NURS 251 PHARMACOLOGY Actual
Exam Questions And Verified Answers
1. 10 rights of medication administration-Answer:- 1. Right
Medication
2. Right Dose
3. Right Time
4. Right Route
5. Right Client
6. Right Client Education
7. Right Documentation
8. Right to Refuse
9. Right Reason
10. Right Evaluation
2. drug-Answer:- any chemical that affects the physiologic
processes of a living organism
3. Pharmacology-Answer:- study or science of drugs
4. Pharmaceutics-Answer:- The science of preparing and
dispensing drugs, including dosage form design.
,5. Enteral dosage forms-Answer:- Tablets, capsules, oral soluble
wafers, pills, timed-release capsules, timed-release tablets, elixirs,
suspensions, syrups, emulsions, lozenges or troches, rectal
suppositories, sublingual or buccal tablets
6. Parenteral Dosage Forms-Answer:- Injectable forms, solutions,
suspensions, emulsions, powders for reconstitution
7. Topical dosage forms-Answer:- Aerosols, ointments, creams,
pastes, powders, solutions, foams, gels, transdermal patches,
inhalers, rectal and vaginal suppositories
8. Pharmacokinetics-Answer:- study of what the body does to the
drug and the study of ADME
9. ADME-Answer:- absorption, distribution, metabolism,
excretion
10. Pharmacodynamics-Answer:- the study of the biochemical and
physiological interac- tions of drugs at their sites of activity.
11. Pharmacotherapeutics-Answer:- The treatment of pathologic
conditions through the use of drugs
12. Pharmacognosy-Answer:- The study of drugs that are obtained
from natural plant and animal sources.
13. Pharmacogenetics-Answer:- the study of the influence on
genetic factors on drug re- sponse
,14. Toxicology-Answer:- The study of poisons, including toxic drug
effects, and applicable treatments.
15. Pharmacoeconomics-Answer:- The study of economic factors
impacting the cost of drug therapy.
16. 3 types of drug names-Answer:- chemical, generic, trade
17. chemical drug name-Answer:- Describes the drug's chemical
composition and molecu- lar structure
18. Generic drug name-Answer:- official, nonproprietary name for
the drug
19. Trade drug name-Answer:- also known as brand or
proprietary name. This is the name under which a manufacturer
markets the medication.
20. Enteral route - absorption-Answer:- the drug is absorbed
though the mucosa of the stomach, small intestine, or large intestine
21. Parenteral Route-Answer:- any where other than the
gastrointestinal tract - commonly refers to injection
22. Topical Route-Answer:- application of drugs directly to body
surfaces - skin, eyes, ears, nose, lungs, rectum, vagina
23. Inhalation route-Answer:- inhaled drugs are delivered directly
to the lungs as microme- tre-sized drug particles
, 24. Absorption-Answer:- the movement of a drug from its site of
administration into the bloodstream for distribution to tissues
25. Distribution-Answer:- transport of a drug by the blood stream
to the drugs site of action
26. Metabolism-Answer:- involves the biochemical alteration of a
drug into any of the follow- ing-Answer:- an inactive metabolite, a
more soluble compound, a more potent metabolite, a less active
metabolite
27. Organ most responsible for metabolism of a drug-Answer:- the
liver
28. Excretion-Answer:- the elimination of drugs from the body
29. Primary organ responsible for drug elimination-Answer:- the
kidney
30. Substrates-Answer:- targeted drugs for specific enzymes - any
drug that binds to an enzyme
31. Lipophilic-Answer:- fat loving
32. Hydrophilic-Answer:- water loving
33. drug-drug interaction-Answer:- when the presence of one drug
increases or decreases the action of another drug administered
concurrently
Exam Questions And Verified Answers
1. 10 rights of medication administration-Answer:- 1. Right
Medication
2. Right Dose
3. Right Time
4. Right Route
5. Right Client
6. Right Client Education
7. Right Documentation
8. Right to Refuse
9. Right Reason
10. Right Evaluation
2. drug-Answer:- any chemical that affects the physiologic
processes of a living organism
3. Pharmacology-Answer:- study or science of drugs
4. Pharmaceutics-Answer:- The science of preparing and
dispensing drugs, including dosage form design.
,5. Enteral dosage forms-Answer:- Tablets, capsules, oral soluble
wafers, pills, timed-release capsules, timed-release tablets, elixirs,
suspensions, syrups, emulsions, lozenges or troches, rectal
suppositories, sublingual or buccal tablets
6. Parenteral Dosage Forms-Answer:- Injectable forms, solutions,
suspensions, emulsions, powders for reconstitution
7. Topical dosage forms-Answer:- Aerosols, ointments, creams,
pastes, powders, solutions, foams, gels, transdermal patches,
inhalers, rectal and vaginal suppositories
8. Pharmacokinetics-Answer:- study of what the body does to the
drug and the study of ADME
9. ADME-Answer:- absorption, distribution, metabolism,
excretion
10. Pharmacodynamics-Answer:- the study of the biochemical and
physiological interac- tions of drugs at their sites of activity.
11. Pharmacotherapeutics-Answer:- The treatment of pathologic
conditions through the use of drugs
12. Pharmacognosy-Answer:- The study of drugs that are obtained
from natural plant and animal sources.
13. Pharmacogenetics-Answer:- the study of the influence on
genetic factors on drug re- sponse
,14. Toxicology-Answer:- The study of poisons, including toxic drug
effects, and applicable treatments.
15. Pharmacoeconomics-Answer:- The study of economic factors
impacting the cost of drug therapy.
16. 3 types of drug names-Answer:- chemical, generic, trade
17. chemical drug name-Answer:- Describes the drug's chemical
composition and molecu- lar structure
18. Generic drug name-Answer:- official, nonproprietary name for
the drug
19. Trade drug name-Answer:- also known as brand or
proprietary name. This is the name under which a manufacturer
markets the medication.
20. Enteral route - absorption-Answer:- the drug is absorbed
though the mucosa of the stomach, small intestine, or large intestine
21. Parenteral Route-Answer:- any where other than the
gastrointestinal tract - commonly refers to injection
22. Topical Route-Answer:- application of drugs directly to body
surfaces - skin, eyes, ears, nose, lungs, rectum, vagina
23. Inhalation route-Answer:- inhaled drugs are delivered directly
to the lungs as microme- tre-sized drug particles
, 24. Absorption-Answer:- the movement of a drug from its site of
administration into the bloodstream for distribution to tissues
25. Distribution-Answer:- transport of a drug by the blood stream
to the drugs site of action
26. Metabolism-Answer:- involves the biochemical alteration of a
drug into any of the follow- ing-Answer:- an inactive metabolite, a
more soluble compound, a more potent metabolite, a less active
metabolite
27. Organ most responsible for metabolism of a drug-Answer:- the
liver
28. Excretion-Answer:- the elimination of drugs from the body
29. Primary organ responsible for drug elimination-Answer:- the
kidney
30. Substrates-Answer:- targeted drugs for specific enzymes - any
drug that binds to an enzyme
31. Lipophilic-Answer:- fat loving
32. Hydrophilic-Answer:- water loving
33. drug-drug interaction-Answer:- when the presence of one drug
increases or decreases the action of another drug administered
concurrently
