Fortis College pharmacology exam 1 2026
Questions and Answers
Right drug - Correct answer-Correct medication to be administered
Right dose - Correct answer-Verification of the amount of the prescribed
medication given to the patient
Right time - Correct answer-Time medications need to be administered. 30 min
before or 30 min after last dose.
Right rout - Correct answer-Verification of the rout medication needs to be
administered
Right patient - Correct answer-Requires confirmation of the person receiving the
medication. Two identifiers needed: Name and Birth date. An ID can be used.
Nursing Process - Correct answer-ADPIE: Assessment- collecting data
Diagnosis- Objective or subjective data
Plan- planning what is going to happen
Implement- take to action
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, Evaluate- how meds worked.
Category D drugs - Correct answer-Benefit for the mother, might hurt baby
Category X drugs - Correct answer-No benefit for mother or baby. Not safe during
pregnancy
Polypharmacy - Correct answer-Many different drugs treating the patient with
several health problems
Pharmacokinetics - Correct answer-Process by which drugs are absorbed,
distributed within the body, metabolized, and excreted. (effect from when drugs
enter the body until it leaves.
Radioactive dosing - Correct answer-Weight= how to dose
Ethnicity - Correct answer-Different medications metabolize different depending
on the ethnicity.
Africans with anti hypertensive (Blood Pressure) drugs - Correct answer-Diuretics
work better than Beta blockers. Calcium channel blockers work better specially
Diazepam.
Asians and Hispanics with Psychotic and anti anxiety drugs - Correct answer-
Asians need lower doses of these drugs such as Haloperidol.
Asians and Hispanics respond better to lower doses of antidepressants.
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Questions and Answers
Right drug - Correct answer-Correct medication to be administered
Right dose - Correct answer-Verification of the amount of the prescribed
medication given to the patient
Right time - Correct answer-Time medications need to be administered. 30 min
before or 30 min after last dose.
Right rout - Correct answer-Verification of the rout medication needs to be
administered
Right patient - Correct answer-Requires confirmation of the person receiving the
medication. Two identifiers needed: Name and Birth date. An ID can be used.
Nursing Process - Correct answer-ADPIE: Assessment- collecting data
Diagnosis- Objective or subjective data
Plan- planning what is going to happen
Implement- take to action
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, Evaluate- how meds worked.
Category D drugs - Correct answer-Benefit for the mother, might hurt baby
Category X drugs - Correct answer-No benefit for mother or baby. Not safe during
pregnancy
Polypharmacy - Correct answer-Many different drugs treating the patient with
several health problems
Pharmacokinetics - Correct answer-Process by which drugs are absorbed,
distributed within the body, metabolized, and excreted. (effect from when drugs
enter the body until it leaves.
Radioactive dosing - Correct answer-Weight= how to dose
Ethnicity - Correct answer-Different medications metabolize different depending
on the ethnicity.
Africans with anti hypertensive (Blood Pressure) drugs - Correct answer-Diuretics
work better than Beta blockers. Calcium channel blockers work better specially
Diazepam.
Asians and Hispanics with Psychotic and anti anxiety drugs - Correct answer-
Asians need lower doses of these drugs such as Haloperidol.
Asians and Hispanics respond better to lower doses of antidepressants.
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