NRSG 245 Pharmacology Exam 1 Study
Guide Questions And All Correct
Answers.
how were most early treatments discovered? - Answer accident
what is aspirin used for? - Answer pain and fever
what is morphine derived from? - Answer poppy juice (opium plant)
what is morphine used for? - Answer pain relief
before released to the public, what must drugs be tested for? - Answer efficacy and safety
what is a drug? - Answer a chemical that is introduced into the body to cause some kind of
change
what is pharmacology? - Answer the study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
what is clinical pharmacology? - Answer study of drugs in humans
what is pharmacotherapeutics? - Answer the medical use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or
treat disease, or to prevent pregnancy
what are the 3 most important properties of an ideal drug? - Answer effectiveness, safety,
selectivity
what is the most important property of a drug? - Answer effectiveness
name the properties of an ideal drug - Answer -effectiveness
-safety
-selectivity
,-freedom from drug interactions
-low cost
-chemical stability
-simple generic name
do "safe" drugs exist? - Answer no, there is no such thing as a safe drug, all drugs can cause
harm
is there any such thing as a selective drug? - Answer no, all drugs can cause side effects
what is the objective of drug therapy? - Answer to provide maximum benefit with minimum
harm
What are the 5 rights of medication administration? - Answer -right drug
-right patient
-right dose
-right route
-right time
what is the "tall man" system? - Answer a system to mitigate drug errors between medications
with similar names
example: hydrALAzine vs. hydrOXYzine
how can errors concerning the "right patient" be mitigated? - Answer scannable drugs labels
and armbands
what does PO mean? - Answer by mouth (per os)
what does IV mean? - Answer intravenous
what does IM mean? - Answer intramuscular
, what does TID or q8 mean? - Answer three times daily
outside of the "5 rights", what other "rights" need to be included? - Answer -right assessment
-right evaluation
-right documentation
-patient's right to education
-patient's right to refusal
Who is the last line of defense against medication errors? - Answer the nurse
name the 8 aspects of drug therapy - Answer -preadministration assessment
-dosage and administration
-promoting therapeutic effects
-minimizing adverse effects
-minimizing adverse interactions
-making PRN decisions
-evaluating responses to medications
-managing toxicity
what does PRN mean? - Answer as needed (pro re nata)
what does all drug therapy begin with? - Answer assessment of the patient
what does the preadministration assessment include? - Answer -collect baseline data needed
to evaluate therapeutic and adverse responses
-identify high risk patients
-assess the patient's capacity for self-care
what is the objective of the preadministration assessment? - Answer to reduce risk
Guide Questions And All Correct
Answers.
how were most early treatments discovered? - Answer accident
what is aspirin used for? - Answer pain and fever
what is morphine derived from? - Answer poppy juice (opium plant)
what is morphine used for? - Answer pain relief
before released to the public, what must drugs be tested for? - Answer efficacy and safety
what is a drug? - Answer a chemical that is introduced into the body to cause some kind of
change
what is pharmacology? - Answer the study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
what is clinical pharmacology? - Answer study of drugs in humans
what is pharmacotherapeutics? - Answer the medical use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or
treat disease, or to prevent pregnancy
what are the 3 most important properties of an ideal drug? - Answer effectiveness, safety,
selectivity
what is the most important property of a drug? - Answer effectiveness
name the properties of an ideal drug - Answer -effectiveness
-safety
-selectivity
,-freedom from drug interactions
-low cost
-chemical stability
-simple generic name
do "safe" drugs exist? - Answer no, there is no such thing as a safe drug, all drugs can cause
harm
is there any such thing as a selective drug? - Answer no, all drugs can cause side effects
what is the objective of drug therapy? - Answer to provide maximum benefit with minimum
harm
What are the 5 rights of medication administration? - Answer -right drug
-right patient
-right dose
-right route
-right time
what is the "tall man" system? - Answer a system to mitigate drug errors between medications
with similar names
example: hydrALAzine vs. hydrOXYzine
how can errors concerning the "right patient" be mitigated? - Answer scannable drugs labels
and armbands
what does PO mean? - Answer by mouth (per os)
what does IV mean? - Answer intravenous
what does IM mean? - Answer intramuscular
, what does TID or q8 mean? - Answer three times daily
outside of the "5 rights", what other "rights" need to be included? - Answer -right assessment
-right evaluation
-right documentation
-patient's right to education
-patient's right to refusal
Who is the last line of defense against medication errors? - Answer the nurse
name the 8 aspects of drug therapy - Answer -preadministration assessment
-dosage and administration
-promoting therapeutic effects
-minimizing adverse effects
-minimizing adverse interactions
-making PRN decisions
-evaluating responses to medications
-managing toxicity
what does PRN mean? - Answer as needed (pro re nata)
what does all drug therapy begin with? - Answer assessment of the patient
what does the preadministration assessment include? - Answer -collect baseline data needed
to evaluate therapeutic and adverse responses
-identify high risk patients
-assess the patient's capacity for self-care
what is the objective of the preadministration assessment? - Answer to reduce risk
