NUR240 Study Guide - Final Guide: Insomnia, Insulin Receptor, Small Intestine
Document Summary
Drug schedules: schedule 1 highest risk for abuse potential. Pharmacokinetics: how drug moves throughout body: absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, liver primary site of drug metabolism, absorption-primary factor determining length of time for drug to produce desired effect, distribution-amount of blood flow through body, excretion-through kidneys. Pharmacodynamics: action and effect of drugs and its effect on body. Teratogen: substance that can potentially harm the fetus. Rights of drug admin: patient, medication, dosage, route of admin, time. Polypharmacy: medication reconciliation (understanding) of many drugs and interactions, why they are taking. Routes of admin topical intradermal-tb: enteral-by mouth (sublingual, buccal), ng-tube, tablets, capsules, dermatologic patches, parenteral-needle, subcutaneous installations and irrigations-body cavities inhalants-nebulizers. Preferred site for children and infants over 7 mos-ventrogluteal. Receptors: agonist drug-same response as endogenous chemicals (what is produced in body, antagonists-occupy a receptor and prevent endogenous chemical from being able to work in the body.
