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Critical Thinking
Nursing process and Critical Thinking
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Nursing Process | Provides a framework for the practice of nursing |
| The patients information and the data are collected during the | assessment phase |
| During which phase of the nursing process does the nurse identify the health problems | Diagnosis |
| A nursing order is created to provide | specific written instructions for all caregivers |
| The nurse sets priorities for nursing intervention in the | planning phase |
| Idiosyncratic Reaction | : any unintended effect on the body as a result of the use of therapeutic drugs, drugs of abuse, or the interaction of two or more pharmacologically active agents |
| 2. Adverse Reaction: harm associated with the use of given medications at a normal dose | |
| 3. Absorption: the process by which a drug is made available to the body fluids for distribution | |
| 4. Distribution: The ways in which drugs are transported by the circulating body fluids to the sites of action (receptors) for metabolism and excretion | |
| 5. Elimination: the elimination of the active drug or its metabolites from the body | |
| 6. Metabolism: the process by with a drug is inactivated (broken down) | |
| 7. Half-Life: the amount of time required for 50% of the drug to be eliminated from the body | |
| 8. Antagonistic effect (action of medication): A chemical substance that interferes with the physiological action of another, especially by combining with and blocking its nerve receptor | |
| 9. Agonistic (action of medication): A drug that binds to a receptor of a cell and triggers a response by the cell. | |
| 10. Incompatibility: unsuitable for use together because of chemical interactions or antagonistic physiological effects | |
| 11. Drug Interaction: a situation in which a substance affects the activity of a drug, i.e. the effects are increased or decreased, or they produce a new effect that neither produces on its own | |
| 12. Local Interaction: interaction by a drug to a specific area or location of the body | |
| 13. Systemic interaction: of, relating to, or being a drug or poison that as used is harmless to the but when absorbed into its bloodstream makes the entire organism toxic | |
| 14. Tolerance: the capacity of the body to endure or become less responsive to a substance (drug) | |
| 15. Dependence: the quality or state of being dependent upon or unduly subject to the influence of another (drug addiction) | |
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