Nurs 316 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

While studying the antihypertensive drugs the, nursing students learn about the pressure in the cardiovascular system is determined by three elements. What are they? Select all that apply. A) Heart rate B) Stroke volume C) Preload D) Total peripheral resistance E) Pulse pressure correct answer: A) Heart rate B) Stroke volume D) Total peripheral resistance The nurse is providing patient teaching to a patient who has been prescribed Digoxin. The patient tells the nurse that she ...

Pharmacokinetics correct answer: How to drug is absorbed, distribution, metabolism, and excretion. ADME Pathophysiology correct answer: The physiology of altered health -Deals with: -cellular changes -organ changes -effects of these changes on total body function -mechanism of the underlying disease Etiology Congenital/acquired Idiopathic/iatrogenic correct answer: The study of the causes or reasons for the disease. -Congenital:The disease was present at birth -Acquired: Dise...

NURS 316/NURS 316 - Unit quiz 5, 6, 7.Exam (elaborations) NURS 316/NURS 316 - Unit quiz 5, 6, 7. Exam (elaborations)

any chemical that can affect living processes correct answer: drug study of drugs and their interactions with living systems correct answer: pharmacology study of drugs in humans correct answer: clinical pharmacology also known as pharmacotherapeutics; the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy correct answer: therapeutics what are the five branches of pharmacology? correct answer: pharmacognosy-origin; pharmacokinetics-movement; pharmacodyna...

Nurs 316 QUIZ 5,6 and 7.Question/Answers

Where does the trachea bifurcate? correct answer: Manubrium (Angle of Louis) Where does the trachea begins? correct answer: Level of cricoid cartilage Costal Angle correct answer: The right and left costal margins form a 90 degree angle where they meet at xiphoid process. Costalchondritis correct answer: Inflammation of costal cartilage. When does the costal angle increases? correct answer: Costal angle increases when the lungs or rib cage are hyperextended such as in diseases l...

NURS 316 Unit 3 Quiz / NURS316 Unit 3 Quiz: Athabasca University, Calgary

What is Clark's rule? correct answer: Child dose = (child weight in lbs/150 lbs) x (adult dose) , a 70kg (150lb) child gets an adult dose) A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a computed tomography (CT0 scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers chemotherapy to patients who have cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurse administers a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to a 14 month old as a routine immunization. Which branch of pha...

Pharmacology correct answer: the study of the biological effects of chemicals Outline the steps involved in developing and approving a new drug in the United States? correct answer: Approved by the Food and Drug Administration: federal agency responsible for the regulation and enforcement of drug evaluation and distribution policies. Preclinical trials: chemicals that have therapeutic value are tested on laboratory animals for two main purposes: 1) to determine whether they have the pre...

T/F: White blood cells (granulocytes, monocytes, and lymphocytes) are formed in the bone marrow correct answer: True T/F: The life span of white blood cells is relatively long, so constant renewal is not necessary to maintain normal blood levels. correct answer: False T/F: In neutropenia, all of the cell lines are affected, resulting in anemia, thrombocytopenia, and agranulocytosis. correct answer: False T/F:Infectious mononucleosis is a self-limiting disorder caused by the Epstein-B...