NUR 325 Exam 1 ASU actual study guide
verified to pass 2026/2027
generic name - correct answer ✔not capitalized, less expensive
brand name - correct answer ✔commercial name, capitalized
what are the different types of oral medications? - correct answer ✔liquid, tablet, capsule, powder
which form absorbs the fastest? - correct answer ✔liquid
which form absorbs the slowest? - correct answer ✔enteric coated tablet
what are the 3 ways a drug can be delivered parenterally? - correct answer ✔intravenously,
subcutaneously, intramuscularly
which parenteral drug is fastest? - correct answer ✔IV
pharmacokinetics - correct answer ✔movement of drugs from site of administration to various tissues
1st pass effect - correct answer ✔some of the drugs when passed though the liver may deactivate —>
reduces effect of drugs
bioavailability - correct answer ✔amount of oral drug after passing through the liver
, parenteral drugs - correct answer ✔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? - correct answer ✔-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) - correct answer ✔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 - correct answer ✔when a drug is chemically altered during metabolism
Where does metabolism take place? - correct answer ✔liver
half life - correct answer ✔time it takes for a drug that enters the body to decrease in half
onset - correct answer ✔the time it takes for the drug to elicit a therapeutic response
peak - correct answer ✔The time it takes for a drug to reach its maximum therapeutic response
duration - correct answer ✔time the drug lasts without additional doses
peak level - correct answer ✔The maximum concentration of a drug in the body after administration,
usually measured in a blood sample for therapeutic drug monitoring.
verified to pass 2026/2027
generic name - correct answer ✔not capitalized, less expensive
brand name - correct answer ✔commercial name, capitalized
what are the different types of oral medications? - correct answer ✔liquid, tablet, capsule, powder
which form absorbs the fastest? - correct answer ✔liquid
which form absorbs the slowest? - correct answer ✔enteric coated tablet
what are the 3 ways a drug can be delivered parenterally? - correct answer ✔intravenously,
subcutaneously, intramuscularly
which parenteral drug is fastest? - correct answer ✔IV
pharmacokinetics - correct answer ✔movement of drugs from site of administration to various tissues
1st pass effect - correct answer ✔some of the drugs when passed though the liver may deactivate —>
reduces effect of drugs
bioavailability - correct answer ✔amount of oral drug after passing through the liver
, parenteral drugs - correct answer ✔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? - correct answer ✔-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) - correct answer ✔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 - correct answer ✔when a drug is chemically altered during metabolism
Where does metabolism take place? - correct answer ✔liver
half life - correct answer ✔time it takes for a drug that enters the body to decrease in half
onset - correct answer ✔the time it takes for the drug to elicit a therapeutic response
peak - correct answer ✔The time it takes for a drug to reach its maximum therapeutic response
duration - correct answer ✔time the drug lasts without additional doses
peak level - correct answer ✔The maximum concentration of a drug in the body after administration,
usually measured in a blood sample for therapeutic drug monitoring.
