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Vocabulary
Safety
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacodynamic
Factors affecting drug absorption
100
The study of drugs
What is Pharmacology?
100
Right patient, medication, route, time, dosage, reason and documentation
What are the 5 (+2) rights of med administration?
100
The process of removing a drug or its metabolites from the body
What is excretion?
100
Constipation, nausea/vomiting, respiratory depression, HA, sedation, confusion, etc
What are adverse drug effects of morphine?
100
Known to have potential to cause developmental defects in the embryo or fetus
What is teratogenic?
200
The amount of time it takes for 50% of the blood concentration of a drug to be eliminated from the body
What is the definition of half life?
200
Locked, double RN sign for waste, legal record
What are safety measures used for controlled substances?
200
Metabolism
What is the change of a drug from its original form to a new form?
200
Rash, urticaria, fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, anaphylaxis
What are possible signs and symptoms of a drug allergy?
200
Food can either delay or increase this
What is medication absorption?
300
Point when the drug is at its lowest concentration. Drawn 30 mins before next dose
What is trough level and when is it drawn?
300
Good lighting, decreased noise and distractions, work alone, do not leave drugs unattended, do not administer medications if you didn't prepare them
What are ways to maintain a safe environment when preparing or giving medications?
300
The next step after a drug has been absorbed into the bloodstream
What is distribution?
300
Taking a medication for an extended amount of time
What is the way in which someone develops drug tolerance?
300
18-65 year olds, 150 lbs, male
What are the ages, weight and gender of most people used in drug trials and research?
400
Any route other than the GI tract. Includes injection, topical, etc.
What are Parenteral routes?
400
3 checks, 5 rights (+2), medication cart locked, only give meds you prepared yourself, do not leave meds at bedside, patient identification, orders checked
What are general safety measures to prevent medication errors?
400
Absorption
What is the process by which a drug is transferred from its site of entry into the body to the bloodstream?
400
Antagonist and synergistic effect
What are 2 types of drug interactions?
400
Decreased gastric motility, decreased muscle mass, decreased acid production, decreased blood flow, decreased liver and kidney function
What are reasons the elderly are more sensitive to medications?
500
Acetaminophen
What is the generic name for Tylenol?
500
Name of patient, amount of narcotic used, hour given, name of physician prescribing it, name of nurse giving it
What is the information required on a controlled substance sign out sheet?
500
Route of administration, lipid solubility, pH, blood flow, local conditions at the site of administration, drug dosage
What are factors that affect absorption?
500
Any unusual or peculiar response to a drug that may manifest itself by over-response, under-response, or even the opposite of the expected response
What is an idiosyncratic effect?
500
Those who lack this enzyme have a disease which can cause life-threatening complications when taking certain meds
What is G6PD-Glucose 6 phospate dehydrogenase deficiency?