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NSG122 / NSG 122 Exam 3 (Latest 2025 Update):
Nursing Fundamental Concepts | Questions and
Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing
complementary health approaches (CHA)
.....ANSWER.....interventions that can be used together with
conventional medicine as a complement (in addition)
integrative health (IH) .....ANSWER.....combination of both
mainstream medical treatments and complementary (alternative)
therapies to treat a patient
categories of complementary health approaches .....ANSWER.....-
mind-body practices (movement-based, mind-based)
- natural products (herbal remedies)
- other CHAs (lifestyle changes)
mind-body practices .....ANSWER.....- deep breathing
- yoga
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- chiropractic
- meditation
- massage
- guided imagery
- acupuncture
- exercise
- Qi gong
- Tai chi
allopathic medicine .....ANSWER.....- traditional western medicine
- mind and body are treated separately
pharmacokinetics .....ANSWER.....HOW the drug moves
throughout the body
pharmacotherapeutics .....ANSWER.....WHY a medication is
prescribed
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pharmacodynamics .....ANSWER.....WHAT the medication does to
the body
pharmacogenetics .....ANSWER.....effect of genetic factors on
reactions to drugs
absorption .....ANSWER.....how medication is transferred to the
blood stream (route)
distribution .....ANSWER.....how the drug is transported throughout
the body
metabolism .....ANSWER.....- how the medication is processed,
change of drug from original form to inactive or new form
- liver is the main organ for this
excretion .....ANSWER.....- how the medication leaves the body
- Ex: sweat, tears, saliva, breast milk, breath
- kidneys are the main organ for this
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peak level .....ANSWER.....highest blood level of a drug,
obtained about an hour after the dose
trough level .....ANSWER.....lowest blood level of a drug,
obtained before the next dose
half-life .....ANSWER.....amount of time it takes for 50% of drug
to be removed from the body
idiosyncratic effect (paradoxical effect) .....ANSWER.....unusual
response to a drug, even could be the opposite of the expected
response
drug tolerance .....ANSWER.....body needs larger doses of
medication to achieve desired effect
toxic effect .....ANSWER.....reaction to drug which may cause
permanent damage or death
side effect .....ANSWER.....undesired but more tolerable reaction
NSG122 / NSG 122 Exam 3 (Latest 2025 Update):
Nursing Fundamental Concepts | Questions and
Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing
complementary health approaches (CHA)
.....ANSWER.....interventions that can be used together with
conventional medicine as a complement (in addition)
integrative health (IH) .....ANSWER.....combination of both
mainstream medical treatments and complementary (alternative)
therapies to treat a patient
categories of complementary health approaches .....ANSWER.....-
mind-body practices (movement-based, mind-based)
- natural products (herbal remedies)
- other CHAs (lifestyle changes)
mind-body practices .....ANSWER.....- deep breathing
- yoga
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- chiropractic
- meditation
- massage
- guided imagery
- acupuncture
- exercise
- Qi gong
- Tai chi
allopathic medicine .....ANSWER.....- traditional western medicine
- mind and body are treated separately
pharmacokinetics .....ANSWER.....HOW the drug moves
throughout the body
pharmacotherapeutics .....ANSWER.....WHY a medication is
prescribed
,Page 3 of 85
pharmacodynamics .....ANSWER.....WHAT the medication does to
the body
pharmacogenetics .....ANSWER.....effect of genetic factors on
reactions to drugs
absorption .....ANSWER.....how medication is transferred to the
blood stream (route)
distribution .....ANSWER.....how the drug is transported throughout
the body
metabolism .....ANSWER.....- how the medication is processed,
change of drug from original form to inactive or new form
- liver is the main organ for this
excretion .....ANSWER.....- how the medication leaves the body
- Ex: sweat, tears, saliva, breast milk, breath
- kidneys are the main organ for this
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peak level .....ANSWER.....highest blood level of a drug,
obtained about an hour after the dose
trough level .....ANSWER.....lowest blood level of a drug,
obtained before the next dose
half-life .....ANSWER.....amount of time it takes for 50% of drug
to be removed from the body
idiosyncratic effect (paradoxical effect) .....ANSWER.....unusual
response to a drug, even could be the opposite of the expected
response
drug tolerance .....ANSWER.....body needs larger doses of
medication to achieve desired effect
toxic effect .....ANSWER.....reaction to drug which may cause
permanent damage or death
side effect .....ANSWER.....undesired but more tolerable reaction
