NURS 5228 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
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6 steps of prescribing process - ANSWER 1. Define the patient's problem
2. Specify the therapeutic objective
3. Choose the treatment
4. Start the treatment
5. Educate the patient
6. Monitor effectiveness
Agonist - ANSWER a molecule that, by binding to a receptor site, stimulates a response
Anatagonist - ANSWER drugs that occupy the receptors without stimulating them
partial agonist - ANSWER a drug that binds to a receptor and causes a response that is
less than that caused by a full agonist
Passive Monitoring - ANSWER patient is educated on expected outcome and instructed
to contact provider
Active Monitoring - ANSWER follow up lab tests or monitoring to measure therapeutic
effectiveness
Potency - ANSWER the strength of something such as a drug or alcoholic beverage.
difference between brand and generic drug - ANSWER patent and inactive ingredients
, Bioavailability - ANSWER A measure of the extent of drug absorption for a given drug
and route (from 0% to 100%).
Pharmacogenomics - ANSWER the study of how genetic inheritance affects the body's
response to drugs
sympathetic nervous system - ANSWER fight or flight
parasympathetic nervous system - ANSWER rest and digest
cholinergic drugs - ANSWER agents that stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system
in the same manner as acetylcholine
Adrenergic Antagonists - ANSWER The most common Sympatholytic Agent (Drugs that
inhibit the actions of the sympathetic nervous system by any mechanism), Examples:
prazacin, flomax
Beta Blockers - ANSWER decrease heart rate and dilate arteries by blocking beta
receptors, block the effects of catecholamines. Examples: propranolol, atenolol
what percentage of American's take at least one prescription drug per year? - ANSWER
50%
four categories of pharmacokinetics - ANSWER absorption, distribution, metabolism,
excretion
Patient education regarding prescribed medication includes - ANSWER discussion of
expected adverse drug reactions
the 1st step in the prescribing process according to the world health organizations is -
ANSWER describing the patient's problem
100% VERIFIED
6 steps of prescribing process - ANSWER 1. Define the patient's problem
2. Specify the therapeutic objective
3. Choose the treatment
4. Start the treatment
5. Educate the patient
6. Monitor effectiveness
Agonist - ANSWER a molecule that, by binding to a receptor site, stimulates a response
Anatagonist - ANSWER drugs that occupy the receptors without stimulating them
partial agonist - ANSWER a drug that binds to a receptor and causes a response that is
less than that caused by a full agonist
Passive Monitoring - ANSWER patient is educated on expected outcome and instructed
to contact provider
Active Monitoring - ANSWER follow up lab tests or monitoring to measure therapeutic
effectiveness
Potency - ANSWER the strength of something such as a drug or alcoholic beverage.
difference between brand and generic drug - ANSWER patent and inactive ingredients
, Bioavailability - ANSWER A measure of the extent of drug absorption for a given drug
and route (from 0% to 100%).
Pharmacogenomics - ANSWER the study of how genetic inheritance affects the body's
response to drugs
sympathetic nervous system - ANSWER fight or flight
parasympathetic nervous system - ANSWER rest and digest
cholinergic drugs - ANSWER agents that stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system
in the same manner as acetylcholine
Adrenergic Antagonists - ANSWER The most common Sympatholytic Agent (Drugs that
inhibit the actions of the sympathetic nervous system by any mechanism), Examples:
prazacin, flomax
Beta Blockers - ANSWER decrease heart rate and dilate arteries by blocking beta
receptors, block the effects of catecholamines. Examples: propranolol, atenolol
what percentage of American's take at least one prescription drug per year? - ANSWER
50%
four categories of pharmacokinetics - ANSWER absorption, distribution, metabolism,
excretion
Patient education regarding prescribed medication includes - ANSWER discussion of
expected adverse drug reactions
the 1st step in the prescribing process according to the world health organizations is -
ANSWER describing the patient's problem
