NURS 251 Module # 1 Questions A nd
Answers
A epatient erecently estarted etaking ea enew emedication; ehe ementions eto ehis edoctor eat ehis enext
eappointment ethat ehe ehas enoticed ehis emouth eis eextremely edry esince estarting ethe emedication eto ethe
epoint ewhere ehe eis enot eable eto eeat. eHe ehas etried emanaging eit ewith elozenges eand eincreased eliquids eand
enothing eseems eto ework. eWhat edrug eeffect ebest edescribes ethe edry emouth ethis epatient eis eexperiencing?
e- eAnswer e- eadverse eeffect
TRUE/FALSE: eDiscontinuing edrug etherapy eis ealways ethe ebest ecourse eof eaction ewhenever ea epatient
eexperiences ea eharmful e- eAnswer e- efalse
TRUE/FALSE: eThe esite ewithin ea ecell ethat ethe edrug ebinds eto ein eorder eto eexert eits etherapeutic eeffect eis
eknown eas: e- eAnswer e- eTrue
TRUE/FALSE: eWhen ea edrug ebinds eto ea ecell eexerting eits eeffect eleading eto ea edecrease ein ethat ecell's
ephysiologic eresponse ethat edrug eis eacting eas ean eagonist. e- eAnswer e- eFALSE
Matching ethe efollowing:
1.Duration eof eAction e- eLength eof etime ethe edrug eproduces eits eeffect e
2.Onset eof eAction e- eTime efrom eadministration eto efirst eeffect
e3.Therapeutic eRange e- eDrug econcentration eis eabove eMEC eand ebelow eMTC e- eAnswer e- e1.Duration eof
eAction e- eLength eof etime ethe edrug eproduces eits eeffect e
2. eOnset eof eAction e- eTime efrom eadministration eto efirst eeffect e3.Therapeutic eRange e- eDrug
econcentration eis eabove eMEC eand ebelow eMTC
TRUE/FALSE: eAll edrugs ehave eboth ea etrade ename eand ea egeneric ename e- eAnswer e- eTRUE
TRUE/FALSE: eThere ecan ebe emultiple egeneric enames efor ethe esame echemical ecompound. e- eAnswer e-
eFALSE
Select ethe edosage eform ethat eis ebest edescribed eas ea eflattened etablet ethat edissolves ein ethe emouth:
Tablet e
Capsule e
Troche e
Suppository e- eAnswer e- eTroche
, TRUE/FALSE: eTablets ethat eare ecoated ewith ean eacid-resistant esubstance eto eprevent edissolution ein ethe
estomach eare ecalled edelayed erelease. e- eAnswer e- eFalse
TRUE/FALSE: eSuppositories eare edesigned eto emelt eat ebody etemperature. e- eAnswer e- eTRUE
The etwo emost ecommon eroutes eof eadministration eare eoral eand eparenteral. eWhich eof ethe efollowing eis ea
etrue estatement? e- eAnswer e- eIn egeneral, ethe eonset eof eaction ewith eparenterally eadministered edrugs eis
efairly eimmediate.
The estudy eof ehow evarious edosage eforms einfluence ethe eway ein ewhich edrugs eaffect ethe ebody edescribe
ethe eterm__ e- eAnswer e- epharmaceutics
TRUE/FALSE: ePharmacokinetics ecan ealso ebe ethought eof eas ewhat ethe ebody edoes eto ea edrug. e- eAnswer e-
eTRUE
How emany ecomponents emake eup ethe epharmacokinetic ephase eof edrug eactivity?
List ethe efour ecomponents eof ethe epharmacokinetic ephase eof edrug eactivity. e- eAnswer e- e4
absorption, edistribution, emetabolism, eexcretion
True/False: eMetabolism eis ebest edefined eas ethe eamount eof edrug ethat eis eabsorbed einto ethe ebody.
What eterm ebest edescribes ethe eamount eof edrug ethat eis eabsorbed einto ethe ebody? e- eAnswer e- eFalse e
Bioavailability
Name ethe eprimary efactor ethat eaffects ehow emuch edrug eis eabsorbed einto ethe ebloodstream.
The eprimary efactor ethat eaffects edrug eabsorption eis: e- eAnswer e- eRoute eof eadministration
What eis ethe ename eof ethe edosage eform ethat emakes edrug eacid eresistant eto eprevent edissolution ein ethe
estomach? e- eAnswer e- eEnteric ecoating
Examples eof eparenteral eroutes eof eadministration einclude eeach eof ethe efollowing eEXCEPT: e- eAnswer e-
eOral
True/False eMedications eapplied etopically ehave ea every econsistent eand ereliable eabsorption einto ethe
ebloodstream. e- eAnswer e- eFalse
The eterm ethat erefers eto ethe etransport eof edrug eby ethe ebloodstream eto ethe esite eof eaction eis ecalled e-
eAnswer e- eDistribution
Answers
A epatient erecently estarted etaking ea enew emedication; ehe ementions eto ehis edoctor eat ehis enext
eappointment ethat ehe ehas enoticed ehis emouth eis eextremely edry esince estarting ethe emedication eto ethe
epoint ewhere ehe eis enot eable eto eeat. eHe ehas etried emanaging eit ewith elozenges eand eincreased eliquids eand
enothing eseems eto ework. eWhat edrug eeffect ebest edescribes ethe edry emouth ethis epatient eis eexperiencing?
