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PHARMACOKINETICS IN NURSING
The Importance of Pharmacology in Nursing
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Pharmacology
Undergraduate 2
01/28/2023

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PHARMACOKINETICS
(What the body does to the drug.)

Definition
The four stages: (ADME)
Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
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Absorption

Definition
Enteral
Parenteral
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Absorption (cont.)

Definition

Factors affecting absorption

Blood circulation

Pain, stress

Food texture, fat content, temperature

pH

Route of administration

Drug movement from the GI tract to the liver

Via portal vein

First, the pass effect

Bioavailability

 

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First Pass Effect

Definition
DISTRIBUTION
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Metabolism

Definition

Once a drug has been absorbed and distributed in the body, it will then be broken down by a process known as metabolism.

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Excretion

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The kidney often filters the remaining drugs and metabolites in the bloodstream. Where a portion undergoes reabsorption back into the bloodstream, and the remainder is excreted in the urine.

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Pharmacodynamics
(What the drug does to the body.)

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Affinity

Efficacy

Potency

 

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Medication Types

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Medication Effects

Definition

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Preparing for Administration

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Selectivity

 

Side Effects

 

Adverse Effects

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To make safe medication administration decisions, the nurse must have a strong understanding of?

Definition
Pharmacology
State laws
Anatomy
Physics
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Pharmacokinetics is the term that describes which four stages of drugs?
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Absorption, Distribution, Alkalosis, and Acidosis
 
Affinity, Bioavailability, Excretion, Absorption
 
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion
 
Discretion, Privacy, Legal, and Ethics

 

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The student asks the nurse to explain the difference between agonist and antagonist. The nursing instructor states that:
Definition

A drug agonist competes to decrease a desired effect. A drug antagonist competes with other molecules and blocks a specific action or response at a receptor site.

 

 A drug agonist binds tightly to a receptor to produce the desired effect. A drug antagonist competes with other molecules and blocks a specific action or response at a receptor site.

 

 A drug antagonist binds tightly to a receptor to produce the desired effect. A drug agonist competes with other molecules and blocks a specific action or response at a receptor site.

 

 A drug agonist and antagonist depend on the receptor to which it binds.

 

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True or False: Metabolism is not affected by the patient’s liver function.

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TRUE

FALSE

 

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