Nursing 1140 Exam Study Guide.
Bias - answer✔✔Any systematic error in a measurement process
black box warning - answer✔✔a type of warning that appears in a drug's prescribing info and is
required by the FDA to alert prescribers of serious adverse events that have occurred with the
drug
controlled substances - answer✔✔any drugs listed on one of the schedules of controlled
substance act
drug polymorphism - answer✔✔variation in response to a drug because of a patient's age,
gender, size and/or body comp
Ethnopharmacology - answer✔✔the study of the effect of ethnicity on drug responses,
specifically absorption, metabolism, distribution, and excretion
informed consent - answer✔✔written permission obtained from a patient consenting to a specific
procedure
Investigational new drug - answer✔✔a drug not yet approved for marketing by the FDA but
available for use in experiments to determine its safety and efficacy
legend drugs - answer✔✔another name for prescription drugs
orphan drugs - answer✔✔category of drugs that have been identified to help treat patients with
rare diseases
pharmacogenomics - answer✔✔the study of genetics in drug response
HIPPA - answer✔✔requires all health care providers, health and life insurance companies,
public health authorities, employers and schools to maintain patient privacy regarding protected
health information
C-I - answer✔✔High abuse potential
Not approved for medical use
heroin
LSD
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marijuana
mescaline
peyote
psilocybin
methaqualone
C-II - answer✔✔High abuse potential
written prescription only no refills
codeine
cocaine
hydrocodone
hydromorphone
morphine
methadone
secobarbital
pentobarbital
oxycodone
amphetamine
methlyphenidate
C-III - answer✔✔Written or oral prescriptions
expire in 6 months
no more that 5 refills
codeine with other meds
pentobarbital rectal suppositories
dihydrocodeine combo products
C-IV - answer✔✔written or oral script
expires in 6 months
no more than 5 refills
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phenobarbital
chloral hydrate
meprobamate
benzodiazepines
C-V - answer✔✔written script or OTC
meds for cough relief or diarrhea containing limited quantities of certain opioid controlled
substances
adverse drug event - answer✔✔any undesireable occurrence related to admin of or failure to
administer a prescribed medication
adverse drug reactions - answer✔✔unexpected, unintended, or excessive responses to
medications given at therapeutic dosages
allergic reaction - answer✔✔an immunologic reaction resulting from an unusual sensitivity of a
patient to a certain medication
idiosycratic reaction - answer✔✔any abnormal and unexpected response to a medication, other
than an allergic reaction, that is peculiar to an individual patient
medical errors - answer✔✔broad term used to refer to any errors at any point in patient care that
cause or have the potential to cause patient harm
medication errors - answer✔✔any preventable adverse drug events involving inappropriate
medication use by a patient or health care professional
medication reconciliation - answer✔✔a procedure to maintain an accurate and up to date list of
medications for all patients between all phases of health care delivery
six rights - answer✔✔Right patient
Right medication
Right dose
Right route
Right time
Right documentation
alternative medicine - answer✔✔herbal medicine
chiropractic
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acupuncture
massage
reflexology
complementary medicine - answer✔✔alternative medicine when used simultaneously with,
rather than instead of, standard western medicine
dietary supplement - answer✔✔a product that contains an ingredient intended to supplement the
diet, including vitamins, minerals, herbs, or other botanicals
latrogenic effects - answer✔✔unintentional adverse effects that are caused by the actions of a
prescriber, other health care professional, or by a specific treatment
integrative medicine - answer✔✔simultaneous use of both traditional and alternative medicine
phytochemicals - answer✔✔the pharcologically active ingredients in herbal remedies
chemical name - answer✔✔the name that describes the chemical composition and molecular
structure of a drug
drug - answer✔✔any chemical that afffects the physiologic processes of a living organism
generic name - answer✔✔also called nonproprietary name
much shorter and simpler than the chemical name and is not protected by trademark
pharmaceutics - answer✔✔the science of preparing and dispensing drugs including dosage form
design
pharmocodynamics - answer✔✔the study of the biochemical and physiologic interactions of
drugs at their sites of activity.
pharmacoeconomics - answer✔✔the study of the influence of genetic factors on drug response
that result in absence, overabundance, or insufficiency of drug-metabolizing enzymes
pharmacognosy - answer✔✔the study of drugs that are obtained from natural plant and animal
sources
Pharmacokinetics - answer✔✔the study of what happens to a drug from the time it is put into the
body until the parent drug and all metabolites have left the body.
pharmacology - answer✔✔the broadest term for the study or science of drugs
pharmcotherapeutics - answer✔✔the treatment of pathologic conditions through the use of drugs