NUR 3145 Exam 1 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the types of drug categories? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Prescription (well
controlled, high risk); 2. OTC (self prescribed); herbals (can be dangerous-drug interaction)
What are the types of drug names? - CORRECT ANSWER Chemical (chemists and
manufacturers); generic (short and simple); brand name (assigned by drug manufacturer)
What is the initial therapy with most illnesses? - CORRECT ANSWER 60-95% consists
of self-care, self-medication with OTC drug
Difference between USP and FDA. - CORRECT ANSWER U.S Pharmacopenia: develop
manufacturing std. (purity, strength, labeling, package); FDA: enforce std. set by USP - both
work together w US Congress and Supreme Court to protect public
What is the primary objective of therapeutic drug therapy? - CORRECT
ANSWER Maximum benefit/minimum harm
What determines the intensity of the drug response? - CORRECT
ANSWER Administration, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, sources of individual
variation
What are the 6 rights? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Right drug; 2. patient; 3. dose; 4. route;
5. time; 6. documentation (right to diagnosis and right to refuse)
What are 4 types of drug orders? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Standing 2. PRN (as-needed);
3. single dose; 4. STAT (immediate)
What are common routes of drugs into the body? (11) - CORRECT
ANSWER Oral/enteral(cheap/easy; takes longer); intravenous (fast/can't take back);
, intramuscular(avoids gut); subcutaneous; topical; transdermal(patches); inhaled; rectal; ocular;
aural; vaginal
Nursing Process: Drug Therapy Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Collect baseline data
(history, lifestyle, age, preexisting conditions, current drugs); ID high risk patients (pregnant,
children, elderly, immunosuppressed); assessment of patient's capacity for self care
Nursing Process: Drug Therapy Analysis and Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER Judge
appropriateness of prescribed regimen; ID potential health problems the drug can cause;
determine patient's capacity for self-care
Nursing Process: Drug Therapy Planning - CORRECT ANSWER Define goals, set
priorities, ID interventions; establish criteria for evaluation
Nursing Process: Drug Therapy Implementation - CORRECT ANSWER Drug
administration, patient education, interventions to promote therapeutic effects, interventions to
minimize adverse effects
Nursing Process: Drug Therapy Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER Therapeutic
responses, adverse drug reactions and interactions, adherence to the prescribed regimen,
satisfaction with treatment
What is pharmacokinetics? - CORRECT ANSWER Study of how the body uses and
changes drugs
What is MEC, steady state, duration of action and potency r/t pharmacokinetics? - CORRECT
ANSWER Min. effective conc. (MEC): lowest blood level needed to cause the intended
action; steady-state: blood level balance of drug entry and elimination to keep the amount of
drug in the body high enough to produce intended action; duration of action: how long drug
remains in the blood at MEC - r/t potency of drug
What are the 4 basic pharmacokinetic processes? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Absorption 2.
Distribution 3. Metabolism 4. Excretion
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the types of drug categories? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Prescription (well
controlled, high risk); 2. OTC (self prescribed); herbals (can be dangerous-drug interaction)
What are the types of drug names? - CORRECT ANSWER Chemical (chemists and
manufacturers); generic (short and simple); brand name (assigned by drug manufacturer)
What is the initial therapy with most illnesses? - CORRECT ANSWER 60-95% consists
of self-care, self-medication with OTC drug
Difference between USP and FDA. - CORRECT ANSWER U.S Pharmacopenia: develop
manufacturing std. (purity, strength, labeling, package); FDA: enforce std. set by USP - both
work together w US Congress and Supreme Court to protect public
What is the primary objective of therapeutic drug therapy? - CORRECT
ANSWER Maximum benefit/minimum harm
What determines the intensity of the drug response? - CORRECT
ANSWER Administration, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, sources of individual
variation
What are the 6 rights? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Right drug; 2. patient; 3. dose; 4. route;
5. time; 6. documentation (right to diagnosis and right to refuse)
What are 4 types of drug orders? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Standing 2. PRN (as-needed);
3. single dose; 4. STAT (immediate)
What are common routes of drugs into the body? (11) - CORRECT
ANSWER Oral/enteral(cheap/easy; takes longer); intravenous (fast/can't take back);
, intramuscular(avoids gut); subcutaneous; topical; transdermal(patches); inhaled; rectal; ocular;
aural; vaginal
Nursing Process: Drug Therapy Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Collect baseline data
(history, lifestyle, age, preexisting conditions, current drugs); ID high risk patients (pregnant,
children, elderly, immunosuppressed); assessment of patient's capacity for self care
Nursing Process: Drug Therapy Analysis and Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER Judge
appropriateness of prescribed regimen; ID potential health problems the drug can cause;
determine patient's capacity for self-care
Nursing Process: Drug Therapy Planning - CORRECT ANSWER Define goals, set
priorities, ID interventions; establish criteria for evaluation
Nursing Process: Drug Therapy Implementation - CORRECT ANSWER Drug
administration, patient education, interventions to promote therapeutic effects, interventions to
minimize adverse effects
Nursing Process: Drug Therapy Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER Therapeutic
responses, adverse drug reactions and interactions, adherence to the prescribed regimen,
satisfaction with treatment
What is pharmacokinetics? - CORRECT ANSWER Study of how the body uses and
changes drugs
What is MEC, steady state, duration of action and potency r/t pharmacokinetics? - CORRECT
ANSWER Min. effective conc. (MEC): lowest blood level needed to cause the intended
action; steady-state: blood level balance of drug entry and elimination to keep the amount of
drug in the body high enough to produce intended action; duration of action: how long drug
remains in the blood at MEC - r/t potency of drug
What are the 4 basic pharmacokinetic processes? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Absorption 2.
Distribution 3. Metabolism 4. Excretion
