Pathophysiology/Pharmacology in Nursing 1
Exam 1with answers 25/2026
Who is Father of American pharmacology? - Answer - john jacob abel
- founded first pharmacology department in United States at University of Michigan in 1890
What is the definition of pharmacology? - Answer the study of medicine
What does pharmacology encompass? - Answer - how drugs are administered
- where drugs travel in the body
- responses that drugs produce
What are the characteristics of a drug? - Answer - therapeutic applications
- interactions
- adverse effects
- mechanisms of action
What factors influence different drug responses? - Answer - age
- sex
- body mass
- health status
- genetics
What is a therapeutic response? - Answer a desirable response
What is an adverse response? - Answer an undesirable response
What is a drug called after it is administered? - Answer a "medication"
,What are biologics? - Answer agents naturally produced in animal cells, by microorganisms, or by the
body itself
What are examples of biologics? - Answer - hormones
- monoclonal antibodies
- natural blood products and components
- interferons
- vaccines
What are complementary and alternative therapies to biologics? - Answer - natural plant extract
- herbs
- vitamins
- minerals
- dietary supplements
- physical therapy
- manipulations
- massage
- acupuncture
- hypnosis
- biofeedback
What are the two ways drugs are organized? - Answer therapeutic and pharmacologic classifications
What is the therapeutic classification of drugs? - Answer based on therapeutic usefulness in treating
particular diseases or disorders
What are some examples of therapeutic classifications of drugs? - Answer - antidepressants
- antipsychotics
- antineoplastics
,What is the pharmacologic classification of drugs? - Answer - based on the way a drug works at the
molecular, tissue, or body system level
- addresses a drug's mechanism of action
- how a drug produces its physiological effect in the body
- requires understanding of biochemistry and physiology
- may be described with varying degrees of complexity
What is bioavailability? - Answer the physiologic ability of the drug to reach target cell and produce
effect
What is the path of a drug from intake to excretion? - Answer - drug enters gut
- is absorbed through the gut wall
- reaches the liver through the hepatic portal vein
- is metabolized in the liver
- travels via the hepatic vein on the tissues
What is the United States Pharmacopeia - National Formulary (USP-NF)? - Answer - a resource of
standards
- database of med errors
What should all nurses do when administering medications? - Answer - monitor for therapeutic effects
and adverse reactions from the drugs
- be responsible for reporting adverse reactions
What are controlled substances? - Answer - drugs that are restricted by the controlled substances act of
1970 and later revisions
- are frequently abused
- have a high potential for addiction or dependence
- have restricted use
, - are placed into one of five schedules
What does the Controlled Substance Act of 1970 do? - Answer - restricts use of drugs with potential for
abuse
- restricted drugs placed into the five schedules
- hospitals and pharmacies must maintain complete records of scheduled drugs
Who regulates the Controlled Substance Act? - Answer Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
What are scheduled drugs? - Answer drugs that have a significant potential for abuse are placed into five
categories called schedules
Which schedule of drugs have the highest abuse potential? - Answer schedule I
Which schedule of drugs have the lowest abuse potential? - Answer schedule V
What are examples of schedule I drugs? - Answer - heroin
- lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)
- methaqualone
What are examples of schedule V drugs? - Answer - tobacco
- alcohol
- caffeine
Schedule II Drugs - Answer - high abuse potential
- high potential for physical and psychological dependence
- therapeutic use with prescription
- some drugs no longer used
- need special order form to obtain
Exam 1with answers 25/2026
Who is Father of American pharmacology? - Answer - john jacob abel
- founded first pharmacology department in United States at University of Michigan in 1890
What is the definition of pharmacology? - Answer the study of medicine
What does pharmacology encompass? - Answer - how drugs are administered
- where drugs travel in the body
- responses that drugs produce
What are the characteristics of a drug? - Answer - therapeutic applications
- interactions
- adverse effects
- mechanisms of action
What factors influence different drug responses? - Answer - age
- sex
- body mass
- health status
- genetics
What is a therapeutic response? - Answer a desirable response
What is an adverse response? - Answer an undesirable response
What is a drug called after it is administered? - Answer a "medication"
,What are biologics? - Answer agents naturally produced in animal cells, by microorganisms, or by the
body itself
What are examples of biologics? - Answer - hormones
- monoclonal antibodies
- natural blood products and components
- interferons
- vaccines
What are complementary and alternative therapies to biologics? - Answer - natural plant extract
- herbs
- vitamins
- minerals
- dietary supplements
- physical therapy
- manipulations
- massage
- acupuncture
- hypnosis
- biofeedback
What are the two ways drugs are organized? - Answer therapeutic and pharmacologic classifications
What is the therapeutic classification of drugs? - Answer based on therapeutic usefulness in treating
particular diseases or disorders
What are some examples of therapeutic classifications of drugs? - Answer - antidepressants
- antipsychotics
- antineoplastics
,What is the pharmacologic classification of drugs? - Answer - based on the way a drug works at the
molecular, tissue, or body system level
- addresses a drug's mechanism of action
- how a drug produces its physiological effect in the body
- requires understanding of biochemistry and physiology
- may be described with varying degrees of complexity
What is bioavailability? - Answer the physiologic ability of the drug to reach target cell and produce
effect
What is the path of a drug from intake to excretion? - Answer - drug enters gut
- is absorbed through the gut wall
- reaches the liver through the hepatic portal vein
- is metabolized in the liver
- travels via the hepatic vein on the tissues
What is the United States Pharmacopeia - National Formulary (USP-NF)? - Answer - a resource of
standards
- database of med errors
What should all nurses do when administering medications? - Answer - monitor for therapeutic effects
and adverse reactions from the drugs
- be responsible for reporting adverse reactions
What are controlled substances? - Answer - drugs that are restricted by the controlled substances act of
1970 and later revisions
- are frequently abused
- have a high potential for addiction or dependence
- have restricted use
, - are placed into one of five schedules
What does the Controlled Substance Act of 1970 do? - Answer - restricts use of drugs with potential for
abuse
- restricted drugs placed into the five schedules
- hospitals and pharmacies must maintain complete records of scheduled drugs
Who regulates the Controlled Substance Act? - Answer Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
What are scheduled drugs? - Answer drugs that have a significant potential for abuse are placed into five
categories called schedules
Which schedule of drugs have the highest abuse potential? - Answer schedule I
Which schedule of drugs have the lowest abuse potential? - Answer schedule V
What are examples of schedule I drugs? - Answer - heroin
- lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)
- methaqualone
What are examples of schedule V drugs? - Answer - tobacco
- alcohol
- caffeine
Schedule II Drugs - Answer - high abuse potential
- high potential for physical and psychological dependence
- therapeutic use with prescription
- some drugs no longer used
- need special order form to obtain
