Advanced Pharmacology Exam 1 Qs&As 2024 A+ Review

Advanced Pharmacology Exam 1 Qs&As 2024 A+ Review Once you graduate from an NP program, in order to prescribe you'll need: - ANS--Advanced nurse prescriber license -DEA # What is the purpose of a DEA #? - ANS-Needed to prescribed scheduled drugs Rules for prescribing Schedule II drugs: - ANS--Written script needed -1 month supply only -No refills What is the PDMP? - ANS-Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Used to effectively track patient's controlled substance uses across different health facilities (in the same state) What are clinical practice guidelines? - ANS-Recommendations that are intended to optimize patient care that are informed by a systematic review of the evidence and an assessment of the benefits/harms of alternative care practices Ex: sepsis, CAP Common causes of medication errors: - ANS--Illegible writing -Drug names that sound alike -Medications that look alike -Administering a drug with the wrong route What is pharmacokinetics? What are its 4 categories? - ANS-What the body does to the drug 1. Absorption 2. Metabolism 3. Distribution 4. Excretion Quickest route of absorption? Slowest? - ANS-IV = quickest IM = slowest What is the most common way drugs pass through cell membranes? - ANS-Passive diffusion What characteristics of a drug allow it to pass most quickly through cell membranes (usually through passive diffusion)? - ANS-Small, uncharged (unionized), lipid soluble--pass through membrane without any energy What does it mean when a drug is ionized? - ANS-It means that the drug is stuck in the compartment it was ionized in and has to be moved to the next compartment (cannot be absorbed into the bloodstream) Where do weak acids absorb? - ANS-Stomach Where do weak bases absorb? - ANS-Small intestine pH of stomach: - ANS-2-4 pH of small intestine: - ANS-6-7 pH of large intestine: - ANS-6-7 pH of bloodstream: - ANS-7.35-7.45 pH of bladder: - A