Deck 1 – Terminologies in Introduction to Pharmacology Flashcards
What is Pharmacology?
A study of drugs and their interaction with living things which encompasses the physical, and chemical properties, biochemical and physiologic effects.
What is Clinical Pharmacology?
A study of drugs in human for patients and healthy volunteers.
What is Pharmacotherapeutics?
It is the use of drugs to diagnose and prevent or treat disease.
What is Drug in Pharmacology?
It is any chemical that can affect living processes.
What are the properties of an ideal drug?
- Effectiveness
- Safety
- Selectivity
- Reversible Action
- Predictability
- Ease of Administration
In properties of an ideal drug, what is “Effectiveness”?
It is a drug that elicits the responses for which it is given.
In properties of an ideal drug, what is “Safety”?
It is a drug that cannot produce harmful effects even if administered in very high doses and for a very long time.
In properties of an ideal drug, what is “Selectivity”?
It is a drug that elicits only the response for which it is given.
In properties of an ideal drug, what is “Reversible action”?
It is a drug actions that subside within appropriate time.
In properties of an ideal drug, what is “Predictability”?
It is a drug that we can know with certainly how a given patient will respond.
In properties of an ideal drug, what is “Ease of administration”?
It is a drug that is given conveniently with low needed doses.
What are the 5 important rights to medication administration?
- Right Patient
- Right Route
- Right Time
- Right Drug
- Right Dose
What are the other 5 Rights to medication administration?
- Right Documentation
- Right Education
- Right to Refuse
- Right Assessment
- Right Evaluation
What is the importance of Ethical Consideration?
Ethical values are essential for all healthcare
workers. Ethical practice is a foundation for nurses,
who deal with ethical issues daily. Ethical dilemmas
arise as nurses care for patients. These dilemmas
may, at times, conflict with the Code of Ethics or with
the nurse’s ethical values.
Nurses are advocates for patients and must find a balance while delivering patient care.
In Ethical Considerations, what is
“Respect for Persons/Autonomy”?
It treated as independent persons capable of making decisions in their own best interests, right to self-determination.
In Ethical Considerations, what is “Beneficence”?
It is a duty to protect research subjects from harm.
To give an example:
A.) Informed Consent- includes mutual sharing of information, expresses respect to persons, gains active involvement in care and respects the right to self determination.
B.) Risk-benefit-ratio- physical, psychological and social risks must be identified and weighed against the benefits.
In Ethical Considerations, what is “Justice”?
It requires that the selection of research subjects be fair and equitable distribution of goods and services.
•Every individual must be treated equally.
•This requires nurses to be nonjudgmental.
It is a study of the movement of the drug throughout the body which includes the 4 processes.
• Absorption
• Distribution
• Metabolism
• Excretion
PHARMACOKINETICS
It is the study of the effects of a drugs on the body. The drugs act within the body to mimic the actions of the body’s own chemical messengers.
PHARMACODYNAMICS
What are the 7 components of a Prescription Order?
• Client’s name
• Date and Time of Prescription
• Name of medication
• Dosage of medication
• Route of Administration
• Time and Frequency of Medication
• Signature of Prescriber
