Final Exam PRN 104 Questions and
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Evaluation - ANSWERS-to assess the patient to ensure current needs are being met and
maintained
Interventions - ANSWERS-action taking to improve or maintain or restore health or illness
health - ANSWERS-The combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being
Ladder programs - ANSWERS-A ladder program allows nurses to upgrade their education and
move from one educational level to another with relative ease and without loss of credits from
previous education
Homeostasis - ANSWERS-The maintenance of a constant internal environment
Pharmacokinetics - ANSWERS-The process by which drugs are absorbed, distributed within the
body, metabolized, and excreted.
evidence in nursing - ANSWERS-nursing practice based on valid research
Peak - ANSWERS-the highest concentration
Auscultation - ANSWERS-listen
Bradycardia - ANSWERS-slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm)
, Pharmacodynamics - ANSWERS-The study of what the drug does to the body
Tachypnea - ANSWERS-fast breathing
orthostatic hypotension - ANSWERS-low blood pressure that occurs upon standing up
synergistic effect - ANSWERS-combined effect of two or more drugs is greater than the effect of
each drug alone
sentinel event - ANSWERS-unexpected occurrence involving death or serious injury
vesicualr - ANSWERS-Apical (Left 5th intercostal )
PRN - ANSWERS-as needed
STAT - ANSWERS-immediately, right away
therapeutic range - ANSWERS-that concentration of drug in the blood serum that produces the
desired effect without causing toxicity
Agonist - ANSWERS-attached to a specific site and produce a response
duration of action - ANSWERS-The length of time the concentration of a drug in the blood or
tissues is sufficient to elicit a response.
assessement - ANSWERS-gathering data from the patient
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Evaluation - ANSWERS-to assess the patient to ensure current needs are being met and
maintained
Interventions - ANSWERS-action taking to improve or maintain or restore health or illness
health - ANSWERS-The combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being
Ladder programs - ANSWERS-A ladder program allows nurses to upgrade their education and
move from one educational level to another with relative ease and without loss of credits from
previous education
Homeostasis - ANSWERS-The maintenance of a constant internal environment
Pharmacokinetics - ANSWERS-The process by which drugs are absorbed, distributed within the
body, metabolized, and excreted.
evidence in nursing - ANSWERS-nursing practice based on valid research
Peak - ANSWERS-the highest concentration
Auscultation - ANSWERS-listen
Bradycardia - ANSWERS-slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm)
, Pharmacodynamics - ANSWERS-The study of what the drug does to the body
Tachypnea - ANSWERS-fast breathing
orthostatic hypotension - ANSWERS-low blood pressure that occurs upon standing up
synergistic effect - ANSWERS-combined effect of two or more drugs is greater than the effect of
each drug alone
sentinel event - ANSWERS-unexpected occurrence involving death or serious injury
vesicualr - ANSWERS-Apical (Left 5th intercostal )
PRN - ANSWERS-as needed
STAT - ANSWERS-immediately, right away
therapeutic range - ANSWERS-that concentration of drug in the blood serum that produces the
desired effect without causing toxicity
Agonist - ANSWERS-attached to a specific site and produce a response
duration of action - ANSWERS-The length of time the concentration of a drug in the blood or
tissues is sufficient to elicit a response.
assessement - ANSWERS-gathering data from the patient
