NURS 5334 Advanced Pharmacology
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Define Pharmacokinetics
Ans: The impact of the body on drugs. How much of an
administered dose gets to its sites of action.
Four major pharmokinetic processes
Ans: Drug absorption, drug distribution, drug metabolism, and
drug excretion.
Define Pharmacodynamics
Ans: The impact of drugs on the body. The nature and intensity
of the response to the drug.
Two major areas in which you can apply pharmacologic knowledge.
Ans: Patient care and patient education.
Seven aspects of drug therapy.
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Ans: Pre administration assessment, dosage and
administration, evaluating and promoting therapeutic effects,
minimizing adverse effects, minimizing adverse reactions,
making "as needed" (PRN) decisions, and managing toxicity.
Pre administration assessment
Ans: Three basic goals: collecting baseline data needed to
evaluate therapeutic and adverse responses, identifying high -
risk patients, and assessing the patient's capacity for self -care.
To help reduce adverse effects, you must know
Ans: The major adverse effects the drug can produce, when
these reactions are likely to occur, early signs that an adverse
reaction is developing, and interventions that can minimize
discomfort and harm.
PRN
Ans: pro re nata, a Latin phrase meaning as needed
Nursing process
Ans: ADPIE - Assessment, analysis (diagnosis), planning,
implementation, and evaluation.
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