NUR 135 Quiz 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
A client asks why he has to take a medication on an empty
stomach. The nurse explains that generally food does which of
the following to drug dissoluation and absorption? Correct
Answers Decreases
A client is given an oral medication that is a lipid soluble,
nonionized drug. This drug will be absorbed: Correct Answers
Readily
A client is recieving a drug that has a very narrow (low
therapeutic index. The nurse anticipates which of the following
as a priority? Correct Answers Serum drug levels performed
frequently.
A nurse is providing an oral medication for pain relief to a
client. To attain the fastes pain relief, the nurse administers the
medication so that it is most rapidly absorbed from the
Gastrointestinal tract. Which of the following has the fastest
absorption? Correct Answers Liquid Suspension
A Nursing rol is to teach clients to watch for adverse medivation
effects. Adverse effects are: Correct Answers Undesired effects.
Active Metabolite Correct Answers Those that have
pharmacologic activity of their own, even if the parent drug is
inactive.
Additive Effects Correct Answers Drug interactions in which
the effect of a combination of two or more drugs with similar
, actions is equivalent to the sum of the individual effects of the
same drugs given alone. 1+1=2
Adverse Drug Events Correct Answers Any undesirable
occurence related to administering or failing to administer a
prescribed medication.
Adverse Drug Reaction Correct Answers Any unexpected,
unintended, undesired or excessive response to a medication
given at therapeutic dosages.
Adverse Effects Correct Answers A general term for any
undesirable effect that are a direct response to one or more
drugs.
Agonist (inhibitors) Correct Answers A drug that binds to and
stimulates the activity of one or more receptors in the body.
Allergic reaction Correct Answers An immunologic
hypersensitivity reaction resulting from the unusual sensitivity
of a patient to a particular medication; a type of adverse drug
event.
Antagonistic effect Correct Answers Drug interactions in which
the effect of a combination of two or more drugs is less than the
sum of the individual effects of the same drugs given alone.
(Example1+1=less than 2)
Bioavailability Correct Answers A measure of the extent of
drug absorption for a given drug and route. (from 0-100%)
A client asks why he has to take a medication on an empty
stomach. The nurse explains that generally food does which of
the following to drug dissoluation and absorption? Correct
Answers Decreases
A client is given an oral medication that is a lipid soluble,
nonionized drug. This drug will be absorbed: Correct Answers
Readily
A client is recieving a drug that has a very narrow (low
therapeutic index. The nurse anticipates which of the following
as a priority? Correct Answers Serum drug levels performed
frequently.
A nurse is providing an oral medication for pain relief to a
client. To attain the fastes pain relief, the nurse administers the
medication so that it is most rapidly absorbed from the
Gastrointestinal tract. Which of the following has the fastest
absorption? Correct Answers Liquid Suspension
A Nursing rol is to teach clients to watch for adverse medivation
effects. Adverse effects are: Correct Answers Undesired effects.
Active Metabolite Correct Answers Those that have
pharmacologic activity of their own, even if the parent drug is
inactive.
Additive Effects Correct Answers Drug interactions in which
the effect of a combination of two or more drugs with similar
, actions is equivalent to the sum of the individual effects of the
same drugs given alone. 1+1=2
Adverse Drug Events Correct Answers Any undesirable
occurence related to administering or failing to administer a
prescribed medication.
Adverse Drug Reaction Correct Answers Any unexpected,
unintended, undesired or excessive response to a medication
given at therapeutic dosages.
Adverse Effects Correct Answers A general term for any
undesirable effect that are a direct response to one or more
drugs.
Agonist (inhibitors) Correct Answers A drug that binds to and
stimulates the activity of one or more receptors in the body.
Allergic reaction Correct Answers An immunologic
hypersensitivity reaction resulting from the unusual sensitivity
of a patient to a particular medication; a type of adverse drug
event.
Antagonistic effect Correct Answers Drug interactions in which
the effect of a combination of two or more drugs is less than the
sum of the individual effects of the same drugs given alone.
(Example1+1=less than 2)
Bioavailability Correct Answers A measure of the extent of
drug absorption for a given drug and route. (from 0-100%)
