CERTIFICATION REVIEW & SUCCESS
MODULES 100% VALIDATED 2026.
◍ Four major pharmokinetic processes.Answer:Drug absorption, drug
distribution, drug metabolism, and drug excretion.
◍ Define Pharmacodynamics.Answer:The impact of drugs on the
body. The nature and intensity of the response to the drug.
◍ Two major areas in which you can apply pharmacologic
knowledge..Answer:Patient care and patient education.
◍ Seven aspects of drug therapy..Answer:Pre administration
assessment, dosage and administration, evaluating and promoting
therapeutic effects, minimizing adverse effects, minimizing adverse
reactions, making "as needed" (PRN) decisions, and managing
toxicity.
◍ Pre administration assessment.Answer:Three basic goals:
collecting baseline data needed to evaluate therapeutic and adverse
responses, identifying high -risk patients, and assessing the patient's
capacity for self-care.
, ◍ To help reduce adverse effects, you must know.Answer:The major
adverse effects the drug can produce, when these reactions are likely
to occur, early signs that an adverse reaction is developing, and
interventions that can minimize discomfort and harm.
◍ PRN.Answer:pro re nata, a Latin phrase meaning as needed
◍ Nursing process.Answer:ADPIE - Assessment, analysis
(diagnosis), planning, implementation, and evaluation.
◍ Complete nursing diagnosis.Answer:A statement of the pt's actual
or potential health problem, a statement of the problem's probable
cause or risk factors, and the signs, symptoms, or other evidence of
the problem. Statements are separated by the phrases related to and as
evidenced by
◍ Objective of drug therapy.Answer:Produce maximum benefit with
minimum harm
◍ Pre administration assessment.Answer:Establish the baseline data
needed to tailor drug therapy to the individual.
◍ Pre administration assessment goals.Answer:Collection of baseline
data needed to evaluate therapeutic effects, collection of baseline data
needed to evaluate adverse effects, identification of high-risk patients,
and assessment of the pt's capacity for self-care.