NSG 318 EXAM 1 2026 STUDY GUIDE REVISION
SHEET CORE CONCEPT BREAKDOWN
◉ pharmacology.
Answer: study or science of drugs
◉ drug.
Answer: any chemical that affects the physiologic process of a living
organism
◉ pharmacokinetics.
Answer: the process of drug movement throughout the body that is
necessary to achieve drug action
study of the movement of drugs through the body
◉ pharmacodynamics.
Answer: the study of the effects of drugs on the body
◉ pharmacogenetics.
Answer: the study of genetic factors that influence and individual's
response to a specific drug
,◉ safety.
Answer: the condition of being safe from undergoing or causing
hurt, injury, or loss
◉ 6 rights of medication safety.
Answer: right client
right drug
right dose
right route
right time
right documentation
◉ qsen.
Answer: quality and safety education for nurses
◉ the joint commission.
Answer: accrediting body for health care organizations and
programs
national patient safety goals is to improve client safety
,◉ nursing responsibilities.
Answer: 6 rights of medication administration, check vital signs,
perform focused assessment, verify prescriptions, clarify
prescriptions, environment that is clean and clear, 2 client
identifiers, use of scanning system, check meds at bedside
◉ 2 client identifiers.
Answer: name and date of birth
◉ trade/brand names.
Answer: owned by a company
◉ generic names.
Answer: inactive ingredients differ from brand names
usually less expensive, more available, easier to get, insurance
companies like more because they are cheaper
must be approved by the FDA
◉ complementary and alternative medications/therapies (CAMs).
Answer: includes botanicals, nutritional products, herbal
supplements
, ◉ dietary supplement health and education act (DSHEA).
Answer: ensure products are safe and label information is truthful
and not misleading
◉ current good manufacturing practices (CGMPs).
Answer: standards require package labels that declare quality and
strength of contents and that product is without contaminants and
impurities
◉ tablets.
Answer: extended release - should never be crushed or cut in half
must be scored to cut in half
◉ elixir.
Answer: sweetened, hydroalcoholic liquids used in the preparation
of oral liquid medications
◉ emulsions.
Answer: a mixture of two liquids that are not mutually soluble
◉ suspensions.
SHEET CORE CONCEPT BREAKDOWN
◉ pharmacology.
Answer: study or science of drugs
◉ drug.
Answer: any chemical that affects the physiologic process of a living
organism
◉ pharmacokinetics.
Answer: the process of drug movement throughout the body that is
necessary to achieve drug action
study of the movement of drugs through the body
◉ pharmacodynamics.
Answer: the study of the effects of drugs on the body
◉ pharmacogenetics.
Answer: the study of genetic factors that influence and individual's
response to a specific drug
,◉ safety.
Answer: the condition of being safe from undergoing or causing
hurt, injury, or loss
◉ 6 rights of medication safety.
Answer: right client
right drug
right dose
right route
right time
right documentation
◉ qsen.
Answer: quality and safety education for nurses
◉ the joint commission.
Answer: accrediting body for health care organizations and
programs
national patient safety goals is to improve client safety
,◉ nursing responsibilities.
Answer: 6 rights of medication administration, check vital signs,
perform focused assessment, verify prescriptions, clarify
prescriptions, environment that is clean and clear, 2 client
identifiers, use of scanning system, check meds at bedside
◉ 2 client identifiers.
Answer: name and date of birth
◉ trade/brand names.
Answer: owned by a company
◉ generic names.
Answer: inactive ingredients differ from brand names
usually less expensive, more available, easier to get, insurance
companies like more because they are cheaper
must be approved by the FDA
◉ complementary and alternative medications/therapies (CAMs).
Answer: includes botanicals, nutritional products, herbal
supplements
, ◉ dietary supplement health and education act (DSHEA).
Answer: ensure products are safe and label information is truthful
and not misleading
◉ current good manufacturing practices (CGMPs).
Answer: standards require package labels that declare quality and
strength of contents and that product is without contaminants and
impurities
◉ tablets.
Answer: extended release - should never be crushed or cut in half
must be scored to cut in half
◉ elixir.
Answer: sweetened, hydroalcoholic liquids used in the preparation
of oral liquid medications
◉ emulsions.
Answer: a mixture of two liquids that are not mutually soluble
◉ suspensions.
