NURS 3000 Exam 1 - Pharmacology Blueprint

BLUEPRINT NURS 3000 EXAM 1 **Note: When studying drugs, you need to know the classification and prototype, therapeutic action/indication, therapeutic levels and half-life (if I indicated them in class), contraindications/cautions, and adverse effects (group them) pay attention to toxic/severe AE.*...

BLUEPRINT NURS 3000 EXAM 1 **Note: When studying drugs, you need to know the classification and prototype, therapeutic action/indication, therapeutic levels and half-life (if I indicated them in class), contraindications/cautions, and adverse effects (group them) pay attention to toxic/severe AE.** Module 1 (11 questions) Pharmacodynamics (definition, how drugs work) Pharmacokinetics (definition, absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, first-pass effect) Aging and medication (lifespan considerations) Safety in giving meds Medication errors (preventing and reporting) Adverse effects (anaphylaxis, toxicity, neurological) Module 2 (15 questions) Anit-seizure medication - Hydantoins (phenytoin) - Barbiturates (phenobarbital) - Succinimides (ethosuximide) - GABA inhibitor (valproic acid) Parkinson's disease - Dopaminergic (carbidopa-levodopa) - Anticholinergic under adjunct treatment for Parkinson's (Benztropine) Muscle relaxants - Direct-acting skeletal muscle relaxants (dantrolene) Pain - opioid agonist (morphine) - opioid antagonist (naloxone) Module 3 (18 questions) - Alpha-Beta adrenergic agonist (Dopamine) - Beta-specific adrenergic agonist (Isoproterenol) - Non-selective adrenergic blocking agent (Labetalol) - Non-selective Beta-adrenergic blockers (Propranolol) - Beta-1 selective adrenergic blockers (Atenolol) - Indirect-acting cholinergic agonist for Myasthenia gravis (Pyridostigmine) and Alzheimer\'s (Donepezil) - Anticholinergic (atropine) Module 4 (6 questions) - Salicylate (aspirin) - NSAID (ibuprofen) - Acetaminophen