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NURS 100 Assessment 4 |Questions with
Verified Solutions| Graded A+ 2026
Absorption:
The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of the digestive
system into the blood
Enteric-coated tablets
designed to dissolve in the alkaline environment of the small intestine
Factors theat influence absorption:
THE ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION, ABILITY OF THE MEDICATION TO DISSOLVE,
BLOOD FLOW TO THE SITE OF ADMINISTRATION, BODY SURFACE AREA (BSA), AND
LIPID SOLUBILITY OF MEDICATION
Adverse Effects:
ARE UNINTENDED, UNDESIRABLE RESPONSES TO MEDICATION.
Anaphylatic Reaction
ARE LIFE THREATENING. SUDDEN CONSTRICTION OF BRONCHIOLAR MUSCLES,
EDEMA OF THE PHARYNX AND LARYNX, AND SEVERE WHEEZING AND SOB.
Allergic Effect
an immune system response to a drug that occurs when the body interprets the
drug as a foreign substance and makes antibodies against the drug and typically
occurs after a drug has already been introduced to the body. Symptoms range
from mild to severe and can result in an immediate reaction or a delayed reaction.
Drug Tolerance
occurs because the body has adapted to the effects of a drug over a period of time
and results in needing a larger dose of the drug to reach the desired effects.
Biological Half/Life:
THE TIME IT TAKES FOR EXCRETION PROCESSES TO LOWER THE AMOUNT OF
UNCHANGED MEDICATION BY HALF. IT DOES NOT CHANGE, NO MATTER HOW
MUCH MEDICATION IS GIVEN.
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Biotransformation
OCCURS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ENZYMES THAT DETOXIFY AND REMOVE
BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE CHEMICALS. MOST IN LIVER.
Buccal:
INVOLVES PLACING THE SOLID MEDICATION IN THE MOUTH AGAINS THE MUCOUS
MEMBRANES OF THE CHEEK UNTIL DISSOLVES.
Detoxify
break down, and remove biologically active chemicals
Idiosyncratic Reaction:
OVERREACTS OR UNDERREACTS TO A MEDICATION OR HAS A REACTION
DIFFERENT FROM NORMAL.
Infusions:
INTRODUCTION OF FLUID INTO THE VEIN; GIVING INTRAVENOUS FLUID OVER
TIME. THE PEAK CONCENTRATION OCCURS QUICKLY, BUT THE SERUM LEVEL ALSO
BEGINS TO FALL IMMEDIATELY.
Injection
PARENTERAL ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION. PRODUCES THE MOST RAPID
ABSORPTION BECAUSE MEDICATIONS ARE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE WHEN THEY
ENTER THE SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION.
Four major sites of infection
SUBCUTANEOUS
INTRAMUSCULAR
INTRAVENOUS
INTRADERMAL
Instillation:
TO CAUSE TO ENTER DROP BY DROP OR VERY SLOWLY.
Intraarticular
AN INJECTION OF A MEDICATION INTO A JOINT.
Intracardiac
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AN INJECTION OF A MEDICATION DIRECTLY INTO CARDIAC TISSUE.
Intradermal (ID)
INJECTION INTO THE DERMIS JUST UNDER THE EPIDERMIS
Intramuscular (IM)
INJECTION INTO A MUSCLE
Intraocular
MEDICATION DELIVERY WHICH INVOLVES INSERTING A MEDICATION SIMILAR TO A
CONTACT LENS INTO THE PATIENTS EYE.
Intravenous (IV)
INJECTION INTO A VEIN
Irrigations
PROCESS OF WASHING OUT A BODY CAVITY OR WOUNDED AREA WITH A STREAM
OF FLUID.
Medication Allergy
ADVERSE REACTION SUCH AS RASH, CHILLS, OR GI DISTURBANCES TO A
MEDICATION. SYMPTOMS VARY.
Medication Error
CAN CAUSE OR LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE MEDICATION USE OR PATIENT HARM.
