N352 Unit 1 Exam Solution Complete Actual Questions With Correct And Verified Answers 100% .

Drug - correct answer any chemical that can affect living processes Pharmacology - correct answer the study of drugs and their interactions with living systems Clinical Pharmacology - correct answer the study of drugs in humans Therapeutics AKA Pharmacotherapeutics - correct answer the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy & the medical use of drugs The big three - correct answer effectiveness, safety, selectivity Effectiveness - correct answer most important property of a drug -a drug that elicits the response for which it is given Safety (a safe drug) - correct answer a drug that cannot produce harmful effects, even if administered in very high doses for a very long time Pharmakon - correct answer drug, medicine Selectivity (a selective drug) - correct answer a drug that elicits only the response for which it was given. (there is no such thing as a wholly selective drug) Properties of an ideal drug - correct answer Effectiveness Safety Selectivity Reversible Action Ease of Administration Freedom of drug interactions Chemical Stability Possession of a simple generic name Low cost What is the Therapeutic Objective of Drug therapy? - correct answer to provide maximum benefit with minimal harm 4 major pharmacokinetic processes - correct answer drug absorption drug distribution drug metabolism drug excretion Pharmacokinetics - correct answer impact of the body on drugs Pharmacodynamics - correct answer impact of drugs on the body 5 rights of drug administration - correct answer 1. right patient 2. right medication 3. right dose 4. right route of administration 5. right time of delivery 8 aspects of drug therapy - correct answer 1. Pre-administration assessment 2. Dosage and administration 3. Promoting therapeutic effects 4. Minimizing adverse effects 5. Minimizing adverse interactions 6. Making PRN decisions 7. Evaluating responses to medication 8. Managing toxicity What does PRN stand for? - correct answer pro re nata (as needed) Evaluation - correct answer -the process that tells us whether a drug is producing a benefit or causing a harm -one of the most important aspects of drug therapy Adherence - correct answer -compliance or concordance -the extent to which a patient's behavior coincides with medical advice Assessment - correct answer collecting data about the patient Analysis - correct answer analyzing information in the database to determine actual and potential health problems Nursing Diagnosis - correct answer an actual or potential health problem that nurses are qualified and licensed to treat A complete nursing diagnosis consists of 3 statements... - correct answer 1. a statement of the patients actual or potential health problem 2. a statement of the problem's probable cause or risk factors 3. the signs, symptoms, or other evidence of the problem "related to...as evidenced by" Planning - correct answer the nurse delineates specific interventions directed at solving or preventing the problems identified in analysis Implementation - correct answer carrying out interventions identified during planning Preadministration Assessment - correct answer establishes the baseline data needed to tailor drug therapy to the individual 4 basic goals of preadministration assessment - 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 -assessment of the patient's capacity for self-care Idiosyncratic Reactions - correct answer reactions unique to the individual Contraindication - correct answer a condition that prohibits use of a particular drug under all but the most critical of circumstances Precaution - correct answer a condition that significantly increases the risk of an adverse reaction to a particular drug but not to a degree that is life threatening Amphetamine adverse reaction - correct answer CNS stimulation Aspirin adverse reaction - correct answer gastric erosion Atropine adverse reaction - correct answer