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The nursing process

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ADPIE
- assessment
- diagnosis
- planning
- implementation
- evaluation

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Ten Rights to Medication Administration

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  1. Right Dose
  2. Right Route
  3. Right Time
  4. Right Individual
  5. Right Medications
  6. Right patient education
  7. Right “cure”/concept
  8. Right assessment
  9. Right refusal
  10. Right documentation
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3 P’s of Medication administration

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  1. Pick
  2. Pour
  3. Put away
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Chemical name

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Describes the drugs chemical composition and molecular structure

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Generic Name (nonproprietary, official name)

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Name given to a drug approved by health Canada

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Brand/ Trade name

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The drug has a registered trademark, use of the name is restricted by the drug’s patent owner (usually the manufacture)

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Common nursing diagnoses related to pharmacology

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  • knowledge deficiency
  • risk of injury
  • non adherence
  • various disturbances
  • other concerns related to medications
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Pharmaceutics

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The science of preparing and dispensing drugs, including dosage and design

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What is a drug

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Anything that affects a living organism

DRUGS ONLY LEVERAGE EXISTING PHYSIOLOGY

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Pharmacokinetics

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How the body alters the drug

  • Absorption
  • Distribution
  • metabolism
  • excretion
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Pharmacokinetics - absorption

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  • the movement of the drugs from the site of administration to circulation for distribution
  • bioavailability = extent of absorption
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First pass route

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Oral route (drug is typically absorbed by the stomach, small or large intestine)

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Non first pass routes (fully avoid or partially)

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  • sublingual and buccal routes
  • rectal route
  • parenteral routes
  • topical routes
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Enteral Route

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The drug is absorbed into the systemic circulation through the oral mucosa or mucosa of the stomach, small intestine or large intestine

  • oral (PO)
  • sublingual (SL)
  • buccal
  • rectal (PR)
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Parenteral routes

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  • intravenous (IV) (fastest due to direct delivery into the blood circulation)
  • intramuscular (IM)
  • subcutaneous (SC)
  • intradermal (ID)
  • intrathecal
  • intra-articular
  • intraosseous (IO)
  • epidural
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Topical Routes

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  • skin (including transdermal patches)
  • eyes
  • ears
  • nose
  • lungs (inhalation)
  • vagina
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Pharmacokinetics - distribution

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Transport of a drug by the bloodstream to the drug’s site of action

Factors that affect this:
- blood volume
- blood flow
- transport proteins
- body mass composition

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Pharmacokinetics - metabolism

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The biochemical alteration of a drug into either: an inactive metabolite, a more soluble compound, a more potent metabolite, or a less active metabolite

  • the liver the most common site of metabolism
  • the liver breaks down the drug into metabolites via cytochrome P450 enzymes
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Pharmacokinetics - excretion

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Elimination of drugs from the body
- the primary organs responsible are the kidneys (renal excretion) via glomerular filtration, active tubular reabsorption, and active tubular secretion. The liver and bowel can also play an important role in excretion

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Drug route designs

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-Tablets or capsules (enteral)
- injections (parenteral)
- patches or ointment (topical)

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Dosage/delivery design

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  • Enteric-coated tablets
  • combination drugs
  • time release medications
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Half life (pharm)

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Time required for serum drug levels to be reduced by 50% during elimination

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Onset (pharm)

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The time required to get a therapeutic response

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Peak (pharm)

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Time required for maximal therapeutic response (highest blood Level)

