NSG 2113 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Conjunctiva, Morphine, Costs In English Law
16 Dec 2016
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To safely and accurately administer medications, the nurses need knowledge related to: pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, growth and development, human anatomy, pathophysiology, psychology, nutrition, mathematics. Pharmacological concepts: drug names: chemical, generic, trade, classification: effects on body system, symptoms relieved, desired effect, medication forms: solid, liquid, other oral forms, topical, parenteral, instillation into body cavities. Legislation and standards: canadian drug legislation, drug standards, controlled drugs and substances act, provincial, territorial, and local regulation of medication, medication regulation and nursing practice. The study of how medications: enter the body, are absorbed and distributed into cells, tissues, or organs, alter physiological functions. The passage of medication molecules into the blood from the site of administration. Factors that influence absorption: route of administration, ability to dissolve, blood flow to site of administration, body surface area, lipid solubility of medication. After, distribution occurs within body to tissues, organs, and to specific sites of action & depend on: circulation, membrane permeability, protein binding.
