9/8/25, 10:40 PM NURS 142, Final Exam
NURS 142 TEST BANK FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS (DETAILED AND
ELABORATED) A+ GRADED LATEST UPDATE 2025-
2026 ||ACTUAL EXAM NURS 142
The_ (four words) address areas of patient safety concerns
National Patient Safety Goals identified annually
(NPSGs) by The Joint Commission that, if rectified, may have the
most positive impact on improving patient care and
outcomes
The_ (two words) is a nonprofit organization that accredits
Joint Commission
hospitals and health
care organizations. It publishes the NPSGs.
____ (two words) is a collaborative process and an
essential component of facilitating the transition of the
discharge planning
patient from the acute care to the community or
home care setting or other health care facility. It begins
upon the patient's admission to the hospital.
Statutory laws which describe and define the legal
boundaries of nursing practice within each state. The
Nurse Practice Act (NPA)
_______________ (3 words) of each state defines the
scope of nursing
practice and expanded nursing roles, sets
educational requirements for nurses, and
distinguishes between nursing and medical practice.
You need to know the policies, procedures and protocols
malpractice of your employing agency so you use the same standard
of care as the other nurses in your agency. Ignorance
of the law or standards of care is not a defense
against ____________________________ _.
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CMS, ANA and TJC set standards to reduce the use of all types of
__________________________________________ in healthcare
restraints settings. In other words, all patients have the right to
be free from seclusion and physical or chemical
_______________ , except to ensure the patient’s safety
in emergency
situations. (One word fills both blanks.)
Document every phone call you make to a (three words).
health care provider Your documentation
includes when the call was made, who made it, who
was called, to whom information was given, and what
information was received.
side rails _ _ (two words) are the most commonly used physical restraint.
Potty Pain, positioning, , possessions. The 4 Ps. Reasons for rounding.
Ownership During a handoff, use I PASS the BATON. Introduction, Patient,
Assessment, Situation, Safety Concern, Background, Action, Timing,
____________, Next
effectiveness The most important property a drug can have is _.
Drugs have both benefits and risks. This fact explains why the
safety Greeks used the word pharmakon, which can be translated as both
remedy and poison. This describes another important drug property,
____.
selectivity When a drug elicits ONLY the response for which it is given, it
exhibits the property of _. However, there is no such thing as a drug
without side effects.
dosage Drug ________, route and timing of administration are important
determinants of drug
responses.
The study of the impact that the body has on the drug as it MOVES
Pharmacokinetics throughout the body refers to _. Involves four major processes:
drug absorption, drug
distribution, drug metabolism, and drug excretion.
The study of the impact that the DRUG has on the BODY and HOW it
Pharmacodynamics does it refers to _. Effects are dependent on drug-receptor
interaction, the patient’s functional
state and placebo effects.
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,9/8/25, 10:40 PM NURS 142, Final Exam
A nurse's responsibility regarding medications focuses
PATIENT on the Six RIGHTS of Drug Administration. They
include: right DRUG, right ________ , right DOSAGE,
right ROUTE,
right TIME, right DOCUMENTATION.
_ _ refers to when a drug seeps into the tissues surrounding the
Extravasation
IV line as a result
of blood or fluid escaping from the vein into the tissues.
There is only ONE name of a drug. Also known as the
Generic
nonproprietary name. The
final syllables indicate the pharmacologic class.
There are many names i.e. proprietary names of drugs. These
Trade
are the name under
which a drug is marketed.
