NURS 328 Exam 1 Study Guide Questions and
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is the study of the biological effects of chemicals. - ANSWERS Pharmacology
_____ are chemicals that are introduced into the body to cause some sort of
change - ANSWERS Drugs
Data gathering: history, physical assessment, holistic - ANSWERS Assessment
Drawing a conclusion from the assessment data that was gathered - ANSWERS
Nursing Diagnosis
Formulation of a plan of care that includes actions to improve or maintain the
patient's health - ANSWERS Planning/Implementation
Determining if the plan of care was effective at either maintaining or improving
the patient's health - ANSWERS Evaluations
Nurse's Responsibility - ANSWERS -Administering drug
-Assessing drug effects
-Intervening to make the drug regimen more tolerable
-Providing patient teachings about drugs and the drug regimen
,-Monitoring the overall patient care plan to prevent medication errors
history (assessment) - ANSWERS -Chronic Conditions
-Drug Use
-Allergies
-Level of Education and Understanding
-Social Supports
-Financial Supports
-Pattern of Past Health Care
physical assessment (assessment) - ANSWERS -Weight
-Age
-Physical Parameters Related to Disease or Drug Effects
*Synthesizing information to plan patient care
*Setting goals
*Desired patient outcomes
-Effective response to drug therapy
-Minimization of adverse effects
-Understanding of the drug regimen - ANSWERS Implementation
Elements of Patient Teaching - ANSWERS -Name, dose, and action of drug
-Timing of administration
-Special storage and preparation instructions
,-Specific OTC drugs or alternative therapies to avoid
-Special comfort or safety measures
-Specific points about drug toxicity
-Specific warnings about drug discontinuation
natural sources of drugs - ANSWERS -plants
-animal products
-inorganic compunds
-Synthetic version of the active chemical found in a plant
-Main component of the growing alternative therapy movement - ANSWERS
plant sources of drug
-Used to replace human chemicals that are not produced because of disease or
genetic problems
-Genetic engineering
-Many of these preparations are now created synthetically - ANSWERS animal
sources of drugs
Salts of various elements can have therapeutic effects in the human body -
ANSWERS Inorganic compounds sources of drugs
, -Genetic engineering alter bacteria to produce chemicals that are therapeutic and
effective
-Original prototypes - ANSWERS Synthetic Sources
-Chemicals tested on laboratory animals
-Teratogenic effects - lethal to fetus - ANSWERS Preclinical Trials
-Chemicals tested on healthy human volunteers
-the volunteers are healthy, young men and often women
-NO WOMEN OF CHILD BEARING POTENTIAL - ANSWERS Phase I Studies
-Drug tried on informed patients with the disease
-monitored by representatives of the pharmaceutical company studying the drug -
ANSWERS Phase II Studies
Drug used in vast clinical market - ANSWERS Phase III Studies
-Continual evaluation of the drug
-Prescribers are obligated to report to the FDA any untoward or unexpected
adverse effects associated with drugs they are using, and the FDA continually
evaluates this information - ANSWERS Phase IV Studies
Verified Correct Answers | Comprehensive Review |
Latest 2026/2027 Update | Athabasca University
is the study of the biological effects of chemicals. - ANSWERS Pharmacology
_____ are chemicals that are introduced into the body to cause some sort of
change - ANSWERS Drugs
Data gathering: history, physical assessment, holistic - ANSWERS Assessment
Drawing a conclusion from the assessment data that was gathered - ANSWERS
Nursing Diagnosis
Formulation of a plan of care that includes actions to improve or maintain the
patient's health - ANSWERS Planning/Implementation
Determining if the plan of care was effective at either maintaining or improving
the patient's health - ANSWERS Evaluations
Nurse's Responsibility - ANSWERS -Administering drug
-Assessing drug effects
-Intervening to make the drug regimen more tolerable
-Providing patient teachings about drugs and the drug regimen
,-Monitoring the overall patient care plan to prevent medication errors
history (assessment) - ANSWERS -Chronic Conditions
-Drug Use
-Allergies
-Level of Education and Understanding
-Social Supports
-Financial Supports
-Pattern of Past Health Care
physical assessment (assessment) - ANSWERS -Weight
-Age
-Physical Parameters Related to Disease or Drug Effects
*Synthesizing information to plan patient care
*Setting goals
*Desired patient outcomes
-Effective response to drug therapy
-Minimization of adverse effects
-Understanding of the drug regimen - ANSWERS Implementation
Elements of Patient Teaching - ANSWERS -Name, dose, and action of drug
-Timing of administration
-Special storage and preparation instructions
,-Specific OTC drugs or alternative therapies to avoid
-Special comfort or safety measures
-Specific points about drug toxicity
-Specific warnings about drug discontinuation
natural sources of drugs - ANSWERS -plants
-animal products
-inorganic compunds
-Synthetic version of the active chemical found in a plant
-Main component of the growing alternative therapy movement - ANSWERS
plant sources of drug
-Used to replace human chemicals that are not produced because of disease or
genetic problems
-Genetic engineering
-Many of these preparations are now created synthetically - ANSWERS animal
sources of drugs
Salts of various elements can have therapeutic effects in the human body -
ANSWERS Inorganic compounds sources of drugs
, -Genetic engineering alter bacteria to produce chemicals that are therapeutic and
effective
-Original prototypes - ANSWERS Synthetic Sources
-Chemicals tested on laboratory animals
-Teratogenic effects - lethal to fetus - ANSWERS Preclinical Trials
-Chemicals tested on healthy human volunteers
-the volunteers are healthy, young men and often women
-NO WOMEN OF CHILD BEARING POTENTIAL - ANSWERS Phase I Studies
-Drug tried on informed patients with the disease
-monitored by representatives of the pharmaceutical company studying the drug -
ANSWERS Phase II Studies
Drug used in vast clinical market - ANSWERS Phase III Studies
-Continual evaluation of the drug
-Prescribers are obligated to report to the FDA any untoward or unexpected
adverse effects associated with drugs they are using, and the FDA continually
evaluates this information - ANSWERS Phase IV Studies
