HOSA PHARMACOLOGY LATEST EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2025

HOSA PHARMACOLOGY LATEST EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2025 Which method of medication administration provides the client with the greatest first pass effect? A) Oral. B) Sublingual. C) Intravenous. D) Subcutaneous - Correct Answer-A) Oral An older client with a decreased percentage of lean body mass is likely to receive a prescription that is adjusted based on which pharmacokinetic process? A) Absorption B) Metabolism C) Elimination D) Distribution - Correct Answer-D) Distribution Which of the following is a parenteral method of administering a drug? A) Topical B) Oral C) Sublingual D) Rectal - Correct Answer-A) Topical Which of the following is an enteral method of administering drugs? A. Rectal B. Intranasal C. Topical D. Tracheal - Correct Answer-A. Rectal How are the solid forms of drugs most frequently administered? A. Parenteral B. Intravenous C. Enteral D. Inhalation - Correct Answer-C. Enteral Which of the following methods of medication administration is described as readily available, painless, and noninvasive but has limited value in an emergent situation because of slow or erratic absorption? A. Sublingual B. Oral C. Topical D. Rectal - Correct Answer-B. Oral HOSA HOSA What method of medication administration is best described as painless and has a rapid onset of action but requires a responsive, cooperative patient with an intact gag reflex? A. Topical B. Oral C. IV D. Buccal - Correct Answer-D. Buccal Which of the following methods of medication administration is easily accessible during an active seizure if an IV is unobtainable? A. IO B. SL C. Rectal D. Tracheal - Correct Answer-C. Rectal Which of the following medication administration methods has an immediate onset and is easily accessible, but is painful and time-consuming and has a significant potential for causing adverse reactions? A. IM B. SL C. Rectal D. IV - Correct Answer-D. IV Valium is an example of which type of drug name? A. Generic name B. Chemical name C. Official name D. Trade name - Correct Answer-D. Trade name Which of the following best describes the absorption of topical nitroglycerin in a patient with poor peripheral circulation? A. Absorption is enhanced, and the results may be stronger than expected. B. Absorption decreases, and the results may be stronger than expected. C. Absorption is unchanged, and the results can be typical. D. Absorption decreases, and the results may be less than desired. - Correct Answer-D. Absorption decreases, and the results may be less than desired. Which of the following terms is best defined as the passive transport of solutes? A. Absorption B. Diffusion C. Osmosis D. Concentration - Correct Answer-B. Diffusion The method of administration of a drug will have the greatest impact on which of the following actions? HOSA HOSA A. Absorption B. Excretion C. Metabolism D. Elimination - Correct Answer-A. Absorption Which of the following terms is used to describe a drug that produces a physiologic response when bonded with a receptor? A. Affinity B. Partial agonist C. Antagonist D. Agonist - Correct Answer-D. Agonist Which of the following terms describes the amount of a drug that is required to provide a beneficial effect in 50% of the drug-tested population? A. Therapeutic dose B. Plasma-level profile C. Therapy state D. Lethal dose - Correct Answer-A. Therapeutic dose Which of the following routes of administration provides the fastest rate of absorption? A. IM B. PO C. IV D. Sub-Q - Correct Answer-C. IV Which of the following actions is most likely to occur when a patient with chronic renal failure receives a medication? A. Liver failure along with renal failure B. Impaired ability to eliminate the drug C. Kidney stones from an excess of drug in the system D. A need for a diuretic to help eliminate the drug - Correct Answer-B. Impaired ability to eliminate the drug Which of the following drug classifications is an example of a drug's mechanism of action? A. Chemical classification B. Cardiac therapy C. Therapeutic classification D. Physiologic classification - Correct Answer-C. Therapeutic classification Which of the following drug classifications would best describe the bronchodilation effects of Brethine? A. Class of agent B. Mechanism of action C. Body system HOSA HOSA D. Physiologic classification - Correct Answer-B. Mechanism of action Once a drug has been developed, what is the next step the pharmaceutical company must take to gain FDA approval? A. Put the drug into the U.S. Pharmacopoia before allowing any sales. B. Secure a patent on the medication, and then sell it to various pharmacies. C. List the medication on the stock market to recoup development costs. D. Test the drug's effectiveness as an investigational drug. - Correct Answer-D. Test the drug's effectiveness as an investigational drug. Which of the following best describes why standardization of drugs is necessary? A. Drugs are produced by the same company under different names. B. Drugs have different doses depending on whether they are brand-name or generic drugs. C. Drugs do not vary by dose and length of action based on where the drug is made. D. Drugs may vary by strength and activity among drug manufacturers. - Correct Answer-D. Drugs may vary by strength and activity among drug manufacturers. Why is it important to know and understand the medications a patient is taking? A. For testing purposes B. For safe medication administration C. For documentation purposes D. For billing purposes - Correct Answer-B. For safe medication administration With ________ classifications, drugs are organized on the basis of their usefulness in treating a particular disorder. A. therapeutic B. pharmacologic c. chemical - Correct Answer-A. therapeutic Drugs organized by ______ classifications are categorized based on how they produce their effects in the body. A. therapeutic B. pharmacologic c. chemical - Correct Answer-B. pharmacologic A ________ drug is the original, well-understood drug model from which other drugs in a particular class have been deployed. - Correct Answer-Prototype The description given to a drug by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is its __________ name. - Correct Answer-Chemical The three types of drug names are: - Correct Answer-chemical, generic, and trade names HOSA HOSA One of the main arguments against substituting generic drugs for brand name drugs is differences in: - Correct Answer-Bioavailability Drugs with more than one active ingredient are called: - Correct Answer-Combination drugs The process of drug movement to achieve drug action - Correct Answer Pharmacokinetics What is the key to the therapeutic classification of a drug? - Correct Answer-Link the disorder to the drug's clinical usefulness A drug's trade name is assigned by whom? - Correct Answer-developing pharmaceutical company Why is a drug scheduled drug? - Correct Answer-the drug can cause dependency What is an example of a commonly scheduled drug? - Correct Answer-Morphine In the United States, what law or agency restricts the use of controlled substances? - Correct Answer-Controlled Substances Act If for a particular drug there are no controlled studies in women or if studies in women and animals are not available to establish risk in pregnancy, the FDA classification is: - Correct Answer-Category C The _______ route means the nurse will administer the drug to the patient by mounts, under the tongue, or into the rectum. - Correct Answer