Terminologies in Introduction to Pharmacology Flashcards
Is a drug that we can know with certainty how it given to a patient will respond.
Predictability
It is a drug that elicits the responses in which it is given.
Effectiveness
Before administering medicine, inquire about the client’s name and examine his or her ID band.
Right Patient
It is a drug that elicits only the response for which it is given.
Selectivity
Is a any chemical that can affect living processes.
Drug
Be careful to properly record the time and any notes on the charts.
Right Documentation
Check the order to see if it’s oral, IV, SQ, IM, or other.
Right Route
Give the THREE ethical considerations.
- Respect for Autonomy
- Beneficence
- Justice
It is the study of drugs in human for patients and healthy volunteers.
Clinical Pharmacology
It is the use of drugs to a diagnose to prevent or treat diseases.
Pharmacotherapeutics
It is a drug that is given conveniently with low needed doses.
Ease of Administration
Check and verify if it’s the right name and form.
Right Drug
What are the OTHER FIVE RIGHTS of medication administration?
- Right Documentation
- Right Education
- Right to Refuse
- Right Assessment
- Right Evaluation
Is a drug actions that subside within appropriate time.
Reversible Action
A drug that cannot produce harmful effects even if administered in a high doses and very long time.
Safety
Check the order to see when it will be given and the date it was previously given.
Right Time
Before taking medicine, double-check the prescription record and the doctor’s order.
Right Dose
Give the patient ample information on the medication that he or she will be taking.
Right Education
What are the IMPORTANT FIVE RIGHTS to medication administration?
- Right Patient
- Right Route
- Right Time
- Right Drug
- Right Dose
It is the study of drugs and their interaction with living things.
Pharmacology
