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assessment
component of the nursing process: obtaining a list of medications that the patient
takes
diagnosis
component of the nursing process: formulating a human needs statement based
on objective and subjective data and help to drive the nursing care plan
planning
component of the nursing process: identifying patient goals and outcome criteria
implementation
component of the nursing process: ministering an ordered medication
evaluation
component of the nursing process: monitoring blood pressure after ministering a
blood pressure medication
independent
nursing action: can decide to do these without an MDs order (compresses, inc.
vital signs)
dependent
nursing action: must have an MD order to perform (meds, start an IV, labs)
interdependent
nursing action: collaborative; requires discussion and/or help of other disciplines;
work together with others (diet, PT)
pharmaceutics
how various drug forms influence the way in which the drug affects the body
pharmacokinetics
what the body does to the drug ( ME)
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absorption
the movement of a drug from its site of ministration into the bloodstream
bioavailablity
the term used to express the extent of drug absorption
first-pass effect
the initial metabolism in the liver of a drug absorbed from the gastrointestinal
tract before the drug reaches systemic circulation through the bloodstream
distribution
the transport of a drug by the bloodstream to its site of action
protein binding
must occur in order for distribution to occur
protein-bound
_____ molecules remain in the circulation (no distribution)
albumin
inactivates the drugs that it binds to
protein-bound molecules
_____ molecules remain in the circulation (no distribution)
unbound, free drug molecules
_____ molecules are active (get distributed)
low
if albumin is _____, there would be more bioavailabilty, resulting in an overdose
and higher risk of verse effects
metabolism
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