2025/2026 Pharmacology and the Nursing Process
Updated Assessment Questions & Verified Correct
answers (A+ Guarantee)
Pharmacokinetics: Distribution - correct answer✔✔How drug gets where it needs to go;
transport by blood to site of action
BV - correct answer✔✔Blood Volume
Pharmacokinetics: Metabolism - correct answer✔✔LIVER
Pharmacokinetics: Excretion - correct answer✔✔KIDNEYS
Medication Half-Life - correct answer✔✔Amount of time for medication level to decrease by
50% from peak, longer half-life = longer dosing intervals (+1/2)
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring - correct answer✔✔Peak (highest blood level), trough (lowest
blood level)
PO - correct answer✔✔By mouth
Pharmacokinetics: Absorption - correct answer✔✔Bioavailability how it is put into the body to
be used.
First-pass effect - correct answer✔✔How well the drug is absorbed, how much is available to
use
Routes of Administration: Oral/Enteral - correct answer✔✔PO: tablets, capsules, liquids,
suspensions, elixirs, lozenges
, Routes of Administration: Parenteral - correct answer✔✔Injection
IM - correct answer✔✔Vastus lateralis, ventrogluteal, deltoid; 90° angle
Subcut - correct answer✔✔Abdomen, upper thighs, back of arms; 45-90° angle
Intradermal - correct answer✔✔PPD or allergy; 10-15° angle, bevel up, inject wheal/bleb
IV - correct answer✔✔Rapid onset, medications/fluids/blood products, cost, increased risk
Pharmacodynamics - correct answer✔✔What it does to the body
Receptor interaction - correct answer✔✔Drug binds to site on cell; Causes or blocks action
(agonist or antagonist)
Enzyme interaction - correct answer✔✔Drug binds to enzyme that facilitates action; Enhances or
decreases action
Nonselective - correct answer✔✔Affects structure or overall function of cell (antibiotic kills
cells, cancer drugs affect cell reproduction and survival)
Palliative - correct answer✔✔For comfort (not curing)
Prophylactic - correct answer✔✔Prevent a problem
Empirical - correct answer✔✔Meds before test / culture results (based on most - likely will
work)
STAT - correct answer✔✔Right now
Updated Assessment Questions & Verified Correct
answers (A+ Guarantee)
Pharmacokinetics: Distribution - correct answer✔✔How drug gets where it needs to go;
transport by blood to site of action
BV - correct answer✔✔Blood Volume
Pharmacokinetics: Metabolism - correct answer✔✔LIVER
Pharmacokinetics: Excretion - correct answer✔✔KIDNEYS
Medication Half-Life - correct answer✔✔Amount of time for medication level to decrease by
50% from peak, longer half-life = longer dosing intervals (+1/2)
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring - correct answer✔✔Peak (highest blood level), trough (lowest
blood level)
PO - correct answer✔✔By mouth
Pharmacokinetics: Absorption - correct answer✔✔Bioavailability how it is put into the body to
be used.
First-pass effect - correct answer✔✔How well the drug is absorbed, how much is available to
use
Routes of Administration: Oral/Enteral - correct answer✔✔PO: tablets, capsules, liquids,
suspensions, elixirs, lozenges
, Routes of Administration: Parenteral - correct answer✔✔Injection
IM - correct answer✔✔Vastus lateralis, ventrogluteal, deltoid; 90° angle
Subcut - correct answer✔✔Abdomen, upper thighs, back of arms; 45-90° angle
Intradermal - correct answer✔✔PPD or allergy; 10-15° angle, bevel up, inject wheal/bleb
IV - correct answer✔✔Rapid onset, medications/fluids/blood products, cost, increased risk
Pharmacodynamics - correct answer✔✔What it does to the body
Receptor interaction - correct answer✔✔Drug binds to site on cell; Causes or blocks action
(agonist or antagonist)
Enzyme interaction - correct answer✔✔Drug binds to enzyme that facilitates action; Enhances or
decreases action
Nonselective - correct answer✔✔Affects structure or overall function of cell (antibiotic kills
cells, cancer drugs affect cell reproduction and survival)
Palliative - correct answer✔✔For comfort (not curing)
Prophylactic - correct answer✔✔Prevent a problem
Empirical - correct answer✔✔Meds before test / culture results (based on most - likely will
work)
STAT - correct answer✔✔Right now
