NUR 2060 (Pharmacology) EXAM 1
Questions And Answers 100% Pass
What is pharmacology? - - -
correct answer ✅the study of drugs and their interactions with
living systems
What is pharmacotherapeutics? - - -
correct answer ✅the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, to treat
disease or prevent pregnancy
What are the 3 main properties of an ideal drug? - - -
correct answer ✅1. effectiveness (elicits response for which it's
given)
2. safety (cannot produce harmful effects)
3. selectivity (only elicits response for which is given)
Which schedule has the highest level of abuse potential? - - -
correct answer ✅Schedule I
What is the difference between the chemical, generic, and trade
names of a drug? - - -
correct answer ✅-Chemical= chemical structure of the drug
-Generic= the official name of the drug
-Trade= name given to the drug from the manufacture
,NUR 2060 (Pharmacology) EXAM 1
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Which type of drug name starts in a lower case letter? - - -
correct answer ✅generic
Which type of drug name starts as an UPPER case letter? - - -
correct answer ✅Trade/brand name
What does a "local" route mean? - - -
correct answer ✅one area of the body (i.e. skin)
What does a "systemic" route mean? - - -
correct answer ✅effects all over the body
What does an "enteral" route mean? - - -
correct answer ✅drug given by mouth (oral/PO)
What does a "parenteral" route mean? - - -
correct answer ✅drug that goes directly into the blood stream (i.e.
IV, IM, Sub Q)
,NUR 2060 (Pharmacology) EXAM 1
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What does a "mucous membrane application" route mean? - - -
correct answer ✅drug given via sublingual, buccal, inhalation,
vaginal, and rectal
What does a "topical" route mean? - - -
correct answer ✅drug given via dermal, transdermal, otic, and
ophthalmic
What are the seven "Rights" of medication administration? - - -
correct answer ✅right DRUG
right DOSE
right ROUTE
right TIME
right PATIENT
right OF PATIENT TO REFUSE MEDICATION
right DOCUMENTATION
How are drugs classified? - - -
correct answer ✅1. chemical structure/group (i.e. opiate)
2. action (an opiate receptor agonist)
3. site of action (CNS)
4. use (an analgesic)
, NUR 2060 (Pharmacology) EXAM 1
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Are drugs endogenous or exogenous? - - -
correct answer ✅exogenous
Drugs mimic endogenous or exogenous actions? - - -
correct answer ✅endogenous actions
What is the term that describes how the drug MOVES though the
body? - - -
correct answer ✅pharmacokinetics
What is the term that describes how the drug WORKS in the body -
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correct answer ✅pharmacodynamics
What are the four basic processes of pharmacokinetics? - - -
correct answer ✅1. absorption
2. distribution (blood)
3. metabolism (liver)
4. excretion (kidney)
Questions And Answers 100% Pass
What is pharmacology? - - -
correct answer ✅the study of drugs and their interactions with
living systems
What is pharmacotherapeutics? - - -
correct answer ✅the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, to treat
disease or prevent pregnancy
What are the 3 main properties of an ideal drug? - - -
correct answer ✅1. effectiveness (elicits response for which it's
given)
2. safety (cannot produce harmful effects)
3. selectivity (only elicits response for which is given)
Which schedule has the highest level of abuse potential? - - -
correct answer ✅Schedule I
What is the difference between the chemical, generic, and trade
names of a drug? - - -
correct answer ✅-Chemical= chemical structure of the drug
-Generic= the official name of the drug
-Trade= name given to the drug from the manufacture
,NUR 2060 (Pharmacology) EXAM 1
Questions And Answers 100% Pass
Which type of drug name starts in a lower case letter? - - -
correct answer ✅generic
Which type of drug name starts as an UPPER case letter? - - -
correct answer ✅Trade/brand name
What does a "local" route mean? - - -
correct answer ✅one area of the body (i.e. skin)
What does a "systemic" route mean? - - -
correct answer ✅effects all over the body
What does an "enteral" route mean? - - -
correct answer ✅drug given by mouth (oral/PO)
What does a "parenteral" route mean? - - -
correct answer ✅drug that goes directly into the blood stream (i.e.
IV, IM, Sub Q)
,NUR 2060 (Pharmacology) EXAM 1
Questions And Answers 100% Pass
What does a "mucous membrane application" route mean? - - -
correct answer ✅drug given via sublingual, buccal, inhalation,
vaginal, and rectal
What does a "topical" route mean? - - -
correct answer ✅drug given via dermal, transdermal, otic, and
ophthalmic
What are the seven "Rights" of medication administration? - - -
correct answer ✅right DRUG
right DOSE
right ROUTE
right TIME
right PATIENT
right OF PATIENT TO REFUSE MEDICATION
right DOCUMENTATION
How are drugs classified? - - -
correct answer ✅1. chemical structure/group (i.e. opiate)
2. action (an opiate receptor agonist)
3. site of action (CNS)
4. use (an analgesic)
, NUR 2060 (Pharmacology) EXAM 1
Questions And Answers 100% Pass
Are drugs endogenous or exogenous? - - -
correct answer ✅exogenous
Drugs mimic endogenous or exogenous actions? - - -
correct answer ✅endogenous actions
What is the term that describes how the drug MOVES though the
body? - - -
correct answer ✅pharmacokinetics
What is the term that describes how the drug WORKS in the body -
--
correct answer ✅pharmacodynamics
What are the four basic processes of pharmacokinetics? - - -
correct answer ✅1. absorption
2. distribution (blood)
3. metabolism (liver)
4. excretion (kidney)
