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in the nursing process goals need to be Ans✓✓✓specific, measurable,
achievable, relevant, time bound
Pharmacokinetics Ans✓✓✓what is going on with the drug in the body
-absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion
factors affecting pharmacokinetics Ans✓✓✓* Age
* Body Mass Weight
* Sex
* Pregnancy
* Environment
* Route of Administration
* Timing of Administration
* Fluids
* Pathological States
* Genetic Factors
* Psychological Factors
absorption of a drug Ans✓✓✓movement of the drug into the blood
stream
,factors affecting absorption Ans✓✓✓-route of administration (local v
systemic)
-drug solubility (water v fat soluble)
-pH/ionization( how does the ph affect things)
-blood flow
True or false: Im injections absorb faster than subcutaneous
Ans✓✓✓True
How does the cold affect our absorption of medications? Ans✓✓✓blood
vessels can vasoconstrict causing the absorption to slow down
distribution of a drug Ans✓✓✓the transportation of a drug in body
fluids to various tissues and organs of the body
factors affecting distribution Ans✓✓✓Local blood flow
Membrane permeability
Protein-binding capacity (think albumin levels)
metabolism of drugs Ans✓✓✓chemical inaction of a drug through its
conversion into a more water-soluble compound or metabolites that can
be excreted
factors affecting metabolism Ans✓✓✓Liver function
, Health/disease status
First-pass effect
first-pass effect Ans✓✓✓a phenomenon in which drugs given orally are
carried directly to the liver after absorption, where they may be largely
inactivated by liver enzymes before they can enter the general
circulation; oral drugs frequently are given in higher doses than drugs
given by other routes because of this early breakdown
excretion of a drug Ans✓✓✓elimination of a drug
factors affecting excretion of a drug Ans✓✓✓-kidneys
- liver & GI tract
-lungs
-exocrine glands
peak and trough Ans✓✓✓used for drugs with narrow therapeutic index
-draw blood 30 min prior to next dose
when should the peak be drawn? Ans✓✓✓1.5 hours after the first dose
has been given
when should the trough be drawn? Ans✓✓✓30 minutes before the next
dose