Nurs 251 module 1 Questions With 100% Correct Answers

Therapeutic effect - Answer-desired drug effect to alleviate some condition or symptom. Side effects - Answer-drug effect other than the therapeutic effect that are usually undesirable but not harmful. Adverse effect - Answer-general term for undesirable and potentially harmful drug effects Toxic effects - Answer-undesirable drug effects that implies the drug is poisoning the body and can be harmful or even life-threatening mechanism of action - Answer-how a drug produces its effects site of action - Answer-the location within the body where a drug exerts its therapeutic effect Receptors - Answer-specific cellular structures that a drug binds to in order to produce a physiologic effect agonist - Answer-activate a physiologic response or drug effect antagonist - Answer-interfere with other drugs or substances from producing a drug-effect. dose-dependent relationship - Answer-response to any drug depends on the amount of drug given. dose - Answer-exact amount of drug that is given onset of action - Answer-time from the drug administration to the first observable effect duration of action - Answer-length of time that the drug continues to produce its effecttherapeutic range - Answer-when the drug concentration is above the minimum effective concentration and below the maximum tolerate concentration Routes of administration - Answer-how the drug is introduced to the body Oral administration - Answer-drug administration by way of the mouth through swallowing Parenteral administration - Answer-drug administration that does not involve the GI tract. Pharmaceutics - Answer-study of how various dosage forms influence the way in which the drug affects the body. Pharmacokinetics - Answer-study of what the body does to the drug, including absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion Pharmacodynamics - Answer-study of what the drug does to the body Pharmaceutics 2 - Answer-manipulating a chemical compound into something that can be administered to (or taken by) a patient as well as reach the targeted site of action in the body in order to exert its effect Absorption - Answer-movement of a drug from its site of administration into the bloodstream ready to be distributed throughout the body Bioavailability - Answer-measure of the extent of drug absorption for a given drug and route (from 0%-100% enteral administration - Answer-meaning the drug is absorbed through the GI tract, the drug is absorbed into circulation via the stomach and/or intestines Intravenous injection - Answer-escribes drugs that are injected directly to the bloodstream where it can then be distributed throughout the body intramuscular - Answer-directly into the muscle