PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS, 100%
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An experienced nurse has completed a pharmacology review for a new nurse who is caring for
clients in a rehabilitation center. Which statement made by the new nurse indicates that further
instruction is needed?
"Liquid medications have a slower onset than capsules."
"Taking drugs between meals increases the absorption rate."
"Maintenance dose refers to a dosage administered to keep a preferred drug concentration in the
blood."
"A drug that is more potent will produce a therapeutic effect at a lower dose, compared to
another drug in the same class." - "Liquid medications have a slower onset than capsules."
Any pill with _____ in its name is a delayed- or extended-release form - SR, LA, XL, or
XR
The nurse is caring for a client with pneumonia who is receiving antibiotics. Which factor could
influence the client's physical response to the medication?
Cost of the medication
Allergy to bee stings
Drug classification
,Gender - Gender
Before prescribing, the health care provider must consider: - - How the drug is given; the
health care provider must determine if the client can easily self-administer the drug.
- How frequently the drug has to be taken
- How the drug is metabolized in the body
- The cost of the drug
- Drug/food interactions
- Speed of the drug
- Effectiveness of the drug
- Side effects/adverse rxn
- Metabolism/elimination of the drug
Therapeutic classification - Why it is being given (i.e. antihypertensives)
Pharm classification - Based on how the drug works in the body (mechanism of action).
Prototypes - one of the first drugs used in that classification, or because they provide the
most benefit.
Side effects/adverse effects from prototype drugs - usually similar to effects produced by
other drugs in the same classification. Knowing the effects of prototypical drugs will help you
monitor clients for complications related to drug administration.
Chemical Name - The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
assigns these names according to standard nomenclature
Complex/hard to memorize
, Generic Name - Each drug has one generic name.
The United States Adopted Name Council issues these names
Lowercase letters
Cheaper than trade name drugs
The generic drug formula may differ from the brand-name version.
Trade Name - Capitalized
Pharmacokinetics - refers to how the body processes a drug after it is administered.
Pharmacodynamics - Refers to how a drug affects the body
Agonist - mimics or increases the response of an endogenous substance
Antagonist - may be used to block the response of an endogenous substance or reverse
adverse effects of a drug overdose.
4 parts to pharmacokinetics - absorption, metabolism, excretion, and distribution
Movement into blood is __ - pharmacokinetics
Digoxin as a narrow therapeutic range so - monitor for toxic effects and monitor drug
level
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An experienced nurse has completed a pharmacology review for a new nurse who is caring for
clients in a rehabilitation center. Which statement made by the new nurse indicates that further
instruction is needed?
"Liquid medications have a slower onset than capsules."
"Taking drugs between meals increases the absorption rate."
"Maintenance dose refers to a dosage administered to keep a preferred drug concentration in the
blood."
"A drug that is more potent will produce a therapeutic effect at a lower dose, compared to
another drug in the same class." - "Liquid medications have a slower onset than capsules."
Any pill with _____ in its name is a delayed- or extended-release form - SR, LA, XL, or
XR
The nurse is caring for a client with pneumonia who is receiving antibiotics. Which factor could
influence the client's physical response to the medication?
Cost of the medication
Allergy to bee stings
Drug classification
,Gender - Gender
Before prescribing, the health care provider must consider: - - How the drug is given; the
health care provider must determine if the client can easily self-administer the drug.
- How frequently the drug has to be taken
- How the drug is metabolized in the body
- The cost of the drug
- Drug/food interactions
- Speed of the drug
- Effectiveness of the drug
- Side effects/adverse rxn
- Metabolism/elimination of the drug
Therapeutic classification - Why it is being given (i.e. antihypertensives)
Pharm classification - Based on how the drug works in the body (mechanism of action).
Prototypes - one of the first drugs used in that classification, or because they provide the
most benefit.
Side effects/adverse effects from prototype drugs - usually similar to effects produced by
other drugs in the same classification. Knowing the effects of prototypical drugs will help you
monitor clients for complications related to drug administration.
Chemical Name - The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
assigns these names according to standard nomenclature
Complex/hard to memorize
, Generic Name - Each drug has one generic name.
The United States Adopted Name Council issues these names
Lowercase letters
Cheaper than trade name drugs
The generic drug formula may differ from the brand-name version.
Trade Name - Capitalized
Pharmacokinetics - refers to how the body processes a drug after it is administered.
Pharmacodynamics - Refers to how a drug affects the body
Agonist - mimics or increases the response of an endogenous substance
Antagonist - may be used to block the response of an endogenous substance or reverse
adverse effects of a drug overdose.
4 parts to pharmacokinetics - absorption, metabolism, excretion, and distribution
Movement into blood is __ - pharmacokinetics
Digoxin as a narrow therapeutic range so - monitor for toxic effects and monitor drug
level
