NU 578 Pharmacology: Step-By-Step Answers For Exam
Problems
Drug Accurate Answer:- Any chemical that can affect living processes.
Pharmacology Accurate Answer:- The study of drugs and their
interactions with living systems
Clinical Pharmacology Accurate Answer:- The study of drugs in
humans.
Therapeutics Accurate Answer:- The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent,
or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy.
Effectiveness Accurate Answer:- A drug that elicits the responses for
which it is given.
Safety Accurate Answer:- A drug that cannot produce harmful effects--
even if administered in very high doses and for a very long time.
Selectivity Accurate Answer:- A drug that elicits only the response for
which it is given
Properties of an Ideal drug Accurate Answer:- Reversible action,
Predictability, Ease of Administration, Freedom from drug interaction, Low
Cost, Chemical Stability, Possession of a Simple Generic name.
Therapeutic Objective Accurate Answer:- The objective of drug therapy
is to provide maximum benefit with minimum harm.
Factors determining intensity of drug responses Accurate Answer:-
Administration, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacokinetics Accurate Answer:- The processes that determine
how much of an administered dose gets to its sites of action.
Pharmacokinetic Processes Accurate Answer:- The impact of the body
on drugs. Drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
, Pharmacodynamics Accurate Answer:- The impact of drugs on the
body.
Six Rights of Drug Administration Accurate Answer:- Right drug,
patient, dose, route, time, and documentation.
Seven aspects of drug therapy Accurate Answer:- Pre-administration
assessment, dosage and administration, evaluating and promoting therapeutic
effects, minimizing adverse effects, minimizing adverse reactions, making PRN
decisions, and managing toxicity.
Assessment Phase Accurate Answer:- Collecting data about the
patient--Collection of baseline data needed to evaluate therapeutic
responses-- Collection of baseline data needed to evaluate adverse effects--
Identification of high-risk patients--Assessment of the patient's capacity for
self-care
Analysis Phase Accurate Answer:- Analyze the data collected and form
Nursing Dx--Judge the appropriateness of the prescribed regimen--Identify
potential health problems that the drug might cause--Determine the patient's
capacity for self-care.
Planning phase Accurate Answer:- Nurse delineates specific
interventions--Defining goals-- Establishing priorities--Identifying specific
interventions-- Establishing criteria for evaluating success
Implementation Phase Accurate Answer:- - Nurse carries out the
interventions-- Drug Administration-- Patient Education-- Interventions to
promote therapeutic effects-- Interventions to minimize adverse effects
Evaluation Phase Accurate Answer:- Therapeutic responses--Adverse
drug reactions and interactions--Adherence to the prescribed regimen--
Satisfaction with treatment--How frequently evaluations are performed
depends on the expected time course of therapeutic and adverse effects.
Seven Aspects of Drug therapy Accurate Answer:- 1) Preadministration
Assessment
2) Dosage and Administration
Problems
Drug Accurate Answer:- Any chemical that can affect living processes.
Pharmacology Accurate Answer:- The study of drugs and their
interactions with living systems
Clinical Pharmacology Accurate Answer:- The study of drugs in
humans.
Therapeutics Accurate Answer:- The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent,
or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy.
Effectiveness Accurate Answer:- A drug that elicits the responses for
which it is given.
Safety Accurate Answer:- A drug that cannot produce harmful effects--
even if administered in very high doses and for a very long time.
Selectivity Accurate Answer:- A drug that elicits only the response for
which it is given
Properties of an Ideal drug Accurate Answer:- Reversible action,
Predictability, Ease of Administration, Freedom from drug interaction, Low
Cost, Chemical Stability, Possession of a Simple Generic name.
Therapeutic Objective Accurate Answer:- The objective of drug therapy
is to provide maximum benefit with minimum harm.
Factors determining intensity of drug responses Accurate Answer:-
Administration, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacokinetics Accurate Answer:- The processes that determine
how much of an administered dose gets to its sites of action.
Pharmacokinetic Processes Accurate Answer:- The impact of the body
on drugs. Drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
, Pharmacodynamics Accurate Answer:- The impact of drugs on the
body.
Six Rights of Drug Administration Accurate Answer:- Right drug,
patient, dose, route, time, and documentation.
Seven aspects of drug therapy Accurate Answer:- Pre-administration
assessment, dosage and administration, evaluating and promoting therapeutic
effects, minimizing adverse effects, minimizing adverse reactions, making PRN
decisions, and managing toxicity.
Assessment Phase Accurate Answer:- Collecting data about the
patient--Collection of baseline data needed to evaluate therapeutic
responses-- Collection of baseline data needed to evaluate adverse effects--
Identification of high-risk patients--Assessment of the patient's capacity for
self-care
Analysis Phase Accurate Answer:- Analyze the data collected and form
Nursing Dx--Judge the appropriateness of the prescribed regimen--Identify
potential health problems that the drug might cause--Determine the patient's
capacity for self-care.
Planning phase Accurate Answer:- Nurse delineates specific
interventions--Defining goals-- Establishing priorities--Identifying specific
interventions-- Establishing criteria for evaluating success
Implementation Phase Accurate Answer:- - Nurse carries out the
interventions-- Drug Administration-- Patient Education-- Interventions to
promote therapeutic effects-- Interventions to minimize adverse effects
Evaluation Phase Accurate Answer:- Therapeutic responses--Adverse
drug reactions and interactions--Adherence to the prescribed regimen--
Satisfaction with treatment--How frequently evaluations are performed
depends on the expected time course of therapeutic and adverse effects.
Seven Aspects of Drug therapy Accurate Answer:- 1) Preadministration
Assessment
2) Dosage and Administration
