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NSG 3100 exam 3 Questions and Correct
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How many times does RN have to check medication?
Ans: 3x. Upon removing from/ getting from dispenser. While
preparing the medication. Before returning to storage/ giving to
pt
What factors affect medication action?
Ans: Developmental, gender, diet, environment, psychological
factors, illness/ disease, time of administration, and cultural,
ethnic, religious factors
What age related factors can affect the action of medicine
Ans: Altered menor, visual acuity, manual dexterity, renal/ liver
impairment, organ sensitivity, increased fat proportion which
can increase fat soluble drug toxicity
Who is responsible for their own actions when administering medicine?
Ans: RN
What should you do if you're not familiar with a medication
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Ans: Do not administer, search up the medication and know
why your are administering it
drug toxicity
Ans: Harmful effects of the drug
What do you do if liquid medicine is cloudy or color has changed
Ans: Do not use it
Adverse effect of drugs
Ans: More severe side effects that justifies discontinuation of
the drug
What do you do if pt throws up after PO medication administration?
Ans: Put gloves and search through emesis. If pill is in emesis,
you can administer another pill bc you know it is not in their
system. If pill is not in emesis, you cannot administer another
pill, notify PCP
side effects
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Ans: Secondary effect of a drug that is not intended, usually
predictable
Therapeutic/ desired effect of drug
Ans: Reason the drug is prescribed
drug distribution
Ans: Transportation of the drug from the site of absorption to
the site of action
drug allergy
Ans: Allergic reaction to a drug
drug absorption
Ans: Process by which a drug passes into the bloodstream. It is
the route of administration
Anaphylaxis
Ans: Severe allergic reaction after drug administration that can
be fatal
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Pharmacokinetics
Ans: the study of the absorption, distribution,
biotransformation, and excretion of drugs
Drug tolerance
Ans: Person has a low physiological reaction to a drug and
requires increases in dosage in order to maintain therapeutic
effect of drug
Pharmacodynamics
Ans: Drug action mechanism, the process of how a medication
interacts w cells to produce a biological response
Drug interaction
Ans: The administration of a drug before, concurrently or after
another drug that can alter the effects of one/ both drugs
signs of anaphylactic shock
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NSG 3100 exam 3 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
How many times does RN have to check medication?
Ans: 3x. Upon removing from/ getting from dispenser. While
preparing the medication. Before returning to storage/ giving to
pt
What factors affect medication action?
Ans: Developmental, gender, diet, environment, psychological
factors, illness/ disease, time of administration, and cultural,
ethnic, religious factors
What age related factors can affect the action of medicine
Ans: Altered menor, visual acuity, manual dexterity, renal/ liver
impairment, organ sensitivity, increased fat proportion which
can increase fat soluble drug toxicity
Who is responsible for their own actions when administering medicine?
Ans: RN
What should you do if you're not familiar with a medication
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Ans: Do not administer, search up the medication and know
why your are administering it
drug toxicity
Ans: Harmful effects of the drug
What do you do if liquid medicine is cloudy or color has changed
Ans: Do not use it
Adverse effect of drugs
Ans: More severe side effects that justifies discontinuation of
the drug
What do you do if pt throws up after PO medication administration?
Ans: Put gloves and search through emesis. If pill is in emesis,
you can administer another pill bc you know it is not in their
system. If pill is not in emesis, you cannot administer another
pill, notify PCP
side effects
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Ans: Secondary effect of a drug that is not intended, usually
predictable
Therapeutic/ desired effect of drug
Ans: Reason the drug is prescribed
drug distribution
Ans: Transportation of the drug from the site of absorption to
the site of action
drug allergy
Ans: Allergic reaction to a drug
drug absorption
Ans: Process by which a drug passes into the bloodstream. It is
the route of administration
Anaphylaxis
Ans: Severe allergic reaction after drug administration that can
be fatal
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Pharmacokinetics
Ans: the study of the absorption, distribution,
biotransformation, and excretion of drugs
Drug tolerance
Ans: Person has a low physiological reaction to a drug and
requires increases in dosage in order to maintain therapeutic
effect of drug
Pharmacodynamics
Ans: Drug action mechanism, the process of how a medication
interacts w cells to produce a biological response
Drug interaction
Ans: The administration of a drug before, concurrently or after
another drug that can alter the effects of one/ both drugs
signs of anaphylactic shock
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