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NRSG 245 Chapters 1-4 questions with correct answers
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NRSG 245 Chapters 1-4 questions with correctanswers
Drug Correct Answer-any chemical that can affect living processes
Pharmacology Correct Answer-the study of drugs and their interactions with living
systems
Clinical Pharmacology Correct Answer-the study of drugs in humans
Therapeutics Correct Answer-The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy
Most important properties of an ideal drug? Correct Answer-effectiveness, safety, selectivity
If a drug is not effective Correct Answer-it should not be used
there is no such thing as a wholly selective drug Correct Answer-all drugs can cause side effects
what is the therapeutic objective of drug therapy? Correct Answer-to provide maximum benefit with minimum harm
Because all patients are unique Correct Answer-drug therapy must be tailored to each individual ALL properties of an ideal drug Correct Answer-effectiveness, safety, selectivity, reversible action, predictability, ease of administration, freedom from drug interactions, chemical stability, and possession of a simple generic name
Pharmacokinetics Correct Answer-what the body does to the drug
Pharmacodynamics Correct Answer-what the drug does to the body
Four processes of pharmacokinetics Correct Answer-absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
Five rights of drug administration Correct Answer-right drug, right patient, right dose, right route, and right time
what are the eight aspects of drug therapy? Correct Answer-preadministration assessment, dosage and administration, promoting therapeutic effects, minimizing adverse effects, minimizing adverse interaction, making PRN decisions, evaluating
responses to medication and managing toxicity
assessment has three basic goals Correct Answer-collecting baseline data needed to
evaluate therapeutic and adverse responses, identifying high-risk patients, and assessing the patient's capacity for self-care
Who is the patient's last line of defense against medication errors? Correct Answer-
the nurse
application of the nursing process in drug therapy is directed at? Correct Answer-
Individualizing treatment, which it critical to achieving the therapeutic objective
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