Complete/verified Answers 2026-2027
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Generic - Answer official, nonproprietary name for the drug; the name is not owned by any
drug company and is universally accepted.
Brand - Answer proprietary name, chosen by the drug company and is usually a registered
trademark. (eg. lunesta= eszopiclone) (eg. Lasix= furosemide)
Therapeutically equivalent - Answer when the generic drug is found to be bioequivalent to the
brand name drug
Equivalent - Answer if there is 20% variance in drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, ad
excretion
The Nursing Process - Answer 1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Planning
4. Intervention
5. Evaluation
Assessment - Answer collecting subjective and objective data from client
Diagnosis - Answer identify clients needs
Planning - Answer must be client centered, realistic, measurable. Set effective goals that are
specific
Intervention - Answer client education. pt needs to be ready to learn, limit barriers, Taylor the
instruction to the pt, make sure pt understands
Evaluation - Answer determine if the goals were met. determine the need for follow-up,
document successful goal attainment
Ethical Principles - Answer respect for persons
beneficence
, justice
respect for persons - Answer autonomy, informed consent (do's responsibility)
Beneficence - Answer duty to protect the pt from harm
justice - Answer burden and benefits are equitable all around
ethnomedicine - Answer study of ways in which people in different cultures conceptualize
health and illness
Ethnopharmacology - Answer focuses on the use of herbs, powders, teas, and animal products
as healing remedies
pharmacogenetics - Answer study of all different genes that determine drug behavior within
the human body
transcultural nursing - Answer provide culturally competent care assume all cultures have 6
phenomenon:
-communication
-space
-social organizations
-time
-environmental control
-biologic variations
Patient education should include: - Answer general information regarding prescribed
medication, side-effects of that medication, and how to self administer that medication
six rights of medication admin - Answer 1. right patient
2. right drug
3. right dose
4. right time
5. right route
6. right documentation