Medication Administration practice questions
1. Briefly summarize the roles of the following in relation to the regulation of medications. ✔️a. Federal
government: The federal government protects the health of the people by ensuring that medications
are safe and effective. Currently, the Food and Drug Administration ensures that all medications
undergo vigorous testing before they are sold.
b. State government: The state governments conform to federal legislation but also have additional
controls such as alcohol and tobacco.
c. Health care institutions: Health care institutions have individual policies to meet federal and state
regulations.
d. Nurse Practice Act: The Nurse Practice Act defines the scope of a nurse's professional functions and
responsibilities.
2. Chemical name: ✔️A chemical name provides an exact description of the medication's composition
and molecular structure.
3. Generic name: ✔️A generic name is created by the manufacturer who first develops the medication,
this becomes the official name.
4. Trade name: ✔️The trade name is one that the manufacturer has trademarked to identify the
particular version they manufacture.
5. A medication classification indicates: ✔️A medication classification indicates the effect of the
medication on a body system, the symptoms the medication relieves, or the medication's desired effect.
6. The form of the medication determines its: ✔️The form of the medication determines its route of
administration.
7. Pharmacokinetics is: ✔️Pharmacokinetics is the study of how medications enter the body, reach
their site of action, metabolize, and exit the body.
, 8. Absorption is: ✔️Absorption refers to the passage of medication molecules into the blood from the
site of administration.
9. Identify the factors that influence drug absorption ✔️a. Route of administration
b. Ability of the medication to dissolve
c. Blood flow to the site of administration
d. Body surface area
e. Lipid solubility
10. Identify the factors that affect the rate and extent of medication distribution. ✔️a. Circulation
b. Membrane permeability
c. Protein binding
d. Metabolism
e. Excretion
11. Explain the role of metabolism. ✔️After a medication reaches its site of action, it becomes
metabolized into a less active or inactive form that is easier to excrete.
12. Identify the primary organ for drug excretion, and explain what happens if this organ's function
declines. ✔️The kidneys are the primary organ for drug excretion. When renal function declines, a
patient is at risk for medication toxicity.
13. Therapeutic effects: ✔️Therapeutic effects are the expected or predictable physiological response
to a medication.
14. Side effects: ✔️Side effects are predictable and often unavoidable secondary effects a medication
predictably will cause.
15. Adverse effects: ✔️Adverse effects are unintended, undesirable, and often unpredictable severe
responses to medication.
1. Briefly summarize the roles of the following in relation to the regulation of medications. ✔️a. Federal
government: The federal government protects the health of the people by ensuring that medications
are safe and effective. Currently, the Food and Drug Administration ensures that all medications
undergo vigorous testing before they are sold.
b. State government: The state governments conform to federal legislation but also have additional
controls such as alcohol and tobacco.
c. Health care institutions: Health care institutions have individual policies to meet federal and state
regulations.
d. Nurse Practice Act: The Nurse Practice Act defines the scope of a nurse's professional functions and
responsibilities.
2. Chemical name: ✔️A chemical name provides an exact description of the medication's composition
and molecular structure.
3. Generic name: ✔️A generic name is created by the manufacturer who first develops the medication,
this becomes the official name.
4. Trade name: ✔️The trade name is one that the manufacturer has trademarked to identify the
particular version they manufacture.
5. A medication classification indicates: ✔️A medication classification indicates the effect of the
medication on a body system, the symptoms the medication relieves, or the medication's desired effect.
6. The form of the medication determines its: ✔️The form of the medication determines its route of
administration.
7. Pharmacokinetics is: ✔️Pharmacokinetics is the study of how medications enter the body, reach
their site of action, metabolize, and exit the body.
, 8. Absorption is: ✔️Absorption refers to the passage of medication molecules into the blood from the
site of administration.
9. Identify the factors that influence drug absorption ✔️a. Route of administration
b. Ability of the medication to dissolve
c. Blood flow to the site of administration
d. Body surface area
e. Lipid solubility
10. Identify the factors that affect the rate and extent of medication distribution. ✔️a. Circulation
b. Membrane permeability
c. Protein binding
d. Metabolism
e. Excretion
11. Explain the role of metabolism. ✔️After a medication reaches its site of action, it becomes
metabolized into a less active or inactive form that is easier to excrete.
12. Identify the primary organ for drug excretion, and explain what happens if this organ's function
declines. ✔️The kidneys are the primary organ for drug excretion. When renal function declines, a
patient is at risk for medication toxicity.
13. Therapeutic effects: ✔️Therapeutic effects are the expected or predictable physiological response
to a medication.
14. Side effects: ✔️Side effects are predictable and often unavoidable secondary effects a medication
predictably will cause.
15. Adverse effects: ✔️Adverse effects are unintended, undesirable, and often unpredictable severe
responses to medication.
