1. ././././././././././././././././ NUR 144 - UNIT 2 Exam
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2. What. / is. / the. / role. / of. / psychopharmacology. / in. / psychotherapeutic. / manag
e-ment:./Psychopharmacology./refers./to./the./use./of./medication./in./treating./mental./health./conditions.
3. What./ is./ the. / the. / nurse's./ responsibilities./ in. / administering ./ psychotropic./ drugs.-
:./1-./Understand./why./psychotropic./drugs./are./used
2- Asses./the./drugs./side./ettects
3- Evaluate./desired./ettects
4- Preventative./care./to./reduce./problems./
5-Determine./use./of./PRN./medications
4. What./is./drug./absorbtion?:./The./drug./getting./into./the./blood./stream
5. what. / is. / distribution?:. / Drug./getting./into./the./tissues
6. What./is./metabolism?:./Breaking./down./the./drug./into./a./form./that./can./be./excreted
7. What./is./excretion?:./the./process./of./removing./waste./from./the./body
8. What./are./downsides./of./psychotropic./drugs?:./1-./not./always./needed
2- Not./always./ettective
3- Best./co-administered./with./other./interventions
4- Used./to./avoid./other./non-
medication./based./therapies./5-
Dangerous./side./ettects
6-Can./take./a./while./to./find./the./right./combination./of./drugs
9. What./is./first./pass./metabolism?:./The./concentration./of./drug./is./greatly./reduced./BEFORE./reachin
g./systemic./circulation../This./mainly./involves./liver./enzymes,./but./also./includes./gastric./enzymes,./gut./wall./enzymes
,./and./bacterial./enzymes../Bioavaliability./is./reduced.
10. What. / is. / bioavailability?:. / Fraction./of./administered./drug./that./reaches./systemic./circulation./unchanged.
11. What./types./of./soluble./molecules./can./pass./thru./the./blood./brain./barrier?:./Lipid./so
luble
12. Can./water./soluble./substances./pass./the./blood./brain./barrier?:./Not./really,./in./signifi-
cant.
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2. What. / is. / the. / role. / of. / psychopharmacology. / in. / psychotherapeutic. / manag
e-ment:./Psychopharmacology./refers./to./the./use./of./medication./in./treating./mental./health./conditions.
3. What./ is./ the. / the. / nurse's./ responsibilities./ in. / administering ./ psychotropic./ drugs.-
:./1-./Understand./why./psychotropic./drugs./are./used
2- Asses./the./drugs./side./ettects
3- Evaluate./desired./ettects
4- Preventative./care./to./reduce./problems./
5-Determine./use./of./PRN./medications
4. What./is./drug./absorbtion?:./The./drug./getting./into./the./blood./stream
5. what. / is. / distribution?:. / Drug./getting./into./the./tissues
6. What./is./metabolism?:./Breaking./down./the./drug./into./a./form./that./can./be./excreted
7. What./is./excretion?:./the./process./of./removing./waste./from./the./body
8. What./are./downsides./of./psychotropic./drugs?:./1-./not./always./needed
2- Not./always./ettective
3- Best./co-administered./with./other./interventions
4- Used./to./avoid./other./non-
medication./based./therapies./5-
Dangerous./side./ettects
6-Can./take./a./while./to./find./the./right./combination./of./drugs
9. What./is./first./pass./metabolism?:./The./concentration./of./drug./is./greatly./reduced./BEFORE./reachin
g./systemic./circulation../This./mainly./involves./liver./enzymes,./but./also./includes./gastric./enzymes,./gut./wall./enzymes
,./and./bacterial./enzymes../Bioavaliability./is./reduced.
10. What. / is. / bioavailability?:. / Fraction./of./administered./drug./that./reaches./systemic./circulation./unchanged.
11. What./types./of./soluble./molecules./can./pass./thru./the./blood./brain./barrier?:./Lipid./so
luble
12. Can./water./soluble./substances./pass./the./blood./brain./barrier?:./Not./really,./in./signifi-
cant.
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