BASIC PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSES 17TH
EDITION UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ specific sites which the drug usually forms chemical bonds with.
Answer: receptors
◉ a drug only forms a bond with a receptor if:.
Answer: - the drug and the receptor have similar shapes
- the drug has a chemical affinity for the receptor
◉ the study of the interactions between drugs and their receptors
and the series of events that result in a pharmacologic response.
Answer: pharmacodynamics
◉ T/F: the better the fit between the receptor and the drug molecule
the better the response of the drug.
Answer: T
◉ drugs that interact with a receptor to stimulate a response are
known as.
Answer: agonists
,◉ drugs that attach to a receptor but do not stimulate a response.
Answer: antagonists
◉ drugs that interact with a receptor to stimulate a response but
inhibit other responses.
Answer: partial agonists
◉ 3 routes of drug administration:.
Answer: - enteral
- parenteral
- percutaneous
◉ when using the _______________ route, the drug is administered
directly into the GI tract by oral, rectal, or nasogastric route.
Answer: enteral
◉ when using the _________________ route, the drug bypasses the GI
tract with the use of subcutaneous, intramuscular, or intravenous
injection.
Answer: parenteral
, ◉ when using the ___________________ route, the drug is absorbed
through the skin and mucous membranes.
Answer: percutaneous
◉ after administration, all drugs go through 5 stages:.
Answer: - liberation
- absorption
- distribution
- metabolism
- excretion
◉ the study of what the body does to the drug.
Answer: pharmacokinetics
◉ release of a drug from the dosage form to be dissolved in body
fluids for absorption.
Answer: liberation
◉ liberation of a drug within the body can be manipulated by:.
Answer: - pharmaceutical dosage form used (e.g. solution,
suspension, capsule, tablet)
- administering the drug with or without food and water in the
patient's stomach
EDITION UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ specific sites which the drug usually forms chemical bonds with.
Answer: receptors
◉ a drug only forms a bond with a receptor if:.
Answer: - the drug and the receptor have similar shapes
- the drug has a chemical affinity for the receptor
◉ the study of the interactions between drugs and their receptors
and the series of events that result in a pharmacologic response.
Answer: pharmacodynamics
◉ T/F: the better the fit between the receptor and the drug molecule
the better the response of the drug.
Answer: T
◉ drugs that interact with a receptor to stimulate a response are
known as.
Answer: agonists
,◉ drugs that attach to a receptor but do not stimulate a response.
Answer: antagonists
◉ drugs that interact with a receptor to stimulate a response but
inhibit other responses.
Answer: partial agonists
◉ 3 routes of drug administration:.
Answer: - enteral
- parenteral
- percutaneous
◉ when using the _______________ route, the drug is administered
directly into the GI tract by oral, rectal, or nasogastric route.
Answer: enteral
◉ when using the _________________ route, the drug bypasses the GI
tract with the use of subcutaneous, intramuscular, or intravenous
injection.
Answer: parenteral
, ◉ when using the ___________________ route, the drug is absorbed
through the skin and mucous membranes.
Answer: percutaneous
◉ after administration, all drugs go through 5 stages:.
Answer: - liberation
- absorption
- distribution
- metabolism
- excretion
◉ the study of what the body does to the drug.
Answer: pharmacokinetics
◉ release of a drug from the dosage form to be dissolved in body
fluids for absorption.
Answer: liberation
◉ liberation of a drug within the body can be manipulated by:.
Answer: - pharmaceutical dosage form used (e.g. solution,
suspension, capsule, tablet)
- administering the drug with or without food and water in the
patient's stomach
