NUR 2206 Exam 2 Medication administration
- Nurses Spend % of their time with medication administration
Answer 26.9 2/3 medication delivery 1/3 medication preparation
- principles of pharmacology (basics) include
Answer therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, medication action, drug nomenclature
- drug nomenclature (names)
Answer chemical describes chemical composition N-acetyl-p-aminophenol / C8H9NO2
- drug nomenclature (names)
Answer generic
Drug's active ingredient Derived from chemical name Assigned when drug first developed Acetaminophen
- drug nomenclature (names)
Answer official
Listed in official publications
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Ë - National Formulary Often generic name
- drug nomenclature (names)
Answer trade or brand
• Given by manufacturer
• Trademark • May have several trade names from various manufacturers Ë Tylenol (US) / Paracetamol (UK)
- Pharmacokinetics (ADME) act at a level
Answer cellular; to achieve desired effect
- Pharmacokinetics (ADME)
Answer absorption
process by which dog is transferred from site to bloodstream
- Pharmacokinetics (ADME)
Answer distribution
process the drug is distributed trough the body
- Pharmacokinetics (ADME)
Answer metabolism
changed to unseable or inactive form
- Pharmacokinetics (ADME)
Answer excretion 2 / 3
removes metabolites from body
- The process by which a medication is transferred from its site of entry into the body to the
bloodstream is known as
Answer absorption
- Types of Drug Actions
Answer therapeutic effect, adverse effect, undesirable effect
- Therapeutic effect
Answer tended, desired effect
- adverse effects
Answer undesirable effects other than the intended therapeutic effect.
- examples of undesirable effects
- Side effect
Answer
- Cumulative effect
- Toxic effect (toxicities)
- Drug tolerance
- Idiosyncratic effect
(paradoxical)
- Allergic reaction
- Drug interactions
oAntagonist effect oSynergistic effect
- 10 minutes after beginning an infusion of an IV antibiotic, your patient is covered in hives
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and is having difficulty breathing. This is