RASMUSSEN NUR 2407 PHARM EXAM 1|2024-
2025 LATEST|COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% C ORRECT
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Mood stabilizer: Lithium toxicity - ANS ✓Can cause arrhythmia, slurred
speech, unsteadiness, appetite suppression
Side effects of aspirin - ANS ✓Swelling of the eyes, face, lips, tongue, throat
Ringing in the ears, loss of hearing
Wheezing, difficulty breathing, hoarseness, fast breathing
Fast heartbeat
Cold, clammy skin
Hives, rash
Bloody vomit, vomit resembling coffee grounds
Bright red blood in stools, black or tarry stools
Pediatric pharmacokinetics: distribution - ANS ✓Neonates and infants have
less body fat, therefore low protein binding capability making the available drug
high
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Pediatric pharmacokinetics: metabolism - ANS ✓Liver metabolism, higher
metabolic rate -> increased rate of drug breaking down and availability
Pediatric pharmacokinetics: excretion - ANS ✓Infants have decreased renal
blood flow & glomerular filtration rate -> drug buildup
Nursing implications of pediatric drug administration - ANS ✓Considering
developmental and cognitive differences
Maintaining safety while ensuring comfort
Family-centered care
Nursing implications: older adult - ANS ✓Adherence: patient may not fully
understand drug regimen
4 processes of pharmacokinetics - ANS ✓1. Absorption
2. Distribution
3. Metabolism
4. Excretion
Absorption - ANS ✓The movement of the drug into the bloodstream after
administration
Dissolution - ANS ✓A process where a drug in a solid form disintegrates into
small particles and combines with a liquid to form a solution
Rate of dissolution - ANS ✓The time it takes the drug to disintegrate and
dissolve to become available for the body to absorb
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