HOSA Pharmacology Practice Exam: 200 Latest Questions & Verified Answers (2024)

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HOSA PHARMACOLOGY LATEST EXAM ACTUAL EXAM

200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

|ALREADY GRADED A+

Which method of medication administration provides the client

with the greatest first-pass effect?

A) Oral.

B) Sublingual.

C) Intravenous.

D) Subcutaneous

.....ANSWER.....A) Oral

An older client with a decreased percentage of lean body mass

is likely to receive a prescription that is adjusted based on which

pharmacokinetic process?

A) Absorption

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B) Metabolism

C) Elimination

D) Distribution

.....ANSWER.....D) Distribution

Which of the following is a parenteral method of administering a

drug?

A) Topical

B) Oral

C) Sublingual

D) Rectal

.....ANSWER.....A) Topical

Which of the following is an enteral method of administering

drugs?

A. Rectal

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B. Intranasal

C. Topical

D. Tracheal

.....ANSWER.....A. Rectal

How are the solid forms of drugs most frequently administered?

A. Parenteral

B. Intravenous

C. Enteral

D. Inhalation

.....ANSWER.....C. Enteral

Which of the following methods of medication administration is

described as readily available, painless, and noninvasive but has

limited value in an emergent situation because of slow or erratic

absorption?

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A. Sublingual

B. Oral

C. Topical

D. Rectal

.....ANSWER.....B. Oral

What method of medication administration is best described as

painless and has a rapid onset of action but requires a

responsive, cooperative patient with an intact gag reflex?

A. Topical

B. Oral

C. IV

D. Buccal .....ANSWER.....D. Buccal