Pharmacology Final Exam Review: Study Guide, Exam Preparations, And

PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM REVIEW: STUDY GUIDE, EXAM PREPARATIONS, and QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Final Exam Review Remember to memorize normals (not all are listed): Serum potassium: 3.0-5.5 Serum digoxin: 0.5-2.0 ng/ml Serum creaDnine: 0.8-1.4 Theophylline: 5-15 mcg/ml DilanDn: 10-20 mcg/ml Trough level for red man: 10-20 PaDent teaching is important as a nurse. We need to explain to paDents about self-monitoring. For example, a paDent on digoxin needs to know how to check their pulse at the angle of their jaw for a full minute and know what to do if their HR is below 60. PaDents need to be advised about drug interacDons like if they are geTng too much Tylenol in OTC and prescripDon medicines. Look at drug interacDons for the exam. MedicaDons safety is important. Remember the 6 rights of medicaDon administraDon. If you look at the safety yellow box on page 69, it lists a lot of things to prevent medicaDon errors. Certainly, when we administer medicaDons, we want to do them in a quiet area, be aware of look alike sound alike drugs, make sure the order is wri\en correctly, check label 3x. Pharmacologic principles PharmacokineDcs: what the body does to the drug. AbsorpDon, distribuDon, metabolism,