Terminologies in Introduction to Pharmacology

Question 1

the research on drugs. and everything that is involved in their interactions with living things. Physical, chemical, and biological, as well as physiological effects

Answer 1

Pharmacology

Question 2

WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERSISTICS OF THE PERFECT DRUGS? AND WHAT IT MEANS

Answer 2

effectiveness: a drug’s ability to produce the desired effects.
safety: a drug that, even at very high doses and for very long periods of time, cannot have negative side effects.
A drug with selectivity only produces the desired response when administered.

A drug with reversible action causes its effects to wear off in due course.

Predictability: A medication whose effects on a particular patient we can predict with certainty.

An easy-to-administer drug is one that only requires small doses to be effective.

Question 3

MENTION THOSE 3 DRUGS AND INCLUDE SHORT EXPLAINATIONS.

Answer 3

A
1. Chemical name: Describes the chemical composition of the drug.
2. Generic name: a recognized, official nonproprietary name that is not the property of any particular business.

3. Trade or brand names are exclusive names selected by the pharmaceutical company and registered as trademarks.

Question 4

List the 10 RIGHTS of administering medication.

Answer 4

IMPORTANT 5
- RIGHT PATIENT
- RIGHT ROUTE
- RIGHT TIME
- RIGHT DRUG
-RIGHT DOSE

The other five
- RIGHT DOCUMENTATION
-RIGHT EDUCATION
- RIGHT TO REFUSE
- RIGHT ASSESSMENT
- RIGHT EVALUATION

Question 5

What does S.A.F.E.R. mean when purchasing over-the-counter medications?

Answer 5

S- speak up.
A- ask questions.
F- find the facts.
E- evaluate your choices.
R- read labels.

Question 6

What does the term PRN mean?

Answer 6

• as needed.

Question 7

What does the term “pharmacokinetics” mean?

Answer 7

the investigation of drug distribution inside the body

Question 8

Which four processes are they?
within pharmacokinetics?

Answer 8

A
1. absorption
2. Distribution
3. metabolism
4. Excretion

Question 9

what is PATIENT ADHERENCE?

Answer 9

• is defined as the degree to which a patient follows medical advice in terms of behavior.

Question 10

What is PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS?

Answer 10

the use of medication to treat, diagnose, or prevent disease.

Question 11

IV (intravenous) route has what bioavailability percentage?

Answer 11

100%

Question 12

the examination of drugs in people, both sick people and healthy volunteers.

Answer 12

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

Question 13

a substance that can impact the process of living

Answer 13

DRUG

Question 14

Which three receptors are those?

Answer 14

AGNONIST
ANTAGONIST
PARTIAL GONIST

Question 15

THE NON-SELECTIVE AND NON-SPECIFIC: WHAT ARE THEY?

Answer 15

non-selective - drugs that affect multiple receptors.
non-specific -drugs that affect multiple receptor sites

Question 16

What does the term medication administered via parenteral route mean?

Answer 16

The term parenteral is usually used for drugs given by injection or infusion.

Question 17

Q
an oral, gastric, duodenal, or rectal administration that involves the drug being absorbed through the GI tract.

Answer 17

enteral administration

Question 18

What exactly do those elements of a prescription order entail?

Answer 18

A
clients name
date and time of prescription
name of medication
dosage of medication
route of administration
time and frequency of medication
signature of prescriber

Question 19

Give at least one illustration of what nurses must do in response to a phone order.

Answer 19

-Medication prescriptions are written in the chart by the provider or nurse who takes a verbal or telephone prescription

-If possible, have another nurse listen in on an extension

-Ensure that the prescription is complete and correct by reading back to the provider the details of the order

-Remind the provider that the
the prescription must be signed within

-allotted time (usually 24h) Enter the prescription in the client’s record