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Pharm Quiz 1 Flashcards

1
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Terms: Drug

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Any chemical that can affect living process

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Terms: Pharmacology

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The study of drugs & their interactions w/ living systems

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Terms: Clinical Pharm:

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The study of drugs in humans

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Term: Therapeutics

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

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5
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What are the Three Most Important Properties of an Ideal Drug

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Effectiveness
Selectivity
Safety

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What are Additional Ideal Drug Considerations?

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

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What does Reversible action?

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Able to be metabolized by the body or chemically nullified

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What is predictability?

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Knowing how the pt will respond

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What is ease of admin?

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Convenient route, low number of doses per day

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10
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What is freedom from drug interaction?

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To not intensify or reduce effects of other drugs

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What does low cost mean?

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Easily affordable

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What does chemical stability mean?

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Indefinitely retain effectiveness & potency

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13
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What does simple generic name mean?

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Easy to recall & pronounce

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What is the therapeutic objective of drug therapy?

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To provide maximum benefit while doing minimal harm

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15
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What are factors that affect response intensity?

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Administration
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacodynamics

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16
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What are specifics of administration that affect response intensity?

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Medication errors
Pt adherence

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17
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What are pharmacokinetics?

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how the drug moves through the body

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What are the specifics of pharmacokinetics that affect response intensity?

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Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion

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What are pharmacodynamics?

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how the drug affects the body

20
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What are the specifics of pharmacodynamics that affect response intensity?

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drug-receptor interaction
pt’s functional state
placebo effects

21
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Factors that Affect Response Immunity on the side of the slide

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

22
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What is the systematic approach to nursing care?

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Methodical
Logical
Orderly

23
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What guides nursing decisions?

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Medication
Safety
Regulations & Standards

24
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What is the nursing process in drug therapy: APIE?

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(Pre)Assessment & Analysis
Planning
Implementation
Evalution

25
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What are the three goals for Preadministration Assessment?

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

26
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Why collect baseline data?

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

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What is baseline data?

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

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What can cause/be a high risk pt?

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Liver & kidney impairment
Genetic factors
Drug allergies
Pregnancy
Elderly
Peds

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Analysis: What makes up the nursing diagnosis?

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Judge
Identity
Determine

30
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Nursing diagnosis: Judge means

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Appropriateness of prescribed regimen

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Nursing diagnosis: Identify means

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Potential health problems that the drug might cause

32
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Nursing diagnosis: Determine means

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Pt’s capacity for self-care

33
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What makes up the Planning stage in the Nursing Diagnosis?

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Define goals
Set priorities
Identify specific interventions

34
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What does planning do for evaluation?

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Planning establishes objective criteria for evaluation

35
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What makes up the Implementation stage?

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Drug administration
Pt edu
Interventions

36
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What do interventions do?

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Promote therapeutic effects
Minimize adverse effects
Minimize adverse drug interactions

37
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What is evaluation?

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

38
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What are randomized control trials (RCTs)?

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Control use
Randomization
Blinding

39
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What are the stages of new drug development?

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Preclinical testing
Clinical testing
Limitations

40
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How many phases does clinical testing have?

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Four phases

41
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What are limitations to new drug development?

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Women, Children
Phase II & III Trials
Discretionary Guideline

42
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What are the three different categories drugs can be named?

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Chemical
Generic
Trade

43
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What are the labeling requirements for OTC drugs?

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Plain language
Readable type
User-friendly format

44
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What is the labeling format for OTC drugs?

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Active ingredients listed first
Uses
Warnings
Directions
Inactive ingredients

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