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NUR 144 Final Exam Study Guide 2026 – Comprehensive Pharmacology Nursing Review Prepare for the NUR 144 Final Exam 2026 with this organized study resource designed to help nursing students review essential pharmacology concepts and prepare effectively for their final assessment. This resource provides focused review material covering medication principles, pharmacologic concepts, therapeutic uses, adverse effects, patient safety, and nursing responsibilities. What You'll Find NUR 144 Final Exam review material Key pharmacology concepts and terminology Medication classifications and therapeutic principles Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics concepts Adverse effects and medication safety Nursing assessment and monitoring Patient education and medication administration Organized material for efficient final exam revision Ideal For NUR 144 nursing students Pharmacology final exam preparation Comprehensive course review Quick revision and focused studying Self-study and knowledge reinforcement Supplementing lectures, textbooks, and class notes Course: NUR 144 Subject: Pharmacology Assessment: Final Exam Year: 2026 Use this study guide alongside your instructor-provided materials, lectures, textbook, current medication references, and other approved course resources to reinforce your knowledge and prepare effectively for the final exam.

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NUR./144./Final


Deoxygenated./Blood./-
./correct./answer./Right./atrium,./through./tricuspid./valve./to./right./ventricle,./th


rough./pulmonary./valve./to./the./lungs


Oxygenated./Blood./-
./correct./answer./Through./the./pulmonary./veins./to./the./left./atrium,./through./t


he./mitral./valve./to./the./left./ventricle,./through./the./aortic./valve./to./the./aorta


Starling's./law./of./the./heart./-
./correct./answer./the./more./the./cardiac./muscle./is./stretched,./the./stronger./the./


contraction


Diastole:./Period./of./rest;./Blood./is./returned./to./the./heart./by./veins
Systole:./Period./of./contraction,./or./systole;./Blood./is./pumped./out./of./the./hea
rt


Heart-Lung./or./Pulmonary./Circulation./-./correct./answer./-
The./right./side./of./the./heart./sends./blood./to./the./lungs.
-Carbon./dioxide./and./some./waste./products./are./removed./from./the./blood.
-Oxygen./is./picked./up./by./the./red./blood./cells.

,Systemic./Circulation./-
./correct./answer./The./left./side./of./the./heart./sends./oxygenated./blood./out./to./a


ll./of./the./cells./in./the./body.


Preload./-
./correct./answer./degree./of./stretch./of./the./cardiac./muscle./fibers./at./the./end./o


f./diastole
-left./ventricular./end-volume


Afterload./-
./correct./answer./the./amount./of./resistance./to./ejection./of./blood./from./the./ve


ntricle


coronary./artery./disease./-
./correct./answer./atherosclerosis./of./the./coronary./arteries./that./reduces./the./o


xygen-rich./blood./supply./to./the./heart./muscle


*high./oxygen./demand./with./very./little./oxygen./supply


atherosclerosis./-
./correct./answer./condition./in./which./fatty./deposits./(plaque)./build./up./on./the.


/inner./walls./of./the./arteries




angina./pectoris./-./correct./answer./suffocation./of./the./chest

,-
when./the./supply./of./oxygen./and./nutrients./in./the./blood./is./insufficient./to./m
eet./the./demands./of./the./heart


chronic./stable./angina./-./correct./answer./classic/effort./angina


unstable./angina./-./correct./answer./pre-infarction/crescendo./(builds)./angina


vasospastic./angina./-./correct./answer./Prinzmetal./or./variant./angina


-caused./by./coronary./artery./spasms


drugs./for./angina./-./correct./answer./-Nitrates/nitrites
-Beta./blockers
-Calcium./channel./blockers


Therapeutic./objectives./of./angina./therapy./-./correct./answer./-
Minimize./the./frequency./of./attacks./and./decrease./the./duration./and./intensit
y./of./anginal./pain
-
Improve./the./patient's./functional./capacity./with./as./few./adverse./effects./as./p
ossible
-Prevent./or./delay./the./worst./possible./outcome:./MI

, MOA./of./nitrates/nitrites./-./correct./answer./-Cause./vasodilation./-
./the./relaxation./of./smooth./muscles./increases./the./supply./of./oxygen



-Potent./dilating./effect./on./coronary./arteries
-
Result:./oxygen./to./ischemic./myocardial./tissue,./decreased./workload./of./the./
heart
-Used./for./prevention./and./treatment./of./angina
-Increases./blood./flow./to./the./myocardium


nitrates/nitrites./rapid-acting./forms./-./correct./answer./-
used./to./treat./acute./anginal./attacks
-sublingual./tablets;./IV./infusion


nitrates/nitrites./long-acting./forms./-
./correct./answer./Used./to./PREVENT./anginal./episodes




Nitroglycerin./-./correct./answer./-Prototypical./nitrate
-Large./first-pass./effect./with./oral./forms
-Used./for./symptomatic./treatment./of./ischemic./heart./conditions./(angina)
-
IV./form./used./for./BP./control./in./perioperative./hypertension,./treatment./of./

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