INCLUDE INACCURATE PRECRIBING, ADMINISTERING THE WRONG MEDICATIO,
GIVING THE MEDICATION USING THE WRONG ROUTE OR TIME INTERVAL, AND
ADMINISTERING EXTRA DOSES OR FAILING TO ADMINISTER A MEDICATION.
Medication Interaction
WHEN ONE MEDICATION MODIFIES THE ACTION OF ANOTHER. SOME
MEDICATIONS INCREASE OR DIMINISH THE ACTION OF OTHERS AND MAY ALTER
THE WAY ANOTHER MEDICATION IS ABSORBED, METABOLIZED, OR ELIMINATED
FROM THE BODY.
Medication Reconcilation
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WHEN A NURSE ADMITS A PATIENT TO A HEALTH CARE SETTING, HE OR SHE
COMPARES THE MEDICATIONS THAT THE PATIENT TOOK IN THE PREVIOUS
SETTING WITH HIS OR HER CURRENT MEDICATION ORDER.
Nurse Practice Acts:
HAVE THE MOST INFLUENCE OVER NURSING PRACTICE BY DEFINING THE SCOPE
OF NURSES PROFESSIONAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES MOST ARE
PURPOSEFULLY BROAD SO NURSES PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES ARE NOT
LIMITED.
Ophthalmic
DRUGS GIVEN INTO THE EYE IN THE FORM OF EITHER EYE DROPS OR OINTMENTS.
Parenteral Administration
INVOLVES INJECTING A MEDICATION INTO BODY TISSUE
Standing Order (Routine)
Carried out until cancelled by another order, or discharged
PRN Order
"as needed" order for medication
One time order
The ordered drug is administered at a specific time/ASAP; ex: Bicitra 300 mg PO 30
minutes before surgery
Stat order
Any medication that is needed immediately and is to be given only once.
Parts of Medication Order
1. Patient's name
2. Date and time the order is written
3. Name of drug to be administered
4. Dosage of the drug
5. Route by which the drug is to be administered
6. Frequency of administration of the drug
7. Signature of person writing the order
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NURS 100 Assessment 4 |Questions with
Verified Solutions| Graded A+ 2026
Absorption:
The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of the digestive
system into the blood
Enteric-coated tablets
designed to dissolve in the alkaline environment of the small intestine
Factors theat influence absorption:
THE ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION, ABILITY OF THE MEDICATION TO DISSOLVE,
BLOOD FLOW TO THE SITE OF ADMINISTRATION, BODY SURFACE AREA (BSA), AND
LIPID SOLUBILITY OF MEDICATION
Adverse Effects:
ARE UNINTENDED, UNDESIRABLE RESPONSES TO MEDICATION.
Anaphylatic Reaction
ARE LIFE THREATENING. SUDDEN CONSTRICTION OF BRONCHIOLAR MUSCLES,
EDEMA OF THE PHARYNX AND LARYNX, AND SEVERE WHEEZING AND SOB.
Allergic Effect
an immune system response to a drug that occurs when the body interprets the
drug as a foreign substance and makes antibodies against the drug and typically
occurs after a drug has already been introduced to the body. Symptoms range
from mild to severe and can result in an immediate reaction or a delayed reaction.
Drug Tolerance
occurs because the body has adapted to the effects of a drug over a period of time
and results in needing a larger dose of the drug to reach the desired effects.
Biological Half/Life:
THE TIME IT TAKES FOR EXCRETION PROCESSES TO LOWER THE AMOUNT OF
UNCHANGED MEDICATION BY HALF. IT DOES NOT CHANGE, NO MATTER HOW
MUCH MEDICATION IS GIVEN.
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Biotransformation
OCCURS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ENZYMES THAT DETOXIFY AND REMOVE
BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE CHEMICALS. MOST IN LIVER.
Buccal:
INVOLVES PLACING THE SOLID MEDICATION IN THE MOUTH AGAINS THE MUCOUS
MEMBRANES OF THE CHEEK UNTIL DISSOLVES.
