Week 1 Quiz: NURS180 / NURS 180
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Pharmacology | Questions with
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Question:
If the patient has a liver dysfunction, how would you change the medication?
Answer:
you would decrease the amount of medication that the patient takes
Question:
Would you give the same amount of PO medication as you do with an IV/IM
medication?
Answer:
no, because PO medications have a first-pass administration while IV/IM
does not
you would therefore give more PO medication
,Question:
Why does the doctor order sampling peak and trough?
Answer:
to make sure that the patient is getting enough medication
typically done for patients who have medications that have narrow
therapeutic ranges
Question:
When do you send a sample of the trough level?
Answer:
right before the next time you give the medication
Question:
When do you send a sample of the peak level?
Answer:
sample the blood after giving the drug
ex. if the medication is given at 12 midnight and is given across an hour, you
would measure the patient's blood between 1 am and 1:30 am
,Question:
calcium, iron, magnesium, etc. can interfere with the ____ of tetracycline
antibiotics. since calcium, iron, and magnesium are all also drugs, this is also
an example of a drug ______.
a) absorption; interaction
b) metabolism; interaction
c) absorption; antagonist
d) metabolism; antagonist
Answer:
absorption; interaction
Question:
drugs of which category can be given to pregnant mothers? (select all that
apply)
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) X
Answer:
A, B, C, D
, Question:
The term used to describe the magnitude of maximal response of a drug (how
large of an effect it has) is what?
a) Potency
b) Efficacy
c) Peak
d) bioavailability
Answer:
efficacy
Question:
the nurse gives a 1,000 mg of a drug with a 1/2 life of 4 hours. how much of
that drug will be left after 24 hours?
a) a lot
b) a little
c) mucho
d) poquito
Answer:
15.625 mg
(Latest Update )
Pharmacology | Questions with
Correct Answers | Grade A | 100%
Verified - WCU
Question:
If the patient has a liver dysfunction, how would you change the medication?
Answer:
you would decrease the amount of medication that the patient takes
Question:
Would you give the same amount of PO medication as you do with an IV/IM
medication?
Answer:
no, because PO medications have a first-pass administration while IV/IM
does not
you would therefore give more PO medication
,Question:
Why does the doctor order sampling peak and trough?
Answer:
to make sure that the patient is getting enough medication
typically done for patients who have medications that have narrow
therapeutic ranges
Question:
When do you send a sample of the trough level?
Answer:
right before the next time you give the medication
Question:
When do you send a sample of the peak level?
Answer:
sample the blood after giving the drug
ex. if the medication is given at 12 midnight and is given across an hour, you
would measure the patient's blood between 1 am and 1:30 am
,Question:
calcium, iron, magnesium, etc. can interfere with the ____ of tetracycline
antibiotics. since calcium, iron, and magnesium are all also drugs, this is also
an example of a drug ______.
a) absorption; interaction
b) metabolism; interaction
c) absorption; antagonist
d) metabolism; antagonist
Answer:
absorption; interaction
Question:
drugs of which category can be given to pregnant mothers? (select all that
apply)
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) X
Answer:
A, B, C, D
, Question:
The term used to describe the magnitude of maximal response of a drug (how
large of an effect it has) is what?
a) Potency
b) Efficacy
c) Peak
d) bioavailability
Answer:
efficacy
Question:
the nurse gives a 1,000 mg of a drug with a 1/2 life of 4 hours. how much of
that drug will be left after 24 hours?
a) a lot
b) a little
c) mucho
d) poquito
Answer:
15.625 mg
