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Comprehensive study and review resource for NURS 251 – Pharmacology Module 6 at Portage Learning. This material is designed to help nursing students review key pharmacology concepts, including medication classifications, mechanisms of action, therapeutic uses, adverse effects, contraindications, drug interactions, dosage considerations, patient education, nursing interventions, and safe medication administration. It serves as a structured revision companion for reinforcing pharmacology knowledge and preparing for Module 6 assessments while studying alongside official Portage Learning course materials.

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NURS 251 Pharmacology Module 6 (Portage
Learning) | Fully Updated Exam Questions,
Verified Answers, and Detailed Explanations | A+
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The study of how chemicals and biological systems interact - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Pharmacology



Where all is Pharmacology included? - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Toxicology, Food sciences, agriculture, and
medicine



What are the three main sources of drugs today? - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Natural Sources

Chemical Synthesis

Biotechnology



From the roots of belladonna plant - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Atropine



From the leavew of the purple foxglove - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Digitalis



From the seeds of the opium poppy - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Morphine



What category drug is Atropine - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Anticholinergic



What category drug is Cocaine - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Local Anesthetic



What category drug is Digoxin - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Cardiac Agent

,What category drug is Ephedrine - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Sympathomimetic



What category drug is Morphine - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Analgesic



What category drug is Papaverine - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Smooth Muscle Relaxant



What category drug is Pilocarpine - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Paraymphathomimetic



What Plant produces Atropine - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Atropa Belladonna



What Plant produces Cocaine - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Erythroxylum Coca



What Plant produces Digoxin - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Digitalis Purpurea



What Plant produces Ephedrine - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Ephedra Sinica



What Plant produces Morphine - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Papaver Somniferum



What Plant produces Papaverine - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Papaver Somniferum



What plant produces Pilocarpine - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Pilocarpus Jaborandi



What drug is used to treat Breast Cancer? - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Paclitaxel (Taxol)



What is Paclitaxel (Taxol) derived from? - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Taxus baccata



What do animals provide to drugs? - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Hormones

, Drugs derived from Hogs/Pigs - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Porcine



Drugs derived from cattle - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Bovine



Minerals contained in some drugs - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Calcium

Magnesium

Silver Salts



Two antacids that contain Calcium and Magnesium Hydroxides. - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Tums and Mylanta



Antimicrobial agent used in dressings for burn patients that contain silver salts - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-
Silver Sulfadiazine (Silvadene)



Drugs that are synthesized from laboratory chemicals - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Synthetic Drug



Drugs that start with a natural substance that is extracted, purified, and altered by chemical processes -
ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Semisynthetic Drugs



What is an example of a Synthetic Drug. - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Meperidine (Demerol)



What is an example of a semisynthetic drug? - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Amoxicillin



Used to refer to the concepts of genetic engineering and recombinant DNA technology. -
ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Biotechnology



Biotechnology is a process that allows scientists to produce from that
were previously available only from animals. - ANSW✔◻✔◻✔◻-Proteins; Bacteria Proteins

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