NU 301 Pharmacology – FINAL Exam Questions With Correct Answers

NU 301 Pharmacology – FINAL Exam
Questions With Correct Answers

Pharmacodynamics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The process by which a medication
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works on the body.
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Pharmacokinetics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The process by which drugs are
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absorbed, distributed within the body, metabolized, and excreted.
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Half-life - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Time it takes for a drug to decrease in amount
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by half
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Chemical name of drugs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the name of the medication
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that reflects its chemical composition and molecular structure (ex.
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isobutylphenylpropanoic acid) |




Generic name (nonproprietary name) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Name given to a
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medication by the United States Adopted Names Council (ex. ibuprofen)
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Trade name - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Proprietary name of a drug assigned by the
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manufacturer; also called the brand name or product name.
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Rights of Safe Medication Administration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Right
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client/patient
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,Right medication/drug
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Right dose
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Right time
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Right route
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Right documentation
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Right client education
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Right to refuse
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Right assessment
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Right evaluation
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Types of Analgesic Agents - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Opioids
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Narcotic Antagonists |




Antipyretic
NSAIDs
etc.


Opioid Prototype - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-morphine
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Action of Morphine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Binds to opioid receptors (Mu &
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Kappa) in the brain and spinal cord
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Indications for Morphine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-prevent/ relieve severe acute
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or chronic pain; before, during and after surgery; before and during diagnostic
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procedures; labor & delivery | | |

,Adverse Effects of Morphine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Respiratory depression
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Orthostatic hypotension|




Excessive Sedation |




Constipation/ Urinary Retention
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Cough suppression
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Biliary colic
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Nursing Implications of Morphine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-watch for s/sx of
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toxicity: Severe respiratory depression; coma; pinpoint pupils
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General principles of Morphine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Metabolized: liver;
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Excreted: urine, bile; T1/2: 1.5-2 hours
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Routes:PO, IV, IM, SUBQ, Intrathecal, epidural
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MORPHINE IS THE FIRST CHOICE FOR SEVERE PAIN
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No ceiling
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Regular schedule
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Narcotic Antagonist Prototype - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Naloxone (Narcan)
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Action of Naloxone (Narcan) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Block effects of opioids
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, Indications of Naloxone (Narcan) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Reversal of signs or
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opioid excess
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Adverse Effects of Naloxone (Narcan) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Dysrhythmias
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HTN
Hypotension
N/V


Nursing Implications for Naloxone (Narcan) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Likely to
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need repeated injections
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Titrate with care to avoid acute withdrawal
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General Principles of Naloxone (Narcan) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Onset: within
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minutes of parenteral administration (almost immediately if IV)
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T1/2: 30 to 81 minutes
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Metabolized in liver | |




Excreted by kidney | |