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A comprehensive
Nursing and pharmacology
review for NR 490
Professor Hughes, MSN, RN
What is pharmacology?
Pharmacology is –
the science of drugs including their: origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics,
therapeutic use, and toxicology
Pharmacokinetics is –
the study of how medications travel through the body and undergo the biochemical processes
that result in absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
Pharmacodynamics is –
concerned with the effects of drugs and the mechanism of their action
Complications of IV Therapy
Infiltration
Extravasation
Hematoma
Catheter embolus
Phlebitis/thrombophlebitis
Cellulitis
Fluid overload