HONDROS- NURSING 160 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

HONDROS- NURSING 160 EXAM 1
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
3 routes of drug administration - ANSWER1. Enteral
2. percutaneous
3. Parenteral

Enteral - ANSWERreferring to a route of medication administration that uses the GI tract
*oral
*rectal
*NG tube

Parenteral - ANSWERbypasses the GI tract
*subQ
*IM
*IV

Percutaneous - ANSWERabsorbed through skin or mucous membranes
*inhalation
*topical
*sublingual

Absorption - ANSWERThe process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of
the digestive system into the blood.

Distribution - ANSWERdrug is transported through the body by body fluids
(bloodstream) or lymphatic system

Metabolism - ANSWERwhere your body is going to breakdown and inactivate drugs
*primary site is the liver

Excretion - ANSWERelimination of the drug
*GI tract(feces)
*Renal tubules into the urine
*skin, lungs, saliva, breastmilk

half-life - ANSWERThe amount of time it takes for 50% of elimination from the body

why do we use opioids? - ANSWER*acute pain=surgery
*chronic pain=cancer
*use only in moderate to severe pain