NURS 251 MODULE 1 EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTION AND ANSWERS
2025
A patient recently started taking a new medication; he mentions to his doctor at his next
appointment that he has noticed his mouth is extremely dry since starting the medication to the
point where he is not able to eat. He has tried managing it with lozenges and increased liquids
and nothing seems to work. What drug effect best describes the dry mouth this patient is
experiencing? - CORRECT-ANSWERS-adverse effect
TRUE/FALSE: Discontinuing drug therapy is always the best course of action whenever a
patient experiences a harmful - CORRECT-ANSWERS-false
TRUE/FALSE: The site within a cell that the drug binds to in order to exert its therapeutic effect
is known as: - CORRECT-ANSWERS-True
TRUE/FALSE: When a drug binds to a cell exerting its effect leading to a decrease in that cell's
physiologic response that drug is acting as an agonist. - CORRECT-ANSWERS-FALSE
Matching the following:
1.Duration of Action - Length of time the drug produces its effect
2.Onset of Action - Time from administration to first effect
3.Therapeutic Range - Drug concentration is above MEC and below MTC - CORRECT-
ANSWERS-1.Duration of Action - Length of time the drug produces its effect
2. Onset of Action - Time from administration to first effect 3.Therapeutic
Range - Drug concentration is above MEC and below MTC
, TRUE/FALSE: All drugs have both a trade name and a generic name - CORRECT-
ANSWERS-TRUE
TRUE/FALSE: There can be multiple generic names for the same chemical compound. -
CORRECT-ANSWERS-FALSE
Select the dosage form that is best described as a flattened tablet that dissolves in the mouth:
Tablet
Capsule
Troche
Suppository - CORRECT-ANSWERS-Troche
TRUE/FALSE: Tablets that are coated with an acid-resistant substance to prevent dissolution in
the stomach are called delayed release. - CORRECT-ANSWERS-False
TRUE/FALSE: Suppositories are designed to melt at body temperature. - CORRECT-
ANSWERS-TRUE
The two most common routes of administration are oral and parenteral. Which of the following
is a true statement? - CORRECT-ANSWERS-In general, the onset of action with
parenterally administered drugs is fairly immediate.
The study of how various dosage forms influence the way in which drugs affect the body
describe the term__ - CORRECT-ANSWERS-pharmaceutics
TRUE/FALSE: Pharmacokinetics can also be thought of as what the body does to a drug. -
CORRECT-ANSWERS-TRUE
How many components make up the pharmacokinetic phase of drug activity?
CORRECT QUESTION AND ANSWERS
2025
A patient recently started taking a new medication; he mentions to his doctor at his next
appointment that he has noticed his mouth is extremely dry since starting the medication to the
point where he is not able to eat. He has tried managing it with lozenges and increased liquids
and nothing seems to work. What drug effect best describes the dry mouth this patient is
experiencing? - CORRECT-ANSWERS-adverse effect
TRUE/FALSE: Discontinuing drug therapy is always the best course of action whenever a
patient experiences a harmful - CORRECT-ANSWERS-false
TRUE/FALSE: The site within a cell that the drug binds to in order to exert its therapeutic effect
is known as: - CORRECT-ANSWERS-True
TRUE/FALSE: When a drug binds to a cell exerting its effect leading to a decrease in that cell's
physiologic response that drug is acting as an agonist. - CORRECT-ANSWERS-FALSE
Matching the following:
1.Duration of Action - Length of time the drug produces its effect
2.Onset of Action - Time from administration to first effect
3.Therapeutic Range - Drug concentration is above MEC and below MTC - CORRECT-
ANSWERS-1.Duration of Action - Length of time the drug produces its effect
2. Onset of Action - Time from administration to first effect 3.Therapeutic
Range - Drug concentration is above MEC and below MTC
, TRUE/FALSE: All drugs have both a trade name and a generic name - CORRECT-
ANSWERS-TRUE
TRUE/FALSE: There can be multiple generic names for the same chemical compound. -
CORRECT-ANSWERS-FALSE
Select the dosage form that is best described as a flattened tablet that dissolves in the mouth:
Tablet
Capsule
Troche
Suppository - CORRECT-ANSWERS-Troche
TRUE/FALSE: Tablets that are coated with an acid-resistant substance to prevent dissolution in
the stomach are called delayed release. - CORRECT-ANSWERS-False
TRUE/FALSE: Suppositories are designed to melt at body temperature. - CORRECT-
ANSWERS-TRUE
The two most common routes of administration are oral and parenteral. Which of the following
is a true statement? - CORRECT-ANSWERS-In general, the onset of action with
parenterally administered drugs is fairly immediate.
The study of how various dosage forms influence the way in which drugs affect the body
describe the term__ - CORRECT-ANSWERS-pharmaceutics
TRUE/FALSE: Pharmacokinetics can also be thought of as what the body does to a drug. -
CORRECT-ANSWERS-TRUE
How many components make up the pharmacokinetic phase of drug activity?
