KARCH NURSING PHARMACOLOGY MOCK
EXAM AND STUDY MATERIAL WITH CLINICAL
DRUG SCENARIOS AND APPLICATION
PRACTICE
◉ Drugs.
Answer: are chemicals that are introduced into the body to cause
some sort of change
◉ Pharmacotherapeutics.
Answer: a.k.a. Clinical pharmacology
branch of pharmacology that uses drugs to treat, prevent, and
diagnose disease
◉ Pharmacology addresses two concerns.
Answer: the drug's effects on the body
the body's response to the drug
◉ What are nursing responsibilities regarding drug therapy?.
Answer: Administering drugs
Assessing drug effects
,Intervening to make the drug regimen more tolerable
Providing patient teaching about drugs and the drug regimen
Monitoring the overall patient care plan to prevent medication
errors
◉ Adverse effects.
Answer: drug effects that are not desired therapeutic effects; may be
unpleasant or even dangerous
◉ Sources of drugs.
Answer: drugs can come from plants, foods, animals, salts of
inorganic compounds, or synthetic sources
◉ Provide examples of plant-derived drugs.
Answer: digitalis products used to treat cardiac disorders and
various opiates used for sedation
◉ Provide example of synthetic version of the active chemical found
in a plant.
Answer: Dronabinol (Marinol), which contains the active ingredient
delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol found in marijuana. This drug helps to
prevent nausea and vomiting in cancer patients but does not have all
of the adverse effects that occur when marijuana leaf is smoked. The
, synthetic version of the active ingredient allows for an accepted
form to achieve the desired therapeutic effect in cancer patients.
◉ Provide example of how ingestion of plant-derived foods can
sometimes lead to a drug effect.
Answer: the body converts licorice to a false aldosterone-a hormone
found in the body- resulting in fluid retention and hypokalemia or
low serum potassium levels if large amounts of licorice are eaten
◉ Inorganic compounds/ elements used for their therapeutic
effects.
Answer: *Aluminum* = (1)antacid to decrease gastric acidity
(2) management of hyperphosphotemia
(3) prevention of the formation of phosphate urinary stones
*Fluorine* = (1) prevention of dental cavities
(2) prevention of osteoporosis
*Gold* = treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
*Iron* = treatment of iron deficiency anemia
◉ Genetic engineering.
Answer: process of altering DNA, usually of bacteria to produce a
chemical to be used as a drug
EXAM AND STUDY MATERIAL WITH CLINICAL
DRUG SCENARIOS AND APPLICATION
PRACTICE
◉ Drugs.
Answer: are chemicals that are introduced into the body to cause
some sort of change
◉ Pharmacotherapeutics.
Answer: a.k.a. Clinical pharmacology
branch of pharmacology that uses drugs to treat, prevent, and
diagnose disease
◉ Pharmacology addresses two concerns.
Answer: the drug's effects on the body
the body's response to the drug
◉ What are nursing responsibilities regarding drug therapy?.
Answer: Administering drugs
Assessing drug effects
,Intervening to make the drug regimen more tolerable
Providing patient teaching about drugs and the drug regimen
Monitoring the overall patient care plan to prevent medication
errors
◉ Adverse effects.
Answer: drug effects that are not desired therapeutic effects; may be
unpleasant or even dangerous
◉ Sources of drugs.
Answer: drugs can come from plants, foods, animals, salts of
inorganic compounds, or synthetic sources
◉ Provide examples of plant-derived drugs.
Answer: digitalis products used to treat cardiac disorders and
various opiates used for sedation
◉ Provide example of synthetic version of the active chemical found
in a plant.
Answer: Dronabinol (Marinol), which contains the active ingredient
delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol found in marijuana. This drug helps to
prevent nausea and vomiting in cancer patients but does not have all
of the adverse effects that occur when marijuana leaf is smoked. The
, synthetic version of the active ingredient allows for an accepted
form to achieve the desired therapeutic effect in cancer patients.
◉ Provide example of how ingestion of plant-derived foods can
sometimes lead to a drug effect.
Answer: the body converts licorice to a false aldosterone-a hormone
found in the body- resulting in fluid retention and hypokalemia or
low serum potassium levels if large amounts of licorice are eaten
◉ Inorganic compounds/ elements used for their therapeutic
effects.
Answer: *Aluminum* = (1)antacid to decrease gastric acidity
(2) management of hyperphosphotemia
(3) prevention of the formation of phosphate urinary stones
*Fluorine* = (1) prevention of dental cavities
(2) prevention of osteoporosis
*Gold* = treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
*Iron* = treatment of iron deficiency anemia
◉ Genetic engineering.
Answer: process of altering DNA, usually of bacteria to produce a
chemical to be used as a drug
