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
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
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