Week 2 Minority Considerations Flashcards
Factors affecting safety
Drug properties
Fetal gestational age
Maternal factors
Factors affecting paediatric Drug Dosages
-Skin is thin and permeable
-stomach lacks acid to kill bacteria
-lungs have weak mucus barriers
What does the nurse identify as a pharmacokinetic change that occurs in older adults ?
The number of intact nephrons is decreased
What are some Canadian determinate of health ?
-Income and social status
-Education
-Race
-Culture
-Physical environment
What is Ethnopharmacology ?
Provides knowledge for understanding specific impact of cultural factors on patient response
Ethnocultural assessment
-Language
-Health practices and beliefs
-Past use of medication
-Use of herbal treatment
What is Carbamazepine?
Anti-Seizure medication
What is category A?
No risk to human fetus
What is Category B?
No risk to animal fetus
What is Category C
Adverse effects on animal fetus
What is Category D?
Possible fetal risk in humans
What is Category X?
Fetal abnormalities reported and evidence of fetal risk in humans
The nurse associates use of which OTC medication with the development of hepatic toxicity?
Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
Name a food and drug interaction
-Cranberry decreases elimination of many drugs excreted by the kidney
-Coffee with antibiotics
-Ginger root with cardiac drugs
What does Grapefruit do during drug interaction?
-Decreases metabolism of drugs used for erectile dysfunction as well as other drugs
-Could increase risk of toxicity of immunosuppressants(suppresses immune response of a person) and inhibitors
