NURSING pharmacolo

Intro a. Pharmacology: the study of drugs and their effect on the human body i. Therapeutic effects: positive effects drug has on the body ii. Side or Adverse Effects: negative effectsthe drug has on the body b. Learning Drugs i. Majority organized by Body System Categories 1. Easier to learn by category than each drug individually 1. Drugs in same category i. Usually act in a similar manner ii. Share many of the same characteristics iii. Therapeutic Effects iv. Side and Adverse Effec...