Walden University NURS 6501
Advanced Pharmacology Exam
1 2026 Exam Questions and
Correct Answers | New Update
Once you graduate from an NP program, in order to prescribe you'll
need: - ANSWER ✔✔-Advanced nurse prescriber license
-DEA #
What is the purpose of a DEA #? - ANSWER ✔✔Needed to
prescribed scheduled drugs
Rules for prescribing Schedule II drugs: - ANSWER ✔✔-Written script
needed
,-1 month supply only
-No refills
What is the PDMP? - ANSWER ✔✔Prescription Drug Monitoring
Program
Used to effectively track patient's controlled substance uses across
different health facilities (in the same state)
What are clinical practice guidelines? - ANSWER
✔✔Recommendations that are intended to optimize patient care that are
informed by a systematic review of the evidence and an assessment of
the benefits/harms of alternative care practices
Ex: sepsis, CAP
Common causes of medication errors: - ANSWER ✔✔-Illegible
writing
-Drug names that sound alike
-Medications that look alike
-Administering a drug with the wrong route
,What is pharmacokinetics? What are its 4 categories? - ANSWER
✔✔What the body does to the drug
1. Absorption
2. Metabolism
3. Distribution
4. Excretion
Quickest route of absorption? Slowest? - ANSWER ✔✔IV = quickest
IM = slowest
What is the most common way drugs pass through cell membranes? -
ANSWER ✔✔Passive diffusion
What characteristics of a drug allow it to pass most quickly through cell
membranes (usually through passive diffusion)? - ANSWER
✔✔Small, uncharged (unionized), lipid soluble--pass through membrane
without any energy
What does it mean when a drug is ionized? - ANSWER ✔✔It means
that the drug is stuck in the compartment it was ionized in and has to be
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, moved to the next compartment (cannot be absorbed into the
bloodstream)
Where do weak acids absorb? - ANSWER ✔✔Stomach
Where do weak bases absorb? - ANSWER ✔✔Small intestine
pH of stomach: - ANSWER ✔✔2-4
pH of small intestine: - ANSWER ✔✔6-7
pH of large intestine: - ANSWER ✔✔6-7
pH of bloodstream: - ANSWER ✔✔7.35-7.45
pH of bladder: - ANSWER ✔✔5-8
pH of breastmilk: - ANSWER ✔✔7.1
Where will a drug absorb if it is a weak base that ionizes at a pH of 4
and lower? - ANSWER ✔✔In the small intestine (since the stomach
has a pH of 2-4, so the drug will become ionized and move to the small
intestine where it will be able to absorb into the bloodstream)
How can we manipulate the urine pH in cases of overdose? -
ANSWER ✔✔Drugs that are weak acids (aspirin) can be trapped and
excreted through the urine.
Advanced Pharmacology Exam
1 2026 Exam Questions and
Correct Answers | New Update
Once you graduate from an NP program, in order to prescribe you'll
need: - ANSWER ✔✔-Advanced nurse prescriber license
-DEA #
What is the purpose of a DEA #? - ANSWER ✔✔Needed to
prescribed scheduled drugs
Rules for prescribing Schedule II drugs: - ANSWER ✔✔-Written script
needed
,-1 month supply only
-No refills
What is the PDMP? - ANSWER ✔✔Prescription Drug Monitoring
Program
Used to effectively track patient's controlled substance uses across
different health facilities (in the same state)
What are clinical practice guidelines? - ANSWER
✔✔Recommendations that are intended to optimize patient care that are
informed by a systematic review of the evidence and an assessment of
the benefits/harms of alternative care practices
Ex: sepsis, CAP
Common causes of medication errors: - ANSWER ✔✔-Illegible
writing
-Drug names that sound alike
-Medications that look alike
-Administering a drug with the wrong route
,What is pharmacokinetics? What are its 4 categories? - ANSWER
✔✔What the body does to the drug
1. Absorption
2. Metabolism
3. Distribution
4. Excretion
Quickest route of absorption? Slowest? - ANSWER ✔✔IV = quickest
IM = slowest
What is the most common way drugs pass through cell membranes? -
ANSWER ✔✔Passive diffusion
What characteristics of a drug allow it to pass most quickly through cell
membranes (usually through passive diffusion)? - ANSWER
✔✔Small, uncharged (unionized), lipid soluble--pass through membrane
without any energy
What does it mean when a drug is ionized? - ANSWER ✔✔It means
that the drug is stuck in the compartment it was ionized in and has to be
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, moved to the next compartment (cannot be absorbed into the
bloodstream)
Where do weak acids absorb? - ANSWER ✔✔Stomach
Where do weak bases absorb? - ANSWER ✔✔Small intestine
pH of stomach: - ANSWER ✔✔2-4
pH of small intestine: - ANSWER ✔✔6-7
pH of large intestine: - ANSWER ✔✔6-7
pH of bloodstream: - ANSWER ✔✔7.35-7.45
pH of bladder: - ANSWER ✔✔5-8
pH of breastmilk: - ANSWER ✔✔7.1
Where will a drug absorb if it is a weak base that ionizes at a pH of 4
and lower? - ANSWER ✔✔In the small intestine (since the stomach
has a pH of 2-4, so the drug will become ionized and move to the small
intestine where it will be able to absorb into the bloodstream)
How can we manipulate the urine pH in cases of overdose? -
ANSWER ✔✔Drugs that are weak acids (aspirin) can be trapped and
excreted through the urine.
