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Nursing Pharm review
Medication administration
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| generic name | name given to a drug before it becomes official |
| pharmacology | Scientific study of drugs and their actions |
| brand name | drug name followed by a symbol |
| USP & NF | list of drugs which conform to given standards |
| Schedule I | drugs with no accepted medical use |
| Schedule II | drugs with high potential for abuse, such as Morphine |
| OTC | sold without prescription |
| Schedule IV | may lead to limited physical dependence |
| drug classification | group of drugs with common characteristics |
| antipyretics | drugs that reduce fever |
| nonsteroidal antiflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) | "aspirin like" drugs that inhibit prostaglandins |
| diuretics | increase urine output |
| pharmacotherapy | most common method of medical threatment |
| antiemetics | used to treat nausea and vomiting |
| analgesics | relieve pain wihtout producing loss of consciousness |
| medications | substances that cause a response in living organisms |
| antihypertensives | used to treat high blood pressure |
| anticoagulants | used to thin blood and prevent clots |
| Food, Drug Abuse and Control Act | required testing for safety and accurate labeling |
| Comprehensive Drug Abuse and Control Act | categories controlled substances and limits prescriptions |
| toxic reaction | drug concentration level exceeds therapeutic level |
| allergic reaction | immune system identifies a drug as foreign |
| hypersensitivity | allergic reaction |
| biotransformation | way in which drug is inactivated in the body |
| teratogen | induces birth defects |
| therapeutic | desired effect when drug is given |
| distribution | transportation of drug from site of absorption to action |
| liver | primary organ of drug biotransformation |
| antagonist | prevents action of another drug |
| idiosyncartic | unexpected or overresponse to a drug |
| potentiation | synergistic drug interaction |
| side effect | unintended drug effect |
| abuse | inappropirate intake of drug continually or periodically |
| tolerance | decrease in effectivness of drug |
| noncompliance | not following medical advice |
| affective domain | reflects attitudes, values, beliefs, and needs |
| cognitive domain | thinking portion of learning process |
| pharmacodynamics | study of how drugs produce a response in the body |
| kidneys | primary organ of drug excretion |
| absorption | stage at which drug passes into blood stream |
| half-life | time required to reduce serum drug level by 50% |
| accumulation | drug is excreted more slowly than absorbed |
| enteral | orally |
| topical | applied to skin or mucous membranes |
| sublingual | under the tongue |
| nothing by mouth | NPO |
| b.i.d. | twice a day (b for bi=2) |
| q.i.d. | four times a day (q for quad=4) |
| PRN | as needed |
| ampule | glass container of single medication dose |
| meniscus | where liquid medication dose is read |
| Z-Track injection | method used for drug irritating to subcutaneous tissue and skin |
| maintenance dose | amount needed for therapeutic treatment on regular bases |
| orally | PO |
| stat | immediately |
| elixir | medication mixed in sweetened aromatic alcohol solution |
| pc | after meals |
| ac | before meals |
| ss (with line over it) | one half |
| c (with line over it) | with |
| s (with line over it) | without |
| gtt | a drop |
| List the "6 Rights" of medication administration | Dose-Drug-Patient-Route-Time-Documentation |
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