pharmocotherapeutics correct answers use of drugs to treat, cure, relieve, prevent, or diagnose
diseases
pharmacokinetics correct answers how the body affects a drugs metabolism and action with
emphasis on the time required for absorption, duration of action and effect, distribution in the
body, and method of excretion
pharmacodynamics correct answers process of how drugs and their actions affect the body at the
cellular level
or
drugs act by altering the physiological functions of tissues and organs
4 names of drugs correct answers chemical
generic
official
brand, trade, or proprietary name
chemical name correct answers describes atomic or molecular makeup
generic name correct answers developer name; IDs active ingredient
official name correct answers listed in the US pharmacopeia (USP) (sets standard)
brand, trade, or proprietary name correct answers name manufacturers market the drug
classification of drugs correct answers chemical makeup of the drug
, disease treated
organs or systems affected
generation of drug
nurses need to know what about drugs? correct answers the classification
what drugs are in each class
what the nursing implications are of each classification
- when taking vital signs
- looking at lab results
- taking it w/food
pharmacokinetics of drugs- absorption correct answers passage of medication molecules into the
blood from the site of administration
Different routes of administration correct answers oral
sublingual
buccal
rectal
transdermal
subcutaneous
intramuscular
intradermal
intravenous
inhalation
factors influencing absorption correct answers 1. route of administration
2. ability to dissolve