NUR1140C Pharm Exam 1

inducers - Answer- speed up metabolism Schedule I - Answer- illegal, highly abusable, NO MEDICAL USE Schedule II - Answer- highly abusable with medical use Schedule III and IV - Answer- somewhat abusable, including male steroids(3) and tranquilizers/sleeping pills(4) Schedule V - Answer- least controlled, low codeine(cough syrup) Pharmacokinetics - Answer- what the body does to the drug (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion [ADME]) Pharmacodynamics - Answer- What the drug does to the body (therapeutic effects and side effects) Pharmacotherapeutics - Answer- outcome (clinical use of medication to prevent or treat disease) Half-life - Answer- time required for one-half of a medication to be removed from the body Metabolism - Answer- energy conversion into things the body can use Excretion - Answer- elimination of medication from the body Agonist - Answer- Medication that activates a full response Partial Agonist - Answer- Medication that activates a weaker response than an agonist Antagonist - Answer- medication that blocks other medications from activating a response Onset of Action - Answer- How fast a drug takes to start working Peak Action - Answer- Maximum therapeutic effect Duration of action - Answer- total amount of time for therapeutic response without repeating dose Therapeutic effect - Answer- effect of a medicine when given in an appropriate dose side effect or ADR - Answer- undesirable reaction at therapeutic dose Peak - Answer- highest blood level of medication Trough - Answer- Lowest blood level of medication Which organ helps metabolize the majority of medications? - Answer- Liver Which organ helps filter the majority of medications? - Answer- Kidney What routine blood test helps to evaluate kidney function? - Answer- BUN, Creatinine Serum, GFR, Creatinine Clearance What blood test helps to evaluate liver function? - Answer- AST & ALT Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Answer- safety and efficacy of medications and medical devices Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) - Answer- investigate and enforce controlled substance laws Department of Health and Human Services - Answer- anything related to health or illness Federal Trade Commission - Answer- truth in advertising What things about a medication make it safe to be given out Over The Counter (OTC) (without a prescription)? - Answer- Limited interactions, low incidence of adverse effects, low abuse potential ADPIE - Answer- Assessment, Diagnosis Planning, Implementation, Evaluation medication error - Answer- preventable adverse drug event what is the nurse's highest responsibility during and after a medication error? - Answer- The patient's physiologic condition What are important actions on the part of the nurse to prevent a medication error? - Answer- Medication Reconciliation - Verify, Clarify, Reconcile What is a high alert medication and what is essential for the nurse when giving one of these medications? - Answer- Medication that has high risk when incorrectly given. double check calculations, verify with second RN, and assess/document carefully What is the responsibility of the RN with regards to patient education