NUR 311 Exam 1 Questions with Correct Answers.

List three most important properties of drugs. Which is the most important? Correct Answer Effectiveness, safety, selectivity. Effectiveness most important. What does selectivity mean? Correct Answer Produces only desired responses for which it is given. List three types of drug names. Which is the best for communicating between health professionals? Correct Answer Chemical, generic, trade Generic name is the best. What factor primarily determines the drug concentration at the receptor? Correct Answer Administration. Pharmacokinetics determines what? Define Pharmacokinetics. Correct Answer How much of a drug reaches the sites of action. The study of drug movement throughout the body. List four processes of pharmacokinetics. Correct Answer Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion How does changing the route from intravenous to oral influence dosage? Correct Answer Oral dosages are usually higher than intravenous dosages, because there is a barrier to absorption. Pharmacodynamics refers to what action? Correct Answer The nature and intensity of response at its site of action. Name the six rights of safe medication administration. Correct Answer Right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time, right documentation Explain the difference between a contraindication and precaution. Correct Answer A contraindication prevents the drug use under all but the most severe circumstances. A precaution increases the likelihood of an adverse reaction, but not a life-threatening one. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 resulted in what mandate? Correct Answer Testing for toxicity