PNR 105 Exam 1 review Questions and
Answers.
9 rights of medication administration - Answer right patient, drug, dose, time, route, rea-son,
response, documentation, refuse.
Brand name - Answer proprietary or designer name aka Advil
Generic name - Answer same in every part of the world aka Ibuprofen
Chemical name - Answer literal chemicals that make up the med aka (RS)-2-(4-(2-
methylpropyl) phenyl)propanoic acid.
Psychological dependence - Answer is a psychological state of worrying about access to the
drug, worrying about withdrawal, or going without.
Physical dependence - Answer is the body's need for the drug in order to function normally.
Going without the drug can lead to sweating, pain, nausea, vomiting, shaking, tachycardia
Tolerance is an expected side effect.
Tolerance - Answer is when a person needs higher and higher doses of the med to achieve
the same effect. ALL opiate users will develop some level of tolerance.
Addiction - Answer is physical dependence, psychological dependence, and abuse of the
medication for recreational reasons all rolled into one.
3.) Types of orders:
PRN - Answer "as needed"
STAT: - Answer at once, immediately
Standing orders: - Answer document that details the nursing care to be implemented in
specific nursing situations, frequently when a physician is not present; may expand scope of
nursing responsibilities
half-life - Answer length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to
decay
Answers.
9 rights of medication administration - Answer right patient, drug, dose, time, route, rea-son,
response, documentation, refuse.
Brand name - Answer proprietary or designer name aka Advil
Generic name - Answer same in every part of the world aka Ibuprofen
Chemical name - Answer literal chemicals that make up the med aka (RS)-2-(4-(2-
methylpropyl) phenyl)propanoic acid.
Psychological dependence - Answer is a psychological state of worrying about access to the
drug, worrying about withdrawal, or going without.
Physical dependence - Answer is the body's need for the drug in order to function normally.
Going without the drug can lead to sweating, pain, nausea, vomiting, shaking, tachycardia
Tolerance is an expected side effect.
Tolerance - Answer is when a person needs higher and higher doses of the med to achieve
the same effect. ALL opiate users will develop some level of tolerance.
Addiction - Answer is physical dependence, psychological dependence, and abuse of the
medication for recreational reasons all rolled into one.
3.) Types of orders:
PRN - Answer "as needed"
STAT: - Answer at once, immediately
Standing orders: - Answer document that details the nursing care to be implemented in
specific nursing situations, frequently when a physician is not present; may expand scope of
nursing responsibilities
half-life - Answer length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to
decay
