Galen NUR 210 Exam 1 Question and
Answer 2026 | Complete Question Bank
with Rationales | Grade A+
• What is Pharmacokinetics. CORRECT ANSWER: what the body does
to the drug
• What is Pharmacodynamics. CORRECT ANSWER: what the drug
does to the body
• What phase is Pharmacokinetics. CORRECT ANSWER: Absorption
phase
• Where does absorption of a drug take place. CORRECT ANSWER:
Small intestine
• What affects absorption time. CORRECT ANSWER: -Pill type
-stomach contents
-blood circulation
-pain, stress, anxiety
-route of administration
• Contraindicators for medications. CORRECT ANSWER: Grapefruit
juice and antacids
,• what is disintegration. CORRECT ANSWER: breakdown of oral drug
into smaller particles
• What is dissolution. CORRECT ANSWER: Process of combining
small drug particles with liquid to form a solution
• What is drug absorption. CORRECT ANSWER: Drug movement from
GI tract into bloodstream
happens in small intestine
• What is bioavailability. CORRECT ANSWER: What is left of drug
after swallowing.
PO meds will never have 100% bioavailability
• Factors affecting Bioavailability. CORRECT 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. CORRECT 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. CORRECT ANSWER: Inattentiveness,
inability to concentrate, restlessness, hyperactivity, inability to complete
tasks, impulsivity
• Characteristics of narcolepsy. CORRECT 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. CORRECT ANSWER: In the the
liver
• What is drug metabolism. CORRECT ANSWER: process of body
chemically changing drug into a form to be excreted
• What is the half-life of a drug?. CORRECT ANSWER: the time it
takes for the drug in body to be reduced by half
• What is a loading dose. CORRECT ANSWER: Large initial dose of
medication followed by small maintence dose
• Where does drug excretion occur?. CORRECT ANSWER: kidneys
Answer 2026 | Complete Question Bank
with Rationales | Grade A+
• What is Pharmacokinetics. CORRECT ANSWER: what the body does
to the drug
• What is Pharmacodynamics. CORRECT ANSWER: what the drug
does to the body
• What phase is Pharmacokinetics. CORRECT ANSWER: Absorption
phase
• Where does absorption of a drug take place. CORRECT ANSWER:
Small intestine
• What affects absorption time. CORRECT ANSWER: -Pill type
-stomach contents
-blood circulation
-pain, stress, anxiety
-route of administration
• Contraindicators for medications. CORRECT ANSWER: Grapefruit
juice and antacids
,• what is disintegration. CORRECT ANSWER: breakdown of oral drug
into smaller particles
• What is dissolution. CORRECT ANSWER: Process of combining
small drug particles with liquid to form a solution
• What is drug absorption. CORRECT ANSWER: Drug movement from
GI tract into bloodstream
happens in small intestine
• What is bioavailability. CORRECT ANSWER: What is left of drug
after swallowing.
PO meds will never have 100% bioavailability
• Factors affecting Bioavailability. CORRECT 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. CORRECT 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. CORRECT ANSWER: Inattentiveness,
inability to concentrate, restlessness, hyperactivity, inability to complete
tasks, impulsivity
• Characteristics of narcolepsy. CORRECT 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. CORRECT ANSWER: In the the
liver
• What is drug metabolism. CORRECT ANSWER: process of body
chemically changing drug into a form to be excreted
• What is the half-life of a drug?. CORRECT ANSWER: the time it
takes for the drug in body to be reduced by half
• What is a loading dose. CORRECT ANSWER: Large initial dose of
medication followed by small maintence dose
• Where does drug excretion occur?. CORRECT ANSWER: kidneys
