1/14/26, 11:57 PM NURS 251 Module # 1 / Pharmacology NURS 251 Module 1 Exam () portage learning/ ABCnursing/Geneva College Q…
NURS 251 Module # 1 / Pharmacology NURS 251 Module 1
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A patient recently started taking a new medication; he mentions to his
doctor at his next appointment that he has noticed his mouth is
extremely dry since starting the medication to the point where he is
not able to eat. He has tried managing it with lozenges and increased
liquids and nothing seems to work. What drug
effect best describes the dry mouth this patient is experiencing?
adverse effect
TRUE/FALSE: Discontinuing drug therapy is always the best course of
action whenever a patient experiences a harmful
false
TRUE/FALSE: The site within a cell that the drug binds to in order to
exert its therapeutic effect is known as:
True
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, 1/14/26, 11:57 PM NURS 251 Module # 1 / Pharmacology NURS 251 Module 1 Exam () portage learning/ ABCnursing/Geneva College Q…
TRUE/FALSE: When a drug binds to a cell exerting its effect leading to a
decrease in that cell's physiologic response that drug is acting as an
agonist.
FALSE
How many components make up the pharmacokinetic phase of drug
activity? List the four components of the pharmacokinetic phase of
drug activity.
4
absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
True/False: Metabolism is best defined as the amount of drug that is
absorbed into the body.
What term best describes the amount of drug that is absorbed into the
body?
False
Bioavailability
Name the primary factor that affects how much drug is absorbed into
the bloodstream.
The primary factor that affects drug absorption is:
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NURS 251 Module # 1 / Pharmacology NURS 251 Module 1
Exam () portage learning/
ABC nursing/Geneva College Questions and Verified
Answers, 100% Guarantee Pass!!
A patient recently started taking a new medication; he mentions to his
doctor at his next appointment that he has noticed his mouth is
extremely dry since starting the medication to the point where he is
not able to eat. He has tried managing it with lozenges and increased
liquids and nothing seems to work. What drug
effect best describes the dry mouth this patient is experiencing?
adverse effect
TRUE/FALSE: Discontinuing drug therapy is always the best course of
action whenever a patient experiences a harmful
false
TRUE/FALSE: The site within a cell that the drug binds to in order to
exert its therapeutic effect is known as:
True
-… 1/12
, 1/14/26, 11:57 PM NURS 251 Module # 1 / Pharmacology NURS 251 Module 1 Exam () portage learning/ ABCnursing/Geneva College Q…
TRUE/FALSE: When a drug binds to a cell exerting its effect leading to a
decrease in that cell's physiologic response that drug is acting as an
agonist.
FALSE
How many components make up the pharmacokinetic phase of drug
activity? List the four components of the pharmacokinetic phase of
drug activity.
4
absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
True/False: Metabolism is best defined as the amount of drug that is
absorbed into the body.
What term best describes the amount of drug that is absorbed into the
body?
False
Bioavailability
Name the primary factor that affects how much drug is absorbed into
the bloodstream.
The primary factor that affects drug absorption is:
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