Chapter 34 medication administration, canadian fundamentals of nursing questions and answers 100% verified.

Chapter 34 medication administration, canadian fundamentals of nursing questions and answers 100% verified. Medication - correct answers.A substance used in the prevention, diagnosis, relief, treatment, or cure of health alterations Pharmacokinetics - correct answers.The study of how medications enter, affect, and exit the body 3 different names of medications - correct answers.- chemical name - given name - trade name Tradename, brand-name, or proprietary name - correct the name under which a manufacturer markets a medication Meditation classification - correct answers.Indicates the effect of the medication on a body system the symptoms the medication relieves, or the medications desired effect At least seven different medications are included in this classification - correct answers.Sulfonylurea classification Aspirin - correct answers.Belong to more than one class is an analgesic, an antipyretic, and an anti inflammatory Medication forms - correct answers.The composition of the medication is designed to enhance its absorption and metabolism. Many medications are made in several forms, such as tablets, capsules, elixirs, and suppositories. Purity - correct answers.Manufacturers must meet purity standards for the type and concentration of substances allowed in drug production Potency - correct answers.The concentration of the active drug in the preparation affects its strength, or potency Bioavailability - correct answers.The ability of a drug to be released from its dosage form and to be dissolved, absorbed, and transported by the body to the drugs site of action. Efficiancy - correct answers.Detailed laboratory studies help determine a drugs effectiveness Safety - correct answers.All drugs need to be continually evaluated to determine their side effects Before a new drug can be marketed in Canada, and application for approval must be made to this - correct answers.Health protection branch (HPB) Violations of this are punishable by fines, imprisonment, and loss of your nursing license or your nursing registration - correct answers.Narcotic control act Pharmacokinetics - correct answers.Is the study of how medications into the body, reach their site of action, metabolize, and exit the body. Absorption - correct answers.Refers to the passage of medication molecules into the blood from the medications site of administration. Orally administered medications - correct answers.Must pass through the gastrointestinal, G.I., tracked to be absorbed, the overall rate of absorption is usually slow. Intravenous, I V injection - correct answers.Produces the most rapid absorption because this route to provide immediate access to the systemic circulation Ability of the medication to dissolve - correct ds on its form of preparation Blood flow to the site of administration - correct the site of administration contains a rich blood supply, the body absorbs medications more rapidly Body surface area - correct answers.When a medication is in contact with a large surface area, the medication will be absorbed at a faster rate Lipid solubility of the medication - correct answers.Highly lipid soluble medications easily cross the cell membrane and I absorbed quickly