KARCH NURSING PHARMACOLOGY FULL
REVISION NOTES WITH MEDICATION
CLASSIFICATIONS AND SAFE ADMINISTRATION
CONCEPTS
◉ Pharmacotherapeutics.
Answer: Uses of drugs to treat, prevent, diagnose diseases.
◉ Pharmacoeconomics.
Answer: Costs involved in drug therapy.
◉ Pharmacodynamics.
Answer: How a drug affects the body.
◉ Pharmacokinetics.
Answer: How the body acts on a drug.
◉ Client-Controlled Analgesia (PCA).
Answer: Patient-administered pain relief method.
◉ Hydromorphone.
, Answer: Opioid classified as schedule II drug.
◉ Schedule II Drugs.
Answer: High abuse potential with accepted medical use.
◉ Phase III Drug Evaluation.
Answer: Involves larger population for treatment benefit.
◉ Adverse Effects Monitoring.
Answer: Observation for side effects in drug studies.
◉ Intravenous Administration.
Answer: Direct delivery of medication into bloodstream.
◉ Computed Tomography (CT) Scan.
Answer: Imaging technique using iodine contrast.
◉ Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) Vaccine.
Answer: Routine immunization for children.
◉ Oncology Nursing.
Answer: Nursing specialty focused on cancer treatment.
REVISION NOTES WITH MEDICATION
CLASSIFICATIONS AND SAFE ADMINISTRATION
CONCEPTS
◉ Pharmacotherapeutics.
Answer: Uses of drugs to treat, prevent, diagnose diseases.
◉ Pharmacoeconomics.
Answer: Costs involved in drug therapy.
◉ Pharmacodynamics.
Answer: How a drug affects the body.
◉ Pharmacokinetics.
Answer: How the body acts on a drug.
◉ Client-Controlled Analgesia (PCA).
Answer: Patient-administered pain relief method.
◉ Hydromorphone.
, Answer: Opioid classified as schedule II drug.
◉ Schedule II Drugs.
Answer: High abuse potential with accepted medical use.
◉ Phase III Drug Evaluation.
Answer: Involves larger population for treatment benefit.
◉ Adverse Effects Monitoring.
Answer: Observation for side effects in drug studies.
◉ Intravenous Administration.
Answer: Direct delivery of medication into bloodstream.
◉ Computed Tomography (CT) Scan.
Answer: Imaging technique using iodine contrast.
◉ Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) Vaccine.
Answer: Routine immunization for children.
◉ Oncology Nursing.
Answer: Nursing specialty focused on cancer treatment.