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Define Pharmacokinetics - (CORRECT ANSWER)The impact of the body on drugs. How much
of an administered dose gets to its sites of action.



Four major pharmokinetic processes - (CORRECT ANSWER)Drug absorption, drug
distribution, drug metabolism, and drug excretion.



Define Pharmacodynamics - (CORRECT 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. - (CORRECT
ANSWER)Patient care and patient education.



Seven aspects of drug therapy. - (CORRECT 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 - (CORRECT 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 - (CORRECT 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 - (CORRECT ANSWER)pro re nata, a Latin phrase meaning as needed



Nursing process - (CORRECT ANSWER)ADPIE - Assessment, analysis (diagnosis), planning,
implementation, and evaluation.




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, Complete nursing diagnosis - (CORRECT 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 signs,
symptoms, or other evidence of the problem. Statements are separated by the phrases related to
and as evidenced by



Objective of drug therapy - (CORRECT ANSWER)Produce maximum benefit with minimum
harm



Pre administration assessment - (CORRECT ANSWER)Establish the baseline data needed to
tailor drug therapy to the individual.



Pre administration assessment goals - (CORRECT ANSWER)Collection of baseline data needed
to evaluate therapeutic effects, collection of baseline data needed to evaluate adverse effects,
identification of high-risk patients, and assessment of the pt's capacity for self-care.



Containdication - (CORRECT ANSWER)A preexisting condition that precludes use of a
particular drug under all but the most critical of circumstances.



Precaution - (CORRECT ANSWER)A preexisting condition that significantly increases the risk
of an adverse reaction to a particular drug, but not to s degree that is life threatening.



Pharmacokinetics - (CORRECT ANSWER)1. Absorption 2. distribution 3. metabolism 4.
elimination

"Body affecting drugs"



Absorption - (CORRECT ANSWER)Enteral route involves the GI system (oral)

Parenteral route = IV, IM

Transdermal = through the skin

Respiratory = droplet, inhalation



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