MARYVILLE NURS 615 EXAM 1
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
2026
NP prescriptive authority is regulated by correct answers >>
the state board of nursing
Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder correct
answers >> Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for
disease management
Hypoalbuminemia affects the process of prescribing because
correct answers >> it increases the free drug floating around
and could cause toxicity or different effects
Hypoalbuminemia correct answers >> affects the distribution
of the drug to target tissue
Drugs with high first pass metabolism correct answers >>
are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little or if any
desired action.
Fraction of drug lost through the process of absorption.
First pass metabolism correct answers >> The rapid uptake
and metabolism of an active compound into inactive compounds
by the liver, immediately after enteric absorption and before it
reaches the systemic circulation.
, Half-life correct answers >> the amount of time it takes for
an administered drug to be half-way cleared from the system
Loading dose correct answers >> drugs with a long half life
start with this to achieve desired clinical effects more quickly.
Ex: azithromycin requires the first days dose to be twice that of
the other 4 days
Onset of action correct answers >> The point in time on the
drug concentration curve that indicates the first sign of a
therapeutic effect
Peak of action correct answers >> The time between drug
administration and the maximum concentration of a drug in the
blood stream
Peak and trough levels correct answers >> This is used to
determine if a drug is in a therapeutic range
Steady-state correct answers >> Amount of drug needed in
the body remains constant
IV administration correct answers >> Does not involve
absorption and there is no loss of the drug; distribution
throughout the body begins immediately
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
2026
NP prescriptive authority is regulated by correct answers >>
the state board of nursing
Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder correct
answers >> Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for
disease management
Hypoalbuminemia affects the process of prescribing because
correct answers >> it increases the free drug floating around
and could cause toxicity or different effects
Hypoalbuminemia correct answers >> affects the distribution
of the drug to target tissue
Drugs with high first pass metabolism correct answers >>
are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little or if any
desired action.
Fraction of drug lost through the process of absorption.
First pass metabolism correct answers >> The rapid uptake
and metabolism of an active compound into inactive compounds
by the liver, immediately after enteric absorption and before it
reaches the systemic circulation.
, Half-life correct answers >> the amount of time it takes for
an administered drug to be half-way cleared from the system
Loading dose correct answers >> drugs with a long half life
start with this to achieve desired clinical effects more quickly.
Ex: azithromycin requires the first days dose to be twice that of
the other 4 days
Onset of action correct answers >> The point in time on the
drug concentration curve that indicates the first sign of a
therapeutic effect
Peak of action correct answers >> The time between drug
administration and the maximum concentration of a drug in the
blood stream
Peak and trough levels correct answers >> This is used to
determine if a drug is in a therapeutic range
Steady-state correct answers >> Amount of drug needed in
the body remains constant
IV administration correct answers >> Does not involve
absorption and there is no loss of the drug; distribution
throughout the body begins immediately
