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NAPRA - National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities CPTEA - Canadian Pharmacy Technician Educators Association Prescription - An order for a medication, device or therapy issued by a physician, dentist, veterinarian or other health professional authorized to prescribe What needs to be on a prescription? - -The date the prescription was written; -The name and address of the patient; -The name of the drug or ingredients and strengt...

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16 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

NurseAmelia

Name the branch of pharmacology that deals with the uses of drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease - Pharmacotherapeutics Name the branch of pharmacology that involves how a drug affects the body - Pharmacodynamics Name the branch of pharmacology that involves how the body handles the drug (absorption, distribution, biotransformation, and excretion - Pharmacokinetics Name the category of drugs that have a high abuse potential and no accepted...

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13 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

NurseAmelia

What are the 10 rights of medication administration? - Right: Drug, Dose, Time, Route, Patient, Reason, Documentation, Assessment, Education, Refusal. How is the medication dosage identified? - Dosage is identified from the prescriber's order. Always check the dose and confirm that it aligns with the patient's age and size. You must also check against the dosage on hand. Who is more susceptible to medication dosages? - Children and Ol...

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12 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

NurseAmelia

Goal of the medication use system - to provide patient with best care while avoiding medical errors 5 steps in the medication use system - 1. prescribing 2. transcribing 3. dispensing 4. administration 5. monitoring Step 1 of Medication Use System - 1. Prescribing - physician OR self prescribing behavior - Key people: Physician, Nurse practitioner, Pharmacist - Steps involved: Drug choices, dosages, regimens - Documentation (medic...

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22 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

NurseAmelia

Bias - Any systematic error in a measurement process. (p. 55) Black Box Warning - A type of warning that appears in a drug's prescribing information and is required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to alert prescribers of serious adverse events that have occurred with the given drug. (p. 56 Blinded Investigational Drug Study - A research design in which the subjects are purposely unaware of whether the substance they are admi...

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28 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

NurseAmelia

Pharmacokinetics - The term pharmacokinetics is derived from two Greek words: pharmakon (drug or poison) and kinesis (motion). As this derivation implies, pharmacokinetics is the study of drug movement throughout the body. Pharmacokinetics also includes what happens to the drug as it makes this journey. four basic pharmacokinetic processes - absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion absorption - the movement of a drug...

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82 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

NurseAmelia

6 rights of med admin - 1. drug 2. dose 3. route 4. patient 5. time 6. documentation The nurse answers a patient's call light and finds the patient sitting up in bed and requesting pain medication. What will the nurse do first? a. Check the orders and give the patient the requested pain medication b. Provide comfort measure to the patient c. Assess the patient's pain and pain level d. Evaluate the effectiveness of previous pain medications - Correct answ...

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23 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

NurseAmelia

Pharmacology - is the study of drugs. This broad area of study includes characteristics of various drugs, methods used to administer drugs, how drugs move through the body, and the body's responses to drugs. As a nurse, your understanding of pharmacologic principles is critical for the well-being of your clients. bioavailability - is defined as the rate and extent to which the active ingredient is absorbed from a drug product and becomes available at the s...

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12 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

NurseAmelia

In recent years there has been a shift from licensed practical nurses/vocational nurses (LPNs/VNs) working in acute care to practicing more in which type of setting? ~Acute-care settings ~Community-based settings ~Hospital settings ~Emergency room settings - Community-based settings The trend in recent years in LPN/VN practice has been a shift away from acute-care settings (e.g., hospitals) toward community-based settings, such as nursing homes, outpatient clinics, and rehabil...

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225 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

NurseAmelia

deals with the study of drugs and their actions on living organisms - pharmacology examples of therapeutic methods include the following: - - drug therapy - diet therapy - physiotherapy - psychological therapy therapy which focuses on treatment with drugs - drug therapy therapy which focuses on treatment with diet - diet therapy therapy which focuses on treatment with natural physical forces (e.g. water, light...