Final syllables: -statin
Pharmocologic classes: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor
High cholesterol
Examples: Lovastatin, simvastatin
Therapeutic use? (two words)
Final syllables: -olol
Pharmocologic classes: Beta-adrenergic blocker
Hypertension, angina
Examples: Propanolol, metoprolol
Therapeutic use? (two uses XX, XX)
Final syllables: -pril, -sartan
Pharmocologic classes: Angiotensin-converting
hypertension, heart failure enzyme inhibitor & Angiotensin II receptor blocker
Examples: Benazapril, Captopril, Candesartan, Valsartan
Therapeutic use? (two uses XX, XX)
Final syllables: -barbital
Pharmocologic classes: Barbiturate
seizures, anxiety
Examples: Phenobarbital, secobarbital
Therapeutic use? (two uses XX, XX)
Final syllables: -dipine
Pharmocologic classes: Dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker
hypertension
Examples: Nifedipine, amlodipine
Therapeutic use? ______
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, 9/8/25, 10:40 PM NURS 142, Final Exam
Final syllables: -triptan
Pharmocologic classes: Serotonin 1B/1D receptor agonist
migraine
Examples: Eletriptan, sumatriptan
Therapeutic use? ______
Final syllables: -parin
Pharmocologic classes: Low molecular weight heparin
anticoagulation
Examples: Dalteparin, enoxaparin
Therapeutic use? ______
Final syllables: -afil
Pharmocologic classes: Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor
Erectile dysfunction
Examples: Sildenafil, tadalafil
Therapeutic use? (two words)
Final syllables: -glitazone
Pharmocologic classes: Thiazolidinedione
Type 2 Diabetes
Examples: Rosiglitazone, pioglitazone
Therapeutic use? (3 words)
Final syllables: -prazole
Pharmocologic classes: Proton pump inhibitor
Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)
Examples: Omeprazole, pantoprazole
Therapeutic use? (3 words)
Of all the proteins with which drugs can bind, (2 words) is the
plasma albumin
most important,
being the most abundant protein in plasma.
To circumvent the (3 words), a drug that undergoes rapid
first pass effect hepatic metabolism is
often administered parenterally. Nitroglycerin,
prescribed for angina, is the classic example.
____ always remains in the bloodstream. This protein is
albumin
too large to squeeze through pores in the capillary
wall, and no transport system exists by which it might
leave.
The number of drug binding sites on albumin is
toxicity limited, so drugs that bind albumin will compete for
those sites. The free concentration of displaced drug can
rise in the plasma, increasing risk for _.
True or False. Most drugs are small enough to pass
False through channels or pores and most drugs have
transport systems to help them cross the membranes
that separate them from their sites of action,
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NURS 142 TEST BANK FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS (DETAILED AND
ELABORATED) A+ GRADED LATEST UPDATE 2025-
2026 ||ACTUAL EXAM NURS 142
The_ (four words) address areas of patient safety concerns
National Patient Safety Goals identified annually
(NPSGs) by The Joint Commission that, if rectified, may have the
most positive impact on improving patient care and
outcomes
The_ (two words) is a nonprofit organization that accredits
Joint Commission
hospitals and health
care organizations. It publishes the NPSGs.
____ (two words) is a collaborative process and an
essential component of facilitating the transition of the
discharge planning
patient from the acute care to the community or
home care setting or other health care facility. It begins
upon the patient's admission to the hospital.
Statutory laws which describe and define the legal
boundaries of nursing practice within each state. The
Nurse Practice Act (NPA)
_______________ (3 words) of each state defines the
scope of nursing
practice and expanded nursing roles, sets
educational requirements for nurses, and
distinguishes between nursing and medical practice.
You need to know the policies, procedures and protocols
malpractice of your employing agency so you use the same standard
of care as the other nurses in your agency. Ignorance
of the law or standards of care is not a defense
against ____________________________ _.
/ 1/62
,9/8/25, 10:40 PM NURS 142, Final Exam
CMS, ANA and TJC set standards to reduce the use of all types of
__________________________________________ in healthcare
restraints settings. In other words, all patients have the right to
be free from seclusion and physical or chemical
_______________ , except to ensure the patient’s safety
in emergency
situations. (One word fills both blanks.)
Document every phone call you make to a (three words).
health care provider Your documentation
includes when the call was made, who made it, who
was called, to whom information was given, and what
information was received.
side rails _ _ (two words) are the most commonly used physical restraint.
Potty Pain, positioning, , possessions. The 4 Ps. Reasons for rounding.
Ownership During a handoff, use I PASS the BATON. Introduction, Patient,
Assessment, Situation, Safety Concern, Background, Action, Timing,
____________, Next
effectiveness The most important property a drug can have is _.
