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Types of medication legislators
federal regulations, state and local regulations, health care institutions and medication laws, medication regulations and nursing practice
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FDA
federal regulator which ensures that all medications on the market undergo vigorous testing before they are sold to the public
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state and local regulations
must conform to federal legislation and often have additional controls (controlled substances, alcohol, tobacco)
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health care institutions and medication laws
establish individual policies to meet federal, state, and local regulations; the institution is primarily concerned with perventing poor health outcomes resulting from medication use
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medication regulations and nursing practice
state nurse practice acts have the most influences over nursing practice by defining the scopre of a nurse's professional functions and responsibilities; primary intent of NPAs is to protect the public from unskilled, undereducated, and unlicensed personnel
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What is pharmacokinetics?
study of how medications enter the body, reach their site of action, metabolize, and exit the body
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Why should nurses understand pharmacokinetics?
- - timing of medication administration
- - selection of route of administration
- - considering client's risk for alterations in medication action
- - evaluating the client's response
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