NUR 210 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027 | UPDATED
NURSING TEST BANK PDF | EXAM STUDY GUIDE
what in general exerts multiple actions rather than a single action - Correct answer ✔✔✔ drugs
what is considered the average patient? - Correct answer ✔✔✔ healthy people
what is quite large among patients - Correct answer ✔✔✔ variability
what type of people are most drug trials done on - Correct answer ✔✔✔ white male patients
what is the most important step of the nursing process and then the must do is the _____ step - Correct
answer ✔✔✔ assessment and evaluation
most important thing to do when making a mistake - Correct answer ✔✔✔ acknowledge the mistake
and tell the supervisor
medication history - Correct answer ✔✔✔ is very important to try not to give a medication error to a
patient
-need a baseline assessment
How can you avoid ADRs (adverse drug reactions) - Correct answer ✔✔✔ - diseases patient may have
what do child proof caps hurt the most - Correct answer ✔✔✔ older people with arthritis
not really written but a known fact of giving a drug at the right time - Correct answer ✔✔✔ half hour
before or after gap to give meds
if you didn't document drug - Correct answer ✔✔✔ it didn't happen
,can patients refuse any medication you give them - Correct answer ✔✔✔ yes
therapeutic response for drug-therapy - Correct answer ✔✔✔ was it the expected response
70-80% of all meds are giving - Correct answer ✔✔✔ orally
cannot crush what kinds of oral meds - Correct answer ✔✔✔ enteric coated or capsules, or er,xr,cr
drugs
what type of oral medication is dissolved in the small intestine instead of the stomach - Correct answer
✔✔✔ enteric coated
what type of absorption is absorbed slowly over time - Correct answer ✔✔✔ nicotine and hormone
pharmacology - Correct answer ✔✔✔ study of chemicals that alter the function of a living organism
this dates back to when many medication were used for religious rites (epicac) to make you puke to get
the demon out - Correct answer ✔✔✔ primitive man
prior to the 20th century what were used as healing tools - Correct answer ✔✔✔ plants, poppys
(give opium), and animals
what was the first type of antibiotic in the 20th century - Correct answer ✔✔✔ sulfa drugs
what did insulin come from - Correct answer ✔✔✔ cows and pigs
penicilin was discovered by taking the - Correct answer ✔✔✔ mold off bread
before this people would die from bacterial infections - Correct answer ✔✔✔ polio vaccine
, These are any chemical that is capable of interacting with a living organism to produce a biological effect
- Correct answer ✔✔✔ drugs
if 4 million rx written everyday what age group is it mainly and how many does that equal per person in
america - Correct answer ✔✔✔ over the age of 65 and 7rx per person
is there a perfect drug - Correct answer ✔✔✔ no
nurses need to make sure they are assessing their patients use of supplements because - Correct answer
✔✔✔ they can interact with medicine we give patients and can cause bleeding and other problems
A nurse would use these to treat hypertension, from pit viper snakes - Correct answer ✔✔✔ ace
inhibitors
many people use this treatment from spoiled sausages to treat facial wrinkles - Correct answer ✔✔✔
botulinum toxin
A patient comes in with a high risk for blood clots what kind of drug would they use? - Correct answer
✔✔✔ warfarin (Coumadin) which is a sweet clover, rat poison an anticoagulant
A patient comes in with lots of tension causing aggressive movement in their what would you give this
patient for a muscle relaxant - Correct answer ✔✔✔ curare, which is from South American arrow
poison that comes from frogs
What organization does not make new drugs - Correct answer ✔✔✔ FDA
Drug acts usually happen after - Correct answer ✔✔✔ something bad has happened
FDA - Correct answer ✔✔✔ came about as legislation to protect the public
what type of pharmacy were pharmacists able to make their own drugs and this was the reason for
Federal Pure food and Drug Act - Correct answer ✔✔✔ compound pharmacy
NURSING TEST BANK PDF | EXAM STUDY GUIDE
what in general exerts multiple actions rather than a single action - Correct answer ✔✔✔ drugs
what is considered the average patient? - Correct answer ✔✔✔ healthy people
what is quite large among patients - Correct answer ✔✔✔ variability
what type of people are most drug trials done on - Correct answer ✔✔✔ white male patients
what is the most important step of the nursing process and then the must do is the _____ step - Correct
answer ✔✔✔ assessment and evaluation
most important thing to do when making a mistake - Correct answer ✔✔✔ acknowledge the mistake
and tell the supervisor
medication history - Correct answer ✔✔✔ is very important to try not to give a medication error to a
patient
-need a baseline assessment
How can you avoid ADRs (adverse drug reactions) - Correct answer ✔✔✔ - diseases patient may have
what do child proof caps hurt the most - Correct answer ✔✔✔ older people with arthritis
not really written but a known fact of giving a drug at the right time - Correct answer ✔✔✔ half hour
before or after gap to give meds
if you didn't document drug - Correct answer ✔✔✔ it didn't happen
,can patients refuse any medication you give them - Correct answer ✔✔✔ yes
therapeutic response for drug-therapy - Correct answer ✔✔✔ was it the expected response
70-80% of all meds are giving - Correct answer ✔✔✔ orally
cannot crush what kinds of oral meds - Correct answer ✔✔✔ enteric coated or capsules, or er,xr,cr
drugs
what type of oral medication is dissolved in the small intestine instead of the stomach - Correct answer
✔✔✔ enteric coated
what type of absorption is absorbed slowly over time - Correct answer ✔✔✔ nicotine and hormone
pharmacology - Correct answer ✔✔✔ study of chemicals that alter the function of a living organism
this dates back to when many medication were used for religious rites (epicac) to make you puke to get
the demon out - Correct answer ✔✔✔ primitive man
prior to the 20th century what were used as healing tools - Correct answer ✔✔✔ plants, poppys
(give opium), and animals
what was the first type of antibiotic in the 20th century - Correct answer ✔✔✔ sulfa drugs
what did insulin come from - Correct answer ✔✔✔ cows and pigs
penicilin was discovered by taking the - Correct answer ✔✔✔ mold off bread
before this people would die from bacterial infections - Correct answer ✔✔✔ polio vaccine
, These are any chemical that is capable of interacting with a living organism to produce a biological effect
- Correct answer ✔✔✔ drugs
if 4 million rx written everyday what age group is it mainly and how many does that equal per person in
america - Correct answer ✔✔✔ over the age of 65 and 7rx per person
is there a perfect drug - Correct answer ✔✔✔ no
nurses need to make sure they are assessing their patients use of supplements because - Correct answer
✔✔✔ they can interact with medicine we give patients and can cause bleeding and other problems
A nurse would use these to treat hypertension, from pit viper snakes - Correct answer ✔✔✔ ace
inhibitors
many people use this treatment from spoiled sausages to treat facial wrinkles - Correct answer ✔✔✔
botulinum toxin
A patient comes in with a high risk for blood clots what kind of drug would they use? - Correct answer
✔✔✔ warfarin (Coumadin) which is a sweet clover, rat poison an anticoagulant
A patient comes in with lots of tension causing aggressive movement in their what would you give this
patient for a muscle relaxant - Correct answer ✔✔✔ curare, which is from South American arrow
poison that comes from frogs
What organization does not make new drugs - Correct answer ✔✔✔ FDA
Drug acts usually happen after - Correct answer ✔✔✔ something bad has happened
FDA - Correct answer ✔✔✔ came about as legislation to protect the public
what type of pharmacy were pharmacists able to make their own drugs and this was the reason for
Federal Pure food and Drug Act - Correct answer ✔✔✔ compound pharmacy
