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Which method of medication administration provides the client with the
greatest first-pass effect?
A) Oral.
B) Sublingual.
C) Intravenous.
D) Subcutaneous - ANSWER- A) Oral
An older client with a decreased percentage of lean body mass is likely
to receive a prescription that is adjusted based on which
pharmacokinetic process?
A) Absorption
B) Metabolism
C) Elimination
D) Distribution - ANSWER- D) Distribution
Which of the following is a parenteral method of administering a drug?
,A) Topical
B) Oral
C) Sublingual
D) Rectal - ANSWER- A) Topical
Which of the following is an enteral method of administering drugs?
A. Rectal
B. Intranasal
C. Topical
D. Tracheal - ANSWER- A. Rectal
How are the solid forms of drugs most frequently administered?
A. Parenteral
B. Intravenous
C. Enteral
D. Inhalation - ANSWER- C. Enteral
Which of the following methods of medication administration is
described as readily available, painless, and noninvasive but has limited
value in an emergent situation because of slow or erratic absorption?
A. Sublingual
B. Oral
C. Topical
D. Rectal - ANSWER- B. Oral
,What method of medication administration is best described as painless
and has a rapid onset of action but requires a responsive, cooperative
patient with an intact gag reflex?
A. Topical
B. Oral
C. IV
D. Buccal - ANSWER- D. Buccal
Which of the following methods of medication administration is easily
accessible during an active seizure if an IV is unobtainable?
A. IO
B. SL
C. Rectal
D. Tracheal - ANSWER- C. Rectal
Which of the following medication administration methods has an
immediate onset and is easily accessible, but is painful and time-
consuming and has a significant potential for causing adverse reactions?
A. IM
B. SL
C. Rectal
D. IV - ANSWER- D. IV
Valium is an example of which type of drug name?
, A. Generic name
B. Chemical name
C. Official name
D. Trade name - ANSWER- D. Trade name
Which of the following best describes the absorption of topical
nitroglycerin in a patient with poor peripheral circulation?
A. Absorption is enhanced, and the results may be stronger than
expected.
B. Absorption decreases, and the results may be stronger than expected.
C. Absorption is unchanged, and the results can be typical.
D. Absorption decreases, and the results may be less than desired. -
ANSWER- D. Absorption decreases, and the results may be less than
desired.
Which of the following terms is best defined as the passive transport of
solutes?
A. Absorption
B. Diffusion
C. Osmosis
D. Concentration - ANSWER- B. Diffusion
The method of administration of a drug will have the greatest impact on
which of the following actions?
A. Absorption
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Which method of medication administration provides the client with the
greatest first-pass effect?
A) Oral.
B) Sublingual.
C) Intravenous.
D) Subcutaneous - ANSWER- A) Oral
An older client with a decreased percentage of lean body mass is likely
to receive a prescription that is adjusted based on which
pharmacokinetic process?
A) Absorption
B) Metabolism
C) Elimination
D) Distribution - ANSWER- D) Distribution
Which of the following is a parenteral method of administering a drug?
,A) Topical
B) Oral
C) Sublingual
D) Rectal - ANSWER- A) Topical
Which of the following is an enteral method of administering drugs?
A. Rectal
B. Intranasal
C. Topical
D. Tracheal - ANSWER- A. Rectal
How are the solid forms of drugs most frequently administered?
A. Parenteral
B. Intravenous
C. Enteral
D. Inhalation - ANSWER- C. Enteral
Which of the following methods of medication administration is
described as readily available, painless, and noninvasive but has limited
value in an emergent situation because of slow or erratic absorption?
A. Sublingual
B. Oral
C. Topical
D. Rectal - ANSWER- B. Oral
,What method of medication administration is best described as painless
and has a rapid onset of action but requires a responsive, cooperative
patient with an intact gag reflex?
A. Topical
B. Oral
C. IV
D. Buccal - ANSWER- D. Buccal
Which of the following methods of medication administration is easily
accessible during an active seizure if an IV is unobtainable?
A. IO
B. SL
C. Rectal
D. Tracheal - ANSWER- C. Rectal
Which of the following medication administration methods has an
immediate onset and is easily accessible, but is painful and time-
consuming and has a significant potential for causing adverse reactions?
A. IM
B. SL
C. Rectal
D. IV - ANSWER- D. IV
Valium is an example of which type of drug name?
, A. Generic name
B. Chemical name
C. Official name
D. Trade name - ANSWER- D. Trade name
Which of the following best describes the absorption of topical
nitroglycerin in a patient with poor peripheral circulation?
A. Absorption is enhanced, and the results may be stronger than
expected.
B. Absorption decreases, and the results may be stronger than expected.
C. Absorption is unchanged, and the results can be typical.
D. Absorption decreases, and the results may be less than desired. -
ANSWER- D. Absorption decreases, and the results may be less than
desired.
Which of the following terms is best defined as the passive transport of
solutes?
A. Absorption
B. Diffusion
C. Osmosis
D. Concentration - ANSWER- B. Diffusion
The method of administration of a drug will have the greatest impact on
which of the following actions?
A. Absorption
