NUR 2474 Pharmacology Exam 1 NEWEST 2025
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
Pharmacokinetics - CORRECT ANSWER- Absorption-distribution-metabolism-Excretion-- how a
body processes a drug
Pharmacodynamics - CORRECT ANSWER- what a drug does to the body
Adverse effect/side effect - CORRECT ANSWER- expected and unexpected effects of a drug
Teratogenic effect - CORRECT ANSWER- are drugs, chemicals, or even infections that can cause
abnormal fetal development
Paradoxical effect - CORRECT ANSWER- not the intended effect (lavender to calm but it makes
em crazy)
Anticholinergic side effects - CORRECT ANSWER- Can't see, can't pee, can't spit, can't ****
Cholinergic side effects - CORRECT ANSWER- S-alivation, L-acrimation (tears), U-rination, D-
efication
, Medication Rights - CORRECT ANSWER- Right dose, person, time, med, route
Nursing Process - CORRECT ANSWER- Assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and
evaluation. (ADPIE)
Extrapyramidal symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER- Weird mouth movements. Fidgeting.
Involuntary muscle contraction.
Half-life - CORRECT ANSWER- time required for the concentration or amount of drug in the
body to be reduced by one-half
Handwritten orders - CORRECT ANSWER- A prescription for medications/referrals
Application of Pharmacology in Patient care - CORRECT ANSWER- (1) pre-administration
assessment, (2) dosage and administration, (3) evaluating and promoting therapeutic effects,
(4) minimizing adverse effects, (5) minimizing adverse interactions, (6) making PRN decisions
Receptor binding - CORRECT ANSWER- Binding of a ligand to a receptor changes its shape or
activity, allowing it to transmit a signal or directly produce a change inside of the cell.
Parkinsonism - CORRECT ANSWER- any condition that causes a combination of the movement
abnormalities seen in Parkinson's disease — such as tremor, slow movement, impaired speech,
or muscle toughness — especially resulting from the loss of dopamine-containing nerve cells.
Carbidopa/levodopa (Sinemet) - CORRECT ANSWER- levodopa turns into dopamine, increasing
dopamine in the brain and balancing dopamine and acetylcholine. Carbidopa helps the body
absorb levodopa which makes it more available to the CNS.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
Pharmacokinetics - CORRECT ANSWER- Absorption-distribution-metabolism-Excretion-- how a
body processes a drug
Pharmacodynamics - CORRECT ANSWER- what a drug does to the body
Adverse effect/side effect - CORRECT ANSWER- expected and unexpected effects of a drug
Teratogenic effect - CORRECT ANSWER- are drugs, chemicals, or even infections that can cause
abnormal fetal development
Paradoxical effect - CORRECT ANSWER- not the intended effect (lavender to calm but it makes
em crazy)
Anticholinergic side effects - CORRECT ANSWER- Can't see, can't pee, can't spit, can't ****
Cholinergic side effects - CORRECT ANSWER- S-alivation, L-acrimation (tears), U-rination, D-
efication
, Medication Rights - CORRECT ANSWER- Right dose, person, time, med, route
Nursing Process - CORRECT ANSWER- Assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and
evaluation. (ADPIE)
Extrapyramidal symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER- Weird mouth movements. Fidgeting.
Involuntary muscle contraction.
Half-life - CORRECT ANSWER- time required for the concentration or amount of drug in the
body to be reduced by one-half
Handwritten orders - CORRECT ANSWER- A prescription for medications/referrals
Application of Pharmacology in Patient care - CORRECT ANSWER- (1) pre-administration
assessment, (2) dosage and administration, (3) evaluating and promoting therapeutic effects,
(4) minimizing adverse effects, (5) minimizing adverse interactions, (6) making PRN decisions
Receptor binding - CORRECT ANSWER- Binding of a ligand to a receptor changes its shape or
activity, allowing it to transmit a signal or directly produce a change inside of the cell.
Parkinsonism - CORRECT ANSWER- any condition that causes a combination of the movement
abnormalities seen in Parkinson's disease — such as tremor, slow movement, impaired speech,
or muscle toughness — especially resulting from the loss of dopamine-containing nerve cells.
Carbidopa/levodopa (Sinemet) - CORRECT ANSWER- levodopa turns into dopamine, increasing
dopamine in the brain and balancing dopamine and acetylcholine. Carbidopa helps the body
absorb levodopa which makes it more available to the CNS.
