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Clinical Pharmacology In Nursing Practice Questions AndAnswers With Verified Solutions.
Drug - ANSWER any substance that is taken to cure, prevent, or reduce the symptoms of a
medical condition
Pharmacology - ANSWER the study of medicines
Pharmacotherapy - ANSWER the application of a drug for the purpose of disease prevention
or treatment of suffering
Nurse's Role - ANSWER design interventions (i.e. pharmacotherapy) that meet the desired
health goals of the patient
Rationale for Pharmacotherapy - ANSWER builds a partnership between the patient and the
health care provider
11 Rights of Medication Administration - ANSWER *Right Patient*
*Right Medication*
*Right Dose*
*Right Route*
*Right Time*
*Right Rationale*
*Right Assessment*
*Right Reaction*
*Right Documentation*
*Right Education*
*Right to refuse*
Patient Factors - ANSWER age, gender, race, health status, BMI, genetics
Patient Factors concerning infants - ANSWER developing organs may have issues metabolizing
drugs
Patient Factors concerning adults - ANSWER chronic illness and disease may cause organs to
have issues metabolizing drugs
Therapeutic Classification - ANSWER describes what is being treated by the drug
Pharmacologic Classification - ANSWER describes how the drug acts
Anticoagulants - ANSWER *Therapeutic*
, influences blood clotting
Antihyperlipidemics - ANSWER *Therapeutic*
lowers blood cholesterol
Antihypertensives - ANSWER *Therapeutic*
lowers blood pressure
Antidysrhythmics - ANSWER *Therapeutic*
restores normal cardiac rhythms
Antianginals - ANSWER *Therapeutic*
treats angina
Diuretic - ANSWER *Pharmacologic*
lowers plasma volume
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor - ANSWER *Pharmacologic*
blocks hormonal activity
Calcium channel blocker - ANSWER *Pharmacologic*
blocks heart calcium channels
Adrenergic antagonist - ANSWER *Pharmacologic*
blocks physiological reaction to stress
Vasodilator - ANSWER *Pharmacologic*
dilates peripheral blood vessels
Prototype - ANSWER the agent to which all other medications in a class are compared
-lol prototype ending - ANSWER generic name of beta-adrenergic blocker
-statin - ANSWER denotes a lipid lowering agent
Combination drugs - ANSWER drugs with more than one active generic ingredient
Bioavailability - ANSWER the rate and extent to which active ingredients are absorbed and
then available at the target/site of action
*May be affected by inner ingredients and table compression*
-may be different between trade and generic drugs
Bioequivalent - ANSWER trade and generic products have the same rate of absorption and
same onset of therapeutic action
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