Nurs 615 Pharm Exam 1
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
6 steps in rational drug prescribing
Correct Answer: Define problem, specify therapeutic objective, choose
therapy, initiate therapy, educate patient, monitor & adjust.
Question 2.
WHO prescribing process
Correct Answer: Diagnose, define goal, select treatment, initiate treatment,
educate patient, monitor/adjust.
Question 3.
Off-label prescribing
Correct Answer: Using a drug for an unapproved indication, dose, or
population.
Question 4.
Reasons for off-label prescribing
Correct Answer: Clinical evidence supports use, few approved alternatives,
provider judgment.
Question 5.
FDA regulation
Correct Answer: Drug safety, efficacy, labeling, manufacturing, marketing.
Question 6.
Non-regulated by FDA
Correct Answer: Prescribing decisions by licensed practitioners or off- label
use.
Question 7.
Pharmacodynamics
Correct Answer: Study of drug effects on the body.
, Question 8.
Drug-receptor binding
Correct Answer: The interaction between a drug and cellular receptor to
produce a response.
Question 9.
Agonist
Correct Answer: A drug that activates a receptor to produce a response.
• Antagonist -✓✓A drug that blocks receptor activation.
Question 10.
Affinity, efficacy, and potency
Correct Answer: Affinity = binding strength; Efficacy = max effect; Potency =
dose needed for effect.
Question 11.
4 processes in pharmacokinetics
Correct Answer: Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion (ADME).
Question 12.
Drug absorption
Correct Answer: Most drugs are absorbed through passive diffusion.
Question 13.
Factors favoring passive diffusion
Correct Answer: Lipid solubility, small size, non-ionized form.
Question 14.
Factors affecting gastric absorption
Correct Answer: pH, food, gastric emptying, drug formulation.
Question 15.
First-pass metabolism
Correct Answer: Liver metabolism before systemic circulation, reducing drug
bioavailability.
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
6 steps in rational drug prescribing
Correct Answer: Define problem, specify therapeutic objective, choose
therapy, initiate therapy, educate patient, monitor & adjust.
Question 2.
WHO prescribing process
Correct Answer: Diagnose, define goal, select treatment, initiate treatment,
educate patient, monitor/adjust.
Question 3.
Off-label prescribing
Correct Answer: Using a drug for an unapproved indication, dose, or
population.
Question 4.
Reasons for off-label prescribing
Correct Answer: Clinical evidence supports use, few approved alternatives,
provider judgment.
Question 5.
FDA regulation
Correct Answer: Drug safety, efficacy, labeling, manufacturing, marketing.
Question 6.
Non-regulated by FDA
Correct Answer: Prescribing decisions by licensed practitioners or off- label
use.
Question 7.
Pharmacodynamics
Correct Answer: Study of drug effects on the body.
, Question 8.
Drug-receptor binding
Correct Answer: The interaction between a drug and cellular receptor to
produce a response.
Question 9.
Agonist
Correct Answer: A drug that activates a receptor to produce a response.
• Antagonist -✓✓A drug that blocks receptor activation.
Question 10.
Affinity, efficacy, and potency
Correct Answer: Affinity = binding strength; Efficacy = max effect; Potency =
dose needed for effect.
Question 11.
4 processes in pharmacokinetics
Correct Answer: Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion (ADME).
Question 12.
Drug absorption
Correct Answer: Most drugs are absorbed through passive diffusion.
Question 13.
Factors favoring passive diffusion
Correct Answer: Lipid solubility, small size, non-ionized form.
Question 14.
Factors affecting gastric absorption
Correct Answer: pH, food, gastric emptying, drug formulation.
Question 15.
First-pass metabolism
Correct Answer: Liver metabolism before systemic circulation, reducing drug
bioavailability.
