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Question 1

The nurse uses knowledge about the drug and knowledge about the patient to in order to do what three things?

Answer 1

• Maximize the therapeutic effect
• Minimize the adverse effect
• To provide patient and family education

Question 2

What is pharmacotherapeutics?

Answer 2

The desired therapeutic effect of the drug

Question 3

What is pharmacokinetics?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

What is pharmacodynamics?

Answer 4

The effects of the drug on the body

Question 5

What are contraindications or precautions?

Answer 5

Conditions under which the drug should NOT be used or must be used carefully with monitoring

Question 6

What are adverse effects?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

What are drug interactions?

Answer 7

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

Question 8

What are the 5 core patient variables?

Answer 8

• Health status
• Life span and gender
• Lifestyle, diet and habits
• Environment
• Culture and inherited traits

Question 9

What is the nursing management of drug therapy definition?

Answer 9

The process of planning and implementing actions that will maximize the therapeutic effects and minimize the adverse effects of a drug. Evaluates the effectiveness of drug therapy and nursing interventions.

Question 10

What are the six steps of the nursing process?

Answer 10

1. Assess
2. Analyze
3. Identify patient problems
4. Plan
5. Implement
6. Evaluate