pharm exam 1 (ch. 1-3) ppt questions

Which drug schedule indicates drugs with the highest risk for abuse?

Schedule I

A patient is being started on a new drug that has been used safely by many people for years. The patient has no known allergies, and the nurse administers the drug correctly. Suddenly the patient experiences cardiac arrest. What is this type of reaction called?

idiosyncratic

Which patient has the greatest percentage of body water?

infant

When the nurse administers a 50-mg dose of a drug with a half-life of 6 hours, how many milligrams will remain in the body at 24 hours?

3.13 mg

How many years on average does it take for a drug to be brought to market from the time of its conception?

8 to 15

All drugs are processed in the body through pharmacokinetics. What is the correct order that drugs pass through the body?

LADME: liberation, absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion

Which entity is responsible for monitoring drug safety in the United States?

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

A patient reports postoperative pain, and nurse administers morphic (narcotic analgesic) intravenously to ease the pain. Fifteen minutes later, the nurse notes that the patient is very drowsy, respirations are slow and shallow, and O2 saturation is low. The nurse administers another drug that decreases the action of the morphine. What is this effect called?

antagonistic

Due to the decreased protein-binding capacity in preterm infants, what adjustment in dosage of protein-binding drugs would need to be made?

dosage should be increased

Which source of info is best for the nurse to obtain drug information?

electronic databases

It is important to maintain therapeutic levels of drugs to avoid the complications of being over- or undermedicated. If a drug level of 0.5 to 2 ng/mL is considered therapeutic, a drug level of 0.45 ng/mL is considered to be what?

subtherapeutic

Which type of topical drug is more readily absorbed by infants?

water-soluble

Which name(s) of a drug should the nurse use when teaching a patient about a new prescription?

generic and trade

Which route of administration has the fastest rate of distribution?

intravenous (IV)

Which form of medication is more easily administered for a toddler who requires a course of antibiotics?

liquid