ETSU Pharmacology Exam 1 Study Guide
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Questions with verified answers
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Before |administering |controlled |drugs |to |a |patient, |a |nurse |should: |- |correct |answer |verify |
orders |before |drug |administration
What |resource |provides |the |basis |for |standards |in |drug |strength |and |composition |throughout |
the |world? |- |correct |answer |International |Pharmacopeia
What |is |the |current |authoritative |source |for |drug |standards? |- |correct |answer |United |Stated |
Pharmacopeia/National |Formulary
What |is |the |primary |purpose |of |federal |legislation |related |to |drug |standards? |- |correct |answer |
Ensure |safety
Which |legislation |identified |those |drugs |that |require |a |new |prescription |for |a |refill? |- |correct |
answer |Durham-Humphrey |Amendment
The |Kefauver-Harris |Amendment |was |passed |to |improve |safety |by |requiring |which |information
|to |be |included |in |the |drug's |literature? |- |correct |answer |Adverse |reactions |and |contradictions
The |patient |presents |to |the |emergency |department |with |hallucinations. |The |patient's |friend |
states |he |has |been |using |lysergic |acid |diethylamid |(LSD) |and |mescaline. |To |which |schedule |do |
these |drugs |belong? |- |correct |answer |Schedule |1
In |which |schedule |would |the |nurse |find |codeine, |an |ingredient |found |in |many |cough |syrups? |- |
correct |answer |Schedule |V
Where |must |controlled |substances |be |stored |in |an |institution/agency? |- |correct |answer |In |a |
locked, |secured |area
, A |35 |year-old |male |diagnosed |with |advanced |pancreatic |cancer |agrees |to |participate |in |a |
clinical |research |for |a |new |chemotherapy |regimen |top |treat |pancreatic |cancer. |The |patient |
asks |the |nurse |which |group |he |will |be |in. |The |nurse |answers |knowing |that: |- |correct |answer |
the |patient |must |be |alert |and |comprehend |the |information |being |provided
The |nurse |must |be |alert |for |counterfeit |prescription |drugs. |What |are |clues |to |the |identification
|of |counterfeit |products? |- |correct |answer |different |color, |different |taste, |different |labeling, |
different |shape
Usually |food |_________ |dissolution |and |absorption |of |drug: |- |correct |answer |decreases
Which |statement |places |the |four |processes |of |pharmacokinetics |in |the |correct |sequence? |- |
correct |answer |absorption, |distribution, |metabolism, |excretion
Which |type |if |drug |passes |rapidly |through |the |GI |membrane? |- |correct |answer |lipid-soluble |
and |nonionized
Which |factor(s) |most |commonly |affect(s) |a |drug's |absorption? |- |correct |answer |hypotension, |
pain, |stress
The |patient |is |taking |diazepam |for |anxiety. |Two |days |later |she |is |started |on |ampicillin |with |
sulbactam |for |an |infection. |What |does |the |nurse |know |will |happen |to |the |diazepam |in |the |
patient's |body? |- |correct |answer |most |of |the |diazepam |is |released, |and |it |becomes |more |
active
Which |body |organ |is |the |major |site |of |drug |metabolism? |- |correct |answer |liver
Which |route |of |drug |absorption |has |the |greatest |bioavailability? |- |correct |answer |intravenous
Which |is |the |best |description |of |a |drug's |serum |half-life? |- |correct |answer |the |time |required |
after |absorption |for |half |of |the |drug |to |be |eliminated
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Questions with verified answers
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Before |administering |controlled |drugs |to |a |patient, |a |nurse |should: |- |correct |answer |verify |
orders |before |drug |administration
What |resource |provides |the |basis |for |standards |in |drug |strength |and |composition |throughout |
the |world? |- |correct |answer |International |Pharmacopeia
What |is |the |current |authoritative |source |for |drug |standards? |- |correct |answer |United |Stated |
Pharmacopeia/National |Formulary
What |is |the |primary |purpose |of |federal |legislation |related |to |drug |standards? |- |correct |answer |
Ensure |safety
Which |legislation |identified |those |drugs |that |require |a |new |prescription |for |a |refill? |- |correct |
answer |Durham-Humphrey |Amendment
The |Kefauver-Harris |Amendment |was |passed |to |improve |safety |by |requiring |which |information
|to |be |included |in |the |drug's |literature? |- |correct |answer |Adverse |reactions |and |contradictions
The |patient |presents |to |the |emergency |department |with |hallucinations. |The |patient's |friend |
states |he |has |been |using |lysergic |acid |diethylamid |(LSD) |and |mescaline. |To |which |schedule |do |
these |drugs |belong? |- |correct |answer |Schedule |1
In |which |schedule |would |the |nurse |find |codeine, |an |ingredient |found |in |many |cough |syrups? |- |
correct |answer |Schedule |V
Where |must |controlled |substances |be |stored |in |an |institution/agency? |- |correct |answer |In |a |
locked, |secured |area
, A |35 |year-old |male |diagnosed |with |advanced |pancreatic |cancer |agrees |to |participate |in |a |
clinical |research |for |a |new |chemotherapy |regimen |top |treat |pancreatic |cancer. |The |patient |
asks |the |nurse |which |group |he |will |be |in. |The |nurse |answers |knowing |that: |- |correct |answer |
the |patient |must |be |alert |and |comprehend |the |information |being |provided
The |nurse |must |be |alert |for |counterfeit |prescription |drugs. |What |are |clues |to |the |identification
|of |counterfeit |products? |- |correct |answer |different |color, |different |taste, |different |labeling, |
different |shape
Usually |food |_________ |dissolution |and |absorption |of |drug: |- |correct |answer |decreases
Which |statement |places |the |four |processes |of |pharmacokinetics |in |the |correct |sequence? |- |
correct |answer |absorption, |distribution, |metabolism, |excretion
Which |type |if |drug |passes |rapidly |through |the |GI |membrane? |- |correct |answer |lipid-soluble |
and |nonionized
Which |factor(s) |most |commonly |affect(s) |a |drug's |absorption? |- |correct |answer |hypotension, |
pain, |stress
The |patient |is |taking |diazepam |for |anxiety. |Two |days |later |she |is |started |on |ampicillin |with |
sulbactam |for |an |infection. |What |does |the |nurse |know |will |happen |to |the |diazepam |in |the |
patient's |body? |- |correct |answer |most |of |the |diazepam |is |released, |and |it |becomes |more |
active
Which |body |organ |is |the |major |site |of |drug |metabolism? |- |correct |answer |liver
Which |route |of |drug |absorption |has |the |greatest |bioavailability? |- |correct |answer |intravenous
Which |is |the |best |description |of |a |drug's |serum |half-life? |- |correct |answer |the |time |required |
after |absorption |for |half |of |the |drug |to |be |eliminated
