NUR 311 Exam 2 Correctly Solved
The advantages of intramuscular absorption include:
A. Instantaneous, complete absorption.
B. Administration of poorly soluble drugs.
C. Convenience of administration. - ✅✅ B
What are the three barriers to absorption that exist for drugs administered orally? -
✅✅ Epithelial cell, capillary, p-glycoprotein
The rate of absorption may be increased by:
A. Smaller surface areas.
B. Lower blood flow.
C. Lower lipid solubility.
D. Ionization of the drug at the site of administration.
E. Formulations which dissolve quickly.
F. Delayed gastric emptying. - ✅✅ E
All drugs taken orally must go through what organ? - ✅✅ Liver
True or False
Drugs that are administered sublingually must go through the liver. - ✅✅ False
,True or False
Oral medication is irreversible. - ✅✅ False
Which of the following is not a situation in which parenteral administration of a
medication would be necessary?
A. Unable/unwilling to take oral drugs
B. Drugs are destroyed by gastric acid
C. The drug is acidic
D. Required rapid onset of action - ✅✅ C
Insulin gets destroyed by gastric acid in the stomach. Which is the best way to
administer this medication?
A. Orally
B. Rectally
C. Intravenously
D. In the arteries - ✅✅ C
Which of the following preparations of oral drugs is used for maintaining a steady
release of the drug?
A. Enteric-coated
B. Suppositories
C. Sustained-release
D. Transdermal - ✅✅ C
Which type of preparation of oral drugs is designed to dissolve in the intestines to
prevent gastric discomfort?
, A. Enteric-coated
B. Suppositories
C. Sustained-release
D. Transdermal - ✅✅ A
Which oral formulation may be crushed?
A. Immediate-release tablets
B. Sustained-release tablets
C. Enteric-coated tablets - ✅✅ A
What relationship describes the minimum amount of drug a nurse can administer to
a patient with maximal response? - ✅✅ Dose-response relationship
What is a chemical that affects living processes? - ✅✅ Drug
What is the study of drugs in living systems? - ✅✅ Pharmacology
What specifically applies to the study of drugs in humans? - ✅✅ Clinical
pharmacology
What diagnoses, treats, and prevents disease or pregnancy? - ✅✅
Pharmacotherapeutics
What are the three most important properties of drugs? - ✅✅ Effectiveness,
safety, and selectivity
What is the most important property of drugs? - ✅✅ Effectiveness
The advantages of intramuscular absorption include:
A. Instantaneous, complete absorption.
B. Administration of poorly soluble drugs.
C. Convenience of administration. - ✅✅ B
What are the three barriers to absorption that exist for drugs administered orally? -
✅✅ Epithelial cell, capillary, p-glycoprotein
The rate of absorption may be increased by:
A. Smaller surface areas.
B. Lower blood flow.
C. Lower lipid solubility.
D. Ionization of the drug at the site of administration.
E. Formulations which dissolve quickly.
F. Delayed gastric emptying. - ✅✅ E
All drugs taken orally must go through what organ? - ✅✅ Liver
True or False
Drugs that are administered sublingually must go through the liver. - ✅✅ False
,True or False
Oral medication is irreversible. - ✅✅ False
Which of the following is not a situation in which parenteral administration of a
medication would be necessary?
A. Unable/unwilling to take oral drugs
B. Drugs are destroyed by gastric acid
C. The drug is acidic
D. Required rapid onset of action - ✅✅ C
Insulin gets destroyed by gastric acid in the stomach. Which is the best way to
administer this medication?
A. Orally
B. Rectally
C. Intravenously
D. In the arteries - ✅✅ C
Which of the following preparations of oral drugs is used for maintaining a steady
release of the drug?
A. Enteric-coated
B. Suppositories
C. Sustained-release
D. Transdermal - ✅✅ C
Which type of preparation of oral drugs is designed to dissolve in the intestines to
prevent gastric discomfort?
, A. Enteric-coated
B. Suppositories
C. Sustained-release
D. Transdermal - ✅✅ A
Which oral formulation may be crushed?
A. Immediate-release tablets
B. Sustained-release tablets
C. Enteric-coated tablets - ✅✅ A
What relationship describes the minimum amount of drug a nurse can administer to
a patient with maximal response? - ✅✅ Dose-response relationship
What is a chemical that affects living processes? - ✅✅ Drug
What is the study of drugs in living systems? - ✅✅ Pharmacology
What specifically applies to the study of drugs in humans? - ✅✅ Clinical
pharmacology
What diagnoses, treats, and prevents disease or pregnancy? - ✅✅
Pharmacotherapeutics
What are the three most important properties of drugs? - ✅✅ Effectiveness,
safety, and selectivity
What is the most important property of drugs? - ✅✅ Effectiveness
