Pharmacology Concepts
NUR 121 week 1
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- What is pharmacology?
- Name 3 most important characteristics of drugs:
- Right Drug, Right Patient, Right Dose, Right Time, Right Assessment and Right Documentation are the first 6 Rights of Drug Administration. What are the other 3?
- The physician orders a medication to be given to your patient. Based on the patient's medical history, you do not know why the patient is getting this medication. What is your best action?
- In clinical practice, generic and trade (brand) name drugs are used. The active ingredients in these drugs are the same. What is the difference between generic and trade-name drugs?
- What does OTC stand for?
- Movement of a drug from its site of administration into the blood is called ....................
- Drugs are carried by the blood to tissues and organs of the body. This process is called ................
- Which one of these medication administration routes has the the fastest effect?
- The process of enzymatic alteration of drug structure usually takes place in liver. This process is called ..............
- A drug given via the oral route may be extensively metabolized by the liver before reaching the systemic circulation. This process is called .......(a)....... and results in .....(b).........
- The process of removal of drugs and their metabolites from the body through urine, sweat, saliva, breast milk, or expired air is called ...................
- The plasma drug concentration level between the Minimum Effective Concentration and the Toxic Concentration is called
- Why is it important to know half-life of drugs.
- Patient is receiving a sustained-release medication (a) and an enterocoated medication (b). What could be possible consequences if the patient chewed or the nurse crushed the medications?
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