GALEN NUR 210 EXAM 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ is it the nurses job to know the cost of medications.
Answer: no
◉ what can not be taken with any medication.
Answer: grapefruit
◉ what order is the pharmackinetic phase.
Answer: absorption, distribution, metabolism, exceretion
◉ where does absorption occur.
Answer: occurs in the small intestine
◉ where does distribution occur.
Answer: occurs in the blood circulation and tissues
◉ where does metabolism occur.
Answer: occurs in the liver
,◉ where does exceretion occur.
Answer: occurs in the kidneys
◉ disintegration is what.
Answer: the breakdown of PO drug form into small particules
◉ dissolution is what.
Answer: process of combining small drug particules with liquid to
form a solution
◉ drug absorption is what.
Answer: drug movement from GI tract into the bloodstream
◉ why can't you use grapefruit.
Answer: the acidity mixes with the acid in tummy, speeds up
absorption and metabolism
◉ is a drug 100% of medication.
Answer: no it has fillers
◉ what factors affect medication absorption.
,Answer: blood circulation, pain, stress, exercise, food texture(fat
content, temp), pH, route of admin
◉ factors affecting oral meds.
Answer: first pass effect, bioavailability
◉ what is bioavailability.
Answer: the percentage thats left for body to use
◉ what does first pass only effect.
Answer: oral and GI
◉ factors of bioavailabilty.
Answer: absorption, first pass effect, drug form, route of
administration, gastric mucosa and mobility, admin with food,
change in liver metabolism
◉ drug distribution is what.
Answer: once the drug leaves the GI tract
◉ drug distribution involves what.
Answer: movement of drug from circulation to body tissue, protein
binding, and free drugs
, ◉ protein binding percentage used.
Answer: 40% to protein 60% used to body
◉ drug metabolism (biotransformation) is what.
Answer: process of body chemically changing a drug into a form to
be excreted, uses half life and loading dose
◉ half life is what.
Answer: time it takes for amount of drug in body to be reduced by
half
◉ loading dose is what.
Answer: a higher dose given at the beginning of treatment
◉ drug excretion (elimination).
Answer: from the kidneys, creatinene clearance, BUN levels,
glomerular filtration rate. from the liver the bile, LFT test for liver
function, feces, lungs, saliva, sweat, breast milk
◉ the tip of eye medicine should never what.
Answer: touch the conjunctiva sack
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ is it the nurses job to know the cost of medications.
Answer: no
◉ what can not be taken with any medication.
Answer: grapefruit
◉ what order is the pharmackinetic phase.
Answer: absorption, distribution, metabolism, exceretion
◉ where does absorption occur.
Answer: occurs in the small intestine
◉ where does distribution occur.
Answer: occurs in the blood circulation and tissues
◉ where does metabolism occur.
Answer: occurs in the liver
,◉ where does exceretion occur.
Answer: occurs in the kidneys
◉ disintegration is what.
Answer: the breakdown of PO drug form into small particules
◉ dissolution is what.
Answer: process of combining small drug particules with liquid to
form a solution
◉ drug absorption is what.
Answer: drug movement from GI tract into the bloodstream
◉ why can't you use grapefruit.
Answer: the acidity mixes with the acid in tummy, speeds up
absorption and metabolism
◉ is a drug 100% of medication.
Answer: no it has fillers
◉ what factors affect medication absorption.
,Answer: blood circulation, pain, stress, exercise, food texture(fat
content, temp), pH, route of admin
◉ factors affecting oral meds.
Answer: first pass effect, bioavailability
◉ what is bioavailability.
Answer: the percentage thats left for body to use
◉ what does first pass only effect.
Answer: oral and GI
◉ factors of bioavailabilty.
Answer: absorption, first pass effect, drug form, route of
administration, gastric mucosa and mobility, admin with food,
change in liver metabolism
◉ drug distribution is what.
Answer: once the drug leaves the GI tract
◉ drug distribution involves what.
Answer: movement of drug from circulation to body tissue, protein
binding, and free drugs
, ◉ protein binding percentage used.
Answer: 40% to protein 60% used to body
◉ drug metabolism (biotransformation) is what.
Answer: process of body chemically changing a drug into a form to
be excreted, uses half life and loading dose
◉ half life is what.
Answer: time it takes for amount of drug in body to be reduced by
half
◉ loading dose is what.
Answer: a higher dose given at the beginning of treatment
◉ drug excretion (elimination).
Answer: from the kidneys, creatinene clearance, BUN levels,
glomerular filtration rate. from the liver the bile, LFT test for liver
function, feces, lungs, saliva, sweat, breast milk
◉ the tip of eye medicine should never what.
Answer: touch the conjunctiva sack
