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TEST 1 - TERMS Flashcards

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The abbreviation for the formal organization considered the leader in the classification of nursing diagnoses.

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NANDA

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An ongoing part of the nursing process and drug therapy, done consistently to monitor the client’s response to a drug.

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EVALUATION

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Initiation and completion of the nursing care plan occur during this phase.

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IMPLEMENTATION

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During this phase, subjective and objective data on the client, drug, or environment are collected.

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ASSESSMENT

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THIS is formulated when the nurse analyzes assessment information.

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NURSING DIAGNOSIS

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goals and outcome criteria are specified during this phase

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PLANNING

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An organizational framework for the practice of nursing.

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NURSING PROCESS

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Also known as the proprietary name of a drug

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TRADE NAME

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The length of time over which a drug concentration is sufficient to elicit a therapeutic response

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DURATION

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The time it takes for a drug to reach its maximum therapeutic response.

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PEAK EFFECT

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The time it takes for a drug to elicit a therapeutic response.

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ONSET OF ACTION

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A physiological or psychological need for a drug.

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DEPENDENCE

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A drug interaction that occurs when two drugs with similar actions are given together.

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ADDITIVE

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These drug effects result in structural defects in the fetus.

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TERATOGENIC

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These drug effects are permanent changes in the genetic composition of living organisms.

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MUTAGENIC

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These drug effects cause cancer.

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CARCINOGENIC

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Drug therapy used for the treatment of chronic illnesses.

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MAINTENANCE THERAPY

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Therapy that is used to make a client as comfortable as possible, and often used in the end stage of an illness.

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PALLIATIVE

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A genetically determined abnormal response to ordinary doses of a drug.

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IDIOSYNCRATIC

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The initial metabolism in the liver of a drug that is absorbed from the GI tract, before the drug reaches systemic circulation through the bloodstream.

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FIRST-PASS EFFECT

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Drugs that are available to consumers without a prescription.

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OVER THE COUNTER

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Canada’s federal legislation for publicly funded healthcare insurance.

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CANADA HEALTH ACT

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Application to the Therapeutic Products Directorate for a new drug.

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NEW DRUG SUBMISSION

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Allows drugs currently unavailable for sale to be made available under special conditions.

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SPECIAL ACCESS

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Placed on the label of prescription and over-the-counter drug products that have been evaluated and approved for sale by the Therapeutic Products Directorate.

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DRUG IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

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Required prior to selling a product by prescription to ensure that the drug and manufacturing process are safe and effective.

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NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE

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An inactive or inert substance that may be used in experimental studies.

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PLACEBO

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Allows pharmaceutical companies intellectual property rights and a time frame during which drugs can be marketed without competition from generic drugs.

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PATENT ACT

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A drug not approved for marketing by Health Canada but available for use in studies to determine its safety and efficacy.

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INVESTIGATIONAL NEW DRUG

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Makes it a criminal act to possess, traffic, produce, import, or export controlled substances.

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CONTROLLED DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ACT

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The main piece of drug legislation in Canada.

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FOOD AND DRUG ACT

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The doing or active promotion of good.

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BENEFICENCE

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The duty to do no harm to a client.

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NON-MALIFICENCE

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Variation in response to a drug because of a client’s age, sex, size, or body composition.

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DRUG POLYMORPHISM

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Any preventable adverse drug event involving inappropriate medication use by a client or healthcare professional; may or may not cause client harm.

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MEDICATION ERROR

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An injury caused by a medication or failure to administer an intended medication. It may or may not be preventable (i.e., due to error) and may or may not cause client harm.

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ADVERSE DRUG EVENT

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Any unexpected, unintended, undesired, or excessive response to a medication. It may or may not be preventable (i.e., due to error) and may or may not cause client harm.

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ADVERSE DRUG REACTION

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Any undesirable effect of a medication that is expected or anticipated to occur in a predictable percentage of the population of clients who receive a given medication.

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SIDE EFFECT

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Any chemical that affects the physiological processes of a living organism

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DRUG

40
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The study or science of drugs

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PHARMACOLOGY

41
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Describes the drug’s chemical composition and molecular structure

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CHEMICAL NAME

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Name given by Health Canada under the Food and Drugs Act and Food and Drug Regulations

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GENERIC NAME

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The drug has a registered trademark; use of the name restricted by the drug’s patent owner (usually the manufacturer)

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TRADE NAME

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The study of how various drug forms influence pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic activities

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PHARMACEUTICS

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The study of what the body does to the drug

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PHARMACOKINETICS

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The study of what the drug does to the body

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PHARMACODYNAMICS

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The use of drugs and the clinical indications for drugs to prevent and treat diseases

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PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS

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The study of natural (plant and animal) drug sources

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PHARMACOGNOSY

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The rate at which a drug leaves its site of administration

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ABSORPTION

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Drug is absorbed into the systemic circulation through the oral or gastric mucosa, the small intestine, or rectum (oral, sublingual, buccal, rectal)

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ENTERAL

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  • Intravenous (fastest delivery into the blood circulation)
  • Intramuscular
  • Subcutaneous
  • Intradermal, intrathecal, and intraarticular
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PARENTERAL

52
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  • Skin (including transdermal patches)
  • Eyes, Ears, Nose
  • Lungs (inhalation)
  • Vagina
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TOPICAL

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The metabolism of a drug and its passage from the liver into the circulation

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FIRST-PASS EFFECT

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The transport of a drug in the body by the bloodstream to its site of action

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DISTRIBUTION

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The biological transformation of a drug into an inactive metabolite, a more soluble compound, or a more potent metabolite

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BIOTRANSFORMATION OR METABOLISM

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The elimination of drugs from the body

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EXCRETION

57
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The time it takes for one half of the original amount of a drug in the body to be removed

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HALF-LIFE

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A measure of the rate at which drugs are removed from the body

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HALF-LIFE

59
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The time it takes for the drug to elicit a therapeutic response

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ONSET

60
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The time it takes for a drug to reach its maximum therapeutic response

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PEAK

61
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The time a drug concentration is sufficient to elicit a therapeutic response

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DURATION

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The cellular processes involved in the drug and cell interaction

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DRUG ACTIONS

63
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The physiological reaction of the body to the drug

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DRUG EFFECT

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Unintentional adverse effects that are treatment induced

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IATROGENIC REACTION

65
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The study of poisons and unwanted responses to therapeutic agents

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TOXICOLOGY

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_____________ therapy often involves more intensive drug therapy and is implemented in the acutely ill (those with a rapid onset of illness) or even the critically ill. It is often needed to sustain life or treat disease.

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Acute

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______________ therapy typically does not eradicate problems the patient may have but does prevent progression of a disease or condition. It is used for the treatment of chronic illnesses such as hypertension.

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Maintenance

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________________ or replacement therapy supplies the body with a substance needed to maintain normal function. This substance may be needed because it either cannot be made by the body or is produced in insufficient quantity

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Supplemental

69
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The goal of _____________ therapy is to make the patient as comfortable as possible. It is typically used in the end stages of an illness when all attempts at curative therapy have failed.

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palliative

70
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_______________ therapy maintains the integrity of body functions while the patient is recovering from illness or trauma.

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Supportive

71
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_______________ therapy is drug therapy provided to prevent illness or other undesirable outcome.

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Prophylactic

72
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_______________ therapy does not have a scientific basis but instead is based on experience.

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empiric

73
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_____________ therapy the administration of a drug when a certain pathological process is suspected, based on the patient’s symptoms, because the drug has been found in the past to be beneficial in such cases.

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empiric

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