NUR 210 exam 1 study guide
Discuss how the professional nursing role components include being a teacher - Answer-The nurse must
teach the patient about medications, it's purpose, when to take it, how to take it, etc.
Discuss how the professional nursing role components include being a manager - Answer-The nurse can
assign certain roles or tasks to other individuals to make a patients care more efficient
Discuss how the professional nursing role components include being a research consumer - Answer-The
nurse can implement evidence based practice to evaluate a patient or illness in order to learn and take
the knowledge to better other people's health.
Nurses implement the processes of : - Answer-critical thinking, communication, change and life-long
learning
Define Drug - Answer-chemical that is capable of interacting with a living organism to produce a
biological effect.
ex. caffeine, nicotine, and drugs
Federal Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 - Answer-oversee clinical trials for food and drug safety
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) - Answer-regulates drug safety before it goes out to the consumer
, Kefauver-Harris Amendment of 1962 - Answer-approves that the drug works or is effective
Controlled Substances Act of 1970 - Answer-classifies controlled substances according to their abuse
potentials
controlled substances act- schedule I - Answer-Schedule I: non-research use is forbidden/illegal
ex. cocaine
controlled substances act- schedule II - Answer-Schedule II: no telephone prescriptions, no refills, high
potential for abuse, must go to doctor's office for refill
ex. oxycodone, morphine
controlled substances act- schedule III - Answer-Schedule III: prescription must be rewritten after 6
months, potential for abuse
ex. stimulants, antidepressants, codeine
controlled substances act- schedule IV - Answer-Schedule IV: differs in penalties for legal possession,
minor hypnotics or tranquilizers
ex. sleeping pills, anti anxiety medication
controlled substances act- schedule V - Answer-Schedule V: may be oral, written, or electronic. no
prescription is needed but the pharmacists keep track of purchase with drivers license to ensure there is
no misuse
ex. Claritin D
Orphan Drug Act of 1983 - Answer-Provided incentives like a tax break for the development of orphan
drugs for treatment of rare diseases
Discuss how the professional nursing role components include being a teacher - Answer-The nurse must
teach the patient about medications, it's purpose, when to take it, how to take it, etc.
Discuss how the professional nursing role components include being a manager - Answer-The nurse can
assign certain roles or tasks to other individuals to make a patients care more efficient
Discuss how the professional nursing role components include being a research consumer - Answer-The
nurse can implement evidence based practice to evaluate a patient or illness in order to learn and take
the knowledge to better other people's health.
Nurses implement the processes of : - Answer-critical thinking, communication, change and life-long
learning
Define Drug - Answer-chemical that is capable of interacting with a living organism to produce a
biological effect.
ex. caffeine, nicotine, and drugs
Federal Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 - Answer-oversee clinical trials for food and drug safety
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) - Answer-regulates drug safety before it goes out to the consumer
, Kefauver-Harris Amendment of 1962 - Answer-approves that the drug works or is effective
Controlled Substances Act of 1970 - Answer-classifies controlled substances according to their abuse
potentials
controlled substances act- schedule I - Answer-Schedule I: non-research use is forbidden/illegal
ex. cocaine
controlled substances act- schedule II - Answer-Schedule II: no telephone prescriptions, no refills, high
potential for abuse, must go to doctor's office for refill
ex. oxycodone, morphine
controlled substances act- schedule III - Answer-Schedule III: prescription must be rewritten after 6
months, potential for abuse
ex. stimulants, antidepressants, codeine
controlled substances act- schedule IV - Answer-Schedule IV: differs in penalties for legal possession,
minor hypnotics or tranquilizers
ex. sleeping pills, anti anxiety medication
controlled substances act- schedule V - Answer-Schedule V: may be oral, written, or electronic. no
prescription is needed but the pharmacists keep track of purchase with drivers license to ensure there is
no misuse
ex. Claritin D
Orphan Drug Act of 1983 - Answer-Provided incentives like a tax break for the development of orphan
drugs for treatment of rare diseases
