Terminologies in Introduction to Pharmacology

Question 1

What is Pharmacology?

Answer 1

study of drugs and their interaction with living things which encompasses the physical, and chemical properties, biochemical and physiologic effects

Question 2

What is Clinical Pharmacology?

Answer 2

study of drugs in human for patients and healthy volunteers

Question 3

What is PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS

Answer 3

the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent or treat disease

Question 4

What is Drug?

Answer 4

any chemical that can affect living processes

Question 5

Give the properties of an ideal drug

Answer 5

Effectiveness, Safety, Selectivity, Reversible action, Predictability, and Ease of administration

Question 6

What is effectiveness?

Answer 6

a drug that elicits the responses for which it is given

Question 7

What is Safety?

Answer 7

A drug that cannot produce harmful effects even if administered in very high doses and for a very long time

Question 8

What is Selectivity?

Answer 8

a drug that elicits only the response for which it is given

Question 9

What is Reversible Action?

Answer 9

a drug actions that subside within an appropriate time

Question 10

What is Predictability?

Answer 10

A drug that we can know with certaintv now a aiven patient will respond

Question 11

What is Ease of administration?

Answer 11

a drug that is given conveniently with low
needed doses

Question 12

Give the Important five of rights to medication administration

Answer 12

1. RIGHT PATIENT
2. RIGHT ROUTE
3. RIGHT TIME
4. RIGHT DRUG
5. RIGHT DOSE

Question 13

Give the other five Rights to medication administration

Answer 13

• RIGHT DOCUMENTATION
• RIGHT EDUCATION
• RIGHT TO REFUSE
• RIGHT ASSESSMENT
• RIGHT EVALUATION

Question 14

Give the 3 ethical considerations

Answer 14

1. RESPECT FOR PERSONS/ AUTONOMY
2. BENEFICENCE
3. JUSTICE

Question 15

Explain Autonomy

Answer 15

ability to apply professional knowledge to patient care and clinical decision-making.

Question 16

Explain beneficence

Answer 16

kindness and charity, which requires action on the part of the nurse to benefit others.

Question 17

Explain Justice

Answer 17

being impartial and fair.

Question 18

Why pharmacology is important in nursing?

Answer 18

allow them to recognise therapeutic responses to drugs and adverse drug reactions to ensure patient safety and to respond to patients’ needs accordingly.

Question 19

Mention those 3 drugs and explain it briefly

Answer 19

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 20

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

Answer 20

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