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NUR 155 Foundations of Nursing - Galen College of Nursing Exam 4 Question: Define drug tolerance Answer: A unusually low physiological response to a drug and requires increases in the dosage to maintain a given therapeutic effect. Question: Define drug half-life Answer: the time required for the amount of drugs in the body to decrease by 50% of what it was at initial administration. Question: What are the key terms related to drug actions? What do these mean? Pharma...

The process by which the body break down and coverts a medication into active subtance is know as metabolism The term NOT associated with the pharmacokinetics of a drug is Pharmacodynamics R ationale: Pharmacokinetics can be simply described as the study of 'what the body does to the drugs' and includes: the rate and extend to which drugs are absorbed and distributed to body tissue; the rate and pathways by which drugs are eliminated from the body by metabolism and excretion; and the relations...

N5334 Final Exam Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2024 (GRADED) Prescribing basics correct answers Prescribing is regulated by state BON Proper RX correct answers Providers name and address, Telephone DEA Pt name/DOB/Addres Name of Drug, strength, SIG(directions) with indication/Route and frequency, Quantity and signature. Drug Schedules: Most addictive to least correct answers 1: Heroin,LSD, MJ 2: hydrocodone, cocaine, Methamphetamine, methadone, oxycodone, meperidine, fentanyl, add...

Test Bank For Varcarolis's Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (Canadian Edition) 2nd Edition By Margaret Halter; Cheryl Pollard; Sonya Jakubec 1400, 5 , 1400, 1431, X 1 Mental Health and Mental Illness 2 Historical Overview of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 3 Overview of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Care Within Various Settings 4 Relevant Theories and Therapies for Nursing Practice 5 Understanding Responses to Stress 6 The Nursing Process and Standards of Care ...

Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers 5th Edition Woo & Robinson Test Bank UNIT I. THE FOUNDATION Chapter 1. The Role of the Nurse Practitioner as Prescriber Chapter 2. Review of the Basic Principles of Pharmacology Chapter 3. Rational Drug Selection Chapter 4. Legal and Professional Issues in Prescribing Chapter 5. Adverse Drug Reactions Chapter 6. An Introduction to Pharmacogenetics Chapter 7. Nutrition and Neutraceuticals Chapter 8. Herbal Therapies and Cannabis Chapter...

ATI PHARMACOLOGY 2023 PROCTORED EXAM - STUDY GUIDE Pharmacology Final Exam Questions 1. When administering the drug senna to a patient, a health care provider must inform the patient of which of the following a. This drug is intended to lower blood pressure and is best used in combination with other antihypertensives b. This drug is not intended for long term use c. The patient must limit his/her fiber intake d. Advise patient to change positions slowly to limit the risk of orthostatic ...

Test Bank - Focus on Nursing Pharmacology 9th Edition by Amy Karch Chapter 1-59 | Complete Guide 2023. Test Bank - Focus on Nursing Pharmacology 9th Edition by Amy Karch Chapter 1-59 | Complete Guide 2023. Chapter 01 - Introduction to Drugs A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a computed tomography (CT) scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers chemotherapy to patients who have cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurse administers a me...

2023/2024 NCLEX RN (NEXT GENERATION FORMAT) ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK OF REAL QUESTIONS & CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES NCLEX 2023 QUESTION 1 Which classification of drugs is contraindicated for the client with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? A. Positive inotropes B. Vasodilators C. Diuretics D. Antidysrhythmics Answer: A Explanation: (A) Positive inotropic agents should not be administered owing to their action of increasing myocardial contractility. Increased ventricular ...

More detailed than an outlined review but less overwhelming than an encyclopedic reference, Brenner and Stevens’ Pharmacology, 6th Edition, focuses on the essential principles you need to know in a concise, easy-to-understand manner. Authored by Craig W. Stevens, PhD, this highly illustrated introductory text helps you learn and retain key information in pharmacology―taking you from course exams and the USMLE Step 1 right through to clinical practice. New and extensively revised content keep...

What are the 5 steps of the nursing process? ️ assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation Generic or Trade? Nonproprietary, not capitalized, suffixes, only 1 name ️ Generic Generic or Trade? Proprietary, capitalized, marketing name, multiple names ️ Trade What are the 4 parts of the pharmacokinetics processes? ️ Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion Half life ️ length of time required for half of the medication to leave the body Is it better...