NRSG 245 - Final Exam Questions And
All Correct Answers.
patient sensitivity to drugs related to age - Answer sensitivity goes up as age goes up, they will
feel greater effects
drug calculations conversions - Answer 100 mcg = 1 mg, 100 mg = 1 g, 100 mL = 1 L,
drug calculations for children - Answer use body surface area
24 hour clock/military time - Answer a method of telling time that assigns a number to each
hour of the day
polypharmacy - Answer the use of multiple medications on a regular basis
teratogenic - Answer known to have potential to cause developmental defects in the embryo
or fetus
therapeutic index - Answer the ratio between the toxic and therapeutic concentrations of a
drug
large vs small therapeutic index - Answer the larger a therapeutic index is, the safer the drug
is, the smaller a therapeutic index is, the more risk for toxicity there is
first pass effect - Answer the initial metabolism in the liver of a drug absorbed from the GI
tract before the drug reaches systemic circulation through the bloodstream
preload - Answer volume of blood in ventricles at end of diastole, veins going into heart
afterload - Answer the amount of resistance to ejection of blood leaving the ventricle, arteries
tolerance - Answer the tendency for larger doses of a drug to be required over time to achieve
the same effect
, physical dependance - Answer a type of addiction in which the body itself feels a direct need
for a drug
ideal properties of a drug - Answer effectiveness, safety, selectivity, reversible action,
predictability, ease of administration, no drug interactions, low cost, chemical stability, simple
generic name
3 most important properties of a drug - Answer effectiveness, safety, selectivity
pharmokinetic properties - Answer absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
absorption - Answer the movement of a drug from its site of administration into the blood
distribution - Answer drug movement from the blood to the interstitial space of tissues and
from there into the cells
metabolism - Answer "biotransformation" enzyme mediated alteration of drug structure
excretion - Answer movement of drugs and metabolites out of the body
rights of safe medication administration - Answer client, medication, dose, time, route,
documentation, client education, refuse, assessment, and evaluation
beer's list - Answer a list of drugs for which monitoring is especially important in elderly
patients
patient teaching for taking a drug on an empty stomach - Answer don't eat 1 hour before you
eat and wait for 2 hours after you eat
importance of handwashing - Answer effective hand washing reduces the spread of
pathogenic microbes
enteric coating - Answer coating on meds that allow it to be dissolved in the small intestine
instead of stomach
All Correct Answers.
patient sensitivity to drugs related to age - Answer sensitivity goes up as age goes up, they will
feel greater effects
drug calculations conversions - Answer 100 mcg = 1 mg, 100 mg = 1 g, 100 mL = 1 L,
drug calculations for children - Answer use body surface area
24 hour clock/military time - Answer a method of telling time that assigns a number to each
hour of the day
polypharmacy - Answer the use of multiple medications on a regular basis
teratogenic - Answer known to have potential to cause developmental defects in the embryo
or fetus
therapeutic index - Answer the ratio between the toxic and therapeutic concentrations of a
drug
large vs small therapeutic index - Answer the larger a therapeutic index is, the safer the drug
is, the smaller a therapeutic index is, the more risk for toxicity there is
first pass effect - Answer the initial metabolism in the liver of a drug absorbed from the GI
tract before the drug reaches systemic circulation through the bloodstream
preload - Answer volume of blood in ventricles at end of diastole, veins going into heart
afterload - Answer the amount of resistance to ejection of blood leaving the ventricle, arteries
tolerance - Answer the tendency for larger doses of a drug to be required over time to achieve
the same effect
, physical dependance - Answer a type of addiction in which the body itself feels a direct need
for a drug
ideal properties of a drug - Answer effectiveness, safety, selectivity, reversible action,
predictability, ease of administration, no drug interactions, low cost, chemical stability, simple
generic name
3 most important properties of a drug - Answer effectiveness, safety, selectivity
pharmokinetic properties - Answer absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
absorption - Answer the movement of a drug from its site of administration into the blood
distribution - Answer drug movement from the blood to the interstitial space of tissues and
from there into the cells
metabolism - Answer "biotransformation" enzyme mediated alteration of drug structure
excretion - Answer movement of drugs and metabolites out of the body
rights of safe medication administration - Answer client, medication, dose, time, route,
documentation, client education, refuse, assessment, and evaluation
beer's list - Answer a list of drugs for which monitoring is especially important in elderly
patients
patient teaching for taking a drug on an empty stomach - Answer don't eat 1 hour before you
eat and wait for 2 hours after you eat
importance of handwashing - Answer effective hand washing reduces the spread of
pathogenic microbes
enteric coating - Answer coating on meds that allow it to be dissolved in the small intestine
instead of stomach
