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The branch of pharmacology that uses drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnose disease.
Pharmacotherapeutics
This branch of the US Department of Justice enforces the control of drugs with abuse potential.
What is the Drug Enforcement Agency?
A patient experiencing fever, hairy tongue, and diarrhea while on antibiotic therapy is most likely suffering from what toxic effect?
What is a superinfection.
Before administering a medication, the nurse performs a head-to-toe exam. This is an example of which step of the nursing process?
What is the nursing assessment?
What is the "right drug"?
The type of medications can be purchased without a prescription.
What are over-the-counter medications.
This phase in the drug approval process allows clinical investigators to try out the drug in patients who have the disease that the drug is designed to treat.
What is a phase two study?
A patient with an intentional Tylenol injury is suffering from jaundice, abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. This is an example of injury to which organ?
What is the liver.
What is a nursing diagnosis?
A patient received 40 mg of Lisinopril instead of the 20 mg ordered due to a recent change in the medication's formulation. This is an example of an error in which medication right?
What is the "right dose"?
A patient who develops spontaneous bleeding while taking an anticoagulant is demonstrating the drug's ______ reaction?
What is the drug's primary action.
Name three factors that may influence drug effects.
What are weight, age, gender, genetics, physiological factors, pathological factors, immunological factors, psychological factors, environmental factors, tolerance, accumulation, and drug-interactions?
A patient is taking Benadryl (diphenhydramine) for seasonal allergies, but is also experiencing dry mouth, urinary retention, and constipation. This is an example of what toxic effect?
What is an anticholinergic effect.
The patient's antihypertensive medication has been administered. The nurse now returns to recheck the patient's heart rate and vital sign. These actions are associated with which stage of the nursing process?
What is the evaluation stage?
The nurse is running several hours behind and the patient's Lovenox is administered three-hours after it is scheduled. This is a violation of which medication "right"?
This organ plays a role in drug excretion from the body.
What are the kidneys.
Name an example of a drug agonist.
A patient with weakness and palpitations has been diagnosed with hyperkalemia. What is a nursing intervention for this patient?
What are medication administration, performing and monitoring an EKG, monitoring potassium levels, preventing injuries from falls.
The nurse administers an injection for the patient's symptoms. This is an example of which stage of the nursing process?
What is the intervention stage?
Nitroglycerin is supposed to be stored away from light. The patient wears their nitro on a necklace. Which medication "right" does the patient need education about?
What is the "right storage"?
The benefit created when a patient believes that a drug will help is known as the _______ effect?
What is the placebo effect.
Name the factors that affect the concentration of a drug in the body (there are 4).
What are absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of the drug?
A patient on Haldol for psychosis is exhibiting spasms, muscular tremors, drooling, and jitters. These are examples of which toxic effect?
What is Parkinson-like syndrome.
The nurse finds that their nursing interventions are ineffective. Which stage should the nurse re-visit to design appropriate interventions for their client?
The nurse goes to administer the patient's 0900 medications. Upon entering the room, the patient states, "Your colleague just came in here to give me those medications." There is nothing on the administration record. This is a violation of which medication "right"?
What is the "right recording (documentation)"?