NSG 318 EXAM 1 2026 MOCK PAPER
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW NOTES ANALYTICAL
SUMMARY
◉ dietary supplement health and education act (DSHEA).
Answer: ensure products are safe and label information is truthful
and not misleading
◉ current good manufacturing practices (CGMPs).
Answer: standards require package labels that declare quality and
strength of contents and that product is without contaminants and
impurities
◉ tablets.
Answer: extended release - should never be crushed or cut in half
must be scored to cut in half
◉ elixir.
Answer: sweetened, hydroalcoholic liquids used in the preparation
of oral liquid medications
,◉ emulsions.
Answer: a mixture of two liquids that are not mutually soluble
◉ suspensions.
Answer: liquids in which particles are mixed but not dissolved
like a snowglobe!
◉ transdermal medication.
Answer: absorbed through the skin
produces systemic effect
◉ meter-dosed inhalers (MDIs).
Answer: handheld devices used to deliver asthma and bronchitis
drugs to the lower respiratory tract
◉ spacers.
Answer: devices used to enhance the delivery of medication from
the MDI
◉ nebulizer.
,Answer: a device that changes a liquid medication into a fine mist or
aerosol that can reach the lower, smaller airways
◉ nasogastric (NG) tube.
Answer: soft, flexible tube inserted through nasopharynx, lip in the
stomach
nurses may place
◉ gastrostomy and jejunostomy tubes.
Answer: must be surgically put there
◉ suppositories.
Answer: inserted into rectum
for babies, uncooperative patients, in cases of vomiting or certain
digestive disorders
◉ before meals.
Answer: ac, AC
◉ at bedtime.
, Answer: hs, HS
◉ as desired.
Answer: ad lib
◉ as needed.
Answer: prn
◉ give immediately.
Answer: stat, STAT
◉ twice a day.
Answer: bid, BID
◉ three times a day.
Answer: tid, TID
◉ four times a day.
Answer: qid, QID
◉ every morning.
Answer: qam
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW NOTES ANALYTICAL
SUMMARY
◉ dietary supplement health and education act (DSHEA).
Answer: ensure products are safe and label information is truthful
and not misleading
◉ current good manufacturing practices (CGMPs).
Answer: standards require package labels that declare quality and
strength of contents and that product is without contaminants and
impurities
◉ tablets.
Answer: extended release - should never be crushed or cut in half
must be scored to cut in half
◉ elixir.
Answer: sweetened, hydroalcoholic liquids used in the preparation
of oral liquid medications
,◉ emulsions.
Answer: a mixture of two liquids that are not mutually soluble
◉ suspensions.
Answer: liquids in which particles are mixed but not dissolved
like a snowglobe!
◉ transdermal medication.
Answer: absorbed through the skin
produces systemic effect
◉ meter-dosed inhalers (MDIs).
Answer: handheld devices used to deliver asthma and bronchitis
drugs to the lower respiratory tract
◉ spacers.
Answer: devices used to enhance the delivery of medication from
the MDI
◉ nebulizer.
,Answer: a device that changes a liquid medication into a fine mist or
aerosol that can reach the lower, smaller airways
◉ nasogastric (NG) tube.
Answer: soft, flexible tube inserted through nasopharynx, lip in the
stomach
nurses may place
◉ gastrostomy and jejunostomy tubes.
Answer: must be surgically put there
◉ suppositories.
Answer: inserted into rectum
for babies, uncooperative patients, in cases of vomiting or certain
digestive disorders
◉ before meals.
Answer: ac, AC
◉ at bedtime.
, Answer: hs, HS
◉ as desired.
Answer: ad lib
◉ as needed.
Answer: prn
◉ give immediately.
Answer: stat, STAT
◉ twice a day.
Answer: bid, BID
◉ three times a day.
Answer: tid, TID
◉ four times a day.
Answer: qid, QID
◉ every morning.
Answer: qam
