NR 293 EXAM 1 CONCEPT REVIEW GUIDE
2026 PATIENT CARE DOCUMENTATION AND
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
◉ Pharmacology.
Answer: The study or science of drugs
◉ Chemical Name.
Answer: Describes the drug's chemical composition and molecular
structure (not usually used in nursing)
◉ Generic Name.
Answer: Name given by the United States Adopted Names council.
The universal name, like ibuprofen or acetaminophen
◉ Trade Name.
Answer: AKA proprietary name. The drug has a registered
trademark, use of the name is restricted by the drug's patent owner.
Ex is Motrin and Advil, they are both ibuprofen
◉ Pharmaceutics.
,Answer: The study of how various drug forms influence the way in
which the drug affects the body.
Oral, rectal, transdermal, etc.
◉ Pharmacodynamics.
Answer: The study of what the drug does to the body. The
mechanism of drug actions in living tissues and drug-receptor
relationships
◉ Pharmacotherapeutics.
Answer: The clinical use of drugs to prevent and treat disease.
Defines principles of drug actions- the cellular processes that change
in response to the presence of drug molecules. Drugs are organized
into pharmacologic classes, like antihypertensives.
Ex: elderly taking baby aspirin to prevent strokes
◉ Pharmacognosy.
Answer: The study of natural drug sources, like plants, animals and
minerals.
◉ Pharmaceutic Properties.
Answer: Different drug dosage forms have different properties.
Dosage form determines the rate of drug dissolution. Enteric-coated
tablets protect patients from stomach irritation.
,◉ Fastest Route of Oral Drug Absorption.
Answer: 1. Oral disintegration, buccal tabs, and oral soluble wafers
2. Liquids, elixirs, and syrups
3. Suspension solutions
4. Powders
5. Capsules
6. Tablets
7. Coated tablets
8. Enteric-coated tabletes
◉ Pharmacokinetics.
Answer: The study of what the body does to the drug. A drug's time
to onset of action, time to peak effect, and duration of action.
-Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion
◉ Pharmacokinetics: Absorption.
Answer: Movement of a drug from its site of administration into the
bloodstream for distribution to the tissues.
◉ Bioavailability.
, Answer: A measure of the extent of drug absorption for a given drug
and route. Giving a med through the IV, you will have 100% of the
med in the bloodstream, none is lost.
◉ First-Pass Effect.
Answer: The initial metabolism in the liver of a drug absorbed from
the GI tract before the drug reaches systemic circulation. If you give
a PO med, the GI system digests, liver transforms, and then it reaches
the bloodstream. Not 100% of the med reaches the bloodstream, you
lose some as it travels.
◉ Enteral Route of Drug Administration.
Answer: The drug is absorbed into the systemic circulation through
the oral or gastric mucosa or the small intestine. Types of enteral are
oral, sublingual, buccal, and rectal.
◉ Parenteral Route of Drug Administration.
Answer: Though an IV, IM, subcutaneous, intradermal, intraarterial,
intrathecal, and intraarticular
◉ Topical Route of Drug Administration.
Answer: Skin, eyes, ears, nose, lungs, rectum, vagina
◉ Pharmacokinetics: Distribution.
2026 PATIENT CARE DOCUMENTATION AND
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
◉ Pharmacology.
Answer: The study or science of drugs
◉ Chemical Name.
Answer: Describes the drug's chemical composition and molecular
structure (not usually used in nursing)
◉ Generic Name.
Answer: Name given by the United States Adopted Names council.
The universal name, like ibuprofen or acetaminophen
◉ Trade Name.
Answer: AKA proprietary name. The drug has a registered
trademark, use of the name is restricted by the drug's patent owner.
Ex is Motrin and Advil, they are both ibuprofen
◉ Pharmaceutics.
,Answer: The study of how various drug forms influence the way in
which the drug affects the body.
Oral, rectal, transdermal, etc.
◉ Pharmacodynamics.
Answer: The study of what the drug does to the body. The
mechanism of drug actions in living tissues and drug-receptor
relationships
◉ Pharmacotherapeutics.
Answer: The clinical use of drugs to prevent and treat disease.
Defines principles of drug actions- the cellular processes that change
in response to the presence of drug molecules. Drugs are organized
into pharmacologic classes, like antihypertensives.
Ex: elderly taking baby aspirin to prevent strokes
◉ Pharmacognosy.
Answer: The study of natural drug sources, like plants, animals and
minerals.
◉ Pharmaceutic Properties.
Answer: Different drug dosage forms have different properties.
Dosage form determines the rate of drug dissolution. Enteric-coated
tablets protect patients from stomach irritation.
,◉ Fastest Route of Oral Drug Absorption.
Answer: 1. Oral disintegration, buccal tabs, and oral soluble wafers
2. Liquids, elixirs, and syrups
3. Suspension solutions
4. Powders
5. Capsules
6. Tablets
7. Coated tablets
8. Enteric-coated tabletes
◉ Pharmacokinetics.
Answer: The study of what the body does to the drug. A drug's time
to onset of action, time to peak effect, and duration of action.
-Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion
◉ Pharmacokinetics: Absorption.
Answer: Movement of a drug from its site of administration into the
bloodstream for distribution to the tissues.
◉ Bioavailability.
, Answer: A measure of the extent of drug absorption for a given drug
and route. Giving a med through the IV, you will have 100% of the
med in the bloodstream, none is lost.
◉ First-Pass Effect.
Answer: The initial metabolism in the liver of a drug absorbed from
the GI tract before the drug reaches systemic circulation. If you give
a PO med, the GI system digests, liver transforms, and then it reaches
the bloodstream. Not 100% of the med reaches the bloodstream, you
lose some as it travels.
◉ Enteral Route of Drug Administration.
Answer: The drug is absorbed into the systemic circulation through
the oral or gastric mucosa or the small intestine. Types of enteral are
oral, sublingual, buccal, and rectal.
◉ Parenteral Route of Drug Administration.
Answer: Though an IV, IM, subcutaneous, intradermal, intraarterial,
intrathecal, and intraarticular
◉ Topical Route of Drug Administration.
Answer: Skin, eyes, ears, nose, lungs, rectum, vagina
◉ Pharmacokinetics: Distribution.
