NUR 210 EXAM 1 (2026/2027) QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ GALEN
What is Pharmacokinetics
what the body does to the drug
What is Pharmacodynamics
what the drug does to the body
What phase is Pharmacokinetics
Absorption phase
Where does absorption of a drug take place
Small intestine
What affects absorption time
-Pill type
-stomach contents
-blood circulation
-pain, stress, anxiety
-route of administration
,Contraindicators for medications
Grapefruit juice and antacids
what is disintegration
breakdown of oral drug into smaller particles
What is dissolution
Process of combining small drug particles with liquid to form a solution
What is drug absorption
Drug movement from GI tract into bloodstream
happens in small intestine
What is bioavailability
What is left of drug after swallowing.
PO meds will never have 100% bioavailability
Factors affecting Bioavailability
,-Absorption
-first pass metabolism
-Drug form
-route of admin
-gastric mucous % motility
-changes in liver metabolism
-Administration w/ food and other drugs
What is first pass effect
drugs absorbed from the GI tract enter the portal vein and pass through the liver
before entering circulation.
PO meds only
Characteristics of ADHD
Inattentiveness, inability to concentrate, restlessness, hyperactivity, inability to
complete tasks, impulsivity
Characteristics of narcolepsy
recurrent attacks of drowsiness and sleep during daytime
unable to control sleep
falling asleep while driving, talking, eating, standing
, Where does drug metablosim occur
In the the liver
What is drug metabolism
process of body chemically changing drug into a form to be excreted
What is the half-life of a drug?
the time it takes for the drug in body to be reduced by half
What is a loading dose
Large initial dose of medication followed by small maintence dose
Where does drug excretion occur?
kidneys
Ways drug excretion takes place
Kidneys, liver (bile), feces, lungs, saliva
What is the primary effect of a drug
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ GALEN
What is Pharmacokinetics
what the body does to the drug
What is Pharmacodynamics
what the drug does to the body
What phase is Pharmacokinetics
Absorption phase
Where does absorption of a drug take place
Small intestine
What affects absorption time
-Pill type
-stomach contents
-blood circulation
-pain, stress, anxiety
-route of administration
,Contraindicators for medications
Grapefruit juice and antacids
what is disintegration
breakdown of oral drug into smaller particles
What is dissolution
Process of combining small drug particles with liquid to form a solution
What is drug absorption
Drug movement from GI tract into bloodstream
happens in small intestine
What is bioavailability
What is left of drug after swallowing.
PO meds will never have 100% bioavailability
Factors affecting Bioavailability
,-Absorption
-first pass metabolism
-Drug form
-route of admin
-gastric mucous % motility
-changes in liver metabolism
-Administration w/ food and other drugs
What is first pass effect
drugs absorbed from the GI tract enter the portal vein and pass through the liver
before entering circulation.
PO meds only
Characteristics of ADHD
Inattentiveness, inability to concentrate, restlessness, hyperactivity, inability to
complete tasks, impulsivity
Characteristics of narcolepsy
recurrent attacks of drowsiness and sleep during daytime
unable to control sleep
falling asleep while driving, talking, eating, standing
, Where does drug metablosim occur
In the the liver
What is drug metabolism
process of body chemically changing drug into a form to be excreted
What is the half-life of a drug?
the time it takes for the drug in body to be reduced by half
What is a loading dose
Large initial dose of medication followed by small maintence dose
Where does drug excretion occur?
kidneys
Ways drug excretion takes place
Kidneys, liver (bile), feces, lungs, saliva
What is the primary effect of a drug
