N1030 EXAM 3 EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+
What are the different responsibilities and accountabilities among the interdisciplinary team for
medication therapy? - (answer)Physician: Prescribe medications
RN: Assesses, administers, documents, evaluates, educates
LPN: Administer medications, monitor responses
Pharmacist: Dispense, deliver, supply medications
What are independent nursing roles regarding medication therapy? - (answer)Patient education,
assessing for effectiveness & side effects
What are interdependent nursing roles regarding medication therapy? - (answer)Verify medication
orders with provider/pharmacy, educate patient and/or family members, coordinate with other
members of interdisciplinary team
Who is responsible for obtaining the patient's allergies and medication history? - (answer)The nurse who
does the baseline assessment & health history interview; if the information changes (or patient later
remembers something), add it to the chart
What is in the LPN's scope of practice? - (answer)Can change based on facility; generally able to
administer medications (with some restrictions) and monitor response
What is the chemical name of a medication? - (answer)The exact description of the drug's chemical
composition; rarely used in nursing; ex: 2 propionic acid
What is the generic (nonproprietary) name of a medication? - (answer)The name assigned by USAN
Council when a drug enters the market; ex: ibuprofen
What is the brand (trade or proprietary) name of a medication? - (answer)The name of the drug sold in
stores; different manufacturers can sell the same medication with different names; ex: Advil, Motrin,
Nuprin
, N1030 EXAM 3 EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+
What are different medication preparations? - (answer)Capsule, tablet (pill), time-released, enteric-
coated, elixir, powder, solution, suppository, suspension, syrup
What are capsules and in what situation would they be used? - (answer)Liquid, oil, or powder in a
gelatinous capsule; dissolves in stomach
What are tablets and in what situation would they be used? - (answer)Powdered drug compressed into
hard from; dissolves in stomach
What are time-released & enteric-coated medications and in what situation would they be used? -
(answer)Both designed to dissolve slower (in intestine) for extended absorption; prevents them from
breaking down in stomach
What are elixirs and in what situation would they be used? - (answer)Contains water and alcohol that is
sweetened with oils; used more as a holistic "medication"
What are powder medications and in what situation would it be used? - (answer)Finely ground drugs;
usually mixed with water or liquid before ingestion
What are suppositories and in what situation would they be used? - (answer)Inserted into bladder,
vagina, or rectum; made with a gylcerin-gelatin base that can melt in the body for drug release
What are solutions, suspensions, and syrups and in what situation would they be used? - (answer)All:
medications in liquid
Solutions: Drug is dissolved
Suspension: Drug is not dissolved, but suspended (mix well immediately before administration)
Syrup: Sweetened to disguise taste of medication
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+
What are the different responsibilities and accountabilities among the interdisciplinary team for
medication therapy? - (answer)Physician: Prescribe medications
RN: Assesses, administers, documents, evaluates, educates
LPN: Administer medications, monitor responses
Pharmacist: Dispense, deliver, supply medications
What are independent nursing roles regarding medication therapy? - (answer)Patient education,
assessing for effectiveness & side effects
What are interdependent nursing roles regarding medication therapy? - (answer)Verify medication
orders with provider/pharmacy, educate patient and/or family members, coordinate with other
members of interdisciplinary team
Who is responsible for obtaining the patient's allergies and medication history? - (answer)The nurse who
does the baseline assessment & health history interview; if the information changes (or patient later
remembers something), add it to the chart
What is in the LPN's scope of practice? - (answer)Can change based on facility; generally able to
administer medications (with some restrictions) and monitor response
What is the chemical name of a medication? - (answer)The exact description of the drug's chemical
composition; rarely used in nursing; ex: 2 propionic acid
What is the generic (nonproprietary) name of a medication? - (answer)The name assigned by USAN
Council when a drug enters the market; ex: ibuprofen
What is the brand (trade or proprietary) name of a medication? - (answer)The name of the drug sold in
stores; different manufacturers can sell the same medication with different names; ex: Advil, Motrin,
Nuprin
, N1030 EXAM 3 EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+
What are different medication preparations? - (answer)Capsule, tablet (pill), time-released, enteric-
coated, elixir, powder, solution, suppository, suspension, syrup
What are capsules and in what situation would they be used? - (answer)Liquid, oil, or powder in a
gelatinous capsule; dissolves in stomach
What are tablets and in what situation would they be used? - (answer)Powdered drug compressed into
hard from; dissolves in stomach
What are time-released & enteric-coated medications and in what situation would they be used? -
(answer)Both designed to dissolve slower (in intestine) for extended absorption; prevents them from
breaking down in stomach
What are elixirs and in what situation would they be used? - (answer)Contains water and alcohol that is
sweetened with oils; used more as a holistic "medication"
What are powder medications and in what situation would it be used? - (answer)Finely ground drugs;
usually mixed with water or liquid before ingestion
What are suppositories and in what situation would they be used? - (answer)Inserted into bladder,
vagina, or rectum; made with a gylcerin-gelatin base that can melt in the body for drug release
What are solutions, suspensions, and syrups and in what situation would they be used? - (answer)All:
medications in liquid
Solutions: Drug is dissolved
Suspension: Drug is not dissolved, but suspended (mix well immediately before administration)
Syrup: Sweetened to disguise taste of medication
