intro to pharm

Question 1

what is a drug

Answer 1

any substance that affects the living system

Question 2

what are drugs used for

Answer 2

treatment of disease
prevention of illness
diagnosing a disease condition

Question 3

pharmacodynamics

Answer 3

what the drug or medication does to the body

Question 4

agonist

Answer 4

stimulates a cell

Question 5

antagonist

Answer 5

stop cell from doing something

Question 6

partial agonist

Answer 6

does both

binds- only cause certain reactions

Question 7

pharmacokinetics

Answer 7

how medications travel through the body

• absorbed
• distributed
• metabolized
• excreted

Question 8

absorption

Answer 8

movement to bloodstream

Question 9

distribution

Answer 9

how med travels to where it needs to be

Question 10

metabolism

Answer 10

transformation of meds as it being used up active or not usually in liver

Question 11

excretion

Answer 11

• getting it out of the body

- usually through kidneys

Question 12

genone

Answer 12

• specify tailored medications

- helps with certain populations of people

Question 13

generic name

Answer 13

official name only one per drug

Question 14

trade name

Answer 14

name created by the company requesting initial fda approval for the drug

Question 15

routes of meds- oral

Answer 15

• oral
• sublingual
• buccal
• nasogastric
• gastrostomy tube

Question 16

routes of med- topical

Answer 16

• transdermal
• eye
• ear
• nose
• rectal
• vaginal

Question 17

routes of med- inhalation

Answer 17

• mdi: meter dose inhaler

- dpi: dry powder inhaler

Question 18

routes of med admin- parental

Answer 18

• im
• sq
• id
• iv
• epidural

Question 19

side effects

Answer 19

problematic, but not harmful responses in tissues where the drugs effects are neither needed or wanted

ex) nausea, dry mouth, bradycardia, headache

Question 20

adverse drug reaction

Answer 20

undesired, inadvertent, unexpected severe response to a medication

ex) anaphylaxis

Question 21

nursing interventions for adr

Answer 21

• closely monitor
• recognize side effects or ADR as related to the medication
• assess your pt condition
• call for help/ notify the provider
• administer treatment/ antidote per providers instructions
• continue to monitor pt. closely or reversal of symptoms
• document

Question 22

interactions drug-drug

Answer 22

make sure they work well together

Question 23

interactions drug- food/drink

Answer 23

certain food change reactions

Question 24

contraindications

Answer 24

reasons to not give meds

- certain diseases

Question 25

precautions

Answer 25

• pediatrics
• older adult
• pregnancy

Question 26

medication order

Answer 26

patient 
medication name
dose
route
time

Question 27

who can give an rn a medication order

Answer 27

• provider
• nurse practitioner
• pa
• aprn
• crna
• dnp
• doctor of osteopathic

Question 28

how can orders be given

Answer 28

written/electronic
telephone
verbal

Question 29

DO NOT use

Answer 29

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