PHAR 100 EXAM 2O25/2026 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A nurse administering medications has many responsibilities. Among these responsibilities is a
knowledge of pharmacokinetics. Which statement is the best description of pharmacokinetics?
Select one:
a. The passage of medication molecules into the blood from the site of administration.
b. The degree to which medications bind to serum proteins, which affects distribution.
c. The study of how medications enter the body, reach their site of action, are metabolized, and exit
the body.
d. The method by which a medication, after absorption, is moved within the body to tissues, organs,
and specific sites of action. - The study of how medications enter the body, reach their site of action,
are metabolized, and exit the body.
Which of the following is the definition of side effects?
Select one:
a. The desired or intended outcome of a particular drug.
b. Any undesirable bodily effects that are a direct response to one or more drugs.
c. An abnormal or unexpected response to a drug that is peculiar to a particular client.
d. Unintended, secondary effects that a medication will probably cause. - Any undesirable bodily
effects that are a direct response to one or more drugs.
The nurse is administering medications to a patient who is in liver failure due to end-stage cirrhosis.
The nurse is aware that patients with liver failure are most likely to have problems with which
pharmacokinetic phase?
Select one:
a. Absorption
b. Distribution
c. Metabolism
d. Excretion - Metabolism
Which of the following statements is true regarding parenteral drugs?
Select one:
a. They bypass the first-pass effect.
, b. They decrease blood flow to the stomach.
c. They are altered by the presence of food in the stomach.
d. They are typically the slowest route by which a drug can be absorbed. - They bypass the first-pass
effect.
The term "duration of action" refers to which of the following descriptions?
Select one:
a. The time it takes for the drug to elicit a therapeutic response.
b. The time it takes a drug to reach its maximum therapeutic response.
c. The length of time it takes to remove a drug from circulation.
d. The time during which drug concentration is sufficient to elicit a therapeutic response. - The time
during which drug concentration is sufficient to elicit a therapeutic response.
The following legislation outlines BCCNP's Scope of Practice for LPN's regarding medication
administration:
Select one:
a. Canada Food and Drug Act
b. BCCNP Standards of Practice
c. BC Health Professions Act
d. Controlled Drug and Substances Act - Controlled Drug and Substances Act
Match the following meanings to their corresponding abbreviations:
As needed
Twice per day
Every 4 hours
Drops
By mouth
Intramuscular - prn
bid
q4h
gtts
po
ANSWERS
A nurse administering medications has many responsibilities. Among these responsibilities is a
knowledge of pharmacokinetics. Which statement is the best description of pharmacokinetics?
Select one:
a. The passage of medication molecules into the blood from the site of administration.
b. The degree to which medications bind to serum proteins, which affects distribution.
c. The study of how medications enter the body, reach their site of action, are metabolized, and exit
the body.
d. The method by which a medication, after absorption, is moved within the body to tissues, organs,
and specific sites of action. - The study of how medications enter the body, reach their site of action,
are metabolized, and exit the body.
Which of the following is the definition of side effects?
Select one:
a. The desired or intended outcome of a particular drug.
b. Any undesirable bodily effects that are a direct response to one or more drugs.
c. An abnormal or unexpected response to a drug that is peculiar to a particular client.
d. Unintended, secondary effects that a medication will probably cause. - Any undesirable bodily
effects that are a direct response to one or more drugs.
The nurse is administering medications to a patient who is in liver failure due to end-stage cirrhosis.
The nurse is aware that patients with liver failure are most likely to have problems with which
pharmacokinetic phase?
Select one:
a. Absorption
b. Distribution
c. Metabolism
d. Excretion - Metabolism
Which of the following statements is true regarding parenteral drugs?
Select one:
a. They bypass the first-pass effect.
, b. They decrease blood flow to the stomach.
c. They are altered by the presence of food in the stomach.
d. They are typically the slowest route by which a drug can be absorbed. - They bypass the first-pass
effect.
The term "duration of action" refers to which of the following descriptions?
Select one:
a. The time it takes for the drug to elicit a therapeutic response.
b. The time it takes a drug to reach its maximum therapeutic response.
c. The length of time it takes to remove a drug from circulation.
d. The time during which drug concentration is sufficient to elicit a therapeutic response. - The time
during which drug concentration is sufficient to elicit a therapeutic response.
The following legislation outlines BCCNP's Scope of Practice for LPN's regarding medication
administration:
Select one:
a. Canada Food and Drug Act
b. BCCNP Standards of Practice
c. BC Health Professions Act
d. Controlled Drug and Substances Act - Controlled Drug and Substances Act
Match the following meanings to their corresponding abbreviations:
As needed
Twice per day
Every 4 hours
Drops
By mouth
Intramuscular - prn
bid
q4h
gtts
po
