NR 293 Pharm Exam 1
Chamberlain 2026 Expert
Verifed Ace the Test
Risks for injury - ANSWER ✔✔know that anything can be a possible
risk for patient injury
9 rights of medicine administration - ANSWER ✔✔right patient, right
dose, right medication, right time, right documentation, right route, right
reason, right response
what is a prototype - ANSWER ✔✔the first drug of a class that all
others are based from (ex- morphine)
,what is pharmacokinetics - ANSWER ✔✔what the body does to the
drug
what is pharmacodynamics - ANSWER ✔✔what the drug does to the
body
bioavailability - ANSWER ✔✔what portion of the drug that entered
the circulation can have an effect on the body
first pass effect - ANSWER ✔✔a drug enters the GI tract and is
filtered to the liver where some is destroyed
what enzymes work in the liver - ANSWER ✔✔P-450 enzymes
if a patient has cirrhosis of the liver, what will happen when they take a
medication? - ANSWER ✔✔When the medication passes through the
liver for the first pass, there will be less P-450 enzymes so the
bioavailability of the medication will be higher and it will circulate in the
bloodstream longer.
half life - ANSWER ✔✔time required for 50% of the drug to be
removed from the body
Pharmacotherapeutics - ANSWER ✔✔treatment of conditions
enteral route - ANSWER ✔✔through the GI tract
,parenteral tract - ANSWER ✔✔outside the GI tract
how is medication absorption different for neonates and children? -
ANSWER ✔✔they have less gastric acid to break down medications
and availability is higher
why do more drugs enter neonate and children's brains, why are meds
not as easily excreted/destroyed by liver and kidneys ? - ANSWER
✔✔immature BBB, liver, and kidneys
Polypharmacy - ANSWER ✔✔The use of multiple medications on a
regular basis
during which phase of the nursing process does a nurse prioritize the
nursing diagnoses? - ANSWER ✔✔planning
the nurse recognizes that drugs given by which route will be altered by
the first pass effect?
a. oral
b. sublingual
c. subcutaneous
d. IV
e. rectal - ANSWER ✔✔oral and rectal
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, the nurse is reviewing a list of a patient's medications and notes one of
the drugs has a low therapeutic index. what does this mean? -
ANSWER ✔✔the difference between a therapeutic dose and a toxic
dose are very close together
when drug A is an enzyme inhibitor of drug B, the nurse will anticipate
what result of drug B? - ANSWER ✔✔level of drug B could rise to
toxicity
A drug is highly protein bound, what does this mean? - ANSWER
✔✔it will have a longer duration of action
do no harm is what ethical principle? - ANSWER ✔✔nonmaleficence
Which legal act required drug manufacturers to establish the safety and
efficacy of a new drug before its approval for use? - ANSWER
✔✔Kefauver-Harris, amendment of 1962
over the counter drugs (otc) are - ANSWER ✔✔nonprescription drugs
that are used for short term treatment
what herbal supplement is used to promote sleep and relaxation,
prolonged use can cause yellow discoloration of nails, risk for liver
toxicity - ANSWER ✔✔kava
Chamberlain 2026 Expert
Verifed Ace the Test
Risks for injury - ANSWER ✔✔know that anything can be a possible
risk for patient injury
9 rights of medicine administration - ANSWER ✔✔right patient, right
dose, right medication, right time, right documentation, right route, right
reason, right response
what is a prototype - ANSWER ✔✔the first drug of a class that all
others are based from (ex- morphine)
,what is pharmacokinetics - ANSWER ✔✔what the body does to the
drug
what is pharmacodynamics - ANSWER ✔✔what the drug does to the
body
bioavailability - ANSWER ✔✔what portion of the drug that entered
the circulation can have an effect on the body
first pass effect - ANSWER ✔✔a drug enters the GI tract and is
filtered to the liver where some is destroyed
what enzymes work in the liver - ANSWER ✔✔P-450 enzymes
if a patient has cirrhosis of the liver, what will happen when they take a
medication? - ANSWER ✔✔When the medication passes through the
liver for the first pass, there will be less P-450 enzymes so the
bioavailability of the medication will be higher and it will circulate in the
bloodstream longer.
half life - ANSWER ✔✔time required for 50% of the drug to be
removed from the body
Pharmacotherapeutics - ANSWER ✔✔treatment of conditions
enteral route - ANSWER ✔✔through the GI tract
,parenteral tract - ANSWER ✔✔outside the GI tract
how is medication absorption different for neonates and children? -
ANSWER ✔✔they have less gastric acid to break down medications
and availability is higher
why do more drugs enter neonate and children's brains, why are meds
not as easily excreted/destroyed by liver and kidneys ? - ANSWER
✔✔immature BBB, liver, and kidneys
Polypharmacy - ANSWER ✔✔The use of multiple medications on a
regular basis
during which phase of the nursing process does a nurse prioritize the
nursing diagnoses? - ANSWER ✔✔planning
the nurse recognizes that drugs given by which route will be altered by
the first pass effect?
a. oral
b. sublingual
c. subcutaneous
d. IV
e. rectal - ANSWER ✔✔oral and rectal
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, the nurse is reviewing a list of a patient's medications and notes one of
the drugs has a low therapeutic index. what does this mean? -
ANSWER ✔✔the difference between a therapeutic dose and a toxic
dose are very close together
when drug A is an enzyme inhibitor of drug B, the nurse will anticipate
what result of drug B? - ANSWER ✔✔level of drug B could rise to
toxicity
A drug is highly protein bound, what does this mean? - ANSWER
✔✔it will have a longer duration of action
do no harm is what ethical principle? - ANSWER ✔✔nonmaleficence
Which legal act required drug manufacturers to establish the safety and
efficacy of a new drug before its approval for use? - ANSWER
✔✔Kefauver-Harris, amendment of 1962
over the counter drugs (otc) are - ANSWER ✔✔nonprescription drugs
that are used for short term treatment
what herbal supplement is used to promote sleep and relaxation,
prolonged use can cause yellow discoloration of nails, risk for liver
toxicity - ANSWER ✔✔kava
