Foundation 1
Pathophysiology and pharmacology are foundations of nursing practice, forming the base of clinical decision-making, patient care, and therapeutic interventions.
Ture or False
True
Pharmacokinetics is drug movement through the body to achieve its required action. This phase involves four essential processes: absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacodynamics
Phaarmacokinetics
How are you going to assess pain in children?
Wong-Baker FACES Pain rating scale
The first line of defense and provides a rapid but nonspecific response to pathogens.
What type of infection is HPV?
Bacterial
Viral
Fungal
Viral
Who is the primary advocates for the patients?
Patient
Family member
Nurse
Nurse
Biotransformation means?
Metabolism, drugs are chemically altered by the body into a form that allows them to be excreted from the body.
Name two types of non-opioid analgesics?
Acetaminophe
NSAIDs
Which one is categorized in chemical barriers?
Skin
Natural Killer
Stomach acid
The period of time the medication have potimal bacterial killing effects?
Time-dependent
Name one component of informed decision-making for nurses?
Interpreting diagnostic tests
Recognizing abnormalities
Prioritizing care
What type of medications will be affected by the first-pass effect?
Intravenous
Intramuscular
Oral
Oral
What is "C" in oldcarts?
Character of pain
What are four main microorganisms to create infection?
Bacteria
Viruse
Fungi
Parasites
What is the meaning of half-life in medication administration?
The rate that 50% of drug is eliminated from the plasma
What is the meaning of therapeutic effectiveness?
A medication achieves its intended therapeutic effect and identify signs of drug toxicity or inefficacy.
What is the purpose of Black Box Warnings
To call attention to serious or life-threatening risks.
Which one is acute pain?
Cancer
Back pain
Labor
Labor pain
What is the main reason to do sensitivity test along with culture?
Perform to select an effective antibiotic to treat the microorganism.
An antagonistic interactions provide beneficial effects.
True
False
False
What are two main components of metacognition?
Knowledge about cognition
Regulation of cognition
What are two important lab tests before administrating medications?
Liver Function Test
Kidney Function Test
What is the primary risk of morphine sulfate? How are we going to assess that?
Respiratory Depression, RR, Pulse OX
Name the components of chain of Infection?
Infectious Agents
Reservoirs
Portals of Exit
Mode of Transmission
Susceptible Host
What are the main data should be collected by nurse at the start of a shift?
Temperature, Heart Rate, Blood pressure, Respiratory rate, WBC count, Level of consciousness and focused exam