NUR 2320 — EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE TOPICS
BREAKDOWN | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Fundamentals • Test #2 Topics Breakdown
EXAM OVERVIEW
There are approximately 75 “multiple-choice, select all that apply, or matching” questions total. Test
two covers weeks 5 through 8. The test will be administered in the NTC.
Topics listed below are the broad items you should focus on. The guide does not list all terms or
examples for each area. When “etc.” is listed, there are additional items or definitions for that category
you need to study.
WEEK 5
Medication administration – resources (drug guide, pharmacists, etc.), 6 rights, routes (PO, IM, etc.),
when to give PO vs IM vs IV, parenteral meds, interactions (three types), assessment, peak, onset,
duration, therapeutic range, storage systems, med errors
• resources: drug guide, pharmacists,
• 6 rights: patient, dose, medication, time, method, documentation
• routes: PO (by mouth), IM (intramuscular), SubQ (subcutaneously),
• parenteral meds: drugs not given by mouth
• interactions:
• — antagonistic: one drug “wins” over another drug
• — synergistic: both drugs work together to produce greater effect.
• — imcompatibliities; can cause adverse reaction to pt by changing/ damaging another drug
(sometimes central line needed)
• assessment:
• peak: when concentration of drug is highest in blood
• onset: time for drug effects to appear (IV: 2-15 minutes), (IM: 15- 30), (PO: 30-60)
• duration: How long the drug is effective in the body
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BREAKDOWN | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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NUR 2320 — EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE
Fundamentals • Test #2 Topics Breakdown
EXAM OVERVIEW
There are approximately 75 “multiple-choice, select all that apply, or matching” questions total. Test
two covers weeks 5 through 8. The test will be administered in the NTC.
Topics listed below are the broad items you should focus on. The guide does not list all terms or
examples for each area. When “etc.” is listed, there are additional items or definitions for that category
you need to study.
WEEK 5
Medication administration – resources (drug guide, pharmacists, etc.), 6 rights, routes (PO, IM, etc.),
when to give PO vs IM vs IV, parenteral meds, interactions (three types), assessment, peak, onset,
duration, therapeutic range, storage systems, med errors
• resources: drug guide, pharmacists,
• 6 rights: patient, dose, medication, time, method, documentation
• routes: PO (by mouth), IM (intramuscular), SubQ (subcutaneously),
• parenteral meds: drugs not given by mouth
• interactions:
• — antagonistic: one drug “wins” over another drug
• — synergistic: both drugs work together to produce greater effect.
• — imcompatibliities; can cause adverse reaction to pt by changing/ damaging another drug
(sometimes central line needed)
• assessment:
• peak: when concentration of drug is highest in blood
• onset: time for drug effects to appear (IV: 2-15 minutes), (IM: 15- 30), (PO: 30-60)
• duration: How long the drug is effective in the body
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