NUR 325 EXAM 1 [2026] UPDATED ACTUAL Exam |
Question and Answer | COMPLETE EXAM PREP
• generic name -✓✓ not capitalized, less expensive
• brand name -✓✓ commercial name, capitalized
• what are the different types of oral medications? -✓✓ liquid, tablet, capsule,
powder
• which form absorbs the fastest? -✓✓ liquid
• which form absorbs the slowest? -✓✓ enteric coated tablet
• what are the 3 ways a drug can be delivered parenterally? -✓✓ intravenously,
subcutaneously, intramuscularly
• which parenteral drug is fastest? -✓✓ IV
• pharmacokinetics -✓✓ movement of drugs from site of administration to
various tissues
• 1st pass effect -✓✓ some of the drugs when passed though the liver may
deactivate —> reduces effect of drugs
• bioavailability -✓✓ amount of oral drug after passing through the liver
, • parenteral drugs -✓✓ does not get affected by 1st pass effect because it goes
directly to the vein or tissue
• what factors affect distribution to different parts of the body? -✓✓ -movement
of drug by circulatory system to intended site of action
-drugs enter the blood after they absorb through intestinal wall or alveoli in lungs
or after direct/indirect injection
-liver, heart, kidneys receive most of drugs because of their rich drug supply
-bones or areas with natural barrier (brain) won't receive as much of the drug
• Metabolism (biotransformation) -✓✓ The biochemical alteration of a drug into
an inactive metabolite, a more soluble compound, a more potent active
metabolite, or a less active metabolite
• biotransformation -✓✓ when a drug is chemically altered during metabolism
• Where does metabolism take place? -✓✓ liver
• half life -✓✓ time it takes for a drug that enters the body to decrease in half
• onset -✓✓ the time it takes for the drug to elicit a therapeutic response
• peak -✓✓ The time it takes for a drug to reach its maximum therapeutic
response
Question and Answer | COMPLETE EXAM PREP
• generic name -✓✓ not capitalized, less expensive
• brand name -✓✓ commercial name, capitalized
• what are the different types of oral medications? -✓✓ liquid, tablet, capsule,
powder
• which form absorbs the fastest? -✓✓ liquid
• which form absorbs the slowest? -✓✓ enteric coated tablet
• what are the 3 ways a drug can be delivered parenterally? -✓✓ intravenously,
subcutaneously, intramuscularly
• which parenteral drug is fastest? -✓✓ IV
• pharmacokinetics -✓✓ movement of drugs from site of administration to
various tissues
• 1st pass effect -✓✓ some of the drugs when passed though the liver may
deactivate —> reduces effect of drugs
• bioavailability -✓✓ amount of oral drug after passing through the liver
, • parenteral drugs -✓✓ does not get affected by 1st pass effect because it goes
directly to the vein or tissue
• what factors affect distribution to different parts of the body? -✓✓ -movement
of drug by circulatory system to intended site of action
-drugs enter the blood after they absorb through intestinal wall or alveoli in lungs
or after direct/indirect injection
-liver, heart, kidneys receive most of drugs because of their rich drug supply
-bones or areas with natural barrier (brain) won't receive as much of the drug
• Metabolism (biotransformation) -✓✓ The biochemical alteration of a drug into
an inactive metabolite, a more soluble compound, a more potent active
metabolite, or a less active metabolite
• biotransformation -✓✓ when a drug is chemically altered during metabolism
• Where does metabolism take place? -✓✓ liver
• half life -✓✓ time it takes for a drug that enters the body to decrease in half
• onset -✓✓ the time it takes for the drug to elicit a therapeutic response
• peak -✓✓ The time it takes for a drug to reach its maximum therapeutic
response
