WGU PHARMACOLOGY PRE-ASSESSMENT
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED
A+ 100% VERIFIED: 2026
1 . An NSAID medication damages kidney function.
Which type of effect is this?: Adverse
2. Which drug effect would shock be classified as?: Adverse effect
3. In how many ways can a drug be administered in the absorption phase
of the drug cycle? : 3
4. Which administration method is the fastest way to get medication into the
blood supply? : Intravenous
5. Which type is administered in its inactive form but becomes active
through metabolism: Prodrug
6. What is the second drug cycle phase insulin will go through when
administered?: Distribution
, 7. Which drug cycle phase describe the process by which bodies break
down medication into usable components and waste products?:
Metabolism
8. Which term describes the way a medication enters the bloodstream?:
Distribution
9. Which part of the drug cycle is also referred to as biotransformation?:
Metabolism
10. Which drug cycle occurs when a drug is injected and moves through
the circulatory system?: Distribution
1 1 . An on-duty nurse administered a patient's medication. Once completed,
the nurse updated this information in the patient's medical record.
Which right of drug administration did the nurse perform?: Right
Documentation
12. A patient record indicates that medication should be taken before dinner.
Which right of drug administration applies?: Right Time
13. Before administering the dialysis treatment, the technician realizes that
the needle was inserted too deep.
Which right to a drug administration was violated?: Right Technique
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED
A+ 100% VERIFIED: 2026
1 . An NSAID medication damages kidney function.
Which type of effect is this?: Adverse
2. Which drug effect would shock be classified as?: Adverse effect
3. In how many ways can a drug be administered in the absorption phase
of the drug cycle? : 3
4. Which administration method is the fastest way to get medication into the
blood supply? : Intravenous
5. Which type is administered in its inactive form but becomes active
through metabolism: Prodrug
6. What is the second drug cycle phase insulin will go through when
administered?: Distribution
, 7. Which drug cycle phase describe the process by which bodies break
down medication into usable components and waste products?:
Metabolism
8. Which term describes the way a medication enters the bloodstream?:
Distribution
9. Which part of the drug cycle is also referred to as biotransformation?:
Metabolism
10. Which drug cycle occurs when a drug is injected and moves through
the circulatory system?: Distribution
1 1 . An on-duty nurse administered a patient's medication. Once completed,
the nurse updated this information in the patient's medical record.
Which right of drug administration did the nurse perform?: Right
Documentation
12. A patient record indicates that medication should be taken before dinner.
Which right of drug administration applies?: Right Time
13. Before administering the dialysis treatment, the technician realizes that
the needle was inserted too deep.
Which right to a drug administration was violated?: Right Technique
