Medication Administration NU 311 | Questions with 100% Verified Answers | Latest Update

Medication Administration NU 311 | Questions with 100% Verified Answers |
Latest Update

Question: Generic name
Answer:
A manufacturer who first develops a medication provides it; it is the name listed in the official
publications such as United States Pharmacopeia (USP)

Question: Trade name
Answer:
(Also called brand name) is used to market the medication; has a symbol at the upper right of
the name (tm)

Question: Chemical name
Answer:
Describes the composition and molecular structures; rarely used in clinical practice

Question: Therapeutic range
Answer:
-the range of drug dosages which can treat disease effectively without having toxic
effects

-allows you to provide patient teaching and accurately evaluate desired effects

Question: Side Effect
Answer:
predictable and often unavoidable secondary effects of a medication at a usual therapeutic dose

Question: Adverse Drug Effect
Answer:
unintended, undesirable, and often unpredictable effects of a medication

,Question: Toxic Effects
Answer:
-medication accumulates in the blood because of impaired metabolism or excretion or
when too high of a dose of medication is given

-excess medication can have lethal effects to your patient. Many drugs have antidotes to
treat toxicity.

Question: Idiosyncratic Effects
Answer:
-occurs when patients overreact or underreact to a medication or have reactions
different from normal.

-Predicting idiosyncratic reactions is impossible. The example in the book describes
giving Ativan (anti-anxiety drug) to an elderly adult causing agitation and delirium.

Question: Allergic Reactions
Answer:
-unpredictable responses to medications. Allergic responses range from mild to severe.

-Mild allergic symptoms (urticaria or hives, eczema or rash, pruritis (itching) and rhinitis
(runny nose). Severe or anaphylactic reactions are: sudden constriction of bronchiolar muscles,
edema of the pharynx and larynx, severe wheezing and shortness of breath. Anaphylaxis is
potentially fatal.

Question: Medication Tolerance
Answer:
-medication tolerance is a decreased physiological response that occurs after repeated
administration of a medication

-usually noted when patients take the same medication for long periods of time and
require higher doses to produce the desired therapeutic effect. It sometimes takes months for
tolerance to occur

Question: Drug Dependance
Answer:
-drug dependence can be physical or psychological.

-psychological dependence is exhibited by patients having an emotional desire for a
drug to maintain an effect. Physical dependence is a physiological adaptation to a medication
that manifests itself by an intense physical disturbance when the medication is withdrawn

, Question: Medication Interactions
Answer:
-occurs when a medication modifies the action of another medication. Medication
interactions may result in an increase of decrease in the therapeutic effect of each medication

-common problem with older adults who take a variety of medications and who have
multiple physicians.

Question: Absorption
Answer:
-passage of medication molecules into the blood from the site of administration

-administration route, blood flow to administration site, body surface area, and lipid
solubility of a medication

Question: Distribution
Answer:
-process of transporting a drug to the site of action (most medications bind to albumin
for transport)

-circulation, cell membrane permeability, and protein binding

Question: Metabolism of a drug
Answer:
medication is broken down to remove the active chemicals (most metabolism occurs in the
liver but the lungs, kidneys, blood, and intestines play a role)

Question: Excretion
Answer:
the process of the medication exiting the body through bowels kidney, liver, exocrine glands,
and lungs

Question: Classifications of Medicine (characteristics)
Answer:
-Effect on a body system
-Symptoms the medication relieves
-Medication's desired effect