Concepts of Pharmacology

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A nurse is providing an oral medication for pain relief to a client. To attain the fastest pain relief, the nurse administers the medication so that it is most rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Which mode of delivery has the fastest absorption?

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Liquid suspension

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A client asks why she needs to take a medication on an empty stomach. The nurse explains that food generally has which effect on drug dissolution and absorption?

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Decreases

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When providing a medication, which route should the nurse select to ensure the maximum amount of bioavailability? Options: Oral, Intravenous, Intramuscular, Subcutaneous

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Intravenous

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What is the serum half-life (t) of a drug?

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The time required after absorption for half of the drug to be eliminated.

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A client is suffering from end-stage renal disease. Because of this condition, the nurse monitors drug levels to assess for which phenomenon?

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Toxicity

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Isoproterenol (Isuprel) is an example of a medication that enhances the beta receptors in the body. What is the term for drugs that stimulate a response?

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Agonists

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A nursing role is to teach clients to watch for adverse medication reactions. The client should be able to recognize what about adverse reactions?

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They are undesired effects that may be severe.

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A nurse is learning how to draw peak and trough levels of a medication. In order to draw them correctly, the nurse should know what the trough level is. The trough level is the __________ of a drug.

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lowest plasma concentration

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A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for a medication. After receiving the first dose of the medication, the client experiences anaphylaxis. The nurse should identify that anaphylaxis represents which of the following results of the medication? Options: Therapeutic Effect, Paradoxical Effect, Adverse Effect, Toxicity

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Adverse Effect

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A nurse is ordered to administer a medication via the sublingual route. The nurse correctly places the medication:

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under the tongue.