NSG 6005 WEEK 1 EXAM PREPARATION PACK
2026 KEY CONCEPTS AND REVISION NOTES
◉ An advantage of prescribing a sublingual medication is that the
medication is:
o Absorbed rapidly
o Excreted rapidly
o Metabolized minimally
o Distributed equally.
Answer: o Absorbed rapidly
◉ The time required for the amount of drug in the body to decrease
by 50% is called:
o Steady state
o Half-life
o Phase II metabolism
o Reduced bioavailability time.
Answer: o Half-life
,◉ A patient may develop neutropenia from using topical Silvadene
for burns. Neutropenia is:
o A cytotoxic hypersensitivity reaction
o An immune complex hypersensitivity
o An immediate hypersensitivity reaction
o A delayed hypersensitivity reaction.
Answer: o A cytotoxic hypersensitivity reaction
◉ Steady state is:
o The point on the drug concentration curve when absorption
exceeds excretion
o When the amount of drug in the body remains constant
o When the amount of drug in the body stays below the minimum
toxic concentration (MTC)
o All of the above.
Answer: o When the amount of drug in the body remains constant
◉ What impact does developmental variation in renal function has
on prescribing for infants and children?
,a. Lower doses of renal he excreted drugs may be prescribed to
infants younger than six months
b. Higher doses of water-soluble drugs may need to be prescribed
due to increased renal excretion
c. Renal excretion rates have no impact on prescribing
d. Parents need to be instructed on whether drugs are renal he
excreted or not.
Answer: a. Lower doses of renal he excreted drugs may be
prescribed to infants younger than six months
◉ What impact does the developmental variation in phase I
enzymes has on pediatric prescribing?
a. None; phase I enzymes are stable throughout childhood
b. Children should always be prescribed lower than adult doses per
weight due to low enzyme activity until puberty
c. Children should always be prescribed higher than adult doses per
weight due to high enzyme activity
d. Prescribing dosages will vary based on the developmental activity
of each enzyme, at times require lower than adult doses and at other
times required higher than adult doses based on the age of the child.
Answer: d. Prescribing dosages will vary based on the
developmental activity of each enzyme, at times require lower than
adult doses and at other times required higher than adult doses
based on the age of the child
, ◉ NP prescriptive authority is regulated by:
a. The national Council of State boards of Nursing
b. The DEA
c. The state board of nursing for each state
d. The state board of pharmacy.
Answer: c. The state board of nursing for each state
◉ The FDA regulates:
a. Prescribing of drugs by doctors of medicine (MD) and NPs
b. The official labeling for all prescriptions and over-the-counter
drugs
c. Off label recommendations for prescribing
d. Pharmaceutical educational offerings.
Answer: b. The official labeling for all prescriptions and over-the-
counter drugs
◉ Lisa is breast-feeding her two-month-old son, and she has an
infection that requires an antibiotic what drug factors influence the
effect of the drug on the infant?
2026 KEY CONCEPTS AND REVISION NOTES
◉ An advantage of prescribing a sublingual medication is that the
medication is:
o Absorbed rapidly
o Excreted rapidly
o Metabolized minimally
o Distributed equally.
Answer: o Absorbed rapidly
◉ The time required for the amount of drug in the body to decrease
by 50% is called:
o Steady state
o Half-life
o Phase II metabolism
o Reduced bioavailability time.
Answer: o Half-life
,◉ A patient may develop neutropenia from using topical Silvadene
for burns. Neutropenia is:
o A cytotoxic hypersensitivity reaction
o An immune complex hypersensitivity
o An immediate hypersensitivity reaction
o A delayed hypersensitivity reaction.
Answer: o A cytotoxic hypersensitivity reaction
◉ Steady state is:
o The point on the drug concentration curve when absorption
exceeds excretion
o When the amount of drug in the body remains constant
o When the amount of drug in the body stays below the minimum
toxic concentration (MTC)
o All of the above.
Answer: o When the amount of drug in the body remains constant
◉ What impact does developmental variation in renal function has
on prescribing for infants and children?
,a. Lower doses of renal he excreted drugs may be prescribed to
infants younger than six months
b. Higher doses of water-soluble drugs may need to be prescribed
due to increased renal excretion
c. Renal excretion rates have no impact on prescribing
d. Parents need to be instructed on whether drugs are renal he
excreted or not.
Answer: a. Lower doses of renal he excreted drugs may be
prescribed to infants younger than six months
◉ What impact does the developmental variation in phase I
enzymes has on pediatric prescribing?
a. None; phase I enzymes are stable throughout childhood
b. Children should always be prescribed lower than adult doses per
weight due to low enzyme activity until puberty
c. Children should always be prescribed higher than adult doses per
weight due to high enzyme activity
d. Prescribing dosages will vary based on the developmental activity
of each enzyme, at times require lower than adult doses and at other
times required higher than adult doses based on the age of the child.
Answer: d. Prescribing dosages will vary based on the
developmental activity of each enzyme, at times require lower than
adult doses and at other times required higher than adult doses
based on the age of the child
, ◉ NP prescriptive authority is regulated by:
a. The national Council of State boards of Nursing
b. The DEA
c. The state board of nursing for each state
d. The state board of pharmacy.
Answer: c. The state board of nursing for each state
◉ The FDA regulates:
a. Prescribing of drugs by doctors of medicine (MD) and NPs
b. The official labeling for all prescriptions and over-the-counter
drugs
c. Off label recommendations for prescribing
d. Pharmaceutical educational offerings.
Answer: b. The official labeling for all prescriptions and over-the-
counter drugs
◉ Lisa is breast-feeding her two-month-old son, and she has an
infection that requires an antibiotic what drug factors influence the
effect of the drug on the infant?
