NUR 105 Exam 3 Questions with Correct Answers 100% Verified Chemical Name - Correct Answer The name of the exact ingredients of the medication (propanoic acid).Generic Name - Correct Answer Also called the nonproprietary name. Assigned by the US Adopted Name Council, based in part on the chemical name (ibuprofen).Brand Name - Correct Answer Also called the trade name. Owned by the pharmaceutical company (Mortin, Aleeve, Advil).Prescrption Medications - Correct Answer Available with written direction form a health-care provider with perscriptive authority.What is included on a percription? - Correct Answer 1. Patient's and health care provider's identifying information
- Medication name
- Dose
- Instructions for pharmacist
- Any special instructions
- Directions for patient
- Sublingual (under the tongue)
- Mucosal route (rectum, vagina, eye, ear)
- Topical route
- Parenteral (beneat the skin)
Over the Counter Medications (OTC) - Correct Answer Available withour perscription, and can also be reffered to as nonprescription medications.Routes of Medication Administration - Correct Answer 1. Oral
Comprehensive Drug Abuse and Control Act - Correct Answer Responsible for categorizing drugs according to their abuse potential using a schedule from 1-5. 1 / 2
Schedule 2 Drugs - Correct Answer Kept under double lock and must be counted at the end of every shift. High potential for abuse (morphine, codieine, fentanyl, oxycodone).Schedule 1 Drugs - Correct Answer Highly addictive and have no medical purpose, also known as "street drugs" (heroine, LSD, cannabis).Schedule 3 Drugs - Correct Answer Less risk for abuse than those in schedule 1 and 2 (acetometaphin with codeine, anabolic steroids).Schedule 4 Drugs - Correct Answer Lower potential for abuse and depedency than scheudule 3 drugs (diazepam, lorazepam).Schedule 5 Drugs - Correct Answer Lowest potential for abuse, a perscription may not be required.Side Effect - Correct Answer An unintended outcome takes place (patient feels dizzy upon standing for a few seconds).Adverse effects - Correct Answer Unintended but more severe or harmful than side effects (chronic illness, drug allergies, liver or renal failure).Allergic Reactions - Correct Answer When a patient's body reacts to the medication as a foreign invader to be destroyed.Anaphylaxis - Correct Answer More severe reaction that is life threatening. Causes swelling of the airways, SOB, respiratory arrest, decreased blood pressure, and eventually circulatory collapse.What do you do when a patient states an allergy? - Correct Answer Document it as an allergy, as well as the description of the reaction when the medication is taken.Therapeutic Level - Correct Answer Amount of medication in the blood needed to achieve the desired effects on the target organ(s).
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