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NSG 349 Exam 1 Review Questions With
Correct Answers
Nursing Process - answer✔> ensures delivery of quality, individual nursing care
> requires critical thinking
> ongoing process
> ADPIE
Assessment - answer✔nurse collects objective and subjective data on patient, including
medication profiles
Diagnosis - answer✔nurse identifies the problem
Planning - answer✔nurse determines the goals for the patient
Implementation - answer✔the carrying out of nursing care plans; also called interventions
Evaluation - answer✔nurse is determining if the plan of care is effective or needs to be altered
9 Rights of Medication Administration (DRTIMRAD) - answer✔> right dose
> right route
> right time
> right individual
> right medication
> right reason, response, refusal
> right documentation
Purpose of the Nursing Process - answer✔encourages critical thinking
Teachback - answer✔when the patient is able to repeat the information back to the nurse
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Factors included when educating patients - answer✔> level of consciousness
> visual deficits
> hearing deficits
> pain
> distractions
> family members presence
Medication Error - answer✔preventable, adverse drug event involving inappropriate
medication use; may or may not cause patient harm
Medication Reconciliation - answer✔procedure that acts to maintain accurate and up-to-date
list of medications for patients
> "brown bag"
> always involves patient
Generic Medication Name - answer✔> the name of a drug that gives its chemical makeup, not
the "brand" name given to it by its manufacturers
Ex: Acetaminophen
Trade Medication Name - answer✔> also known as brand or proprietary name
> the name under which a manufacturer markets the medication
Ex: Tylenol
Pharmacokinetics - answer✔what the body does to the drug
4 Stages of Pharmacokinetics - answer✔1.) Absorption: from administration to the blood
stream
2. Distribution: how drug reaches target tissue
3. Metabolism: drug broken down into inactive metabolite (more soluble or active)
4. Excretion: how drug is eliminated from the body
Pharmacodynamics - answer✔what the drug does to the body
Liver - answer✔main organ involved in metabolism (particularly P450 enzyme)
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11/16/2024 10:16 AM
NSG 349 Exam 1 Review Questions With
Correct Answers
Nursing Process - answer✔> ensures delivery of quality, individual nursing care
> requires critical thinking
> ongoing process
> ADPIE
Assessment - answer✔nurse collects objective and subjective data on patient, including
medication profiles
Diagnosis - answer✔nurse identifies the problem
Planning - answer✔nurse determines the goals for the patient
Implementation - answer✔the carrying out of nursing care plans; also called interventions
Evaluation - answer✔nurse is determining if the plan of care is effective or needs to be altered
9 Rights of Medication Administration (DRTIMRAD) - answer✔> right dose
> right route
> right time
> right individual
> right medication
> right reason, response, refusal
> right documentation
Purpose of the Nursing Process - answer✔encourages critical thinking
Teachback - answer✔when the patient is able to repeat the information back to the nurse
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11/16/2024 10:16 AM
Factors included when educating patients - answer✔> level of consciousness
> visual deficits
> hearing deficits
> pain
> distractions
> family members presence
Medication Error - answer✔preventable, adverse drug event involving inappropriate
medication use; may or may not cause patient harm
Medication Reconciliation - answer✔procedure that acts to maintain accurate and up-to-date
list of medications for patients
> "brown bag"
> always involves patient
Generic Medication Name - answer✔> the name of a drug that gives its chemical makeup, not
the "brand" name given to it by its manufacturers
Ex: Acetaminophen
Trade Medication Name - answer✔> also known as brand or proprietary name
> the name under which a manufacturer markets the medication
Ex: Tylenol
Pharmacokinetics - answer✔what the body does to the drug
4 Stages of Pharmacokinetics - answer✔1.) Absorption: from administration to the blood
stream
2. Distribution: how drug reaches target tissue
3. Metabolism: drug broken down into inactive metabolite (more soluble or active)
4. Excretion: how drug is eliminated from the body
Pharmacodynamics - answer✔what the drug does to the body
Liver - answer✔main organ involved in metabolism (particularly P450 enzyme)
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