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NURS 6700: Module 8: MEDICATION ADMIN STUDY GUIDE | UPDATED 1. Pure Food and Drug Act 2. FDA [Food and Drug Administration] 3. United States Pharmacopeia [USP] and National Formulary - Answer-examples of Federal regulations of medications Pure Food and Drug Act - Answer-federal regulation tha...

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NURS 6700: Module 8: MEDICATION
ADMIN STUDY GUIDE | UPDATED

1. Pure Food and Drug Act


2. FDA [Food and Drug Administration]


3. United States Pharmacopeia [USP] and National Formulary - Answer✔✔-examples of Federal

regulations of medications


Pure Food and Drug Act - Answer✔✔-federal regulation that requires all medications to be free of

impure products


FDA (Food and Drug Administration) - Answer✔✔-agency that enforces medication laws that ensure that

all medications on the market undergo vigorous testing before they are sold to the public


USP (United States Pharmacopeia) and National Formulary - Answer✔✔-federal regulation that sets

standards for medication strength, quality, purity, packaging, safety, labeling, and dose form


MedWatch Program - Answer✔✔-VOLUNTARY PROGRAM;


Encourages nurses and other health care workers to report when a medication, product, or medical

event causes serious harm to a patient by completing the MedWatch form


State Nurse Practice Acts [NPAs] - Answer✔✔-acts that define the scope of nurses' professional functions

and responsibilities. Primary intent is to protect the public from unskilled, undereducated, and

unlicensed personnel.


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1. Chemical name


2. generic name


3. trade name - Answer✔✔-3 types of medication names


Generic Name - Answer✔✔-which type of medication name do nurses MOST COMMONLY USE?




chemical name, generic name, or trade name?


chemical name - Answer✔✔-type of medication name:


provides an exact description of its composition and molecular structure. (Nurses rarely use this.)




ex: N-acetyl-para-aminophenol


generic name - Answer✔✔-[or nonproprietary name] type of medication name:




manufacturer who first develops the drug gives this name. (ex. Acetaminophen instead of Tylenol);

becomes the official name listed in official publications such as the USP. (***most commonly used by

nurses)


trade name - Answer✔✔-AKA Brand name or Proprietary Name of medication:




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name under which the manufacturer markets a medication. They are easy to pronounce, spell and

remember.




ex: Tylenol, Advil


1. Absorbed


2. Distribution


3. Metabolism


4. Excretion - Answer✔✔-movement of drugs through the body


Absorption (of drugs) - Answer✔✔-occurs when medication molecules pass into the blood from the site

of medication administration.




factors that influence:


1. route of administration


2. ability of medication to dissolve


3. blood flow to site of administration


4. body surface area [BSA and Lipid solubility]


1. skin = slow


2. oral = overall slow because pass through GI tract



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