NURSING PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+

NURSING PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ partial agonist - ANSWER -medication that produces weaker or less efficacious response than an agonist pharmacodynamics - ANSWER -study of the mechanisms of drug action and how the body responds to drugs pharmacogenetics - ANSWER -the study of genetic variations that alter patients responses to medications branch of pharmacology that examines the role of genetics in drug response pharmacokinetics - ANSWER -study of drug movement throughout the bod y physical dependence - ANSWER -condition of experiencing unpleasant withdrawal symptoms when a substance is discontinued after repeated use planning - ANSWER -phase of nursing process in which appropriate goals and outcomes are developed and nursing inter ventions that will help the patient them are determined plasma half -life - ANSWER -the length of time required for the plasma concentration of a drug to decrease by one half after administration polypharmacy - ANSWER -taking multiple drugs concurrently potency - ANSWER -the strength of a drug at a specified concentration or dose prodrugs - ANSWER -drugs that become more active after they are metabolized psychological dependence - ANSWER -desire to continue using a drug despite obvious negative economic physical or social consequences reboud effects - ANSWER -symptoms of lethargy and fatigue caused by withdrawal of methamphetamine and other stimulants receptor - ANSWER -cellular molecule to which a drug binds to produce its effects reticular formation - ANSWER -portion of the brain affecting awareness and wakefulness risk management - ANSWER -system of reducing medication errors by modifying policies and pro cedures within the institution risk-benefit ratio - ANSWER -determination of whether the risks form a drugh outweigh the potential benefits received by taking the medication scheduled drugs - ANSWER -in the United Statesa a term describing a drug placed in to one of five categories based on it potential for misuse or abuse club drug - ANSWER -a diverse group of abused substances taken by pe ople at dance clubs, all night parties and raves controlled substance - ANSWER -in the United States a drug whose use is restricted by the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act cross -tolerance - ANSWER -situation in which tolerance to one dru g makes the patient tolerant to another drug delirium tremens - ANSWER -a syndrome of intense agitation confusion terrifying hallucinations uncontrollable tremors panic attacks and paranoia caused by alcohol withdrawl diffusion - ANSWER -process by which m olecules tend to move from an area where they are more concentrated to an area where they are less concentrated distribution - ANSWER -the transport of drugs throughout the body after they are absorbed dose -response relationship - ANSWER -the way a patient responds to varying doses of a drug drug allergies - ANSWER -a hyperresponse of body defenses to a particular drug that may result in a diverse range of patient symptoms drug interaction - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -formed when a drugh that binds reversibly to a plasma protein, partic ularly albumin, that makes the drug unavailable for distribution to its site of action efficacy - ANSWER -the maximal response that can be produced from a particular drug enterohepatic recirculation - ANSWER -recycling of drugs and other substances by the circulation of bile through the intestine and liver