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NUR651 FINAL BRADLEY UNIVERSITY
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | A+
GRADED | WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS
Which of the types of chemical bonding between drugs and their
receptors is the least common? - correct answer -Covalent
Which type of drug classification is most important to the
practitioner? - correct answer -Therapeutic
Mechanism of Action - correct answer -The manner in which
molecular targets are affected by the drug
Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) can lead the patient to - correct
answer -stop taking the drug
Half-life is defined as - correct answer -The time required for the
plasma concentration of a drug to be reduced by 50 percent
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When one drug is more efficacious than another, it has... - correct
answer -A greater ability to initiate a response
What is bioavailability? - correct answer -The fraction of
unchanged drug that reaches the systemic circulation following
administration by any route
Absorption is defined as: - correct answer -The transfer of a drug
from its site of administration to the blood
How can Competitive antagonism be overcome? - correct answer
-by adding more agonist
How is children's dosing most often calculated? - correct answer -
MG/KG
A patient complains of pain from a migraine. How would the
practitioner classify this type of pain? - correct answer -Central
Neuropathic Pain
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What stage of nociception is occurring when neurotransmitters in
the dorsal horn directly or indirectly depolarize the second-order
neurons? - correct answer -Trasmission
What are the four processes of Nociception - correct answer -
transduction, transmission, modulation, and perception
A practitioner conducting a pain assessment asks the patient, "Is
the pain consistent or intermittent?" What character of pain is the
practitioner assessing? - correct answer -Temporal pattern
What is the maximum dose of acetaminophen in 24 hours? -
correct answer -4 grams
Etodolac is in the same drug class as ibuprofen. What is its
mechanism of action? - correct answer -It inhibits the
cyclooxygenase enzyme.
What kind of drug is Naloxone (Narcan) - correct answer -opioid
antagonist
NUR651 FINAL BRADLEY UNIVERSITY
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | A+
GRADED | WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS
Which of the types of chemical bonding between drugs and their
receptors is the least common? - correct answer -Covalent
Which type of drug classification is most important to the
practitioner? - correct answer -Therapeutic
Mechanism of Action - correct answer -The manner in which
molecular targets are affected by the drug
Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) can lead the patient to - correct
answer -stop taking the drug
Half-life is defined as - correct answer -The time required for the
plasma concentration of a drug to be reduced by 50 percent
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When one drug is more efficacious than another, it has... - correct
answer -A greater ability to initiate a response
What is bioavailability? - correct answer -The fraction of
unchanged drug that reaches the systemic circulation following
administration by any route
Absorption is defined as: - correct answer -The transfer of a drug
from its site of administration to the blood
How can Competitive antagonism be overcome? - correct answer
-by adding more agonist
How is children's dosing most often calculated? - correct answer -
MG/KG
A patient complains of pain from a migraine. How would the
practitioner classify this type of pain? - correct answer -Central
Neuropathic Pain
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What stage of nociception is occurring when neurotransmitters in
the dorsal horn directly or indirectly depolarize the second-order
neurons? - correct answer -Trasmission
What are the four processes of Nociception - correct answer -
transduction, transmission, modulation, and perception
A practitioner conducting a pain assessment asks the patient, "Is
the pain consistent or intermittent?" What character of pain is the
practitioner assessing? - correct answer -Temporal pattern
What is the maximum dose of acetaminophen in 24 hours? -
correct answer -4 grams
Etodolac is in the same drug class as ibuprofen. What is its
mechanism of action? - correct answer -It inhibits the
cyclooxygenase enzyme.
What kind of drug is Naloxone (Narcan) - correct answer -opioid
antagonist
