NUR 334 Exam 1
What is pharmacodynamics? - answer how a medicine changes the body
What is pharmacokinetics? - answer the study of drug movement throughout the body.
How it gets in/absorption
How is pharmacology used in nursing? - answer Through the nursing process:
Assessing
Diagnosing
Planning
Implementing
Evaluating
what is the difference between a drug and a medication? - answer drug is chemical
agent capable of producing biological responses within the body aka still outside the
body
Medication is the drug after it is administered aka inside the body
What is medication reconciliation? - answerthe process of tracking medications as the
patient proceeds from one healthcare provider to another. This attempts to reduce
duplication, omissions, dosing errors, and drug interactions
What are the 10 rights of medication administration? - answer1.Right patient
2.Right medication
3.Right dose
4.Right route
5.Right time
6.Right documentation
7.Right client education
8.Right to refuse
9.Right assessment
10.Right evaluation
What are the proper components of a prescription? - answerClient's name, date and
time, name of medication, dosage, route, time, frequency, quantity, and signature of the
provider
What are the three checks of drug administration? - answer1. Checking the drug with
the MAR or the medication information system when pulling it from storage
2. Checking the drug when preparing it, pouring it, taking it out of the unit-dose
container, or connecting the IV tubing to the bag
, 3. Checking the drug before administering it to the patient
What is a STAT order? - answergiven immediately and only given once- 5 mins or less
What is an ASAP order? - answeras soon as possible- within 30 mins
What is a single order? - answerMed given only once at a specific time
What is a PRN order? - answerAs needed
What is a routine order? - answerorders not written as STAT, ASAP, NOW, or PRN
What is a standing order? - answerwritten in advance of a situation that is to be carried
out under specific circumstances
What are the different routes of medication administration? - answerenteral, parenteral,
topical, and intranasal
Enteral drug administration and types - answerdrugs given orally, through nasogastric,
or gastrostomy tubes
- Tablet
-capsule
- liquid
-sublingual
-buccal
Topical drug administration and types - answerApplied locally to the skin or
membranous linings of the eyes, ear, nose, respiratory tract, urinary tract, vagina, and
rectum
-powders
-sprays
-creams
-ointments
-pastes
-oil and suspension based lotions
Parenteral drug administration and types - answerDelivers drugs via a needle into the
skin layers, subcutaneous tissue, muscles, or veins
-intradermal
-subcutaneous
-intramuscular
-intravenous
-epidural
Intranasal medication administration and types - answerAdministered through the nose
-metered dose inhalers (MDI)
What is pharmacodynamics? - answer how a medicine changes the body
What is pharmacokinetics? - answer the study of drug movement throughout the body.
How it gets in/absorption
How is pharmacology used in nursing? - answer Through the nursing process:
Assessing
Diagnosing
Planning
Implementing
Evaluating
what is the difference between a drug and a medication? - answer drug is chemical
agent capable of producing biological responses within the body aka still outside the
body
Medication is the drug after it is administered aka inside the body
What is medication reconciliation? - answerthe process of tracking medications as the
patient proceeds from one healthcare provider to another. This attempts to reduce
duplication, omissions, dosing errors, and drug interactions
What are the 10 rights of medication administration? - answer1.Right patient
2.Right medication
3.Right dose
4.Right route
5.Right time
6.Right documentation
7.Right client education
8.Right to refuse
9.Right assessment
10.Right evaluation
What are the proper components of a prescription? - answerClient's name, date and
time, name of medication, dosage, route, time, frequency, quantity, and signature of the
provider
What are the three checks of drug administration? - answer1. Checking the drug with
the MAR or the medication information system when pulling it from storage
2. Checking the drug when preparing it, pouring it, taking it out of the unit-dose
container, or connecting the IV tubing to the bag
, 3. Checking the drug before administering it to the patient
What is a STAT order? - answergiven immediately and only given once- 5 mins or less
What is an ASAP order? - answeras soon as possible- within 30 mins
What is a single order? - answerMed given only once at a specific time
What is a PRN order? - answerAs needed
What is a routine order? - answerorders not written as STAT, ASAP, NOW, or PRN
What is a standing order? - answerwritten in advance of a situation that is to be carried
out under specific circumstances
What are the different routes of medication administration? - answerenteral, parenteral,
topical, and intranasal
Enteral drug administration and types - answerdrugs given orally, through nasogastric,
or gastrostomy tubes
- Tablet
-capsule
- liquid
-sublingual
-buccal
Topical drug administration and types - answerApplied locally to the skin or
membranous linings of the eyes, ear, nose, respiratory tract, urinary tract, vagina, and
rectum
-powders
-sprays
-creams
-ointments
-pastes
-oil and suspension based lotions
Parenteral drug administration and types - answerDelivers drugs via a needle into the
skin layers, subcutaneous tissue, muscles, or veins
-intradermal
-subcutaneous
-intramuscular
-intravenous
-epidural
Intranasal medication administration and types - answerAdministered through the nose
-metered dose inhalers (MDI)