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Duration (pharm)
Length of time that the drug concentration is sufficient
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Trough (pharm)
Lowest blood level of a drug by
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Toxicity (pharm)
Occurs if the peak blood level of the drug is too high and causing toxic effects
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Pharmacodynamics
How the drug alters the body how drugs exert their actions - receptor interactions -enzyme interactions - non selective actions
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Pharmacotherapeutics
Factors influencing drug effects - drug interactions; synergistic effect, antagonistic incompatibility - tolerance and dependence - teratogenic effect
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Types of drug therapy
- acute - maintenance - supplemental - palliative - supportive - prophylactic - empirical
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Homeostasis
State of equilibrium in the internal environment of the body, naturally maintained by adaptive response that promote health and survival
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Water content of the body for infants
70-80%
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Water content of the body for adults
50-60%
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Water content of the body in older adults
45-55%
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Cations: positively charged ions
- sodium Na+ (ECF) - potassium K+. (ICF) -calcium Ca+ Magnesium Mg+
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Anions: negatively charged
-Bicarbonate HCO3- -Chloride Cl- -Phosphate PO4-
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Diffusion
- Simple PASSIVE, requires no energy - movement or SOLUTES from an area of high concentration to one of low concentration - movement stops when the concentrations are equal in both areas (homeostasis)
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Facilitated Diffusion
- involves the use of a protein carrier in the cell membrane - requires no energy
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Active transport
- a process requiring energy in which the molecules move against the concentration gradient - e. Sodium potassium pumps
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Osmosis
- the movement of fluid between two comparments separated by a semipermeable membrane that ALLOWS THE MOVEMENT OF FLUID but not solute - water moves through the membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration - requires no outside energy - measurement osmolality - osmotic movement of fluids
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Hydrostatic pressure
- the force within a fluid compartment - blood PUSHING against the capillary wall
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Oncotic pressure (osmotic pressure)
- pressure extorted by colloids (large molecules in solution) - PULING force
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Albumin (protein)
- albumin = water magnet - albumin is large, unable to pass through the capillary membrane - more albumin more PULL of fluid into the vessel
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Causes of Hypoalbuminemia
- anorexia - malnutrition - starvation - cirrhosis - fad dieting - poorly balanced vegetarian diets
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Clinical manifestations of Albumin
- Edelman (from decreased ontonic/osmotic pressure) - delayed healing - anorexia - fatigue - anemia and muscle loss (r/t breakdown of body tissue to meet the body’s need for protein)
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Acute drug therapy
Short term
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Maintenance drug therapy
Ex. High cholesterol medication
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Supplemental drug therapy
Ex. Insulin for a diabetic
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Palliative drug therapy
Ex. Highly focused on say prom management but can also have curitive effect
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Supportive drug therapy
Ex. Vitamins
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Prophalactic drug therapy
Ex. Vaccines
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Empirical drug therapy
Ex. Strong suspicion of infection
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Isotonic IV fluids
- theoretically, no net fluid shift between compartments - lactated ringers (RL) - 0.9% NaCl (normal saline) - plasmalyte Think: ISO-PERFECT
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Hypotonic IV fluids
- more fluid than solutes - water moved from ECF to ICF by osmosis - 1/2 (0.45%) NaCl Think HIPPOS SWELL CELLS
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Hypertonic IV fluids
- more solutes than fluid - initially expands and raises the osmolality of ECF - 3% NaCl Think: HYPERACTIVITY MAKES YOU SKINNY
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Fluid Volume Deficit (Hypovolemia)
- abnormal loss of normal body fluids (diarrhea, fistula drainage, hemorrhage) inadequate intake Treatment - replace water and electrolytes with balanced IV solutions
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Fluid Volume Excess (hypervolemia)
- excessive intake of fluids, abnormal retention of fluids (ex. Heart failure) Treatment: remove fluid without changing electrolyte composition or osmolality of ECF
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Electrolytes: Sodium (NA+)
- remember, water follows salt - you mist consider fluid volume status when you consider sodium Plays a major role in - ECF volume and concentration - generation and transmission of nerve impulses NORMAL RANGE: 135-145 MMOL/L
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Sensible loss
it makes sense, it is measurable, objective - urine - sweat - stool - wounds
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Insensible loss
Hard to measure or control - loss of humidity from the respiratory tract
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Intracellular fluid (ICF)
Fluid within the cell - makes up a large portion of out body
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Extracellular fluids (ECF)
- intravascular fluid (plasma, liquid portion of blood) - interstitial fluid (fluid surrounding cells)
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Transcellular fluids
Fluid that is not changed very often - spinal fluid -
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Mechanisms controlling fluid and electrolyte movement
- diffusion - facilitated diffusion - active transport - osmosis - hydrostatic pressure - oncotic/ osmotic pressure
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Hyponatremia
Causes - sodium loss and/or water gain - renal or GI loss of sodium - syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) - overuse of diuretics Clinical manifestations - confusion -nausea - vomiting - seizures - coma Management - fluid restriction - fluids replacement with sodium containing solution - is CNS manifestations, consider small amount of hypertonic saline solution (3% NaCl) KIDNEYS REABSORB Na+ AND RETAIN H2O
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Hypernatremia
Causes - sodium gain and/or water loss - decreased ADH (vasopressin) - significant fluid loss (insensible/sensible) - excessive sodium intake, hyperglycaemia -inadequate renal excretion of sodium Clinical Manifestations - thirst -agitation, restlessness - seizures, coma - impaired LOC Management - treat underlying cause - consider diuretics KIDNEYS EXCRETE EXCESS Na+ IN URINE PRIMARY PROTECTION IS THE SENSATION OF THIRST FROM THE HYPOTHALAMUS
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Electrolytes: Potassium K+
- major ICF cation - Na/ K pump helps to maintain this tight range - transmission and conduction of nerve and muscle impulses; resting membrane potential - maintenance of cardiac rhythm - storage of glucose in the liver and muscle Excretion loss - kidney - stool - sweat Normal Range - 3.5-5.0 MMOL/L Sources of K+ - fruits and vegetables - salt substitutes - potassium supplements (PO, IV)
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Hypokalemia: low serum potassium level
Causes - renal or GI loss - magnesium deficiency - metabolic alkalosis Manifestations - cardiac arrhythmia - skeletal muscle weakness - respiratory muscle weakness - muscle cramps - decreased gastrointestinal mobility - impaired regulation of arteriolar blood flow Management - K+ supplements orally or Iv (slow infusion)
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Hyperkalemia: high serum potassium level
Causes - impaired renal excretion of K+ - shift of K+ from ICF to ECF (ex. Crush injury, sepsis) - excessive intake of K+ Manifestations - cardiac -MSK - CNS - GI Management - ECG monitoring - Dialysis - discontinue K+ intake Increase elimination of K+ (diuretics, Kayexalate) - increase fluid intake - force K+ from ECF to ICF by IV insulin or sodium bicarbonate - reverse membrane effects of elevated ECF potassium by administering calcium gluconate IV

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