ULL Nurs 309 Exam 1 (100% Correct Answers)

Pharmacotherapeutics correct answers The desired, therapeutic effect of the drug. Pharmacokinetics correct answers The changes that occur to the drug while it is inside the body. Pharmacodynamics correct answers The effects of the drug on the body. What makes up the Nursing Process? correct answers ADPIE: Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementing, and Evaluation What lab value would you look at to assess kidney function? correct answers Creatinine If you are supposed to give a thyroid medication but the levels are normal what would you do? correct answers Still give the medication because you want to keep the levels normal. What should you teach a patient and their family about drug therapy? correct answers 1. Name of the drug 2. Reason the drug was prescribed (pharmacotherapeutics) 3. Intended effect of the drug (pharmacodynamics) 4. Important adverse effects that may occur. What are the sources for drugs? correct answers Plants, Animals, Synthetic Chemicals, and Genetically Engineered Chemicals How are plant sources for drugs classified? correct answers According to their physical and chemical properties. What source are most drugs today made from. correct answers Synthetic Chemicals. They are either partially or wholly from synthetic compounds. An advantage of this type of drug is that they are pure chemicals. What is an advantage of genetically engineered drugs? correct answers Their purity. How are controlled substances classified? correct answers C1 - Most addictive, no accepted medical use (heroin) C2 - Highly addictive, telephone orders not accepted, most often prescribed (morphine & adderall) C3 - Moderate, some opiod narcotics (Lortab, anabolic steroids) C4 - Limited abuse potential, (benzos, ambian) C5 - Lowest abuse potential, many of these may be obtained without a prescription Routes of Administration correct answers 1) Enteral - GI tract is used for the ingestion and absorption of drugs 2) Parenteral - Avoids the GI tracts; includes IM, SQ, and IV 3) Topical - Applied to skin or mucous membrane