Introduction to Pharmacology and Nursing Safety

Flashcards covering introductory pharmacology concepts, ideal drug properties, medication response factors, and nursing safety principles based on the lecture transcript.

Cellular Survival Needs

The essential requirements for cells to stay alive, which include oxygen, a stable internal environment, a means of removing waste, and protection from threats.

Perfusion

Circulation that delivers blood carrying oxygen and nutrients to where they are needed in the body.

Gas Exchange

The process occurring in the lungs that involves exchanging oxygen and $CO_2$.

Regulation

The body's control mechanisms, including endocrine, neural, and cellular control, that maintain homeostasis.

Acid Base Balance

The precise maintenance of fluid makeup and stability within a specific $\text{pH}$ range in the body.

Effectiveness

An ideal drug property characterized by a medication eliciting the specific response for which it was given.

Safety

An ideal drug property in which a medication cannot or does not produce harmful effects.

Selectivity

An ideal drug property in which a medication only produces the specific desired effect without causing side effects.

Nursing Process (ADPIE)

A step-by-step clinical framework consisting of assessment, nursing diagnosis, plan, implement, and evaluate.

Pyxis Machine

An automated medication storage system linked to the pharmacy and electronic health record, designed to engineer out human error.

Vanderbilt Medication Error Case

An incident where a nurse overrode Pyxis safety protocols during an emergency, pulled and administered a paralytic instead of the intended medication, resulting in patient death and criminal charges.

FAA Safety Parallel

A comparison to the Federal Aviation Administration's culture of safety, which uses strict checklists and engineered solutions to virtually eliminate errors in commercial flying.

First Step After a Medication Error

Assess your patient immediately before taking corrective action, reporting the error, or analyzing systemic causes.