Intro to Pharm
The nursing process begins with ______?
Assessment
The most important right is Right Time.
This is false. The most important is Right Patient. If you don't have the right patient then the rest of the rights don't matter as it's all an error.
C-1 have high potential for abuse. Name one medication that is in this category.
Ecstasy (MDMA), heroin, LSD, marijuana, methaqualone, peyote
What name of the medication is recognized world wide?
The generic name
Spinal nerves that carry sensory signals from the peripheral body to the brain are called ________
Afferent neurons
Objective data example would be a patient rating their pain on a scale of 0-10.
This is true. Objective data is measurable and comparable.
There are 5 rights of medication administration.
This is false, there are 9 rights. Right patient, drug, time, route, dose, reason, documentation, response, and right to refuse.
C-2 are substances that may lead to severe psychological dependence.
This is true. These meds include: Dilaudid (hydromorphone), methadone, oxycodone, fentanyl, morphine, codeine, cocaine, and methamphetamines.
Where are receptor sites located?
In the cell membrane
What is the area between the axon of one nerve and the next nerve called?
Synaptic cleft
Subjective data is what the patient states and can't be measured or disputed.
This is true. A patient's pain is what and where the patient says it is, and there is no way to disprove it.
Allergies is not something that you need to worry about with medication administration.
This is false. You are the last check for allergies before the patient receives the medication, therefore you need to be asking questions about allergies.
C-3 drugs include opium
This is false. Opium is a C-2 drug. C-3 are vicodin, ketamine, buprenorphine, and tylenol with codeine
The name for when only one receptor exists for each medication.
Specificity
Acetylcholine (Ach) is what type of neurotransmitter?
Excitatory. Along with epinephrine and norepinephrine
What does the letter D stand for in the acronym ADPIE mean?
Diagnoses
Written prescriptions must include: medication, dose, pt's name and date of birth, current date, how often med administered, the route the med should be administered, include any specific instructions, and the prescriber's signature and NPI.
This is true. Any prescription that needs to be filled at a pharmacy needs to include all of these things in order to be a valid prescription.
C-4 drugs have a high or low potential for abuse?
They have a low potential. Some examples: alprazolam, temazepam, trazolam
What is the acronym associated with Pharmacokinetics?
ADME; Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion.
What are the two drugs that make up Sinemet?
Carbidopa/levodopa
Evaluation is when you evaluate if the patient has an appropriate response to the given medication in the timeframe that is expected.
This is true. Oral meds require 1 hour for evaluation, sublingual and IM can take 5-15 minutes.
Drug diversion means that the med is moved from one place to another.
This is false. Drug diversion if the illegal transfer of regulated drugs from the pt to another person.
C-5 drugs contain lots of certain narcotic quantities in them.
This is false, they contain limited quantities. Examples: Robitussin AC, Phenergan with codeine, and ezogabine.
A medication that blocks the activity of a receptor is called ___________
Antagonist
Tonic-clonic seizures are also called _______
Grand mal