PHARM: Exam 1 Questions and Answers (Pharmacology
Basics
what two things require a mandatory second nurse verification?
high-risk meds
blood
What is medication reconciliation?
Continuous assessment and updating of patient medication information.
- Verification
- Clarification
- Reconciliation
what is verification?
verify what all the pt is taking
what is clarification?
clarifying why the pt is taking a med
what is reconciliation?
applying their current meds to what you are doing in the healthcare setting
T or F:
Medication reconciliation is done at the beginning of pt care
false
(it is ongoing)
what is one of the purposes of medication reconciliation?
to ensure that there are no discrepancies between what the patient was taking at home and in the
hospital
what is a drug?
any chemical that affects the physiologic processes of a living organism
what are prototypical drugs?
first drug in a class of drugs
what are the two types of drug classifications?
structure
therapeutic effect
define pharmaceutics
The study of how various drug forms influence the way in which the drug affects the body
Define pharmokinetics
the study of what the body does to a drug
absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion would all fall under what study?
- pharmaceutics
- pharmacokinetics
- pharmacodynamics
- pharmacotherapeutics
, pharmacokinetics
dissolution would fall under what study?
- pharmaceutics
- pharmacokinetics
- pharmacodynamics
- pharmacognosy
pharmaceutics
Define pharmacodynamics
the study of what the drug does to the body
define pharmacotherapeutics
The clinical use of drugs to prevent and treat diseases
define toxicology
science of the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms
what are toxicology treatment system priorities?
ABCs
preventing absorption/speeding up elimination
define pharmacognosy
the study of natural drug sources (plants, animals, minerals)
define pharmacoeconomics
The study of economic factors influencing the cost of drug therapy.
Dosage form determines the rate of _____________________.
dissolution
what route?
the drug is absorbed into the systemic circulation through the oral or gastric mucosa, or
small intestine
enteral
what are the 4 enteral routes?
oral
sublingual
buccal
rectal
what route bypasses the digestive system?
parenteral
what is the fastest delivery into blood circulation?
intravenous
what are all of the parenteral routes? (7 total)
intravenous
intramuscular
subcutaneous
intradermal
intraarterial
Basics
what two things require a mandatory second nurse verification?
high-risk meds
blood
What is medication reconciliation?
Continuous assessment and updating of patient medication information.
- Verification
- Clarification
- Reconciliation
what is verification?
verify what all the pt is taking
what is clarification?
clarifying why the pt is taking a med
what is reconciliation?
applying their current meds to what you are doing in the healthcare setting
T or F:
Medication reconciliation is done at the beginning of pt care
false
(it is ongoing)
what is one of the purposes of medication reconciliation?
to ensure that there are no discrepancies between what the patient was taking at home and in the
hospital
what is a drug?
any chemical that affects the physiologic processes of a living organism
what are prototypical drugs?
first drug in a class of drugs
what are the two types of drug classifications?
structure
therapeutic effect
define pharmaceutics
The study of how various drug forms influence the way in which the drug affects the body
Define pharmokinetics
the study of what the body does to a drug
absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion would all fall under what study?
- pharmaceutics
- pharmacokinetics
- pharmacodynamics
- pharmacotherapeutics
, pharmacokinetics
dissolution would fall under what study?
- pharmaceutics
- pharmacokinetics
- pharmacodynamics
- pharmacognosy
pharmaceutics
Define pharmacodynamics
the study of what the drug does to the body
define pharmacotherapeutics
The clinical use of drugs to prevent and treat diseases
define toxicology
science of the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms
what are toxicology treatment system priorities?
ABCs
preventing absorption/speeding up elimination
define pharmacognosy
the study of natural drug sources (plants, animals, minerals)
define pharmacoeconomics
The study of economic factors influencing the cost of drug therapy.
Dosage form determines the rate of _____________________.
dissolution
what route?
the drug is absorbed into the systemic circulation through the oral or gastric mucosa, or
small intestine
enteral
what are the 4 enteral routes?
oral
sublingual
buccal
rectal
what route bypasses the digestive system?
parenteral
what is the fastest delivery into blood circulation?
intravenous
what are all of the parenteral routes? (7 total)
intravenous
intramuscular
subcutaneous
intradermal
intraarterial
