Nursing Pharmacology: Chapter 1

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True

A prototype drug is generally the first drug in a specific class of drugs.

False

During an assessment interview, the most effective method of obtaining home drug information is to use closed-ended questions

False

Food and environmental allergies are not considered part of a patient's drug history.

False

Objective data are the data collected from the patient's story.

True

Pharmacokinetics is the term used to describe changes that occur while a drug is in the body.

patient interview and history, physical examination, and medical record

What are the three sources of assessment data?

life span and gender

age and gender; needed to plan patient education on drug therapy

The Nursing Process

assessment, nursing diagnosis and outcome identification, planning, intervention, and evaluation

culture and inherited traits

cultural beliefs; affect the patient's acceptance of prescribed drug therapy

pharmacodynamics

intended effect of the drug

lifestyle, diet, and habits

occupation, finances, substance use, exercise; can cause potential effect on drug therapy

health status

overall health of the patient; assess functioning of body systems and organs

phamacokinetics

the changes that occur to the drug while it is inside the body

contraindications and precautions

the conditions under which the drug should not be used or must be used carefully with monitoring

Objective data

the data the nurse collects by completing a physical examination of the patient

pharmacotherapeutics

the desired, reason the drug was prescribed

drug interactions

the effects that may occur when the drug is given along with another drug, food, or substance

adverse effects

the unintended and usually undesired effects that may occur with the use of the drug

prototype drug

typically the first drug of a class

Subjective data

what the patient tells the nurse

environment

where will the drug be administered; the patient's adherence to the drug regimen; potential risks from the therapy where the drug will be administered


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