Chapter 3

Question 1

Collection of patient data that affects drug therapy

Answer 1

Assessment

Question 2

Oral tablet or capsule formulations that maintain consistent serum drug levels

Answer 2

Controlled-release

Question 3

Form in which drugs are manufactured; includes elixirs, tablets, capsules, suppositories, parenteral drugs, and transdermal systems

Answer 3

Dosage form

Question 4

Coating of a tablet or capsule that makes it insoluble in stomach acid

Answer 4

Enteric-coated

Question 5

Determining a pts status in relation to stated goals and expected outcomes

Answer 5

Evaluation

Question 6

Scientific evidence that yields the best practice in pt care

Answer 6

Evidence-based practice

Question 7

Planned nursing activities performed on a pts behalf, including assessment, promotion of adherence to drug therapy, and solving problems related to drug therapy

Answer 7

Interventions

Question 8

List of prescription meds, OTC meds, herbal supplements, or illegal substances taken by the pt (past and current)

Answer 8

Medication history

Question 9

Description of pt problems based on assessment data

Answer 9

Nursing diagnosis

Question 10

Systematic way of gathering and using information to plan and provide individualized care

Answer 10

Nursing process

Question 11

Injected administration; subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, and intradermal routes

Answer 11

Parenteral

Question 12

Expected outcomes of prescribed drug therapy

Answer 12

Planning/goals

Question 13

Assist to ensure accuracy in drug therapy; right drug, right dose, right pt, right route, right time, right reason, right documentation, right pt education, right evaluation, and right to refuse the medication

Answer 13

Rights of medication administration

Question 14

Application of drugs (solutions, ointment, creams, or suppositories) to skin or mucous membranes

Answer 14

Topical

Question 15

Absorption of drugs (skin patches) through the skin

Answer 15

Transdermal

Question 16

• involves cognitive and psychomotor skills
• knowledge and skill in the process are required for drug therapy
• 5 steps: assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning and establishing goals for care, interventions, and evaluation
• way to assess a pts needs, response to meds, and identification of adverse effects

Answer 16

Nursing process

Question 17

• subcutaneous: upper arms, abdomen, back, and thighs
• IM: deltoid, ventrogluteal, and vastus lateralis muscles
• IV:veins on the back of the hands and on the forearms
• use anatomical landmarks to select proper injection sites

Answer 17

Sites for Injection