WGU Course D398 Intro to
Pharmacology QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ LATEST 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
Drug Standards - CORRECT ANSWER-rules set to assure that consumers get what they pay for,
that all preparations by the same drug name must be of uniform strength, quality, and purity
rights of drug administration - CORRECT ANSWER-Right drug or drug form
Right client
Right time
Right documentation
Right route
Right technique
Right dosage
sentinel events - CORRECT ANSWER-the most severe errors that result in death or significant
harm to a client
The five steps of medication reconciliation - CORRECT ANSWER-1. develop a list of current
medications
,2. develop a list of medications to be prescribed
3. compare the medications on the two lists
4. make clinical decisions based on the comparison
5. communicate the new list to the appropriate caregivers and patient
Poison Control number and email - CORRECT ANSWER-1-800-222-1222 and aapcc.org
ages at most risk of being poisoned - CORRECT ANSWER-between the ages 1 and 5
absorption - CORRECT ANSWER-how a drug moves from its site of delivery into the bloodstream
before it can act in the body
NG - CORRECT ANSWER-nasogastric tube
PR - CORRECT ANSWER-rectally (per rectum)
enteral routes - CORRECT ANSWER-routes through the GI tract (oral, sublingual, rectal,
nasogastric, and buccal)
parenteral - CORRECT ANSWER-any route other than GI tract (injections)
non-parenteral (stand-alone) routes - CORRECT ANSWER-sublingual, topical, transdermal,
ophthalmic (eyes), otic (ears), transvaginal, inhalation, and nasal routes of medication
administration
teratogenic - CORRECT ANSWER-effect from maternal drug administration that causes physical
defects in fetus
, intravenous infusions (IV) - CORRECT ANSWER-used to administer liquids, replacing body fluids
or medications in critical situations by injecting into a vein
Pharmacokinetics (PK) - CORRECT ANSWER-the study of how the body responds to chemicals
over time. It looks at what happens to the medication as it moves through the body. The four
primary factors that PK studies are absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME)
Distribution - CORRECT ANSWER-transferring the drug from the bloodstream to the body's
organ cells and fluids.
metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER-essential to understanding how drugs work in the body,
physiological systems chemically alter most medications through metabolism into molecules
that exert an effect and then become eliminated in the body. These chemical changes mainly
occur in the liver.
Excretion - CORRECT ANSWER-Process by which metabolic wastes are eliminated from the body
Synergism - CORRECT ANSWER-interaction between two medications in which one aids the
other to achieve an effect that neither could produce alone
Potentiation - CORRECT ANSWER-the interaction between two medications in which one
prolongs or increases the other's effects
Antagonism - CORRECT ANSWER-when one medicine reduces or diminishes the impact of
another
cardiac glycosides - CORRECT ANSWER-medications that can enhance the force of cardiac
contractions by acting directly on the heart muscle. In individuals with heart failure, cardiac
glycosides improve cardiac output by increasing the power of ventricular contractions.
Pharmacology QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ LATEST 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
Drug Standards - CORRECT ANSWER-rules set to assure that consumers get what they pay for,
that all preparations by the same drug name must be of uniform strength, quality, and purity
rights of drug administration - CORRECT ANSWER-Right drug or drug form
Right client
Right time
Right documentation
Right route
Right technique
Right dosage
sentinel events - CORRECT ANSWER-the most severe errors that result in death or significant
harm to a client
The five steps of medication reconciliation - CORRECT ANSWER-1. develop a list of current
medications
,2. develop a list of medications to be prescribed
3. compare the medications on the two lists
4. make clinical decisions based on the comparison
5. communicate the new list to the appropriate caregivers and patient
Poison Control number and email - CORRECT ANSWER-1-800-222-1222 and aapcc.org
ages at most risk of being poisoned - CORRECT ANSWER-between the ages 1 and 5
absorption - CORRECT ANSWER-how a drug moves from its site of delivery into the bloodstream
before it can act in the body
NG - CORRECT ANSWER-nasogastric tube
PR - CORRECT ANSWER-rectally (per rectum)
enteral routes - CORRECT ANSWER-routes through the GI tract (oral, sublingual, rectal,
nasogastric, and buccal)
parenteral - CORRECT ANSWER-any route other than GI tract (injections)
non-parenteral (stand-alone) routes - CORRECT ANSWER-sublingual, topical, transdermal,
ophthalmic (eyes), otic (ears), transvaginal, inhalation, and nasal routes of medication
administration
teratogenic - CORRECT ANSWER-effect from maternal drug administration that causes physical
defects in fetus
, intravenous infusions (IV) - CORRECT ANSWER-used to administer liquids, replacing body fluids
or medications in critical situations by injecting into a vein
Pharmacokinetics (PK) - CORRECT ANSWER-the study of how the body responds to chemicals
over time. It looks at what happens to the medication as it moves through the body. The four
primary factors that PK studies are absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME)
Distribution - CORRECT ANSWER-transferring the drug from the bloodstream to the body's
organ cells and fluids.
metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER-essential to understanding how drugs work in the body,
physiological systems chemically alter most medications through metabolism into molecules
that exert an effect and then become eliminated in the body. These chemical changes mainly
occur in the liver.
Excretion - CORRECT ANSWER-Process by which metabolic wastes are eliminated from the body
Synergism - CORRECT ANSWER-interaction between two medications in which one aids the
other to achieve an effect that neither could produce alone
Potentiation - CORRECT ANSWER-the interaction between two medications in which one
prolongs or increases the other's effects
Antagonism - CORRECT ANSWER-when one medicine reduces or diminishes the impact of
another
cardiac glycosides - CORRECT ANSWER-medications that can enhance the force of cardiac
contractions by acting directly on the heart muscle. In individuals with heart failure, cardiac
glycosides improve cardiac output by increasing the power of ventricular contractions.
