NUR 106 TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
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Nurse Practice Act
define the scope of nurses' professional functions and responsibilities
therapeutic effect
Expected or predicted physiological response
Federal regulations on medicine
Pure Food and drug Act
Food and Drug Administration
MedWatch programme
medication classification
-effect of medication on the body
-symptoms a medication relieves
-its desired effect
Pharmacokinetics
The process by which drugs are absorbed, distributed within the body, metabolized, and
excreted.
Biotransformation
metabolism via enzymes that detoxify, breakdown, and remove biologically active chemicals.
Adverse effects
,A general term for any undesirable effects that are a direct response to one or more drugs.
side effects
predictable and often unavoidable secondary effects produced at a usual therapeutic dose
idosyncratic reaction
overreact/ under react to a medication or has a reaction different from normal.
Ex: children who get hyperactive on Benadryl
synergistic effect
interaction of two or more medicines that results in a greater effect than when the medicines are
taken alone
urticaria
hives; raised irregular shaped skin eruptions with red margins and pale centers
rash
Small, raised vesicles that are usually reddened; often distributed over entire body
Pruritus
itching of the skin
Rhinitis
inflammation of the nasal mucosa; causes swelling and clear watery discharge
drug routes
,abbreviation: before meals
AC, ac
abbreviation: as desired
ad lib
abbreviation: twice a day
BID, bid
abbreviation: after meals
PC, pc
abbreviation: as needed
PRN
abbreviation: every morning, every AM
q am
abbreviation: every hour
qh
abbreviation: everyday
daily
abbreviation: every 4 hours
q4h
, abbreviation: 4 times per day
QID, qid
abbreviation: give immediately
STAT, stat (with in 15 min)
abbreviation: 3 times per day
TID, tid
onset
the time it takes for the drug to elicit a therapeutic response
trough
minimum blood serum concentration before next scheduled dose
plateau
Blood serum concentration of a medication reached and maintained
peak
medication at highest effective concentration
duration
time medication takes to produce greatest result
biological half life
time for serum medication concentration to be halved
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Nurse Practice Act
define the scope of nurses' professional functions and responsibilities
therapeutic effect
Expected or predicted physiological response
Federal regulations on medicine
Pure Food and drug Act
Food and Drug Administration
MedWatch programme
medication classification
-effect of medication on the body
-symptoms a medication relieves
-its desired effect
Pharmacokinetics
The process by which drugs are absorbed, distributed within the body, metabolized, and
excreted.
Biotransformation
metabolism via enzymes that detoxify, breakdown, and remove biologically active chemicals.
Adverse effects
,A general term for any undesirable effects that are a direct response to one or more drugs.
side effects
predictable and often unavoidable secondary effects produced at a usual therapeutic dose
idosyncratic reaction
overreact/ under react to a medication or has a reaction different from normal.
Ex: children who get hyperactive on Benadryl
synergistic effect
interaction of two or more medicines that results in a greater effect than when the medicines are
taken alone
urticaria
hives; raised irregular shaped skin eruptions with red margins and pale centers
rash
Small, raised vesicles that are usually reddened; often distributed over entire body
Pruritus
itching of the skin
Rhinitis
inflammation of the nasal mucosa; causes swelling and clear watery discharge
drug routes
,abbreviation: before meals
AC, ac
abbreviation: as desired
ad lib
abbreviation: twice a day
BID, bid
abbreviation: after meals
PC, pc
abbreviation: as needed
PRN
abbreviation: every morning, every AM
q am
abbreviation: every hour
qh
abbreviation: everyday
daily
abbreviation: every 4 hours
q4h
, abbreviation: 4 times per day
QID, qid
abbreviation: give immediately
STAT, stat (with in 15 min)
abbreviation: 3 times per day
TID, tid
onset
the time it takes for the drug to elicit a therapeutic response
trough
minimum blood serum concentration before next scheduled dose
plateau
Blood serum concentration of a medication reached and maintained
peak
medication at highest effective concentration
duration
time medication takes to produce greatest result
biological half life
time for serum medication concentration to be halved
