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NU136 - EXAM 4 REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++ Practice questions for this set Terms in this set (124) Pharmacology in relation to nurses: -physicians, pharmacies, and nurses are legally responsible for safe & therapeutic effects of drugs -locate info about each drug -calculate dose accurately -6 rights -recognize nursing interventions -knowledgeable about possible drug interactions If drug order isn't clear: clarify w/ doctor Controlled substances: -must have another nurse count w/ you (incoming & out coming nurse) -any discrepancies need to be investigated 3 key factors of drug therapy 1. distribution: how drug distributes throughout body 2. metabolism: what route is it (slow or fast) 3. excretion: how the pt is urinating; kidney function (older adults need less dosage) Differences of absorption 1. slow absorption: skin, oral, SQ 2. quick absorption: sublingual, mucus membrane, respiratory 3. most rapid: IV High alert medication: -insulin -requires a 2 nurse check Schedule of controlled drugs Schedule I through V schedule I drugs with no accepted medical use & high potential of abuse i.e. heroin, LSD, weed Drug standards purity, potency, bioavailability, efficacy, safety and toxicity If there is a medication error: report it immediately; the purpose of the report is so same mistake won't happen again Schedule II drugs with medical use & high potential for abuse i.e. cocaine, oxycodone, codeine

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NU136 - EXAM 4 REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE

SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++


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distribution: how drug distributes throughout body
metabolism: what route is it (slow or fast)
excretion: how the pt is urinating; kidney function (older adults need less dosage)



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13 key factors of drug therapy 2Against medical advice (AMA)




considerations for infants & children
3 4schedule IV
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-physicians, pharmacies, and nurses are legally responsible for safe & therapeutic

effects of drugs

-locate info about each drug

-calculate dose accurately
Pharmacology in relation to nurses:
-6 rights

-recognize nursing interventions

-knowledgeable about possible drug interactions

If drug order isn't clear: clarify w/ doctor

-must have another nurse count w/ you (incoming & out coming nurse)
Controlled substances:
-any discrepancies need to be investigated

1. distribution: how drug distributes throughout body

3 key factors of drug therapy 2.metabolism: what route is it (slow or fast)

3.excretion: how the pt is urinating; kidney function (older adults need less dosage)

1. slow absorption: skin, oral, SQ

Differences of absorption 2.quick absorption: sublingual, mucus membrane, respiratory

3.most rapid: IV

-insulin
High alert medication:
-requires a 2 nurse check

Schedule of controlled drugs Schedule I through V

drugs with no accepted medical use & high potential of abuse

schedule I

i.e. heroin, LSD, weed

Drug standards purity, potency, bioavailability, efficacy, safety and toxicity

report it immediately; the purpose of the report is so same mistake won't happen
If there is a medication error:
again

drugs with medical use & high potential for abuse

Schedule II

i.e. cocaine, oxycodone, codeine

drugs that are medically use w/ less potential for abuse than schedule II

schedule III

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