Walden University NURS 6501
Advanced Pharmacology Exam 1
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Once you graduate from an NP program, in order to -Advanced nurse prescriber license
prescribe you'll need: -DEA #
What is the purpose of a DEA #? Needed to prescribed scheduled drugs
Rules for prescribing Schedule II drugs: -Written script needed
-1 month supply only
-No refills
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, What is the PDMP? 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? 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: -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? What the body does to the drug
1. Absorption
2.Metabolism
3. Distribution
4. Excretion
Quickest route of absorption? Slowest? IV = quickest
IM = slowest
What is the most common way drugs pass through cell Passive diffusion
membranes?
What characteristics of a drug allow it to pass most Small, uncharged (unionized), lipid soluble--pass through membrane without
quickly through cell membranes (usually through any energy
passive diffusion)?
What does it mean when a drug is ionized? It means that the drug is stuck in the compartment it was ionized in and has to
be moved to the next compartment (cannot be absorbed into the
bloodstream)
Where do weak acids absorb? Stomach
Where do weak bases absorb? Small intestine
pH of stomach: 2-4
pH of small intestine: 6-7
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Advanced Pharmacology Exam 1
Questions Verified and Provided
with A+ Graded Answers Latest
Updated 2026
Once you graduate from an NP program, in order to -Advanced nurse prescriber license
prescribe you'll need: -DEA #
What is the purpose of a DEA #? Needed to prescribed scheduled drugs
Rules for prescribing Schedule II drugs: -Written script needed
-1 month supply only
-No refills
1/13
, What is the PDMP? 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? 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: -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? What the body does to the drug
1. Absorption
2.Metabolism
3. Distribution
4. Excretion
Quickest route of absorption? Slowest? IV = quickest
IM = slowest
What is the most common way drugs pass through cell Passive diffusion
membranes?
What characteristics of a drug allow it to pass most Small, uncharged (unionized), lipid soluble--pass through membrane without
quickly through cell membranes (usually through any energy
passive diffusion)?
What does it mean when a drug is ionized? It means that the drug is stuck in the compartment it was ionized in and has to
be moved to the next compartment (cannot be absorbed into the
bloodstream)
Where do weak acids absorb? Stomach
Where do weak bases absorb? Small intestine
pH of stomach: 2-4
pH of small intestine: 6-7
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