Clinical Pharmacology in Nursing Practice
questions and answers 25/2026
Drug - Answer any substance that is taken to cure, prevent, or reduce the symptoms of a medical
condition
Pharmacology - Answer the study of medicines
Pharmacotherapy - Answer the application of a drug for the purpose of disease prevention or
treatment of suffering
Nurse's Role - Answer design interventions (i.e. pharmacotherapy) that meet the desired health
goals of the patient
Rationale for Pharmacotherapy - Answer builds a partnership between the patient and the health
care provider
11 Rights of Medication Administration - Answer *Right Patient*
*Right Medication*
*Right Dose*
*Right Route*
*Right Time*
*Right Rationale*
*Right Assessment*
*Right Reaction*
*Right Documentation*
*Right Education*
*Right to refuse*
Patient Factors - Answer age, gender, race, health status, BMI, genetics
,Patient Factors concerning infants - Answer developing organs may have issues metabolizing
drugs
Patient Factors concerning adults - Answer chronic illness and disease may cause organs to have
issues metabolizing drugs
Therapeutic Classification - Answer describes what is being treated by the drug
Pharmacologic Classification - Answer describes how the drug acts
Anticoagulants - Answer *Therapeutic*
influences blood clotting
Antihyperlipidemics - Answer *Therapeutic*
lowers blood cholesterol
Antihypertensives - Answer *Therapeutic*
lowers blood pressure
Antidysrhythmics - Answer *Therapeutic*
restores normal cardiac rhythms
Antianginals - Answer *Therapeutic*
treats angina
Diuretic - Answer *Pharmacologic*
lowers plasma volume
, Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor - Answer *Pharmacologic*
blocks hormonal activity
Calcium channel blocker - Answer *Pharmacologic*
blocks heart calcium channels
Adrenergic antagonist - Answer *Pharmacologic*
blocks physiological reaction to stress
Vasodilator - Answer *Pharmacologic*
dilates peripheral blood vessels
Prototype - Answer the agent to which all other medications in a class are compared
-lol prototype ending - Answer generic name of beta-adrenergic blocker
-statin - Answer denotes a lipid lowering agent
Combination drugs - Answer drugs with more than one active generic ingredient
Bioavailability - Answer the rate and extent to which active ingredients are absorbed and then
available at the target/site of action
*May be affected by inner ingredients and table compression*
-may be different between trade and generic drugs
Bioequivalent - Answer trade and generic products have the same rate of absorption and same
onset of therapeutic action
Nursing's Responsibilities - Answer 1. Name of the drug
questions and answers 25/2026
Drug - Answer any substance that is taken to cure, prevent, or reduce the symptoms of a medical
condition
Pharmacology - Answer the study of medicines
Pharmacotherapy - Answer the application of a drug for the purpose of disease prevention or
treatment of suffering
Nurse's Role - Answer design interventions (i.e. pharmacotherapy) that meet the desired health
goals of the patient
Rationale for Pharmacotherapy - Answer builds a partnership between the patient and the health
care provider
11 Rights of Medication Administration - Answer *Right Patient*
*Right Medication*
*Right Dose*
*Right Route*
*Right Time*
*Right Rationale*
*Right Assessment*
*Right Reaction*
*Right Documentation*
*Right Education*
*Right to refuse*
Patient Factors - Answer age, gender, race, health status, BMI, genetics
,Patient Factors concerning infants - Answer developing organs may have issues metabolizing
drugs
Patient Factors concerning adults - Answer chronic illness and disease may cause organs to have
issues metabolizing drugs
Therapeutic Classification - Answer describes what is being treated by the drug
Pharmacologic Classification - Answer describes how the drug acts
Anticoagulants - Answer *Therapeutic*
influences blood clotting
Antihyperlipidemics - Answer *Therapeutic*
lowers blood cholesterol
Antihypertensives - Answer *Therapeutic*
lowers blood pressure
Antidysrhythmics - Answer *Therapeutic*
restores normal cardiac rhythms
Antianginals - Answer *Therapeutic*
treats angina
Diuretic - Answer *Pharmacologic*
lowers plasma volume
, Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor - Answer *Pharmacologic*
blocks hormonal activity
Calcium channel blocker - Answer *Pharmacologic*
blocks heart calcium channels
Adrenergic antagonist - Answer *Pharmacologic*
blocks physiological reaction to stress
Vasodilator - Answer *Pharmacologic*
dilates peripheral blood vessels
Prototype - Answer the agent to which all other medications in a class are compared
-lol prototype ending - Answer generic name of beta-adrenergic blocker
-statin - Answer denotes a lipid lowering agent
Combination drugs - Answer drugs with more than one active generic ingredient
Bioavailability - Answer the rate and extent to which active ingredients are absorbed and then
available at the target/site of action
*May be affected by inner ingredients and table compression*
-may be different between trade and generic drugs
Bioequivalent - Answer trade and generic products have the same rate of absorption and same
onset of therapeutic action
Nursing's Responsibilities - Answer 1. Name of the drug
