NSG 3100 Exam 3 SOLVED Questions with
CORRECT Answers
How many times does RN have to check medication? - CORRECT ANSWER - 3x. Upon
removing from/ getting from dispenser. While preparing the medication. Before returning to
storage/ giving to pt
What factors affect medication action? - CORRECT ANSWER - Developmental, gender,
diet, environment, psychological factors, illness/ disease, time of administration, and cultural,
ethnic, religious factors
What age related factors can affect the action of medicine - CORRECT ANSWER -
Altered menor, visual acuity, manual dexterity, renal/ liver impairment, organ sensitivity,
increased fat proportion which can increase fat soluble drug toxicity
Who is responsible for their own actions when administering medicine? - CORRECT
ANSWER - RN
What should you do if you're not familiar with a medication - CORRECT ANSWER - Do
not administer, search up the medication and know why your are administering it
drug toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER - Harmful effects of the drug
What do you do if liquid medicine is cloudy or color has changed - CORRECT
ANSWER - Do not use it
Adverse effect of drugs - CORRECT ANSWER - More severe side effects that justifies
discontinuation of the drug
What do you do if pt throws up after PO medication administration? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Put gloves and search through emesis. If pill is in emesis, you can administer
, another pill bc you know it is not in their system. If pill is not in emesis, you cannot administer
another pill, notify PCP
side effects - CORRECT ANSWER - Secondary effect of a drug that is not intended,
usually predictable
Therapeutic/ desired effect of drug - CORRECT ANSWER - Reason the drug is prescribed
drug distribution - CORRECT ANSWER - Transportation of the drug from the site of
absorption to the site of action
drug allergy - CORRECT ANSWER - Allergic reaction to a drug
drug absorption - CORRECT ANSWER - Process by which a drug passes into the
bloodstream. It is the route of administration
Anaphylaxis - CORRECT ANSWER - Severe allergic reaction after drug administration
that can be fatal
Pharmacokinetics - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of the absorption, distribution,
biotransformation, and excretion of drugs
Drug tolerance - CORRECT ANSWER - Person has a low physiological reaction to a drug
and requires increases in dosage in order to maintain therapeutic effect of drug
Pharmacodynamics - CORRECT ANSWER - Drug action mechanism, the process of how
a medication interacts w cells to produce a biological response
Drug interaction - CORRECT ANSWER - The administration of a drug before,
concurrently or after another drug that can alter the effects of one/ both drugs
CORRECT Answers
How many times does RN have to check medication? - CORRECT ANSWER - 3x. Upon
removing from/ getting from dispenser. While preparing the medication. Before returning to
storage/ giving to pt
What factors affect medication action? - CORRECT ANSWER - Developmental, gender,
diet, environment, psychological factors, illness/ disease, time of administration, and cultural,
ethnic, religious factors
What age related factors can affect the action of medicine - CORRECT ANSWER -
Altered menor, visual acuity, manual dexterity, renal/ liver impairment, organ sensitivity,
increased fat proportion which can increase fat soluble drug toxicity
Who is responsible for their own actions when administering medicine? - CORRECT
ANSWER - RN
What should you do if you're not familiar with a medication - CORRECT ANSWER - Do
not administer, search up the medication and know why your are administering it
drug toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER - Harmful effects of the drug
What do you do if liquid medicine is cloudy or color has changed - CORRECT
ANSWER - Do not use it
Adverse effect of drugs - CORRECT ANSWER - More severe side effects that justifies
discontinuation of the drug
What do you do if pt throws up after PO medication administration? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Put gloves and search through emesis. If pill is in emesis, you can administer
, another pill bc you know it is not in their system. If pill is not in emesis, you cannot administer
another pill, notify PCP
side effects - CORRECT ANSWER - Secondary effect of a drug that is not intended,
usually predictable
Therapeutic/ desired effect of drug - CORRECT ANSWER - Reason the drug is prescribed
drug distribution - CORRECT ANSWER - Transportation of the drug from the site of
absorption to the site of action
drug allergy - CORRECT ANSWER - Allergic reaction to a drug
drug absorption - CORRECT ANSWER - Process by which a drug passes into the
bloodstream. It is the route of administration
Anaphylaxis - CORRECT ANSWER - Severe allergic reaction after drug administration
that can be fatal
Pharmacokinetics - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of the absorption, distribution,
biotransformation, and excretion of drugs
Drug tolerance - CORRECT ANSWER - Person has a low physiological reaction to a drug
and requires increases in dosage in order to maintain therapeutic effect of drug
Pharmacodynamics - CORRECT ANSWER - Drug action mechanism, the process of how
a medication interacts w cells to produce a biological response
Drug interaction - CORRECT ANSWER - The administration of a drug before,
concurrently or after another drug that can alter the effects of one/ both drugs
