QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
PharmacologyA-
AcorrectAanswersScientificAstudyAofAtheAorigin,Anature,Achemisty,AeffectsAandAuseAofAdrugs
PharmacodynamicsA-AcorrectAanswersWhatAtheAmedicationAdoesAtoAtheAbody
PharmacokineticsA-AcorrectAanswersWhatAtheAbodyAdoesAtoAtheAmedication
PharmacotherapeuticsA-
AcorrectAanswersHowAtheAmedicationAhelpsAwithAtheApathophysiology
Nonprescription/AOTCAmedAexamplesA-
AcorrectAanswersHerbalAmeds,Avitamins,Atylenol.AASKAPATIENTSASPECIFICALLYAIFATHEYATAKEATH
ESE
GenericAnameA-
AcorrectAanswersmostAcasesAderivedAfromAchemicalAnameAbutAshorterA(officalAname).AhaveAtoA
adhereAtoAnamingA"rules"
TradeAnameA-AcorrectAanswersbrandAnameAselectedAbyAtheAcompany
WhatAshouldAyouAcheckAonAtheAMEDSAbeforeAgivingAthem?A-
AcorrectAanswersTheAexpirationAdate.ACheckAdateAonAcardexAandAcomputerAalso.
WhatAshouldAyouAdoAifAtheAmedsAareAexpired?A-AcorrectAanswersGetAthemAreordered
WhatAneedsAtoAbeAlistedAwhenAmedsAareAordered?A-
AcorrectAanswersRoute,Aname,AhowAoften,Atime
CanAyouAtakeAverbalAorders?A-AcorrectAanswersNO
IsA"daily"AanAacceptableAtime?A-AcorrectAanswersNO
Absorption,Adistribution,Ametabolism,AexcretionAareAapartAofAwhat?A-
AcorrectAanswersPharmacokinetics
FactorsAaffectingAabsorptionA-AcorrectAanswersbodyAsurfaceAarea
BloodAflow
PainAandAstressA(negatively)
DrugAsoluabilityA(phAofAstomachAandAGIAmotility)
EnteralA-AcorrectAanswersmouthAorArectal
,smallAintestines
(absorptionAdependsAonAwhenApeakAandAconcentrationAlevelsAareAreached)
ParentalA-AcorrectAanswersInjectionA(rapidAabsorption)
vein,Aarteries,AmuscleA(intermediateAabsorption)
TopicalA-AcorrectAanswersskinAandAmucousAmembranes
(absorptionAisAslow)
WhatAisAtheAfastestArouteAofAabsorption?A-AcorrectAanswersParental
WhatAcanAcauseAphysiologicalAchangesAthatAaffectAdrugAmetabolism?A-
AcorrectAanswersDiseases
WhatAisAtheAabilityAtoAchangeAaAdrugAbiologicallyAfromAoriginalAtoAwaterAsoluableAformA-
AcorrectAanswersDrugAmetabolism
WhyAwouldAyouAgetAaA24AhourAurine?A-
AcorrectAanswersToAlookAatAbyAproductsAserumAdrugAlevels
(tooAhigh-toxicity)
(tooAlow-notAtherapeutic)
HowAcanAdrugsAbeAeliminated?A-
AcorrectAanswersThroughAtheAlungs,AexocrineAglands,Akidneys,Aliver,Askin,AandAGIAtract.
WhatAisAaAhalf-life?A-AcorrectAanswersTimeAtheAtotalAamountAisAdimishedAbyA1/2
ItAhelpsAdetermineAtheAdrugAfrequency
OnsetA-
AcorrectAanswerstimeAwhenAtheAdrugAisAsufficientlyAabsorbedAtoAreachAanAeffectiveAbloodAlevel
AandAdistributedAtoAelicitAaAtherapeuticAresponse
PeakA-
AcorrectAanswerswhenAtheAbodyAabsorbsAmoreAdrug,AbloodAconcentrationArises,AmoreAdrugAre
achesAtheAsiteAofAaction,AtherapeuticAresponseAincreases.A(BSAisAlow)
DurationA-
AcorrectAanswersLengthAofAtimeAaAdrugAconcentrationAisAsufficientAinAtheAbloodAtoAproduceAaAt
herapeuticAresponse
BioavailabilityA-
AcorrectAanswersRefersAtoAtheAextentAtoAwhichAaAdrugsAactiveAingredientAisAabsorbedAandAtran
sportedAtoAitsAsiteAofAaction
, WhyAareAbloodAconcentrationAlevelsAmeasured?A-
AcorrectAanswersToAhelpAdetermineAwhetherAtheAdosingAhasAachievedAtherapeuticAgoals
WhatAisAdrugAACTION??A-
AcorrectAanswersInteractionAatAtheAcellularAlevelAbetweenAaAdrugAandAcellularAcomponents.
WhatAisAdrugAEFFECT??A-
AcorrectAanswersTheAresponseAresultingAfromAdrugAactionAwhichAmayAaffectAtotalAbodyAfunctio
n
WhatAisAtheAPRIMARYAjobAofAtheAnurse?A-AcorrectAanswersSAFETY.
AfterAthatAisAmonitorAforAadverseAandAtherapeuticAeffectsAANDAdocumentingAtheAfindings!
DrugAinteractionsAmayAoccurAbetweenAdrugs,AbetweenAdrugsAandAherbs,AorAbetween.....A-
AcorrectAanswersdrugsAandAfood
TheAmoreAdrugsAaApatientArecieves,AtheAgreaterAriskAfor...A-AcorrectAanswersdrugAinteraction
WhatAhappensAifAyouAdripAanAantibioticAinAtooAfast?A-AcorrectAanswersTOXICITY
WhatAhappensAifAyouAgiveAtheAmedicationAatAtheAwrongAtime?A-AcorrectAanswersCONFLICT
WhatAhappensAinAyouApushAaAmedAtooAfast?A-AcorrectAanswersINFILTRATION
WhatAhappensAifAyouAforgetAtoAgiveAaAmed?A-AcorrectAanswersLEVELSADROP.AReportAthis!
WhatAhappensAifAyouAgiveAanAantibioticAlate?A-AcorrectAanswersBACTERIAAGROWS
NursingAresponsibilitesAforAmedsA-AcorrectAanswersCheckAdose
OrderedAcorrectly?AClientsAweightAcorrect?
MonitorAbeforeAgivingAdrugA(BP,AHR)
MonitorAAFTERAgivingAdrugA(BP,AHR)
TeachAaboutAdrugA(DONTAASSUME;AaskAwhyAtheyAareAtakingAit)
IfAyouAgiveAaAmedAasAorderedAandAitAwasntAright,AareAyouAliable?A-AcorrectAanswersYES
IfAyouAgiveAaAmedAasAorderedAandAtheAorderAwasAforAtooAmuch,AareAyouAliable?A-
AcorrectAanswersYES
HowAmuchAofAtheApopulationAisAolderAadults?AWhatApercentageAareAonAmeds?A-
AcorrectAanswers13%
30%AprescribedAmeds
40%AOTCAmeds
90%AtakeAatleastA1AprescribedAmed