NUR 328 EXAM 1
Drugs _____ are chemicals that are introduced into the body to cause some sort of
change
Assessment Data gathering: history, physical assessment, holistic
Nursing Diagnosis Drawing a conclusion from the assessment data that was gathered
Planning/Implementation Formulation of a plan of care that includes actions to improve or maintain the
patient's health
Evaluations Determining if the plan of care was effective at either maintaining or
improving the patient's health
,NUR 328 EXAM 1
-Administering drug Nurse's Responsibility
-Assessing drug effects
-Intervening to make the drug regimen more
tolerable
-Providing patient teachings about drugs and the
drug regimen
-Monitoring the overall patient care plan to prevent
medication errors
-Chronic Conditions history (assessment)
-Drug Use
-Allergies
-Level of Education and Understanding
-Social Supports
-Financial Supports
-Pattern of Past Health Care
-Weight physical assessment (assessment)
-Age
-Physical Parameters Related to Disease or Drug
Effects
,NUR 328 EXAM 1
Implementation *Synthesizing information to plan patient care
*Setting goals
*Desired patient outcomes
-Effective response to drug therapy
-Minimization of adverse effects
-Understanding of the drug regimen
-Name, dose, and action of drug Elements of Patient Teaching
-Timing of administration
-Special storage and preparation instructions
-Specific OTC drugs or alternative therapies to avoid
-Special comfort or safety measures
-Specific points about drug toxicity
-Specific warnings about drug discontinuation
-plants natural sources of drugs
-animal products
-inorganic compunds
, NUR 328 EXAM 1
plant sources of drug -Synthetic version of the active chemical found in a plant
-Main component of the growing alternative therapy movement
animal sources of drugs -Used to replace human chemicals that are not produced because of
disease or genetic problems
-Genetic engineering
-Many of these preparations are now created synthetically
Inorganic compounds sources of drugs Salts of various elements can have therapeutic effects in the human body
Synthetic Sources -Genetic engineering alter bacteria to produce chemicals that are
therapeutic and effective
-Original prototypes
Preclinical Trials -Chemicals tested on laboratory animals
-Teratogenic effects - lethal to fetus
Drugs _____ are chemicals that are introduced into the body to cause some sort of
change
Assessment Data gathering: history, physical assessment, holistic
Nursing Diagnosis Drawing a conclusion from the assessment data that was gathered
Planning/Implementation Formulation of a plan of care that includes actions to improve or maintain the
patient's health
Evaluations Determining if the plan of care was effective at either maintaining or
improving the patient's health
,NUR 328 EXAM 1
-Administering drug Nurse's Responsibility
-Assessing drug effects
-Intervening to make the drug regimen more
tolerable
-Providing patient teachings about drugs and the
drug regimen
-Monitoring the overall patient care plan to prevent
medication errors
-Chronic Conditions history (assessment)
-Drug Use
-Allergies
-Level of Education and Understanding
-Social Supports
-Financial Supports
-Pattern of Past Health Care
-Weight physical assessment (assessment)
-Age
-Physical Parameters Related to Disease or Drug
Effects
,NUR 328 EXAM 1
Implementation *Synthesizing information to plan patient care
*Setting goals
*Desired patient outcomes
-Effective response to drug therapy
-Minimization of adverse effects
-Understanding of the drug regimen
-Name, dose, and action of drug Elements of Patient Teaching
-Timing of administration
-Special storage and preparation instructions
-Specific OTC drugs or alternative therapies to avoid
-Special comfort or safety measures
-Specific points about drug toxicity
-Specific warnings about drug discontinuation
-plants natural sources of drugs
-animal products
-inorganic compunds
, NUR 328 EXAM 1
plant sources of drug -Synthetic version of the active chemical found in a plant
-Main component of the growing alternative therapy movement
animal sources of drugs -Used to replace human chemicals that are not produced because of
disease or genetic problems
-Genetic engineering
-Many of these preparations are now created synthetically
Inorganic compounds sources of drugs Salts of various elements can have therapeutic effects in the human body
Synthetic Sources -Genetic engineering alter bacteria to produce chemicals that are
therapeutic and effective
-Original prototypes
Preclinical Trials -Chemicals tested on laboratory animals
-Teratogenic effects - lethal to fetus