Drugs have both benefits and risks. This fact explains why the
safety Greeks used the word pharmakon, which can be translated as both
remedy and poison. This describes another important drug property,
____.
selectivity When a drug elicits ONLY the response for which it is given, it
exhibits the property of _. However, there is no such thing as a drug
without side effects.
dosage Drug ________, route and timing of administration are important
determinants of drug
responses.
The study of the impact that the body has on the drug as it MOVES
Pharmacokinetics throughout the body refers to _. Involves four major processes:
drug absorption, drug
distribution, drug metabolism, and drug excretion.
The study of the impact that the DRUG has on the BODY and HOW it
Pharmacodynamics does it refers to _. Effects are dependent on drug-receptor
interaction, the patient’s functional
state and placebo effects.
/ 2/62
,9/8/25, 10:40 PM NURS 142, Final Exam
A nurse's responsibility regarding medications focuses
PATIENT on the Six RIGHTS of Drug Administration. They
include: right DRUG, right ________ , right DOSAGE,
right ROUTE,
right TIME, right DOCUMENTATION.
_ _ refers to when a drug seeps into the tissues surrounding the
Extravasation
IV line as a result
of blood or fluid escaping from the vein into the tissues.
There is only ONE name of a drug. Also known as the
Generic
nonproprietary name. The
final syllables indicate the pharmacologic class.
There are many names i.e. proprietary names of drugs. These
Trade
are the name under
which a drug is marketed.
Final syllables: -statin
Pharmocologic classes: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor
High cholesterol
Examples: Lovastatin, simvastatin
Therapeutic use? (two words)
Final syllables: -olol
Pharmocologic classes: Beta-adrenergic blocker
Hypertension, angina
Examples: Propanolol, metoprolol
Therapeutic use? (two uses XX, XX)
Final syllables: -pril, -sartan
Pharmocologic classes: Angiotensin-converting
hypertension, heart failure enzyme inhibitor & Angiotensin II receptor blocker
Examples: Benazapril, Captopril, Candesartan, Valsartan
Therapeutic use? (two uses XX, XX)
Final syllables: -barbital
Pharmocologic classes: Barbiturate
seizures, anxiety
Examples: Phenobarbital, secobarbital
Therapeutic use? (two uses XX, XX)
Final syllables: -dipine
Pharmocologic classes: Dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker
hypertension
Examples: Nifedipine, amlodipine
Therapeutic use? ______
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, 9/8/25, 10:40 PM NURS 142, Final Exam
Final syllables: -triptan
Pharmocologic classes: Serotonin 1B/1D receptor agonist
migraine
Examples: Eletriptan, sumatriptan
Therapeutic use? ______
Final syllables: -parin
Pharmocologic classes: Low molecular weight heparin
anticoagulation
Examples: Dalteparin, enoxaparin
Therapeutic use? ______
Final syllables: -afil
Pharmocologic classes: Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor
Erectile dysfunction
Examples: Sildenafil, tadalafil
Therapeutic use? (two words)
Final syllables: -glitazone
Pharmocologic classes: Thiazolidinedione
Type 2 Diabetes
Examples: Rosiglitazone, pioglitazone
Therapeutic use? (3 words)
Final syllables: -prazole
Pharmocologic classes: Proton pump inhibitor
Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)
Examples: Omeprazole, pantoprazole
Therapeutic use? (3 words)
Of all the proteins with which drugs can bind, (2 words) is the
plasma albumin
most important,
being the most abundant protein in plasma.
To circumvent the (3 words), a drug that undergoes rapid
first pass effect hepatic metabolism is
often administered parenterally. Nitroglycerin,
prescribed for angina, is the classic example.
____ always remains in the bloodstream. This protein is
albumin
too large to squeeze through pores in the capillary
wall, and no transport system exists by which it might
leave.
The number of drug binding sites on albumin is
toxicity limited, so drugs that bind albumin will compete for
those sites. The free concentration of displaced drug can
rise in the plasma, increasing risk for _.
True or False. Most drugs are small enough to pass
False through channels or pores and most drugs have
transport systems to help them cross the membranes
that separate them from their sites of action,
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