Nursing 117 exam 1 Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: pharmacology is the study of
Answer: the biological effects of chemicals
Question 2: drugs are
Answer: chemicals that re introduced into the body to cause some sort of change
Question 3: nurses deal with pharmacotherapyapeutics, otherwise known as
Answer: clinical pharmacology
Question 4: sources of drugs-
Answer: plants, animals, synthetic chemicals, genetically engineered chemicals
Question 5: 3 names a medication might have
Answer: generic, trade, and chemical
Question 6: preclinical trials
Answer: Chemicals tested on laboratory animals
Question 7: phase 1 studies
Answer: Chemicals tested on human volunteers
Question 8: phase 2 studies
Answer: Drug tried on informed patients
Question 9: phase 3 studies
Answer: Drug used in vast clinical market
Question 10: phase 4 studies
Answer: Continual evaluation of the drug
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, Question 11: Controlled Substances Act of 1970
Answer: a federal statute that regulates the manufacture and distribution of the drugs that are capable of
causing dependency.
Question 12: Generic drugs is the name given to the drug by
Answer: the pharmaceutical company that develops it
Question 13: Over the counter drugs (OTC)
Answer: Drugs that can be purchased directly by the consumer without a prescription
Question 14: places that have information on a specific drug a nurse may need to know more about
Answer: drug label, reference books, Internet, etc
Question 15: pharmacodynamics
Answer: The study of what the drug does to the body
Question 16: dynamic equilibrium
Answer: the amount of the drug that actually reaches the body
Question 17: dynamic equilibrium is affected by?
Answer: absorption, distribution, biotransformation, excretion
Question 18: factors influencing drug effect
Answer: Weight Age Gender Physiological Factors Pathological Factors Genetic Factors Immunological
Factors Psychological Factors Environmental Factors Drug Tolerance Cumulative Effect
Question 19: drug to drug interaction
Answer: Reaction that occurs when two or more drugs are administered at the same time
Question 20: drug to drug interactions occur where?
Answer: site of absorption during distribution during biotransformation during excretion at the site of the
action
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Question 1: pharmacology is the study of
Answer: the biological effects of chemicals
Question 2: drugs are
Answer: chemicals that re introduced into the body to cause some sort of change
Question 3: nurses deal with pharmacotherapyapeutics, otherwise known as
Answer: clinical pharmacology
Question 4: sources of drugs-
Answer: plants, animals, synthetic chemicals, genetically engineered chemicals
Question 5: 3 names a medication might have
Answer: generic, trade, and chemical
Question 6: preclinical trials
Answer: Chemicals tested on laboratory animals
Question 7: phase 1 studies
Answer: Chemicals tested on human volunteers
Question 8: phase 2 studies
Answer: Drug tried on informed patients
Question 9: phase 3 studies
Answer: Drug used in vast clinical market
Question 10: phase 4 studies
Answer: Continual evaluation of the drug
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, Question 11: Controlled Substances Act of 1970
Answer: a federal statute that regulates the manufacture and distribution of the drugs that are capable of
causing dependency.
Question 12: Generic drugs is the name given to the drug by
Answer: the pharmaceutical company that develops it
Question 13: Over the counter drugs (OTC)
Answer: Drugs that can be purchased directly by the consumer without a prescription
Question 14: places that have information on a specific drug a nurse may need to know more about
Answer: drug label, reference books, Internet, etc
Question 15: pharmacodynamics
Answer: The study of what the drug does to the body
Question 16: dynamic equilibrium
Answer: the amount of the drug that actually reaches the body
Question 17: dynamic equilibrium is affected by?
Answer: absorption, distribution, biotransformation, excretion
Question 18: factors influencing drug effect
Answer: Weight Age Gender Physiological Factors Pathological Factors Genetic Factors Immunological
Factors Psychological Factors Environmental Factors Drug Tolerance Cumulative Effect
Question 19: drug to drug interaction
Answer: Reaction that occurs when two or more drugs are administered at the same time
Question 20: drug to drug interactions occur where?
Answer: site of absorption during distribution during biotransformation during excretion at the site of the
action
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