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21 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

NurseAmelia

The nurse assesses hives in a patient started on a new medication. What is the nurses priority action? - The nurse administers an initial dose of a steroid to a patient with asthma. Thirty minutes after administration, the nurse finds the patient agitated and stating that everyone is out to get me. What is the term for this unusual reaction? Which is the best description of when drug interactions occur? - What occurs when two drugs compete for the same receptor site, resulting in increas...

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12 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

NurseAmelia

Why is pharmacology important? - meds have an impact on healthcare, the nurse is the last person to catch an error before administration, you're responsible for understanding drugs, must understand drugs to know what the outcomes you should expect and what adverse reactions there could be Where do drugs come from? - Were historically derived from plants, animals, and minerals. Now, most are synthetic compounds that are manufactured in labs Why are drugs now der...

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28 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

NurseAmelia

Pharmacology Bundled Questions and Answers Latest Update (2024/2025) Rated A+

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7 items

TutorJosh

Introduction to Pharmacology Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update Six Parts of Med Orders - Answers 1. date/time the order was taken 2. pt name and dob 3. dosage and/or amount of medication 4. route 5. directions including time to be administered/frequency 6. If controlled substance-- DEA# and refill# What system is preferred for measurements? - Answers metric Pediatric dosage should account for... - Answers -age -weight -sex -metabolic conditions -pathological conditions -phy...

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15 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

TutorJosh

Introduction to Pharmacology Latest Exam 1 Introduction to Pharmacology Latest Exam 1 Introduction to Pharmacology Latest Exam 1 Introduction to Pharmacology Latest Exam 1 Introduction to Pharmacology Latest Exam 1 Introduction to Pharmacology Latest Exam 1 Introduction to Pharmacology Latest Exam 1 Introduction to Pharmacology Latest Exam 1 Introduction to Pharmacology Latest Exam 1 Introduction to Pharmacology Latest Exam 1 Introduction to Pharmacology Latest Exam 1 Intro...

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26 pages

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Grade A+

Creativepdf

Introduction to Pharmacology Latest exam 2Introduction to Pharmacology Latest exam 2Introduction to Pharmacology Latest exam 2Introduction to Pharmacology Latest exam 2Introduction to Pharmacology Latest exam 2Introduction to Pharmacology Latest exam 2Introduction to Pharmacology Latest exam 2Introduction to Pharmacology Latest exam 2Introduction to Pharmacology Latest exam 2Introduction to Pharmacology Latest exam 2Introduction to Pharmacology Latest exam 2Introduction to Pharmacolog...

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4 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

Creativepdf

INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1 UPDATED 2024/2025 COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS 100% CORRECTLY |GRADED A+INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1 UPDATED 2024/2025 COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS 100% CORRECTLY |GRADED A+INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1 UPDATED 2024/2025 COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS 100% CORRECTLY |GRADED A+

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32 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

NURGRACIE

Introduction to Pharmacology Questions and Answers Graded A Which type of drug allergy affects the entire body and causes an inability to breathe? - ANS- Anaphylaxis Which are the most frequently-used drug routes? - ANS- Parenteral and oral What kind of drug may be used to help pinpoint the location of a disease or to detect an abnormality? - ANS- Diagnostic drug An immunization is an example of a ____ drug. - ANS- Preventative Which drug route would involve placing a tablet u...

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2 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

certifiedScores

A nurse is preparing to teach a client how to take care of a newly created colostomy. The nurse should identify that which of the following factors can decrease the client's ability to learn? (Select all that apply.) -Impaired cognitive level -language barrier -discomfort -repetition of teaching -unreadiness to learn ANS: -impaired cognitive level -language barrier -discomfort -unreadiness to learn A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for a drug. After receivin...

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7 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

brenda1980peterson

A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for a drug with a high potential for toxicity. Which of the following information should the nurse include? (select all that apply) [] periodic laboratory tests are essential to measure serum drug levels [] monitoring for indications of toxicity is important [] taking the drug with an inducing agent will increase the possibility of toxicity [] taking the smallest effective dose is crucial [] increasing fluid intake is rec...

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9 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

GEEKA