost, chem stability, simple generic name
What are positive effects of drugs? Right Answer - prevention,
diagnosis of condition, treatment, antidote
What are negative effects of drugs? Right Answer -
teratogenic, mutagenic, carcinogenic, drug-food interaction
What are potential sources of drug ingredients? Right Answer
- plants
ex: plants, animals, synthetic dev, inorganic compounds
animals
ex: heparin, insulin, penicillin, thyroxin
synthetic dev
ex: ampicillin, salicylates, amoxicillin, doxycycline
inorganic compounds
, ex: magnesium, sodium chloride, calcium, potassium, iron salt,
lithium, iodine
what are verified sources of written drug information? Right
Answer - textbooks, drug labels, package inserts, drug reference
books, recognized organization sites
what are the 3 kinds of drug names? Right Answer - chemical
structure
ex: acetyl-p-aminophenol
trade/brand
ex: fevadol
generic
ex: acetaminophen
what forms are drugs available in? Right Answer -
prescription, over the counter, herbal/supplement,
street/illicit/recreational
prescription drugs Right Answer - drugs made legally
available with written prescription from physicians, treats larger
issues
what is the fda's responsibility with prescription drugs? Right
Answer - fda approval required → strict guidance → guides
manufacturing of rx drugs
over the counter drugs Right Answer - no prescription,
common minor ailments, short term symptom treatment
