Review Materials: Read/Review the following resources:
Course Textbook
PowerPoints
Study Guide accompanying your textbook
ATI Pharm Textbook
Drug Templates from assignments
NCLEX-style practice questions on weekly topics
Pharm Made Easy Assignments (multiple reviews encouraged)
Course Textbook Chapters
Chapter 1: Clinical Judgment Management Model and the Nursing Process
Next Generation NCLEX (NGN):
Understand the primary changes in NGN.
Concept in Patient Care:
Explain how concepts relate to the nursing process and patient care.
Nursing Process Steps:
Describe each step and its relation to Clinical Judgment Management Model (CJMM).
Cognitive Skills:
Define the six cognitive skills in CJMM.
Patient-Centered Outcomes:
Develop outcomes that focus on the patient.
Health Teaching Principles:
Discuss at least eight principles regarding drug therapy.
Nurse’s Role:
Define responsibilities related to medication administration planning.
Chapter 2: Drug Development and Ethical Considerations
Core Ethical Principles:
Identify the three core principles (respect for persons, beneficence, justice).
Informed Consent:
Discuss how ethical principles govern informed consent and risk-benefit ratios.
ANA Code of Ethics (2015):
Explain the nine provisions outlined in this code.
Phases of Clinical Experimentation:
Outline objectives for each phase.
Federal Legislation:
Discuss acts related to FDA drug approvals and regulations.
Drug Naming:
Differentiate between chemical, generic, and brand names; define "over the counter".
Chapter 3: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
Drug Action Phases:
Differentiate the three phases of drug action.
Pharmacokinetics Processes:
Describe four processes: absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion.
Receptor Families:
Identify four receptor families.
Protein Binding:
Influence on drug bioavailability.
Drug Interactions:
Differentiate the four types of interactions and explain the mechanisms involved.
Nursing Implications:
Discuss nursing implications of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.
Chapter 4: Pharmacogenetics
Terminology:
Define key pharmacogenetic terms.
Nurse as Advocate:
Discuss this role in relation to pharmacogenetics.
Biologic Variations:
Anticipate unique drug responses based on these variations.
Chapter 5: Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Important Points:
Discuss five associated points with alternative medicine.
Common Herbs:
Compare six herbs and their toxicities.
Nursing Implications:
Address nursing responsibilities related to herbal products.
Chapter 6: Pediatric Considerations
Pharmacological Principles:
Apply pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics specific to pediatrics.
Chapter 7: Drug Therapy in Older Adults
Physiological Changes:
Effects of aging on drug therapy and adherence issues.
Beers Criteria:
Utilization for improving care in older adults.
Chapter 9: Safety and Quality
Medication Administration Rights:
Describe key rights to ensure safety.
Culture of Safety:
Discuss initiatives like "To Err Is Human" and their implications.
Chapter 10: Drug Administration
Routes:
Identify different drug administration routes and related techniques.
Exam Topics Overview
Exam 2
Chapters on Adrenergic Agonists and Antagonists, Cholinergic Agonists and Antagonists, Stimulants, Depressants, Antiseizure Drugs, and Drugs for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
Exam 3
Emphasizes Anti-inflammatories, Analgesics, Antipsychotics, Antidepressants, and substance use disorders.
Exam 4
Focus on cardiac glycosides, antihypertensives, anticoagulants, and related therapeutic processes.
Final Exam
Comprehensive from all prior weeks, including all chapter and ATI materials covered.