, NURS 251 Module # 1 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!
A patient recently started taking a new medication; he mentions to his doctor at his next
appointment that he has noticed his mouth is extremely dry since starting the
medication to the point where he is not able to eat. He has tried managing it with
lozenges and increased liquids and nothing seems to work. What drug effect best
describes the dry mouth this patient is experiencing? - ANSWER adverse effect
TRUE/FALSE: Discontinuing drug therapy is always the best course of action whenever
a patient experiences a harmful - ANSWER false
TRUE/FALSE: The site within a cell that the drug binds to in order to exert its
therapeutic effect is known as: - ANSWER True
TRUE/FALSE: When a drug binds to a cell exerting its effect leading to a decrease in
that cell's physiologic response that drug is acting as an agonist. - ANSWER FALSE
Matching the following:
1.Duration of Action - Length of time the drug produces its effect
2.Onset of Action - Time from administration to first effect
3.Therapeutic Range - Drug concentration is above MEC and below MTC - ANSWER
1.Duration of Action - Length of time the drug produces its effect
2. Onset of Action - Time from administration to first effect 3.Therapeutic Range - Drug
concentration is above MEC and below MTC
TRUE/FALSE: All drugs have both a trade name and a generic name - ANSWER TRUE
TRUE/FALSE: There can be multiple generic names for the same chemical compound.
- ANSWER FALSE
Select the dosage form that is best described as a flattened tablet that dissolves in the
mouth:
Tablet
Capsule
Troche
Suppository - ANSWER Troche
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!
A patient recently started taking a new medication; he mentions to his doctor at his next
appointment that he has noticed his mouth is extremely dry since starting the
medication to the point where he is not able to eat. He has tried managing it with
lozenges and increased liquids and nothing seems to work. What drug effect best
describes the dry mouth this patient is experiencing? - ANSWER adverse effect
TRUE/FALSE: Discontinuing drug therapy is always the best course of action whenever
a patient experiences a harmful - ANSWER false
TRUE/FALSE: The site within a cell that the drug binds to in order to exert its
therapeutic effect is known as: - ANSWER True
TRUE/FALSE: When a drug binds to a cell exerting its effect leading to a decrease in
that cell's physiologic response that drug is acting as an agonist. - ANSWER FALSE
Matching the following:
1.Duration of Action - Length of time the drug produces its effect
2.Onset of Action - Time from administration to first effect
3.Therapeutic Range - Drug concentration is above MEC and below MTC - ANSWER
1.Duration of Action - Length of time the drug produces its effect
2. Onset of Action - Time from administration to first effect 3.Therapeutic Range - Drug
concentration is above MEC and below MTC
TRUE/FALSE: All drugs have both a trade name and a generic name - ANSWER TRUE
TRUE/FALSE: There can be multiple generic names for the same chemical compound.
- ANSWER FALSE
Select the dosage form that is best described as a flattened tablet that dissolves in the
mouth:
Tablet
Capsule
Troche
Suppository - ANSWER Troche