e- eAnswer e- eadverse eeffect
TRUE/FALSE: eDiscontinuing edrug etherapy eis ealways ethe ebest ecourse eof eaction ewhenever ea epatient
eexperiences ea eharmful e- eAnswer e- efalse
TRUE/FALSE: eThe esite ewithin ea ecell ethat ethe edrug ebinds eto ein eorder eto eexert eits etherapeutic eeffect eis
eknown eas: e- eAnswer e- eTrue
TRUE/FALSE: eWhen ea edrug ebinds eto ea ecell eexerting eits eeffect eleading eto ea edecrease ein ethat ecell's
ephysiologic eresponse ethat edrug eis eacting eas ean eagonist. e- eAnswer e- eFALSE
Matching ethe efollowing:
1.Duration eof eAction e- eLength eof etime ethe edrug eproduces eits eeffect e
2.Onset eof eAction e- eTime efrom eadministration eto efirst eeffect
e3.Therapeutic eRange e- eDrug econcentration eis eabove eMEC eand ebelow eMTC e- eAnswer e- e1.Duration eof
eAction e- eLength eof etime ethe edrug eproduces eits eeffect e
2. eOnset eof eAction e- eTime efrom eadministration eto efirst eeffect e3.Therapeutic eRange e- eDrug
econcentration eis eabove eMEC eand ebelow eMTC
TRUE/FALSE: eAll edrugs ehave eboth ea etrade ename eand ea egeneric ename e- eAnswer e- eTRUE
TRUE/FALSE: eThere ecan ebe emultiple egeneric enames efor ethe esame echemical ecompound. e- eAnswer e-
eFALSE
Select ethe edosage eform ethat eis ebest edescribed eas ea eflattened etablet ethat edissolves ein ethe emouth:
Tablet e
Capsule e
Troche e
Suppository e- eAnswer e- eTroche
, TRUE/FALSE: eTablets ethat eare ecoated ewith ean eacid-resistant esubstance eto eprevent edissolution ein ethe
estomach eare ecalled edelayed erelease. e- eAnswer e- eFalse
TRUE/FALSE: eSuppositories eare edesigned eto emelt eat ebody etemperature. e- eAnswer e- eTRUE
The etwo emost ecommon eroutes eof eadministration eare eoral eand eparenteral. eWhich eof ethe efollowing eis ea
etrue estatement? e- eAnswer e- eIn egeneral, ethe eonset eof eaction ewith eparenterally eadministered edrugs eis
efairly eimmediate.
The estudy eof ehow evarious edosage eforms einfluence ethe eway ein ewhich edrugs eaffect ethe ebody edescribe
ethe eterm__ e- eAnswer e- epharmaceutics
TRUE/FALSE: ePharmacokinetics ecan ealso ebe ethought eof eas ewhat ethe ebody edoes eto ea edrug. e- eAnswer e-
eTRUE
How emany ecomponents emake eup ethe epharmacokinetic ephase eof edrug eactivity?
List ethe efour ecomponents eof ethe epharmacokinetic ephase eof edrug eactivity. e- eAnswer e- e4
absorption, edistribution, emetabolism, eexcretion
True/False: eMetabolism eis ebest edefined eas ethe eamount eof edrug ethat eis eabsorbed einto ethe ebody.
What eterm ebest edescribes ethe eamount eof edrug ethat eis eabsorbed einto ethe ebody? e- eAnswer e- eFalse e
Bioavailability
Name ethe eprimary efactor ethat eaffects ehow emuch edrug eis eabsorbed einto ethe ebloodstream.
The eprimary efactor ethat eaffects edrug eabsorption eis: e- eAnswer e- eRoute eof eadministration
What eis ethe ename eof ethe edosage eform ethat emakes edrug eacid eresistant eto eprevent edissolution ein ethe
estomach? e- eAnswer e- eEnteric ecoating
Examples eof eparenteral eroutes eof eadministration einclude eeach eof ethe efollowing eEXCEPT: e- eAnswer e-
eOral
True/False eMedications eapplied etopically ehave ea every econsistent eand ereliable eabsorption einto ethe
ebloodstream. e- eAnswer e- eFalse
The eterm ethat erefers eto ethe etransport eof edrug eby ethe ebloodstream eto ethe esite eof eaction eis ecalled e-
eAnswer e- eDistribution
