NURS 5334 ADVANCED
PHARMACOLOGY TEST 2
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ Define Pharmacokinetics
Answer: The impact of the body on drugs. How much of an
administered dose gets to its sites of action.
◉ 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
PHARMACOLOGY TEST 2
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ Define Pharmacokinetics
Answer: The impact of the body on drugs. How much of an
administered dose gets to its sites of action.
◉ 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
