PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM IWU
GILREATH WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
What are the "Rights" of Medication Administration? correct
answers >> - Drug
- Dose
- Document
- Time
- Route
- Patient
- Education
- To Refuse
- Assessment
,- Evaluation
What are the Nursing Process Phases, and what occurs during
them? correct answers >> - Assessment: Subjective and
objective data
- Diagnosis: Potential or actual need
- Plan: Identifying the outcomes
- Implementation: Preparation and administration of meds
- Evaluation: Is it working? Are they experiencing side effects? Is it
tolerable?
Timing of Meds: Onset correct answers >> Time to
therapeutic response
Timing of Meds: Peak correct answers >> Time to max effect
Timing of Meds: Duration correct answers >> Length of time
action lasts
Timing of Meds: On/Off times correct answers >> On Time:
Drug is working: Less symptoms
,Off Time: Less symptom control
Timing of Meds: Drug Holiday correct answers >> Take
patient off meds when symptoms increase for 10days and then
put them back on medication, usually works better after there is
increase symptom control
Subjective Data correct answers >> Feelings, perceptions,
concerns from the patient
Objective Data correct answers >> Observable and
measurable info from exam
Advantages of IV Routes correct answers >> This is the
fastest route available
Disadvantages of the Oral route correct answers >> - No the
best route if a patient is feeling unwell
- Nausea, vomiting
- Certain drugs are inactivated by GI tract acidity or enzymes
- Drug interactions
- Requires patient cooperation
, First Pass Affect correct answers >> Oral meds only, greater
dose required because drug follows portal circulation instead of
IV, Liver changes med before it goes through systemic circulation
What are the 7 Medication Routes? correct answers >> - IV
(Intravenous)
- IM (Intramuscular)
- ID (Intradermal)
- SQ (Subcutaneous)
- PO (By Mouth)
- Topically (Directly to skin)
- Rectally (Anally)
Half-life Definition correct answers >> Time required for half
the original amount of drug in the body to be decreased by 50%
Half-life Timing correct answers >> Steady State: Amount of
drug excreted = Amount of the drug absorbed
- Occurs in 5 half-lives, all activity stops after 5
GILREATH WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
What are the "Rights" of Medication Administration? correct
answers >> - Drug
- Dose
- Document
- Time
- Route
- Patient
- Education
- To Refuse
- Assessment
,- Evaluation
What are the Nursing Process Phases, and what occurs during
them? correct answers >> - Assessment: Subjective and
objective data
- Diagnosis: Potential or actual need
- Plan: Identifying the outcomes
- Implementation: Preparation and administration of meds
- Evaluation: Is it working? Are they experiencing side effects? Is it
tolerable?
Timing of Meds: Onset correct answers >> Time to
therapeutic response
Timing of Meds: Peak correct answers >> Time to max effect
Timing of Meds: Duration correct answers >> Length of time
action lasts
Timing of Meds: On/Off times correct answers >> On Time:
Drug is working: Less symptoms
,Off Time: Less symptom control
Timing of Meds: Drug Holiday correct answers >> Take
patient off meds when symptoms increase for 10days and then
put them back on medication, usually works better after there is
increase symptom control
Subjective Data correct answers >> Feelings, perceptions,
concerns from the patient
Objective Data correct answers >> Observable and
measurable info from exam
Advantages of IV Routes correct answers >> This is the
fastest route available
Disadvantages of the Oral route correct answers >> - No the
best route if a patient is feeling unwell
- Nausea, vomiting
- Certain drugs are inactivated by GI tract acidity or enzymes
- Drug interactions
- Requires patient cooperation
, First Pass Affect correct answers >> Oral meds only, greater
dose required because drug follows portal circulation instead of
IV, Liver changes med before it goes through systemic circulation
What are the 7 Medication Routes? correct answers >> - IV
(Intravenous)
- IM (Intramuscular)
- ID (Intradermal)
- SQ (Subcutaneous)
- PO (By Mouth)
- Topically (Directly to skin)
- Rectally (Anally)
Half-life Definition correct answers >> Time required for half
the original amount of drug in the body to be decreased by 50%
Half-life Timing correct answers >> Steady State: Amount of
drug excreted = Amount of the drug absorbed
- Occurs in 5 half-lives, all activity stops after 5