NURS 117 Final Exam (Exam One PIAT) Questions with Correct
Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Drug Approval Process
Answer: 1. Pre-clinical investigation 2. Clinical 3. New Drug Application 4. Post-marketing
Question 2: Pre-clinical investigation
Answer: labs, animals (not human), gaining data
Question 3: clinical
Answer: trials/testing on humans
Question 4: New Drug Application
Answer: review all data to decide if ready for the next stage; decide if safe
Question 5: post-marketing
Answer: given to mass populations, pending FDA approval
Question 6: Joint Commission
Answer: national safety guidelines -label all meds -extra care to pts on blood thinners -med rec: figure out
what meds are taken at home and chart (name, dose, route, frequency)
Question 7: generic name
Answer: lowercase; what we always use ex. acetaminophen
Question 8: trade name
Answer: usually uppercase ex. Tylenol
Question 9: schedule drugs
Answer: I-V; I is highest risk for addiction, gets lower with higher levels
Question 10: Schedule I drugs
Answer: High abuse potential, no accepted medical use; ex. heroin
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, Question 11: Schedule II drugs
Answer: a type of drug with medicinal uses that is highly addictive and only available with a prescription;
ex. narcotics, stimulants, opiates
Question 12: Schedule III drugs
Answer: a type of drug with medicinal uses that is moderately to highly addictive and only available with a
prescription; ex. combo narcotics
Question 13: Schedule IV drugs
Answer: a type of drug with medicinal uses that is moderately addictive and only available with a
prescription; ex. benzos
Question 14: Schedule V drugs
Answer: These drugs have least potential for abuse; ex. cough meds
Question 15: tolerance
Answer: the diminishing effect with regular use of the same dose of a drug, requiring the user to take larger
and larger doses before experiencing the drug's effect
Question 16: dependence
Answer: psychological or physiological need for a drug; addiction
Question 17: Clinical Judgement Model (ADPIE)
Answer: Assessment Diagnose/Identification Planning Implementation Evaluation
Question 18: Assessment
Answer: baseline data, med rec, allergies (what and how), herbal and OTC meds
Question 19: Diagnosis/Identification
Answer: find the problem
Question 20: Planning
Answer: prioritize the problems
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Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Drug Approval Process
Answer: 1. Pre-clinical investigation 2. Clinical 3. New Drug Application 4. Post-marketing
Question 2: Pre-clinical investigation
Answer: labs, animals (not human), gaining data
Question 3: clinical
Answer: trials/testing on humans
Question 4: New Drug Application
Answer: review all data to decide if ready for the next stage; decide if safe
Question 5: post-marketing
Answer: given to mass populations, pending FDA approval
Question 6: Joint Commission
Answer: national safety guidelines -label all meds -extra care to pts on blood thinners -med rec: figure out
what meds are taken at home and chart (name, dose, route, frequency)
Question 7: generic name
Answer: lowercase; what we always use ex. acetaminophen
Question 8: trade name
Answer: usually uppercase ex. Tylenol
Question 9: schedule drugs
Answer: I-V; I is highest risk for addiction, gets lower with higher levels
Question 10: Schedule I drugs
Answer: High abuse potential, no accepted medical use; ex. heroin
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, Question 11: Schedule II drugs
Answer: a type of drug with medicinal uses that is highly addictive and only available with a prescription;
ex. narcotics, stimulants, opiates
Question 12: Schedule III drugs
Answer: a type of drug with medicinal uses that is moderately to highly addictive and only available with a
prescription; ex. combo narcotics
Question 13: Schedule IV drugs
Answer: a type of drug with medicinal uses that is moderately addictive and only available with a
prescription; ex. benzos
Question 14: Schedule V drugs
Answer: These drugs have least potential for abuse; ex. cough meds
Question 15: tolerance
Answer: the diminishing effect with regular use of the same dose of a drug, requiring the user to take larger
and larger doses before experiencing the drug's effect
Question 16: dependence
Answer: psychological or physiological need for a drug; addiction
Question 17: Clinical Judgement Model (ADPIE)
Answer: Assessment Diagnose/Identification Planning Implementation Evaluation
Question 18: Assessment
Answer: baseline data, med rec, allergies (what and how), herbal and OTC meds
Question 19: Diagnosis/Identification
Answer: find the problem
Question 20: Planning
Answer: prioritize the problems
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