NSG 300 EXAM 3 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
2026 CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ US Pharmacopeia. Answer: set standards for med strength, quality,
purity, packaging, safety, labeling and dose form
⩥ MedWatch Program. Answer: This voluntary program encourages
nurses to report when a med, product, or med event causes serious harm
to a patient.
⩥ chemical med names. Answer: provides description of med's
composition
⩥ generic med name. Answer: manufacturer who 1st develops the drug
assigns the name
⩥ trade med name. Answer: also known as brand or proprietary name.
This is the name under which a manufacturer markets the medication.
⩥ drug classification. Answer: effect of med on body system, symptoms
the med relieves, med's desired effect
, ⩥ Pharmacokinetics. Answer: what the body does to the drug
⩥ You are caring for a patient who has diabetes complicated by kidney
disease. You need to make a detailed assessment when administering
medications because this patient may experience problems with:.
Answer: excretion
⩥ factors that influence absorption. Answer: -route of administration
-ability to dissolve
-blood flow to site of administration
-body surface area
-lipid solubility
⩥ slowest form of med absorption. Answer: topical
⩥ fastest form of med absorption. Answer: IV
⩥ drug distribution depends on. Answer: -physical and chem properties
of the med
-physiology of person taking it (circulation, membrane permeability,
protein binding)
⩥ what organ metabolizes drugs. Answer: liver
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
2026 CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ US Pharmacopeia. Answer: set standards for med strength, quality,
purity, packaging, safety, labeling and dose form
⩥ MedWatch Program. Answer: This voluntary program encourages
nurses to report when a med, product, or med event causes serious harm
to a patient.
⩥ chemical med names. Answer: provides description of med's
composition
⩥ generic med name. Answer: manufacturer who 1st develops the drug
assigns the name
⩥ trade med name. Answer: also known as brand or proprietary name.
This is the name under which a manufacturer markets the medication.
⩥ drug classification. Answer: effect of med on body system, symptoms
the med relieves, med's desired effect
, ⩥ Pharmacokinetics. Answer: what the body does to the drug
⩥ You are caring for a patient who has diabetes complicated by kidney
disease. You need to make a detailed assessment when administering
medications because this patient may experience problems with:.
Answer: excretion
⩥ factors that influence absorption. Answer: -route of administration
-ability to dissolve
-blood flow to site of administration
-body surface area
-lipid solubility
⩥ slowest form of med absorption. Answer: topical
⩥ fastest form of med absorption. Answer: IV
⩥ drug distribution depends on. Answer: -physical and chem properties
of the med
-physiology of person taking it (circulation, membrane permeability,
protein binding)
⩥ what organ metabolizes drugs. Answer: liver
