week 8- med admin

Question 1

nurses need to know

Answer 1

1. know how nursing practices acts in their jurisdictions and limit thier functions and
2. be able to recognize the limits of ther own knowledge and skill

Question 2

the therapeutic effect of a drug aka

Answer 2

the desired effect is the reason the drug is preescribed

Question 3

the theraputic effect of morphine sulphate is

Answer 3

analgesia

Question 4

diazepam therapeutic effect is

Answer 4

is relief of anxiety

Question 5

the adverse effect

Answer 5

is one that is unintended and undesired

Question 6

drug toxicity

Answer 6

deleterious effects of a drug on an organism or a tissue, results from overdosage, ingestion of a drug intended for external use, or buildup of the drug in the blood because of impaired metabolism or excertion

Question 7

drug tolerance

Answer 7

low physiological response to a drug and who increases the the dose

Question 8

cumulative effect

Answer 8

is the increasing response to repeated doses of a drug that occurs when the rate of admin exceeds the rate of metabolism or excretion. it then builds up in the body

Question 9

idiosyncratic effect

Answer 9

is one that is unexpected and may be individual to a client

Question 10

curative drug

Answer 10

cures a disease or condition (penicillin)

Question 11

chemotherapeutic drug

Answer 11

destroys malignant cells

Question 12

palliative drugs

Answer 12

relieves symptoms of a disease but does not heal (morphine and tylenol)

Question 13

restorative drugs (

Answer 13

returns the body to health) like vitamins and minerals

Question 14

supportive

Answer 14

supports body function until other treatments or the bodys response can take over (norepinephrine for low BP and acetaminophen of high BP)

Question 15

SUBSTITUTION DRUGS

Answer 15

replaces bodil fluids or substances (like insulin)

Question 16

pruritus

Answer 16

itching of the skin

Question 17

angioedema

Answer 17

edema caused by increased permeability of the blood caps

Question 18

lacrimal tearing

Answer 18

excessive tearing

Question 19

additive effect

Answer 19

when two of the same type of drug are used to increase the action of each other

Question 20

synergistic effect

Answer 20

when two diff drugs increase the effect of each other

Question 21

iatrogenic disease

Answer 21

disease caused unintentionally by medical therapy, can be due to drug therapy

Question 22

pharmacodynamics

Answer 22

is the mechanism of drug action and realtionshipd between drug conncentraion and the bodys responses. such responses require that the drug interact with specific molecules and chemicals found in the bodys

Question 23

pharmacokinetics

Answer 23

is the study of absorption ( drugs passes into the bloodstream), distribution (transportaion of a drug from its site of absorp, to its site of action), biotransformation (drug is converted to a less active form), and excretion ( the process by which metabolites and drugs are eliminated from the body

Question 24

sublingual route for drugs

Answer 24

more potent than oral route because drug directly enters the blood and bypasses the liver and may be inactivated by gastric secretions.

Question 25

medication is absorbed quickly

Answer 25

and a surge of effect occurs rather than one spread out over time as intended.

Question 26

enteric- coated medications

Answer 26

protects the stomach OR is not activated in the acidic stomach

Question 27

percutaneous

Answer 27

though the skin absorption

Question 28

transdermal patch

Answer 28

like nicotine patch

Question 29

ophthalmic medications

Answer 29

meds for eyes (liquids or ointments)

Question 30

otic instillations

Answer 30

ear drugs