Importance of drugs half-life to health care providers

Respond to each question. 12 noon 6 pm Midnight 6 am Initial dose = 250 mg Amount remaining = ___mg Amount remaining = ___mg Amount remaining = ___mg + 250 mg dose +250 mg dose Total = ___mg Total = ___mg Initial dose Amount remaining after 8 hours Amount remaining after 16 hours Amount remaining after 24 hours Amount remaining after 32 hours Amount remaining after 40 hours 50 mg ______mg ______mg ______mg ______mg ______mg Requirements: one page | .doc file Define the steady-state level of a drug. Why is a drugs half-life important to health care providers? Explain how organ health can affect drug half-life. A patient received 250mg of a drug at noon 6 pm and midnight. The half-life of the drug is 6 hours. Fill in the table below to determine how much of the drug will remain in the patients body at 6 am the next day. A drug is considered eliminated from the body when less than 10% remains. If a patient takes 50mg of a drug that has a half-life of 8 hours how long will it take for at least 90% of the drug to be eliminated? Fill in the table below to help you determine the answer (simply filling in the table does not answer the question; it is meant to help you determine the answer. Be sure to provide your final answer for this question): A nurse has made a medication error that only she is aware of and it did not harm the patient. Should the nurse report the error? What is the nurses legal and ethical responsibility in this situation? Define the steady-state level of a drug. Why is a drugs half-life important to health care providers? Explain how organ health can affect drug half-life. A patient received 250mg of a drug at noon 6 pm and midnight. The half-life of the drug is 6 hours. Fill in the table below to determine how much of the drug will remain in the patients body at 6 am the next day. A drug is considered eliminated from the body when less than 10% remains. If a patient takes 50mg of a drug that has a half-life of 8 hours how long will it take for at least 90% of the drug to be eliminated? Fill in the table below to help you determine the answer (simply filling in the table does not answer the question; it is meant to help you determine the answer. Be sure to provide your final answer for this question): A nurse has made a medication error that only she is aware of and it did not harm the patient. Should the nurse report the error? What is the nurses legal and ethical responsibility in this situation?