MSN 571 FINAL UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● Rational Drug Selection
Answer: based on individual patient and addresses disease specific
information: ONLY A GUIDELINE
●● Drug Selection
Answer: includes analysis of cost, guidelines, avaibalbility, interactions,
side effects, allergies, hepatic and renal function, need for monitoring,
special precautions i.e elderly
●● medication education basic components
Answer: medication name
purpose
dosing regimen
administration
adverse effects
any storage needs
associated labs testing
food & drug interactions
, duration of therapy
●● medication adherence
Answer: barriers to adherence=
forgetfulness
lack of planning
cost
dissatisfaction
altered dosing
●● Phamacokinetics
Answer: study of drug movement throughout body
●● principles of pharmacokinetics
Answer: absorption
distribution
metabolism
excretion
●● Passage of drugs across membranes
Answer: - channels and pores
- transport systems (P-glycoprotein)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● Rational Drug Selection
Answer: based on individual patient and addresses disease specific
information: ONLY A GUIDELINE
●● Drug Selection
Answer: includes analysis of cost, guidelines, avaibalbility, interactions,
side effects, allergies, hepatic and renal function, need for monitoring,
special precautions i.e elderly
●● medication education basic components
Answer: medication name
purpose
dosing regimen
administration
adverse effects
any storage needs
associated labs testing
food & drug interactions
, duration of therapy
●● medication adherence
Answer: barriers to adherence=
forgetfulness
lack of planning
cost
dissatisfaction
altered dosing
●● Phamacokinetics
Answer: study of drug movement throughout body
●● principles of pharmacokinetics
Answer: absorption
distribution
metabolism
excretion
●● Passage of drugs across membranes
Answer: - channels and pores
- transport systems (P-glycoprotein)
