CRITICAL CONCENTRATION

1. What is the role of nurses in Pharmacology?
2. What is the importance of Pharmacology in a Nurse’s career?
3. Why is it important to check the patient’s ID and information before administering any medications?
4. What are the potential consequences of misuse/overuse of drugs?
5. Administration, distribution, metabolism, and excretion are what we call _.
6. Compare “GENERIC” vs. “BRAND-NAME” drugs.
7. What are “ORPHAN DRUGS”?
8. What are “FDA” and “DEA”, and what do they do?
9. How many phases are there on a drug study?
10. What are “OTCs”?
11. Why do we have to be very careful when looking up information online?
12. Pharmacokinetics X Pharmacodynamics
13. How many phases are there on a drug study?
14. Define “CRITICAL CONCENTRATION”
15. Define “PEAK LEVEL”
16. Define “HALF-LIFE”
17. What is “LOADING DOSE” and what is it used for?
18. Name the “FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE DRUG EFFECTS” (12)
19. What is “OPTIMAL THERAPEUTIC EFFECT”?
20. What are the different measuring systems, and which one is the most common?
21. Which is the most effective way to address treatment dosage in children? If a Nomogram is not available, what other methods can be used? (3)
22. Why are pediatric and geriatric dosages different from adults?
23. Why is it important to dispose unused drugs properly? How should it be done?
24. What are Pregnancy Categories. Explain.
25. Which are the classes of drugs (Schedule of controlled substances). Give examples.
26. List two reasons why adverse effects can occur.
27. Explain why it is important to always review the contraindications and cautions associated with a drug before administering it.
28. Identify the most common reason for the development of adverse effects related to drug therapy.
29. What are the “7 RIGHTS”?
30. Name some challenges to effective drug therapy and give examples.
31. What does “OFF LABEL USE” mean?
32. What are some of the “ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES”?
33. Are ALL over-the-counter drugs safe to use since they don’t require a prescription to buy?
34. What is the class of drugs that does not require a prescription, but is available only “behind-the-counter” (you have to ask the Pharm Tech to get it for you, and you will have to show your ID to get it)?
35. Why is it imperative that all drugs be given exactly as prescribed? Why some tablets/capsules should not be split or opened?
36. Name the 8 different types of administration of drugs, and how can they be affected.
37. Which route of administration is the fastest to be absorbed? Why?
38. What is “BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER”?
39. What is “SELECTIVE TOXICITY”?
40. Define ‘FIRST-PASS EFFECT”.
41. What is “BIOTRANSFORMATION”?
42. Name two areas that need to be addressed when obtaining a patient’s history related to drug therapy.
43. Describe one reason why a patient may not reveal the use of over-the-counter drugs or alternative therapies during a history
44. Explain why it is important to obtain a patient’s weight before beginning drug therapy.
45. What is necessary to do in case a nurse notes a medication error?
46. All units in the metric system are determined as multiples of __.
47. What is the name of the rule used to determine the correct dose for a child based on the known adult dose?
48. One gram (g) is equivalent to _ milligrams (mg)
49. What is “APOTHECARY SYSTEM”?
50. Which measuring system is the most widely used?

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