Pharmacology In Nursing

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7 "Rights" of drug administration

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1) Drug
2) Dose
3) Patient
4) Time
5) Route
6) Reason
7) Documentation

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PRN?

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Pro Re Nata = As needed

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Adverse drug RXN

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An unexpected, unintended, undesired, or excessive response to a med which may or may not be preventable

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Peak Effect

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Time it takes for a drug to reach its max therapeutic effect

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Drug interactions

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Alteration of a drug by the presence of one or more drugs

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Synergistic effect

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Drug interaction that results in effects that are greater than if given alone

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Bioavailability

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Term to quantify the extent of drug absorption and how much drug is available to the body

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Side effect

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Expected undesireable effect of a drug or procedure

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Onset of action

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time it takes for a drug to have a therapeutic response

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Trade name

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Final name of a drug reflecting registration and ownership

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Pharmacokinetics

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Study of drug distribution rates in the body
Study of what the body does to the drug

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Therapeutic effect

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Desired effect of a drug

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Generic name

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Name given to a drug approved by Health Canada

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Medication error (ME)

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Failure to complete a plan
Use of incorrect plan when providing medications

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Agonist

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Drug that binds to and stimulates the activity of one or more receptor types in the body
Results in stimulation or agonistic effects

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Incompatibility

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RXN when two parenteral drugs are mixed
Results in deterioration of one or more of the drugs

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Pharmacodynamics

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Study of biochemical and physiological interactions of drugs
What the drug does to the body

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First-Pass effect

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Initial metabolism in liver of a drug absorbed from the GI tract

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Toxic

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Poisonous

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Contraindication

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Condition that would render a treatment undesirable or improper

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Idiosyncratic RXN

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An abnormal and unexpected susceptibility to a med that is peculiar to an individual
Not allergic

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Pharmacotherapeutics

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Treatment of a condition thru drugs

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Inactive metabolite

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Drug waste products awaiting excretion

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Antagonistic effect

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Combined drug effects that are less than those expected if drug was given alone

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Dissolution

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Where solid drugs disintegrate and are absorbed into circulation

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Parent Drug

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Chemical form of a drug before metabolized into active or inactive forms

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Pharmaceutics

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Study of how various dosage forms (capsule, injection etc.) influence distribution and absorption properties