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NUR 218 FINAL EXAM: PHARMACOLOGY, MEDICATIONS, AND
PATIENT EDUCATION LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
What does pharmacokinetics mean? ......ANSWER......What the body
does to the drug.
What does ADME stand for? ......ANSWER......Absorption, Distribution,
Metabolism, Excretion.
What is absorption? ......ANSWER......Movement of a drug from
administration site into bloodstream.
What factors affect absorption? ......ANSWER......Food, pH, blood flow,
route, GI motility.
What is a nursing intervention for oral medication timing?
......ANSWER......Assess timing with meals.
Why should ER medications not be crushed? ......ANSWER......Can cause
rapid release and toxicity.
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Why rotate injection sites? ......ANSWER......Prevent tissue damage and
improve absorption.
What is distribution? ......ANSWER......Movement of drug from
bloodstream into tissues.
What factors affect distribution? ......ANSWER......Albumin, blood flow,
protein binding.
What does low albumin cause? ......ANSWER......More free drug →
increased toxicity.
What organ primarily metabolizes drugs? ......ANSWER......Liver.
What is the first-pass effect? ......ANSWER......Oral drugs are
metabolized before entering circulation.
Which labs evaluate liver metabolism? ......ANSWER......AST, ALT,
bilirubin.
What is excretion? ......ANSWER......Removal of drugs from the body.
Which organ primarily excretes medications? ......ANSWER......Kidneys.
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Which labs monitor kidney function? ......ANSWER......Creatinine, BUN,
urine output.
Why are older adults at increased toxicity risk?
......ANSWER......Decreased renal clearance.
What is half-life (t½)? ......ANSWER......Time for drug concentration to
decrease by 50%.
How many half-lives reach steady state? ......ANSWER......Approximately
4-5.
What does therapeutic effect mean? ......ANSWER......Desired
medication effect.
What is a side effect? ......ANSWER......Expected secondary effect.
What is an adverse effect? ......ANSWER......Unexpected harmful
response.
What is a toxic effect? ......ANSWER......Dangerously elevated response.
What is tolerance? ......ANSWER......Need higher dose for same effect.
NUR 218 FINAL EXAM: PHARMACOLOGY, MEDICATIONS, AND
PATIENT EDUCATION LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
What does pharmacokinetics mean? ......ANSWER......What the body
does to the drug.
What does ADME stand for? ......ANSWER......Absorption, Distribution,
Metabolism, Excretion.
What is absorption? ......ANSWER......Movement of a drug from
administration site into bloodstream.
What factors affect absorption? ......ANSWER......Food, pH, blood flow,
route, GI motility.
What is a nursing intervention for oral medication timing?
......ANSWER......Assess timing with meals.
Why should ER medications not be crushed? ......ANSWER......Can cause
rapid release and toxicity.
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Why rotate injection sites? ......ANSWER......Prevent tissue damage and
improve absorption.
What is distribution? ......ANSWER......Movement of drug from
bloodstream into tissues.
What factors affect distribution? ......ANSWER......Albumin, blood flow,
protein binding.
What does low albumin cause? ......ANSWER......More free drug →
increased toxicity.
What organ primarily metabolizes drugs? ......ANSWER......Liver.
What is the first-pass effect? ......ANSWER......Oral drugs are
metabolized before entering circulation.
Which labs evaluate liver metabolism? ......ANSWER......AST, ALT,
bilirubin.
What is excretion? ......ANSWER......Removal of drugs from the body.
Which organ primarily excretes medications? ......ANSWER......Kidneys.
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Which labs monitor kidney function? ......ANSWER......Creatinine, BUN,
urine output.
Why are older adults at increased toxicity risk?
......ANSWER......Decreased renal clearance.
What is half-life (t½)? ......ANSWER......Time for drug concentration to
decrease by 50%.
How many half-lives reach steady state? ......ANSWER......Approximately
4-5.
What does therapeutic effect mean? ......ANSWER......Desired
medication effect.
What is a side effect? ......ANSWER......Expected secondary effect.
What is an adverse effect? ......ANSWER......Unexpected harmful
response.
What is a toxic effect? ......ANSWER......Dangerously elevated response.
What is tolerance? ......ANSWER......Need higher dose for same effect.
