Nur 2474 / Nur2474 Final Exam: Pharmacology For Professional Nursing Final Exam Review (Latest 2023/2024) Rasmussen

onset {Ans: The time elapsed from the administration of the drug to the start of its effects. The amount of time it takes between the drug being administered and the drug having a beginning therapeutic effect.}Metabolism {Ans: Drug metabolism is the metabolic breakdown of drugs by living organisms, usually through specialized enzymatic systems.}Therapeutic Index {Ans: the ratio between the toxic and therapeutic concentrations of a drug}antagonist drug {Ans: A substance that blocks normal neurotransmitter functioning. Some antagonists can block other chemicals in the body, too: hormones, etc....}drug selectivity {Ans: a drug is selective if it affects only one type of cell or tissue and produces a specific physiologic response}PRESCRIPTIONS {Ans: •TIME-CRITICAL SCHEDULED •NON-TIME CRITICAL SCHEDULED •ONE-TIME SCHEDULED •STAT •PRN •STANDING AVOID TELEPHONE}