Galen Pharmacology Exam 1 NUR 155 – Questions and Answers A+ | Galen
College of Nursing | 2026/2027 Pharmacology Study Guide
What is Pharmacokinetics - (ANSWER)what the body does to the drug
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
, Galen Pharmacology Exam 1 NUR 155 – Questions and Answers A+ | Galen
College of Nursing | 2026/2027 Pharmacology Study Guide
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
College of Nursing | 2026/2027 Pharmacology Study Guide
What is Pharmacokinetics - (ANSWER)what the body does to the drug
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
, Galen Pharmacology Exam 1 NUR 155 – Questions and Answers A+ | Galen
College of Nursing | 2026/2027 Pharmacology Study Guide
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
