NUR 334 FINAL EXAM REVIEW 2026
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PACK COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED NEW UPDATE A+
◉ Name one oral dosage form you cannot crush Answer: Extended-
release (ER)
◉ Order from fastest to slowest: subcutaneous, intravenous, sublingual,
oral Answer: Intravenous, sublingual, subcutaneous, oral
◉ Which pharmacokinetic process is most affected in a patient with
renal failure? Answer: Drug elimination
◉ Trade and generic drugs always act identically. Answer: False
◉ IM injections in adults should preferably in the ventrogluteal site
rather than the dorsogluteal site. Answer: True
◉ The fetal-placental barrier keeps all meds from crossing into fetal
circulation Answer: False
◉ A drug with a narrowy therapeutic index is safer Answer: False
, ◉ Drugs that are highly protein bound have more free drug available to
exert an effect Answer: False
◉ A drug with a longer half life must be given more frequently Answer:
False
◉ First pass metabolism affects oral drugs compared to parenteral
Answer: True
◉ Half life Answer: Time required for drug concentration to decrease by
50%
◉ Therapeutic range Answer: Drug concentration between minimum
effective and toxic level
◉ Efficacy Answer: How strong the effect is at maximum dose
◉ Onset Answer: Time it takes for drug to start working
◉ Potency Answer: Dose of a drug required to produce an effect
◉ Peak Answer: When the med reaches its highest plasma concentration
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PACK COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED NEW UPDATE A+
◉ Name one oral dosage form you cannot crush Answer: Extended-
release (ER)
◉ Order from fastest to slowest: subcutaneous, intravenous, sublingual,
oral Answer: Intravenous, sublingual, subcutaneous, oral
◉ Which pharmacokinetic process is most affected in a patient with
renal failure? Answer: Drug elimination
◉ Trade and generic drugs always act identically. Answer: False
◉ IM injections in adults should preferably in the ventrogluteal site
rather than the dorsogluteal site. Answer: True
◉ The fetal-placental barrier keeps all meds from crossing into fetal
circulation Answer: False
◉ A drug with a narrowy therapeutic index is safer Answer: False
, ◉ Drugs that are highly protein bound have more free drug available to
exert an effect Answer: False
◉ A drug with a longer half life must be given more frequently Answer:
False
◉ First pass metabolism affects oral drugs compared to parenteral
Answer: True
◉ Half life Answer: Time required for drug concentration to decrease by
50%
◉ Therapeutic range Answer: Drug concentration between minimum
effective and toxic level
◉ Efficacy Answer: How strong the effect is at maximum dose
◉ Onset Answer: Time it takes for drug to start working
◉ Potency Answer: Dose of a drug required to produce an effect
◉ Peak Answer: When the med reaches its highest plasma concentration