Detoxify
break down, and remove biologically active chemicals
Idiosyncratic Reaction:
OVERREACTS OR UNDERREACTS TO A MEDICATION OR HAS A REACTION
DIFFERENT FROM NORMAL.
Infusions:
INTRODUCTION OF FLUID INTO THE VEIN; GIVING INTRAVENOUS FLUID OVER
TIME. THE PEAK CONCENTRATION OCCURS QUICKLY, BUT THE SERUM LEVEL ALSO
BEGINS TO FALL IMMEDIATELY.
Injection
PARENTERAL ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION. PRODUCES THE MOST RAPID
ABSORPTION BECAUSE MEDICATIONS ARE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE WHEN THEY
ENTER THE SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION.
Four major sites of infection
SUBCUTANEOUS
INTRAMUSCULAR
INTRAVENOUS
INTRADERMAL
Instillation:
TO CAUSE TO ENTER DROP BY DROP OR VERY SLOWLY.
Intraarticular
AN INJECTION OF A MEDICATION INTO A JOINT.
Intracardiac
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AN INJECTION OF A MEDICATION DIRECTLY INTO CARDIAC TISSUE.
Intradermal (ID)
INJECTION INTO THE DERMIS JUST UNDER THE EPIDERMIS
Intramuscular (IM)
INJECTION INTO A MUSCLE
Intraocular
MEDICATION DELIVERY WHICH INVOLVES INSERTING A MEDICATION SIMILAR TO A
CONTACT LENS INTO THE PATIENTS EYE.
Intravenous (IV)
INJECTION INTO A VEIN
Irrigations
PROCESS OF WASHING OUT A BODY CAVITY OR WOUNDED AREA WITH A STREAM
OF FLUID.
Medication Allergy
ADVERSE REACTION SUCH AS RASH, CHILLS, OR GI DISTURBANCES TO A
MEDICATION. SYMPTOMS VARY.
Medication Error
CAN CAUSE OR LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE MEDICATION USE OR PATIENT HARM.
INCLUDE INACCURATE PRECRIBING, ADMINISTERING THE WRONG MEDICATIO,
GIVING THE MEDICATION USING THE WRONG ROUTE OR TIME INTERVAL, AND
ADMINISTERING EXTRA DOSES OR FAILING TO ADMINISTER A MEDICATION.
Medication Interaction
WHEN ONE MEDICATION MODIFIES THE ACTION OF ANOTHER. SOME
MEDICATIONS INCREASE OR DIMINISH THE ACTION OF OTHERS AND MAY ALTER
THE WAY ANOTHER MEDICATION IS ABSORBED, METABOLIZED, OR ELIMINATED
FROM THE BODY.
Medication Reconcilation
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WHEN A NURSE ADMITS A PATIENT TO A HEALTH CARE SETTING, HE OR SHE
COMPARES THE MEDICATIONS THAT THE PATIENT TOOK IN THE PREVIOUS
SETTING WITH HIS OR HER CURRENT MEDICATION ORDER.
Nurse Practice Acts:
HAVE THE MOST INFLUENCE OVER NURSING PRACTICE BY DEFINING THE SCOPE
OF NURSES PROFESSIONAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES MOST ARE
PURPOSEFULLY BROAD SO NURSES PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES ARE NOT
LIMITED.
Ophthalmic
DRUGS GIVEN INTO THE EYE IN THE FORM OF EITHER EYE DROPS OR OINTMENTS.
Parenteral Administration
INVOLVES INJECTING A MEDICATION INTO BODY TISSUE
Standing Order (Routine)
Carried out until cancelled by another order, or discharged
PRN Order
"as needed" order for medication
One time order
The ordered drug is administered at a specific time/ASAP; ex: Bicitra 300 mg PO 30
minutes before surgery
Stat order
Any medication that is needed immediately and is to be given only once.
Parts of Medication Order
1. Patient's name
2. Date and time the order is written
3. Name of drug to be administered
4. Dosage of the drug
5. Route by which the drug is to be administered
6. Frequency of administration of the drug
7. Signature of person writing the order
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