PHAR 100 EXAM 2O25/2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A nurse administering medications has many responsibilities. Among
these responsibilities is a knowledge of pharmacokinetics. Which
statement is the best description of pharmacokinetics?
Select one:
a. The passage of medication molecules into the blood from the site of
administration.
b. The degree to which medications bind to serum proteins, which affects
distribution.
c. The study of how medications enter the body, reach their site of action,
are metabolized, and exit the body.
d. The method by which a medication, after absorption, is moved within
the body to tissues, organs, and specific sites of action. - The study of
how medications enter the body, reach their site of action, are
metabolized, and exit the body.
Which of the following is the definition of side effects?
Select one:
a. The desired or intended outcome of a particular drug.
b. Any undesirable bodily effects that are a direct response to one or more
drugs.
c. An abnormal or unexpected response to a drug that is peculiar to a
particular client.
d. Unintended, secondary effects that a medication will probably cause. -
Any undesirable bodily effects that are a direct response to one or more
drugs.
The nurse is administering medications to a patient who is in liver failure
due to end-stage cirrhosis. The nurse is aware that patients with liver
failure are most likely to have problems with which pharmacokinetic
phase?
Select one:
,a. Absorption
b. Distribution
c. Metabolism
d. Excretion - Metabolism
Which of the following statements is true regarding parenteral drugs?
Select one:
a. They bypass the first-pass effect.
b. They decrease blood flow to the stomach.
c. They are altered by the presence of food in the stomach.
d. They are typically the slowest route by which a drug can be absorbed. -
They bypass the first-pass effect.
The term "duration of action" refers to which of the following
descriptions?
Select one:
a. The time it takes for the drug to elicit a therapeutic response.
b. The time it takes a drug to reach its maximum therapeutic response.
c. The length of time it takes to remove a drug from circulation.
d. The time during which drug concentration is sufficient to elicit a
therapeutic response. - The time during which drug concentration is
sufficient to elicit a therapeutic response.
The following legislation outlines BCCNP's Scope of Practice for LPN's
regarding medication administration:
Select one:
a. Canada Food and Drug Act
b. BCCNP Standards of Practice
c. BC Health Professions Act
, d. Controlled Drug and Substances Act - Controlled Drug and Substances
Act
Match the following meanings to their corresponding abbreviations:
As needed
Twice per day
Every 4 hours
Drops
By mouth
Intramuscular - prn
bid
q4h
gtts
po
IM
When monitoring a patient on an insulin drip to reduce blood glucose
levels, the nurse notes that the patient's glucose level is extremely low,
and the patient is lethargic and difficult to awaken. Which type of adverse
drug reaction is the nurse observing?
Select one:
a. An adverse effect.
b. An allergic reaction.
c. An idiosyncratic reaction.
d. A pharmacological reaction. - A pharmacological reaction.
Which of the following terms is the process by which drugs influence cell
physiology?
Select one:
a. Pharmacology
ANSWERS
A nurse administering medications has many responsibilities. Among
these responsibilities is a knowledge of pharmacokinetics. Which
statement is the best description of pharmacokinetics?
Select one:
a. The passage of medication molecules into the blood from the site of
administration.
b. The degree to which medications bind to serum proteins, which affects
distribution.
c. The study of how medications enter the body, reach their site of action,
are metabolized, and exit the body.
d. The method by which a medication, after absorption, is moved within
the body to tissues, organs, and specific sites of action. - The study of
how medications enter the body, reach their site of action, are
metabolized, and exit the body.
Which of the following is the definition of side effects?
Select one:
a. The desired or intended outcome of a particular drug.
b. Any undesirable bodily effects that are a direct response to one or more
drugs.
c. An abnormal or unexpected response to a drug that is peculiar to a
particular client.
d. Unintended, secondary effects that a medication will probably cause. -
Any undesirable bodily effects that are a direct response to one or more
drugs.
The nurse is administering medications to a patient who is in liver failure
due to end-stage cirrhosis. The nurse is aware that patients with liver
failure are most likely to have problems with which pharmacokinetic
phase?
Select one:
,a. Absorption
b. Distribution
c. Metabolism
d. Excretion - Metabolism
Which of the following statements is true regarding parenteral drugs?
Select one:
a. They bypass the first-pass effect.
b. They decrease blood flow to the stomach.
c. They are altered by the presence of food in the stomach.
d. They are typically the slowest route by which a drug can be absorbed. -
They bypass the first-pass effect.
The term "duration of action" refers to which of the following
descriptions?
Select one:
a. The time it takes for the drug to elicit a therapeutic response.
b. The time it takes a drug to reach its maximum therapeutic response.
c. The length of time it takes to remove a drug from circulation.
d. The time during which drug concentration is sufficient to elicit a
therapeutic response. - The time during which drug concentration is
sufficient to elicit a therapeutic response.
The following legislation outlines BCCNP's Scope of Practice for LPN's
regarding medication administration:
Select one:
a. Canada Food and Drug Act
b. BCCNP Standards of Practice
c. BC Health Professions Act
, d. Controlled Drug and Substances Act - Controlled Drug and Substances
Act
Match the following meanings to their corresponding abbreviations:
As needed
Twice per day
Every 4 hours
Drops
By mouth
Intramuscular - prn
bid
q4h
gtts
po
IM
When monitoring a patient on an insulin drip to reduce blood glucose
levels, the nurse notes that the patient's glucose level is extremely low,
and the patient is lethargic and difficult to awaken. Which type of adverse
drug reaction is the nurse observing?
Select one:
a. An adverse effect.
b. An allergic reaction.
c. An idiosyncratic reaction.
d. A pharmacological reaction. - A pharmacological reaction.
Which of the following terms is the process by which drugs influence cell
physiology?
Select one:
a. Pharmacology
