Nursing Level I

substance administered for the diagnosis, cure, treatment, or relief of a symptom or for prevention of disease

written direction for the preparation and administration of a drug

study of the effect of drugs on living organisms

assigned by United States Adopted Names Council and is used throughout the drug's lifetime

name given by drug manufacturer and identifies it as property of that company

book containing a list of products used in medicine, with descriptions of the product, chemical tests for determining identity and purity, and formulas and prescriptions

desired effect, reason drug is prescribed

secondary effect, of a drug is one that is unintended, usually predictable, may be either harmless or potentially harmful

deleterious effects of a drug on an organism or tissue resulting from overdosage, ingestion of a drug intended for external use, or buildup of the drug in the blood because of impaired metabolism or excretion (cumulative effect)

immunologic reaction to a drug

severe allergic reaction usually occurs immediately after the administration of the drug

exists in a person who has unusually low physiological response to a drug and who requires increases in the dosage to maintain a given therapeutic effect

occurs when administration of one drug, before, at the same time, or after another drug alters the effects of one or both drugs

occurs when two different drugs increase the action of one or another drug

disease caused unintentionally by medical therapy ie due to drug therapy

mechanism of drug action and relationships between drug concentration and the body's responses

drug that inhibits cell function by occupying receptor sites

study of absorption, distribution, biotransformation, and excretion of drugs

detoxification or metabolism, is a process by which a drug is converted to a less active form

products of process where liver's drug-metabolizing enzymes detoxify the drugs

client's response to a drug is influenced by genetic variations such as gender, size, and body composition

study of the effect of racial and ethnic differences/responses to prescribed medication

• Oral/sublingual/buccal
• Vaginal
• Topical/transdermal
• Subcutaneous
• Intramuscular
• Intradermal
• Intravenous
• Inhalation

• subcutaneous
• intramuscular
• intradermal
• intravenous

• dermatologic preparation
• instillations/irrigations
• inhalations

• Full name of client
• Date/time order is written
• name of drug to be administered
• Dosage of the drug
• Frequency of Administration
• Route of Administration
• Signature of the person writing the order