NU 335 Fundamentals Exam 2 2025/2026
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oral route of medication characateristics - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- enternal
- abbreviation PO
-absorption from stomach or intestine
- slow only
- high first pass effect
- effects are more prolonged than other routes
- frequent and higher doses
what are the types of oral solid medications? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- tablets
- caplets
- capsules
- gelcaps
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,- spanules
tablets - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- compressed powder shaped into a disk
- should not be cut unless scored
caplets - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Tablet in the shape of a capsule for easier
swallowing
capsules - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- gel shell filled with powder
- can be opened
gelcaps - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- liquid in gel cap
- should not be broken
spanules - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- can be sprinkled
should sustained release and extended release drugs be broken? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔no
what are the 2 transmucosal routes of medicine? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-
sublingual
- buccal
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,transmucosal routes characteristics - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- absorption occurs
through mucous membrane
- membrane should be moist and intact
- should not be swallowed or chewed
- bypasses liver= high bile availability
what are the contradiction to giving oral administrated meds? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔- NPO
- absent gag reflex
- low LOC
oral solid administration guidelines - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- standard precautions
- do not touch medication
- semi fowlers/ fowlers position
- remain with patient
- generally empty stomach (1 hour before meals or 2 hours after)
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, Oral solid medication guidelines - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- do not crush enteric
coated or sustained release tablets, medications with hard shells, buccal or
sublingual medications
- do not break tablets/caplets unless scored
what are the ways to give oral liquid medications? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-
medicine cups
- droppers
- calibrated spoons
- oral syringes
liquid administration guidelines - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- shake if suspension or
required
- hold label in hand
- flat surface while pouring at eye level
- read at level of meniscus
- wipe bottle lip
- doses over 5 mL
- remain with patient
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Exam Questions Marking Scheme New
Update | A+ Rated
oral route of medication characateristics - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- enternal
- abbreviation PO
-absorption from stomach or intestine
- slow only
- high first pass effect
- effects are more prolonged than other routes
- frequent and higher doses
what are the types of oral solid medications? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- tablets
- caplets
- capsules
- gelcaps
COPYRIGHT©BLAIRALISTERNEWTON 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
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PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
,- spanules
tablets - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- compressed powder shaped into a disk
- should not be cut unless scored
caplets - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Tablet in the shape of a capsule for easier
swallowing
capsules - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- gel shell filled with powder
- can be opened
gelcaps - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- liquid in gel cap
- should not be broken
spanules - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- can be sprinkled
should sustained release and extended release drugs be broken? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔no
what are the 2 transmucosal routes of medicine? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-
sublingual
- buccal
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,transmucosal routes characteristics - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- absorption occurs
through mucous membrane
- membrane should be moist and intact
- should not be swallowed or chewed
- bypasses liver= high bile availability
what are the contradiction to giving oral administrated meds? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔- NPO
- absent gag reflex
- low LOC
oral solid administration guidelines - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- standard precautions
- do not touch medication
- semi fowlers/ fowlers position
- remain with patient
- generally empty stomach (1 hour before meals or 2 hours after)
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, Oral solid medication guidelines - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- do not crush enteric
coated or sustained release tablets, medications with hard shells, buccal or
sublingual medications
- do not break tablets/caplets unless scored
what are the ways to give oral liquid medications? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-
medicine cups
- droppers
- calibrated spoons
- oral syringes
liquid administration guidelines - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- shake if suspension or
required
- hold label in hand
- flat surface while pouring at eye level
- read at level of meniscus
- wipe bottle lip
- doses over 5 mL
- remain with patient
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