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NUR 3145 Introduction to Pharmacotherapeutics
WEEK 1 Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers
What is Pharmacology? Ans:— The study of biological effects of
chemicals
-drugs/medications are chemicals that are introduced into the body to
cause some sort of change.
What is the difference between therapeutic effect and adverse effects?
Ans:— -Therapeutic effects are the desired effects, while adverse are
the undesirable, potentially dangerous effect
What are some Nurses's roles in pharmacotherapeutics? Ans:— -
administering med
-assessing med effects
-assessing appropriateness for the medication
-providing patient education about meds
-monitoring the overall patient care plan to prevent medication errors
What is nomenclature in a drug? Ans:— the different names used to
identify a medication at various stages
What are typically the three main types of drug names? Ans:— -
chemical name
-generic name
-trade/brand name
Medication are always referred to which one?
a. Chemical name
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b. Generic name
c. Trade/brand name Ans:— B. Generic name
What is the chemical name? Ans:— Name give that reflects chemical
composition and molecular structure
-example: 2-acetyloxybenzoic acid
What is the generic name? Ans:— Official/nonproprietary name given
by the united states adopted names council
-every med only has one generic name
What is the brand/trade name? Ans:— Brand/ proprietary name given
by company that produces the med
-one medication can have multiple brand names
Is aspirin the generic name or trade name? Ans:— Generic
What are some drug/medication actions? Ans:— -replace or act as a
substitute for missing chemicals
ex. insulin
-increase or stimulate certain cellular activities
ex. epinephrine
-depress or slow cellular activities
ex. propanolol
-interfere with the functioning of foreign cells
ex. antibiotics, chemotherapeutics
What is pharmacokinetics? Ans:— -how medications travel through the
body.
Medications undergo biochemical processes that result in... ADME
What are the four biochemical processes that medications undergo in
pharmacokinetics? Ans:— -absorption
NUR 3145 Introduction to Pharmacotherapeutics
WEEK 1 Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers
What is Pharmacology? Ans:— The study of biological effects of
chemicals
-drugs/medications are chemicals that are introduced into the body to
cause some sort of change.
What is the difference between therapeutic effect and adverse effects?
Ans:— -Therapeutic effects are the desired effects, while adverse are
the undesirable, potentially dangerous effect
What are some Nurses's roles in pharmacotherapeutics? Ans:— -
administering med
-assessing med effects
-assessing appropriateness for the medication
-providing patient education about meds
-monitoring the overall patient care plan to prevent medication errors
What is nomenclature in a drug? Ans:— the different names used to
identify a medication at various stages
What are typically the three main types of drug names? Ans:— -
chemical name
-generic name
-trade/brand name
Medication are always referred to which one?
a. Chemical name
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b. Generic name
c. Trade/brand name Ans:— B. Generic name
What is the chemical name? Ans:— Name give that reflects chemical
composition and molecular structure
-example: 2-acetyloxybenzoic acid
What is the generic name? Ans:— Official/nonproprietary name given
by the united states adopted names council
-every med only has one generic name
What is the brand/trade name? Ans:— Brand/ proprietary name given
by company that produces the med
-one medication can have multiple brand names
Is aspirin the generic name or trade name? Ans:— Generic
What are some drug/medication actions? Ans:— -replace or act as a
substitute for missing chemicals
ex. insulin
-increase or stimulate certain cellular activities
ex. epinephrine
-depress or slow cellular activities
ex. propanolol
-interfere with the functioning of foreign cells
ex. antibiotics, chemotherapeutics
What is pharmacokinetics? Ans:— -how medications travel through the
body.
Medications undergo biochemical processes that result in... ADME
What are the four biochemical processes that medications undergo in
pharmacokinetics? Ans:— -absorption
