Pharmacology basics for Nursing Practice
Questions & Answers 100% Correct [Grade
A] - Chamberlain
when would you do a lab test to see the trough level of a PO med? - correct answer
about 30 mins before next dose
what would you do if you took a trough level of vancomycin and it was too high? -
correct answer hold off on next dose
pt. may not be metabolizing or excreting well
what would you do if you took a peak level of vancomycin and it was too low? - correct
answer consider upping the dosage
what two main things do we associate with pharmacodynamics? - correct answer
method of action
therapeutic effect
what to agonists and antagonists work on? - correct answer drug-receptor
relationships
define contraindications - correct answer any prior health history, diagnosis, or other
medication that causes unwanted effects when joined with a drug
define adverse effects - correct answer Unintended, undesirable, unpredictable
reactions to a drug
something to monitor or intervene for
define medication tolerance - correct answer decreasing response to repeated drug
doses
define medication dependence - correct answer physiologic or psychological need for
a drug
pt can't function without
define physical medication depende - correct answer physiologic need for a drug to
avoid physical withdrawal symptoms
, NR293: Exam 1(Latest Update )
Pharmacology basics for Nursing Practice
Questions & Answers 100% Correct [Grade
A] - Chamberlain
define psychological dependence - correct answer obsessive desire for the euphoric
effects of a drug
what is another term for psychological drug dependence? - correct answer addiction
medication tolerance can lead to _____________ - correct answer dependence
define synergistic effects? - correct answer two drugs when taken together enhance
the effects
define antagonistic effects - correct answer medications work against each other
define incompatibility - correct answer if meds are given together pt. will be harmed
drugs cross the placenta by ____________ - correct answer diffusion
what three factors affect drug safety during pregnancy? - correct answer drug
properties
fetal gestational age
maternal factors
T or F
drug levels in breast milk are lower than those in maternal circulation - correct
answer true
children have less acidic gastric contents up until about age __ - correct answer 2
why is absorption and metabolism of meds slower in children? - correct answer they
have slower gastric emptying
T or F:
IM absorption is slower in children - correct answer false
children have a __________ level of protein binding - correct answer decreased