Nursing Pharmacology
anterograde amnesia - type of short term memory loss where the user cannot remember
events that occurred while under the influence of a drug
assessment - appraisal of a patients condition that involves gathering and interpretubg
subjective and objective data
attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - disorder typically diagnosed in childhood
characterized by hyperactivity as well as attention, organization, and behavior control issues
baseline data - data gathered during the initial assessment that is compared wiht data gathered
during later interactions
Black Box Warning - in some drug inserts, a requirement by the FDA that warns prescribers that
the drug carries a risk for serious or fatal adverse effects
blood-brain barrier - Blood vessels (capillaries) that selectively let certain substances enter the
brain tissue and keep other substances out
club drug - a diverse group of abused substances taken by people at dance clubs, all night
parties and raves
controlled substance - in the United States a drug whose use is restricted by the Comprehensive
Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act
cross-tolerance - situation in which tolerance to one drug makes the patient tolerant to another
drug
, delirium tremens - a syndrome of intense agitation confusion terrifying hallucinations
uncontrollable tremors panic attacks and paranoia caused by alcohol withdrawl
diffusion - process by which molecules tend to move from an area where they are more
concentrated to an area where they are less concentrated
distribution - the transport of drugs throughout the body after they are absorbed
dose-response relationship - the way a patient responds to varying doses of a drug
drug allergies - a hyperresponse of body defenses to a particular drug that may result in a
diverse range of patient symptoms
drug interaction - occurs when a medication interacts with another substance such as another
drug, a dietary supplement, an herbal product, or food that is taken concurrently with the
medication, and the drugs actions are affected
drug-protein complexes - formed when a drugh that binds reversibly to a plasma protein,
particularly albumin, that makes the drug unavailable for distribution to its site of action
efficacy - the maximal response that can be produced from a particular drug
enterohepatic recirculation - recycling of drugs and other substances by the circulation of bile
through the intestine and liver
enzyme induction - process by whick a drug increases the activity of the hepatic microsomal
enzymes
anterograde amnesia - type of short term memory loss where the user cannot remember
events that occurred while under the influence of a drug
assessment - appraisal of a patients condition that involves gathering and interpretubg
subjective and objective data
attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - disorder typically diagnosed in childhood
characterized by hyperactivity as well as attention, organization, and behavior control issues
baseline data - data gathered during the initial assessment that is compared wiht data gathered
during later interactions
Black Box Warning - in some drug inserts, a requirement by the FDA that warns prescribers that
the drug carries a risk for serious or fatal adverse effects
blood-brain barrier - Blood vessels (capillaries) that selectively let certain substances enter the
brain tissue and keep other substances out
club drug - a diverse group of abused substances taken by people at dance clubs, all night
parties and raves
controlled substance - in the United States a drug whose use is restricted by the Comprehensive
Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act
cross-tolerance - situation in which tolerance to one drug makes the patient tolerant to another
drug
, delirium tremens - a syndrome of intense agitation confusion terrifying hallucinations
uncontrollable tremors panic attacks and paranoia caused by alcohol withdrawl
diffusion - process by which molecules tend to move from an area where they are more
concentrated to an area where they are less concentrated
distribution - the transport of drugs throughout the body after they are absorbed
dose-response relationship - the way a patient responds to varying doses of a drug
drug allergies - a hyperresponse of body defenses to a particular drug that may result in a
diverse range of patient symptoms
drug interaction - occurs when a medication interacts with another substance such as another
drug, a dietary supplement, an herbal product, or food that is taken concurrently with the
medication, and the drugs actions are affected
drug-protein complexes - formed when a drugh that binds reversibly to a plasma protein,
particularly albumin, that makes the drug unavailable for distribution to its site of action
efficacy - the maximal response that can be produced from a particular drug
enterohepatic recirculation - recycling of drugs and other substances by the circulation of bile
through the intestine and liver
enzyme induction - process by whick a drug increases the activity of the hepatic microsomal
enzymes
