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Unitek Final Exam Questions and Answers
Unitek Final Exam Questions and Answers
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Unitek Final Exam Questions andAnswers
Nursing process phases
1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Planning
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation
Assessment
-1st step in nursing process
-Comprehensive collection of data,including(Physical examination,nursing
history,professional observation)
-data that comes from the pt is primary data
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patient problem statement
A nursing diagnosis/patient problem statement is a type of health problem that id by the
nurse.
-NANDA
-Components: pt presenting s/sx
-contributing,etiologic(causative), and related factors
-defining characteristics
-pt problems may be actual or potential
What is evidence based practice?
scientific data
chemical name
allows the chemist to understand the exact chemical constitution of the drug
Generic name
-the common name
-is simpler than the chemical name
ex: furosemide
Brand name
A registered name by the manufacture of the drug
Official name
listed by FDA
LADME
Liberation
Absorption
Distribution
, Metabolism
Excretion
LIberation:
Drugs released from dosage form
Absorption:
Depends on route of administration
Distribution
The ways the drug is to be transported by the body fluids to the site of action
Metabolism
Depends on enzyme system
Excretion
Depends on GI tract and kidneys
What organ is the primary site of drug metabolism?
-Liver
-Other sites,are GI tract,lungs,WBCs
What sorts of diseases lead to the most difficulty in metabolism of drugs?
-Liver diseases
-Hepatitis
-liver cancer
-cirrhosis
-liver trauma
What is the major organ of drug excretion?
-kidney
-Some excreted in feces
-A pt with poor kidney function will have an increased action and duration of a
drug.Therefore,lower drug dosages would be needed for someone in renal failure.
What lab values need to be monitored to observe for nephrotoxicity?
-Increased BUN/Cr
what substances cause birth defects?
Teratogen(use 2 forms of birth control)
Seven rights of medication administration
1. Right Patient:ensure 2 identifiers
2. Right Drug:Drug label should be read 3 times
3. Right dose: Accurate calculations D/HxQ
4. Right time
5. Right route
6. Right technique
7. Right documentation
OD:
right eye
OS:
left eye
OU:
both eyes
Parenteral administration:
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