NUR 2407 PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1 FINAL
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ What is Pharmacodynamics. Answer: what the drug does to the body
◉ What phase is Pharmacokinetics. Answer: Absorption phase
◉ Where does absorption of a drug take place. Answer: Small intestine
◉ What affects absorption time. Answer: -Pill type
-stomach contents
-blood circulation
-pain, stress, anxiety
-route of administration
◉ Contraindicators for medications. Answer: Grapefruit juice and
antacids
,◉ what is disintegration. Answer: breakdown of oral drug into smaller
particles
◉ What is dissolution. Answer: Process of combining small drug
particles with liquid to form a solution
◉ What is drug absorption. Answer: Drug movement from GI tract into
bloodstream
happens in small intestine
◉ What is bioavailability. Answer: What is left of drug after swallowing.
PO meds will never have 100% bioavailability
◉ Factors affecting Bioavailability. Answer: -Absorption
-first pass metabolism
-Drug form
-route of admin
-gastric mucous % motility
-changes in liver metabolism
-Administration w/ food and other drugs
, ◉ What is first pass effect. Answer: drugs absorbed from the GI tract
enter the portal vein and pass through the liver before entering
circulation.
PO meds only
◉ Characteristics of ADHD. Answer: Inattentiveness, inability to
concentrate, restlessness, hyperactivity, inability to complete tasks,
impulsivity
◉ Characteristics of narcolepsy. Answer: recurrent attacks of drowsiness
and sleep during daytime
unable to control sleep
falling asleep while driving, talking, eating, standing
◉ Where does drug metablosim occur. Answer: In the the liver
◉ What is drug metabolism. Answer: process of body chemically
changing drug into a form to be excreted
◉ What is the half-life of a drug?. Answer: the time it takes for the drug
in body to be reduced by half
◉ What is a loading dose. Answer: Large initial dose of medication
followed by small maintence dose
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ What is Pharmacodynamics. Answer: what the drug does to the body
◉ What phase is Pharmacokinetics. Answer: Absorption phase
◉ Where does absorption of a drug take place. Answer: Small intestine
◉ What affects absorption time. Answer: -Pill type
-stomach contents
-blood circulation
-pain, stress, anxiety
-route of administration
◉ Contraindicators for medications. Answer: Grapefruit juice and
antacids
,◉ what is disintegration. Answer: breakdown of oral drug into smaller
particles
◉ What is dissolution. Answer: Process of combining small drug
particles with liquid to form a solution
◉ What is drug absorption. Answer: Drug movement from GI tract into
bloodstream
happens in small intestine
◉ What is bioavailability. Answer: What is left of drug after swallowing.
PO meds will never have 100% bioavailability
◉ Factors affecting Bioavailability. Answer: -Absorption
-first pass metabolism
-Drug form
-route of admin
-gastric mucous % motility
-changes in liver metabolism
-Administration w/ food and other drugs
, ◉ What is first pass effect. Answer: drugs absorbed from the GI tract
enter the portal vein and pass through the liver before entering
circulation.
PO meds only
◉ Characteristics of ADHD. Answer: Inattentiveness, inability to
concentrate, restlessness, hyperactivity, inability to complete tasks,
impulsivity
◉ Characteristics of narcolepsy. Answer: recurrent attacks of drowsiness
and sleep during daytime
unable to control sleep
falling asleep while driving, talking, eating, standing
◉ Where does drug metablosim occur. Answer: In the the liver
◉ What is drug metabolism. Answer: process of body chemically
changing drug into a form to be excreted
◉ What is the half-life of a drug?. Answer: the time it takes for the drug
in body to be reduced by half
◉ What is a loading dose. Answer: Large initial dose of medication
followed by small maintence dose
