Pharm Quiz 1

Question 1

Terms: Drug

Answer 1

Any chemical that can affect living process

Question 2

Terms: Pharmacology

Answer 2

The study of drugs & their interactions w/ living systems

Question 3

Terms: Clinical Pharm:

Answer 3

The study of drugs in humans

Question 4

Term: Therapeutics

Answer 4

The use of drugs to diagnose prevent, or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy

Question 5

What are the Three Most Important Properties of an Ideal Drug

Answer 5

Effectiveness
Selectivity
Safety

Question 6

What are Additional Ideal Drug Considerations?

Answer 6

Reversible action
Predictability
Ease of administration
Freedom from drug interaction
Low cost
Chemical stability
Simple generic name

Question 7

What does Reversible action?

Answer 7

Able to be metabolized by the body or chemically nullified

Question 8

What is predictability?

Answer 8

Knowing how the pt will respond

Question 9

What is ease of admin?

Answer 9

Convenient route, low number of doses per day

Question 10

What is freedom from drug interaction?

Answer 10

To not intensify or reduce effects of other drugs

Question 11

What does low cost mean?

Answer 11

Easily affordable

Question 12

What does chemical stability mean?

Answer 12

Indefinitely retain effectiveness & potency

Question 13

What does simple generic name mean?

Answer 13

Easy to recall & pronounce

Question 14

What is the therapeutic objective of drug therapy?

Answer 14

To provide maximum benefit while doing minimal harm

Question 15

What are factors that affect response intensity?

Answer 15

Administration
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacodynamics

Question 16

What are specifics of administration that affect response intensity?

Answer 16

Medication errors
Pt adherence

Question 17

What are pharmacokinetics?

Answer 17

how the drug moves through the body

Question 18

What are the specifics of pharmacokinetics that affect response intensity?

Answer 18

Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion

Question 19

What are pharmacodynamics?

Answer 19

how the drug affects the body

Question 20

What are the specifics of pharmacodynamics that affect response intensity?

Answer 20

drug-receptor interaction
pt’s functional state
placebo effects

Question 21

Factors that Affect Response Immunity on the side of the slide

Answer 21

Prescribed dose -> Administered dose -> Concentration at sites of action -> Intensity of responses

Question 22

What is the systematic approach to nursing care?

Answer 22

Methodical
Logical
Orderly

Question 23

What guides nursing decisions?

Answer 23

Medication
Safety
Regulations & Standards

Question 24

What is the nursing process in drug therapy: APIE?

Answer 24

(Pre)Assessment & Analysis
Planning
Implementation
Evalution

Question 25

What are the three goals for Preadministration Assessment?

Answer 25

Collect baseline data Identify high-risk pt's Assess pt's capacity for self-care

Question 26

Why collect baseline data?

Answer 26

Safety Response Identifying high-risk pt's Assessing pt's self-care ability

Question 27

What is baseline data?

Answer 27

Pt history Physical exam Lab results BP/VS BS Ht/wt

Question 28

What can cause/be a high risk pt?

Answer 28

Liver & kidney impairment Genetic factors Drug allergies Pregnancy Elderly Peds

Question 29

Analysis: What makes up the nursing diagnosis?

Answer 29

Judge Identity Determine

Question 30

Nursing diagnosis: Judge means

Answer 30

Appropriateness of prescribed regimen

Question 31

Nursing diagnosis: Identify means

Answer 31

Potential health problems that the drug might cause

Question 32

Nursing diagnosis: Determine means

Answer 32

Pt's capacity for self-care

Question 33

What makes up the Planning stage in the Nursing Diagnosis?

Answer 33

Define goals Set priorities Identify specific interventions

Question 34

What does planning do for evaluation?

Answer 34

Planning establishes objective criteria for evaluation

Question 35

What makes up the Implementation stage?

Answer 35

Drug administration Pt edu Interventions

Question 36

What do interventions do?

Answer 36

Promote therapeutic effects Minimize adverse effects Minimize adverse drug interactions

Question 37

What is evaluation?

Answer 37

Therapeutic responses Adverse drug reactions & interactions Adherence to prescribed regimen Satisfaction w/ treatment

Question 38

What are randomized control trials (RCTs)?

Answer 38

Control use Randomization Blinding

Question 39

What are the stages of new drug development?

Answer 39

Preclinical testing Clinical testing Limitations

Question 40

How many phases does clinical testing have?

Answer 40

Four phases

Question 41

What are limitations to new drug development?

Answer 41

Women, Children Phase II & III Trials Discretionary Guideline

Question 42

What are the three different categories drugs can be named?

Answer 42

Chemical Generic Trade

Question 43

What are the labeling requirements for OTC drugs?

Answer 43

Plain language Readable type User-friendly format

Question 44

What is the labeling format for OTC drugs?

Answer 44

Active ingredients listed first Uses Warnings Directions Inactive ingredients