PHARMACOLOGY CONNECTIONS TO
NURSING PRACTICE UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● Therapeutic Classification
Answer: Classification that describes what a drug treats.
●● Pharmacologic Classification
Answer: Classification that describes how the drug acts.
●● name ending in -lol
Answer: used in generic name of beta-adrenergic blockers
●● name ending -statin
Answer: denotes a lipid-lowering drug
●● Chemical Name
Answer: Standardized nomenclature of drugs established by
International union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). Each Drug
only has one chemical Name.
●● Generic Name
,Answer: Name assigned by United States Adopted Name Council. Each
drug only has one Generic Name.
●● Trade Name (Brand Name)
Answer: Name given to a proprietary drug.
●● Exclusivity
Answer: Time used by a company to recoup costs in R&D where
competing drug companies may not manufacture a generic form of a
drug.
●● Combination Drugs
Answer: Drugs with more than one active ingredient.
●● Bioavailability
Answer: The rate and extent to which a drug's active ingredient is
absorbed from the drug product to the site of drug action.
●● medication reconcilliation
Answer: comparing the patient's medication orders to all medications the
patient is and has been taking.
●● root cause analysis
, Answer: determine why an error occurred and not the person
responsible.
●● Pregnant Drug Categories:
A
B
C
D
X
Answer: A-studies done and no risk to baby
B-Animal studies, no risk to fetus
C-Animal studies show adverse effects and no studies in humans
D-Studies in women show risk to baby
X-Adequate well documented studies show fetal abnormalities
●● Pediatric Absorption compared to adults
1. Gastric/intestinal
2. IM
3. Skin
Answer: 1. Slower due to lower pH in stomach, slowed gastric motility
2. Slower due to low blood flow to muscles
3. Faster than adults
NURSING PRACTICE UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● Therapeutic Classification
Answer: Classification that describes what a drug treats.
●● Pharmacologic Classification
Answer: Classification that describes how the drug acts.
●● name ending in -lol
Answer: used in generic name of beta-adrenergic blockers
●● name ending -statin
Answer: denotes a lipid-lowering drug
●● Chemical Name
Answer: Standardized nomenclature of drugs established by
International union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). Each Drug
only has one chemical Name.
●● Generic Name
,Answer: Name assigned by United States Adopted Name Council. Each
drug only has one Generic Name.
●● Trade Name (Brand Name)
Answer: Name given to a proprietary drug.
●● Exclusivity
Answer: Time used by a company to recoup costs in R&D where
competing drug companies may not manufacture a generic form of a
drug.
●● Combination Drugs
Answer: Drugs with more than one active ingredient.
●● Bioavailability
Answer: The rate and extent to which a drug's active ingredient is
absorbed from the drug product to the site of drug action.
●● medication reconcilliation
Answer: comparing the patient's medication orders to all medications the
patient is and has been taking.
●● root cause analysis
, Answer: determine why an error occurred and not the person
responsible.
●● Pregnant Drug Categories:
A
B
C
D
X
Answer: A-studies done and no risk to baby
B-Animal studies, no risk to fetus
C-Animal studies show adverse effects and no studies in humans
D-Studies in women show risk to baby
X-Adequate well documented studies show fetal abnormalities
●● Pediatric Absorption compared to adults
1. Gastric/intestinal
2. IM
3. Skin
Answer: 1. Slower due to lower pH in stomach, slowed gastric motility
2. Slower due to low blood flow to muscles
3. Faster than adults
