In order to accurately predict how the body absorbs, distributes, metabolizes, and eliminates psychotropic medications the nurse must be familiar with a medication's:
a. half-life.
b. side effects.
c. pharmacokinetics.
d. therapeutic dosage range.
C
Pharmacokinetics is the study of how the body affects a drug. It answers the question: how does the body get drugs to and from their intended target? Body functions such as absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination all are pharmacokinetics.
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1. "A gene that is mutated is called a wild-type gene." 2. "We get 23 sets of chromosomes from each parent." 3. "Each person has thousands of genes." 4. "The position of a gene is called its site."
During an interview, the nurse may feel they have interviewed well and would be a perfect fit. Which action by the nurse is best?
a. Ask the nurse manager if she can make a decision today. b. Ask the nurse manager if she can notify you ASAP. c. Assume you have gotten the job. d. Wait for Human Resources to make you an offer.
The nurse provides instructions to the mother of a child with sickle cell disease. Which of the following statements, if made by the mother, indicates a need for further education?
1. "I need to be sure that my child has adequate rest periods." 2. "I need to take my child's temperature and watch for a fever." 3. "I need to encourage my child to drink large amounts of fluids." 4. "I need to make sure that my child spends some time in the sun to help prevent a sickle cell crisis."
A client is taking oral contraceptives. The nurse instructs her to use another form of birth control when she takes which prescribed medications?
Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Ampicillin 2. Tetracycline 3. Warfarin 4. Insulin 5. Theophylline