Nur 243 pharm - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Comprehensive, detailed and Summarized Lecture notes including slideshow notes, in class notes, images, drug charts, etc covering topics of orientation to pharm, nursing responsibilities, stages of drug development, basic principles, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug interactions, adverse reactions, drug therapy in older adults, neuropharmacology, and peripheral nervous system drugs for Nur 243. *Essential Study Material!!

NUR 243 - Exam 1 Pharm Study Guide/NUR 243 - Exam 1 Pharm Study Guide. 4 Basic Terms:  Drug: any chemical that can affect living processes  Pharmacology: study of drugs and their interactions with living systems  Clinical Pharmacology: study of drugs in humans  Therapeutics: the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or prevent pregnancy o The medical use of drugs o Therapeutic objective of drug therapy: provide maximum benefit with minimal harm

NUR 243 - Pharm Exam 2 Study Guide/NUR 243 - Pharm Exam 2 Study Guide. Drugs for Respiratory Disorders  Asthma o Chronic inflammatory disorder of the airway  Airway hyperresponsiveness  Airway obstruction  Respiratory symptoms o Characteristic signs and symptoms  Sense of breathlessness  Tightening of the chest  Wheezing  Dyspnea  Cough o Cause: Immune-mediated airway inflammation

NUR 243 - Exam 1 Pharm Study Guide. 4 Basic Terms:  Drug: any chemical that can affect living processes  Pharmacology: study of drugs and their interactions with living systems.

NUR 243 - Pharm Exam 3 Study Guide/NUR 243 - Pharm Exam 3 Study Guide. Diabetes  Overview o Disorder of carbohydrate metabolism.  Deficiency of insulin  Resistance to action of insulin o Sustained hyperglycemia.  Insulin Physiology o Metabolic Actions: stimulates uptake of glucose, amino acids and potassium. Promotes the synthesis of glycogen and proteins. o Metabolic consequences of insulin deficiency:  Increased glycogenolysis, increased gluconeogenesis, reduced gluco...

NUR 243 - Pharm Exam 4 Study Guide/NUR 243 - Pharm Exam 4 Study Guide. Fluoroquinolones ● Broad spectrum agents with multiple applications ● MOA: disrupt DNA replication and cell division ● Can be administered PO or IV ● Resistance to staph aureus (cellulitis as result of staph aureus pt won’t be put on fluoroquinolones) ● Resistance to gonorrhea - not recommended for use against this infection ● Therapeutic uses: ○ Ophthalmic infections ○ Infections of bone, joints, a...

NUR 243 - Pharm Exam 2 Study Guide. Drugs for Respiratory Disorders  Asthma o Chronic inflammatory disorder of the airway  Airway hyperresponsiveness  Airway obstruction 

NUR 243 - Pharm Exam 3 Study Guide. Diabetes  Overview o Disorder of carbohydrate metabolism.  Deficiency of insulin  Resistance to action of insulin o Sustained hyperglycemia. 

NUR 243 - Exam 1 Pharm Study Guide. 4 Basic Terms:  Drug: any chemical that can affect living processes  Pharmacology: study of drugs and their interactions with living systems.

NUR 243 - Pharm Exam 4 Study Guide. Fluoroquinolones ● Broad spectrum agents with multiple applications ● MOA: disrupt DNA replication and cell division ● Can be administered PO or IV.