PN Pharmacology Exam 1 based on PowerPoints Questions With Complete Solutions
Scope of Practice - (ANSWER)•Monitoring IV infusion
•Administration of contrast agents, sometimes anestheticagents (before specials), sedatives, etc. while
patient is in the department.
•Stocking crashcart and knowing where pertinent medications are located for an emergency.
•Monitoring patient's condition
Scope of practice continued - (ANSWER)•Careful history
•Patient preparation
•Verification of identity
•Assisting physician
•Documentation of verbal orders (have physician countersign and chart)
•Implementation of standing orders (i.e., prep for a given protocol)
•Checking expiration dates on all drugs to be administered
FIVE RIGHTS OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION - (ANSWER)•The right dose.
•The right medication
•The right patient
•At the right time
•By the right route
ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION: - (ANSWER)•ENTERAL ROUTES
•PARENTERAL ROUTES
•INHALATION
•TOPICAL
•ENTERAL ROUTES: - (ANSWER)-Oral
-Sublingual
-Rectal
, PN Pharmacology Exam 1 based on PowerPoints Questions With Complete Solutions
-Nasogastric
•PARENTERAL ROUTES: - (ANSWER)-Intravenous (fastest)
-Intradermal (15 degree angle)
-Subcutaneous - (45 degree angle)
-Intramuscular - (90 degree angle)
•Inhalation - (ANSWER)- i.e., Albuterol for asthma
•Topical - (ANSWER)- applied to surface of skin.- May have local effect (i.e., calamine lotion for hives) or
systemic (i.e., nicotine patches)
Medication Nomenclature - (ANSWER)chemical name, generic name, trade name
Drugs - (ANSWER)- general term - substances used in diagnosis, treatment, disease prevention,
component of a medication.
-Also addictive substances like hallucinogens, narcotics, etc.
Medication - (ANSWER)- substances prescribed for treatment that produce therapeutic effects.
•Generic name - (ANSWER)- identifies chemical family
•Chemical name - (ANSWER)- used if drug is mainly composed of one chemical (i.e., acetylsalicylic acid
for aspirin)
•Trade name - (ANSWER)- manufacturer's marked name.
-same generic substance may have two different trade names from two different manufacturers.
-sometimes generic and trade names are interchangeably used, i.e., Adrenalin and epinephrine.
Scope of Practice - (ANSWER)•Monitoring IV infusion
•Administration of contrast agents, sometimes anestheticagents (before specials), sedatives, etc. while
patient is in the department.
•Stocking crashcart and knowing where pertinent medications are located for an emergency.
•Monitoring patient's condition
Scope of practice continued - (ANSWER)•Careful history
•Patient preparation
•Verification of identity
•Assisting physician
•Documentation of verbal orders (have physician countersign and chart)
•Implementation of standing orders (i.e., prep for a given protocol)
•Checking expiration dates on all drugs to be administered
FIVE RIGHTS OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION - (ANSWER)•The right dose.
•The right medication
•The right patient
•At the right time
•By the right route
ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION: - (ANSWER)•ENTERAL ROUTES
•PARENTERAL ROUTES
•INHALATION
•TOPICAL
•ENTERAL ROUTES: - (ANSWER)-Oral
-Sublingual
-Rectal
, PN Pharmacology Exam 1 based on PowerPoints Questions With Complete Solutions
-Nasogastric
•PARENTERAL ROUTES: - (ANSWER)-Intravenous (fastest)
-Intradermal (15 degree angle)
-Subcutaneous - (45 degree angle)
-Intramuscular - (90 degree angle)
•Inhalation - (ANSWER)- i.e., Albuterol for asthma
•Topical - (ANSWER)- applied to surface of skin.- May have local effect (i.e., calamine lotion for hives) or
systemic (i.e., nicotine patches)
Medication Nomenclature - (ANSWER)chemical name, generic name, trade name
Drugs - (ANSWER)- general term - substances used in diagnosis, treatment, disease prevention,
component of a medication.
-Also addictive substances like hallucinogens, narcotics, etc.
Medication - (ANSWER)- substances prescribed for treatment that produce therapeutic effects.
•Generic name - (ANSWER)- identifies chemical family
•Chemical name - (ANSWER)- used if drug is mainly composed of one chemical (i.e., acetylsalicylic acid
for aspirin)
•Trade name - (ANSWER)- manufacturer's marked name.
-same generic substance may have two different trade names from two different manufacturers.
-sometimes generic and trade names are interchangeably used, i.e., Adrenalin and epinephrine.
