NU136 - EXAM 4 WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Pharmacology in relation to nurses: correct answers >> -
physicians, pharmacies, and nurses are legally responsible for
safe & therapeutic effects of drugs
-locate info about each drug
-calculate dose accurately
-6 rights
-recognize nursing interventions
-knowledgeable about possible drug interactions
If drug order isn't clear: correct answers >> clarify w/ doctor
Controlled substances: correct answers >> -must have
another nurse count w/ you (incoming & out coming nurse)
-any discrepancies need to be investigated
3 key factors of drug therapy correct answers >> 1.
distribution: how drug distributes throughout body
2. metabolism: what route is it (slow or fast)
3. excretion: how the pt is urinating; kidney function (older adults
need less dosage)
Differences of absorption correct answers >> 1. slow
absorption: skin, oral, SQ
2. quick absorption: sublingual, mucus membrane, respiratory
,3. most rapid: IV
High alert medication: correct answers >> -insulin
-requires a 2 nurse check
Schedule of controlled drugs correct answers >> Schedule I
through V
schedule I correct answers >> drugs with no accepted
medical use & high potential of abuse
i.e. heroin, LSD, weed
Drug standards correct answers >> purity, potency,
bioavailability, efficacy, safety and toxicity
If there is a medication error: correct answers >> report it
immediately; the purpose of the report is so same mistake won't
happen again
Schedule II correct answers >> drugs with medical use &
high potential for abuse
i.e. cocaine, oxycodone, codeine
schedule III correct answers >> drugs that are medically use
w/ less potential for abuse than schedule II
, i.e. testosterone, ketamine, miscellaneous depressants
schedule IV correct answers >> drugs that are medically
useful w/ less potential for abuse than schedule III
i.e. tranquilizers
schedule V correct answers >> drugs with medical use, low
potential for abuse and produce less of a physical dependance
i.e. cough syrup
uses for drugs: correct answers >> Treatment, palliation,
diagnosis, cure, and prevention of disease
Pharmacokinetics correct answers >> how drugs enter body,
metabolized, and excreted
Absorption correct answers >> -movement of a drug from its
site of admin into bloodstream
-determined by weight, sex, age, disease & genetics; how drugs
distribution correct answers >> to tissues, & cellular site of
action depending on the physical & chemical properties
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Pharmacology in relation to nurses: correct answers >> -
physicians, pharmacies, and nurses are legally responsible for
safe & therapeutic effects of drugs
-locate info about each drug
-calculate dose accurately
-6 rights
-recognize nursing interventions
-knowledgeable about possible drug interactions
If drug order isn't clear: correct answers >> clarify w/ doctor
Controlled substances: correct answers >> -must have
another nurse count w/ you (incoming & out coming nurse)
-any discrepancies need to be investigated
3 key factors of drug therapy correct answers >> 1.
distribution: how drug distributes throughout body
2. metabolism: what route is it (slow or fast)
3. excretion: how the pt is urinating; kidney function (older adults
need less dosage)
Differences of absorption correct answers >> 1. slow
absorption: skin, oral, SQ
2. quick absorption: sublingual, mucus membrane, respiratory
,3. most rapid: IV
High alert medication: correct answers >> -insulin
-requires a 2 nurse check
Schedule of controlled drugs correct answers >> Schedule I
through V
schedule I correct answers >> drugs with no accepted
medical use & high potential of abuse
i.e. heroin, LSD, weed
Drug standards correct answers >> purity, potency,
bioavailability, efficacy, safety and toxicity
If there is a medication error: correct answers >> report it
immediately; the purpose of the report is so same mistake won't
happen again
Schedule II correct answers >> drugs with medical use &
high potential for abuse
i.e. cocaine, oxycodone, codeine
schedule III correct answers >> drugs that are medically use
w/ less potential for abuse than schedule II
, i.e. testosterone, ketamine, miscellaneous depressants
schedule IV correct answers >> drugs that are medically
useful w/ less potential for abuse than schedule III
i.e. tranquilizers
schedule V correct answers >> drugs with medical use, low
potential for abuse and produce less of a physical dependance
i.e. cough syrup
uses for drugs: correct answers >> Treatment, palliation,
diagnosis, cure, and prevention of disease
Pharmacokinetics correct answers >> how drugs enter body,
metabolized, and excreted
Absorption correct answers >> -movement of a drug from its
site of admin into bloodstream
-determined by weight, sex, age, disease & genetics; how drugs
distribution correct answers >> to tissues, & cellular site of
action depending on the physical & chemical properties
