Pharmacology-- NU 578 Questions And Correct
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1. Drug: Any chemical that can attect living processes.
2. Pharmacology: The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
3. Clinical Pharmacology: The study of drugs in humans.
4. Therapeutics: The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy.
5. Effectiveness: A drug that elicits the responses for which it is given.
6. Safety: A drug that cannot produce harmful ettects-- even if administered in very high doses and for a very long
time.
7. Selectivity: A drug that elicits only the response for which it is given
8. Properties of an Ideal drug: Reversible action, Predictability, Ease of Administration, Freedom from
drug interaction, Low Cost, Chemical Stability, Possession of a Simple Generic name.
9. Therapeutic Objective: The objective of drug therapy is to provide maximum benefit with minimum
harm.
10. Factors determining intensity of drug responses: Administration, Pharmacokinetics,
Pharmacodynamics
11. Pharmacokinetics: The processes that determine how much of an administered dose gets to its sites of
action.
12. Pharmacokinetic Processes: The impact of the body on drugs. Drug absorption, distribution,
metabolism, and excretion.
13. Pharmacodynamics: The impact of drugs on the body.
14. Six Rights of Drug Administration: Right drug, patient, dose, route, time, and documentation.
15. Seven aspects of drug therapy: Pre-administration assessment, dosage and administration,
evaluating and promoting therapeutic ettects, minimizing adverse ettects, minimizing adverse reactions, making PRN
decisions, and managing toxicity.
16. Assessment Phase: Collecting data about the patient--Collection of baseline data needed to evaluate
therapeutic responses-- Collection of baseline data needed to evaluate adverse ettects--Identification of high-risk
patients--Assessment of the patient's capacity for self-care
17. Analysis Phase: Analyze the data collected and form Nursing Dx--Judge the appropriateness of the
prescribed regimen--Identify potential health problems that the drug might cause--Determine the patient's capacity
for self-care.
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, 18. Planning phase: Nurse delineates specific interventions--Defining goals-- Establishing priorities--Identi-
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Answers Verified A+
1. Drug: Any chemical that can attect living processes.
2. Pharmacology: The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
3. Clinical Pharmacology: The study of drugs in humans.
4. Therapeutics: The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy.
5. Effectiveness: A drug that elicits the responses for which it is given.
6. Safety: A drug that cannot produce harmful ettects-- even if administered in very high doses and for a very long
time.
7. Selectivity: A drug that elicits only the response for which it is given
8. Properties of an Ideal drug: Reversible action, Predictability, Ease of Administration, Freedom from
drug interaction, Low Cost, Chemical Stability, Possession of a Simple Generic name.
9. Therapeutic Objective: The objective of drug therapy is to provide maximum benefit with minimum
harm.
10. Factors determining intensity of drug responses: Administration, Pharmacokinetics,
Pharmacodynamics
11. Pharmacokinetics: The processes that determine how much of an administered dose gets to its sites of
action.
12. Pharmacokinetic Processes: The impact of the body on drugs. Drug absorption, distribution,
metabolism, and excretion.
13. Pharmacodynamics: The impact of drugs on the body.
14. Six Rights of Drug Administration: Right drug, patient, dose, route, time, and documentation.
15. Seven aspects of drug therapy: Pre-administration assessment, dosage and administration,
evaluating and promoting therapeutic ettects, minimizing adverse ettects, minimizing adverse reactions, making PRN
decisions, and managing toxicity.
16. Assessment Phase: Collecting data about the patient--Collection of baseline data needed to evaluate
therapeutic responses-- Collection of baseline data needed to evaluate adverse ettects--Identification of high-risk
patients--Assessment of the patient's capacity for self-care
17. Analysis Phase: Analyze the data collected and form Nursing Dx--Judge the appropriateness of the
prescribed regimen--Identify potential health problems that the drug might cause--Determine the patient's capacity
for self-care.
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, 18. Planning phase: Nurse delineates specific interventions--Defining goals-- Establishing priorities--Identi-
fying specific interventions-- Establishing criteria for evaluating success
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