NURS 5334 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY
2026 PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY AND
PHARMACOLOGY PRINCIPLES STUDY
GUIDE PACKAGE
◉ Four major pharmokinetic processes
Answer: Drug absorption, drug distribution, drug metabolism, and
drug excretion.
◉ Define Pharmacodynamics
Answer: The impact of drugs on the body. The nature and intensity
of the response to the drug.
◉ Two major areas in which you can apply pharmacologic
knowledge.
Answer: Patient care and patient education.
◉ Seven aspects of drug therapy.
Answer: Pre administration assessment, dosage and administration,
evaluating and promoting therapeutic effects, minimizing adverse
, effects, minimizing adverse reactions, making "as needed" (PRN)
decisions, and managing toxicity.
◉ Pre administration assessment
Answer: Three basic goals: collecting baseline data needed to
evaluate therapeutic and adverse responses, identifying high -risk
patients, and assessing the patient's capacity for self-care.
◉ To help reduce adverse effects, you must know
Answer: The major adverse effects the drug can produce, when
these reactions are likely to occur, early signs that an adverse
reaction is developing, and interventions that can minimize
discomfort and harm.
◉ PRN
Answer: pro re nata, a Latin phrase meaning as needed
◉ Nursing process
Answer: ADPIE - Assessment, analysis (diagnosis), planning,
implementation, and evaluation.
◉ Complete nursing diagnosis
Answer: A statement of the pt's actual or potential health problem, a
statement of the problem's probable cause or risk factors, and the
2026 PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY AND
PHARMACOLOGY PRINCIPLES STUDY
GUIDE PACKAGE
◉ Four major pharmokinetic processes
Answer: Drug absorption, drug distribution, drug metabolism, and
drug excretion.
◉ Define Pharmacodynamics
Answer: The impact of drugs on the body. The nature and intensity
of the response to the drug.
◉ Two major areas in which you can apply pharmacologic
knowledge.
Answer: Patient care and patient education.
◉ Seven aspects of drug therapy.
Answer: Pre administration assessment, dosage and administration,
evaluating and promoting therapeutic effects, minimizing adverse
, effects, minimizing adverse reactions, making "as needed" (PRN)
decisions, and managing toxicity.
◉ Pre administration assessment
Answer: Three basic goals: collecting baseline data needed to
evaluate therapeutic and adverse responses, identifying high -risk
patients, and assessing the patient's capacity for self-care.
◉ To help reduce adverse effects, you must know
Answer: The major adverse effects the drug can produce, when
these reactions are likely to occur, early signs that an adverse
reaction is developing, and interventions that can minimize
discomfort and harm.
◉ PRN
Answer: pro re nata, a Latin phrase meaning as needed
◉ Nursing process
Answer: ADPIE - Assessment, analysis (diagnosis), planning,
implementation, and evaluation.
◉ Complete nursing diagnosis
Answer: A statement of the pt's actual or potential health problem, a
statement of the problem's probable cause or risk factors, and the
