Pharmacology Chapter 1

Front 1

Drug

Back 1

Any chemical that can affect living processes.

Front 2

Pharmacology

Back 2

The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems.

Front 3

Clinical Pharmacology

Back 3

The study of drugs in humans.

Front 4

Therapeutics

Back 4

The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy.

Front 5

What are the three most important characteristics that any drug can have?

Back 5

1. Effectiveness
2. Safety
3. Selectivity

Front 6

What is the MOST important characteristic a drug can have?

Back 6

Effectiveness

Front 7

Name some safe drugs.

Back 7

There is no such thing as a safe drug.

Front 8

True or False
There is no such thing as a selective drug.

Back 8

True. All drugs have side effects.

Front 9

Name the three reasons Ease of Administration are important.

Back 9

1. convenience
2. increase patient adherence
3. decrease medical errors

Front 10

Prioritize the following from most to least important.
-Ease of Administration
-Effectiveness
-Minimal Adverse Effects
-Safety

Back 10

1. Effectiveness
2. Safety
3. Minimal Adverse Effects
4. Ease of administration

Front 11

How can the nurse ensure that a drug is doing to do what it is supposed to do (effectiveness)?

Back 11

The nurse will want to research the drug to ensure it has studies that have been successful. The nurse also must know therapeutic goal. If this is not attained the nurse can consult with MD about medication change.

Front 12

What are some things you can do as a nurse if your patient expresses they cannot afford a medication?

Back 12

As the nurse you can check to see if the MD can order a cheaper medication. if that does not work you can consult a social worker or social services for medication assistance.

Front 13

What can the nurse teach to ensure that the patient stores a medication so that it does not lose potency or become toxic?

Back 13

The nurse must educate the patient that if stored incorrectly that it can cause irreversible damage to the medication. Therefore, they will need to repurchase the medication again. You want to explain places not to store the medication and also explain good place to store medication.

Front 14

What is the therapeutic objective?

Back 14

The objective of drug therapy is to provide maximum benefits with minimum harm.

Front 15

Name four factors that determine the intensity of drug responses.

Back 15

1. Drug Administration
2. Pharacokinetics
3. Pharmacodynamics
4. Individual Variation (every pt. is different)

Front 16

To help minimize errors caused by poor adherence what should the nurse do?

Back 16

Thoroughly educate the patient about all their medications and how to take them properly.

Front 17

Name the four major pharmacokinetic processes.

Back 17

1. Absorption
2. Distribution
3. Metabolism
4. Excretion

Front 18

Pharmacokinetic processes determine what?

Back 18

They determine how much of an administered dose gets to the site of action.

Front 19

Pharmacodynamics

Back 19

the impact of drugs on the body

Front 20

Once a drug reaches the site of action, pharmacodynamics determine what?

Back 20

It determines the nature and intensity of the response.

Front 21

True or False
A patient's "functional state" cannot influence the pharmacodynamic processes.

Back 21

False.

A patient's "functional state" can influence the pharmacodynamic processes.