NUR 334
What is pharmacodynamics? - answer what the drug does to the body
What is pharmacokinetics? - answer what the body does to the drug
How is pharmacology used in nursing? – answer AAPIE (ADPIE) what questions do we
want to know about the patients drugs. Is it working or not?
What is medication reconciliation? - answer Comparing patients' medication orders with
the medications they were taking before admission to the hospital
what is a STAT order? - answergive immediately and is to be given only once
ASAP order - answerits not urgent but should be given as soon as possible
what is a single order? - answerA drug that is to be given only once and at a specific
time
what is a PRN order - answeras needed (required by the patients condition)
what are routine orders? - answerSTAT, ASAP, PRN
what is a standing order - answerwritten in advance of a situation that is to be carried
out under specific circumstances
AC - answerbefore meals
ad lib - answeras desired, as directed
AM - answermorning
BID - answertwice a day
cap - answercapsule
gtt - answerdrop
h or hr - answerhour
IM - answerintramuscular
IV - answerintravenous
, no - answernumber
pc - answerafter meals; after eating
PO - answerby mouth
PM - answerafternoon
PRN - answeras needed, when necessary
qid - answerfour times a day
q2h - answerevery 2 hours
q4h - answerevery 4 hours
q6h - answerevery 6 hours
q8h - answerevery 8 hours
q12h - answerevery 12 hours
Rx - answertake
tab - answertablet
tid - answerthree times a day
what is pharmacological class - answerHow the drug is formulated and dispensed for
the use of medicines
what is therapeutic class - answermedicinal use of drugs to treat or relieve symptoms of
a disease (not all drugs are meds)
refers to the clinical indication for the drug or therapeutic action
what is a classifcation? - answerDrugs are classified based on their action or effect on
the body or by their chemical characteristics
how do we classify drugs? - answerDrugs are typically classified by their chemical
structure, mechanism of action, therapeutic effects,
and/or potential for abuse.
Routes of Administration - answerenteral, parenteral, topical
What is pharmacodynamics? - answer what the drug does to the body
What is pharmacokinetics? - answer what the body does to the drug
How is pharmacology used in nursing? – answer AAPIE (ADPIE) what questions do we
want to know about the patients drugs. Is it working or not?
What is medication reconciliation? - answer Comparing patients' medication orders with
the medications they were taking before admission to the hospital
what is a STAT order? - answergive immediately and is to be given only once
ASAP order - answerits not urgent but should be given as soon as possible
what is a single order? - answerA drug that is to be given only once and at a specific
time
what is a PRN order - answeras needed (required by the patients condition)
what are routine orders? - answerSTAT, ASAP, PRN
what is a standing order - answerwritten in advance of a situation that is to be carried
out under specific circumstances
AC - answerbefore meals
ad lib - answeras desired, as directed
AM - answermorning
BID - answertwice a day
cap - answercapsule
gtt - answerdrop
h or hr - answerhour
IM - answerintramuscular
IV - answerintravenous
, no - answernumber
pc - answerafter meals; after eating
PO - answerby mouth
PM - answerafternoon
PRN - answeras needed, when necessary
qid - answerfour times a day
q2h - answerevery 2 hours
q4h - answerevery 4 hours
q6h - answerevery 6 hours
q8h - answerevery 8 hours
q12h - answerevery 12 hours
Rx - answertake
tab - answertablet
tid - answerthree times a day
what is pharmacological class - answerHow the drug is formulated and dispensed for
the use of medicines
what is therapeutic class - answermedicinal use of drugs to treat or relieve symptoms of
a disease (not all drugs are meds)
refers to the clinical indication for the drug or therapeutic action
what is a classifcation? - answerDrugs are classified based on their action or effect on
the body or by their chemical characteristics
how do we classify drugs? - answerDrugs are typically classified by their chemical
structure, mechanism of action, therapeutic effects,
and/or potential for abuse.
Routes of Administration - answerenteral, parenteral, topical
