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Drugs that use CYP 3A4 isoenzymes for metabolism may: 1. Induce the metabolism of another drug 2. Inhibit the metabolism of another drug 3. Both 1 and 2 4. Neither 1 nor 2  3 Medication agreements or "Pain Medication Contracts" are recommended to be used: 1. Universally for all prescribing for chronic pain 2. For patients who have repeated requests for pain medication ~ 1 ~ for inquiry mail me @ Best Grades | Must Pass | Latest Update | Correct Answers | 2024/ 2025 3. Whe...

Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by who?  The State Board of Nursing for Each State What is the benefits of having an APRN prescriber?  APRN's care for patients more holistically and include patients in making decisions regarding their care What does clinical judgement in prescribing include?  Factoring in the cost of the particular What is included in the criteria for choosing and effective drug for a disorder?  Consulting nationally recognized guidel...

when implementing the BARR procedure, how should the practitioner position the palms of the individual? prone = supine =  (prone) palms are up  (supine) palms are down list the criteria for implementing transportation procedures 1. 2. 3.  continuous aggression  continuous self-injury  continuous high-magnitude disruption what are the criteria for implementing a horizontal immobilization? 1. ~ 1 ~ for inquiry mail me @ Best Grades | Must Pass | Latest Update | Cor...

The nurse is preparing to administer an immunization to a four-year-old child. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? A- Place the child in a prone position for the immunization B- request that the child's caregiver leave the room during the immunization C- administer the immunization using a 24-gauge needle D- inject the immunization slowly after aspirating for 3 seconds  C- administer the immunization using a 24-gauge needle; The nurse should administer an i...

A nurse is caring for a client who is acidotic. The nurse asks the charge nurse why the client is breathing rapidly. What response by the charge nurse is best? a. Anxiety is causing the client to breathe rapidly. b. The client is trying to get rid of excess body acids. c. The rapid respirations cause buildup of bicarbonate. d. An increased respiratory rate is due to increased metabolism.  ANS: B The client is acidotic, and the respiratory system is attempting to compensate by "blowi...

Prodrug  An inactive drug dosage form that is converted to an active metabolite by various biochemical reactions once it is inside the body.  -Cytochrome P450  -Ex. Aspirin, psilocybin, heroin Bioavailability  the rate at and the extent to which a nutrient is absorbed and used  -Affected by route of administration and drug dosage  -Drug clearance (rate drug leaves circulation)  -Steady state concentration  -Affected by chemical stability, solubility, and fir...

Pharmacokinetics involves  absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination). Absorption:  absorption from the administration site either directly or indirectly into the blood/plasma. Distribution:  reversibly or irreversibly move from the bloodstream into the interstitial and intracellular Metabolism:  biotransformed via hepatic metabolism or by other tissues. Elimination:  tissues. lastly, the drug and its metabolites are eliminated from the body. route of admi...

Hypokalemia and lasix  If pt is Hypokalemic, report to RN before giving Lasix Hypervolemia Causes  CKD, liver disease, cirrhosis, CHF, increased salt intake, COPD Hypervolemia Signs and symptoms  Headache, Confusion, Nausea, Vomiting, Coma Hypovolemia Causes  Vomiting, DM, fever, heat exposure, exercise, no water access, significant injury to skin Moat accurate assessment of water balance  daily weights in similar clothing, same scale, same time - plus or minus 2 lbs ...

Bias  Any systematic error in a measurement process black box warning  a type of warning that appears in a drug's prescribing info and is required by the FDA to alert prescribers of serious adverse events that have occurred with the drug controlled substances  any drugs listed on one of the schedules of controlled substance act drug polymorphism  variation in response to a drug because of a patient's age, gender, size and/or body comp Ethnopharmacology  the study ...

Pharmacology  the study of drugs and their actions on living organisms Drugs  chemical substances that have an effect on living organisms chemical name of drug  Describes the drug's chemical composition and molecular structure generic-name drug  A common name; A name that is simpler than the chemical name. The first letter is not capitalized. brand-name drug  A drug with a registered name or trademark; this name is restricted to the owner. Names are selected by the m...