PN 1005 - PHARMACOLOGY - MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE
2026
first pass effect - Answers oral medications that are metabolized extensively by the liver
FDA - Answers The agency that is responsible for determining if a food or drug is safe and effective
enough to be sold to the public.
tablets, capsules, liquids - Answers oral drugs
tablets, sprays - Answers sublingual drugs
tablets in cheek - Answers buccal drugs
eye drops - Answers ophthalmic drugs
ear drops - Answers otic drugs
nose sprays - Answers nasal drugs
via injection - Answers parenteral drugs
Rights of Medication Administration - Answers Right medication
Right patient
Right dosage
Right route
Right time
Right reason
Right documentation
Right to refuse
Generic vs. Brand Name - Answers generic name is scientific (acetaminophen). trade name is brand
name (tylenol).
Polypharmacy - Answers The use of multiple medications on a regular basis.
MAR - Answers medication administration record
NKDA/NKA - Answers no known drug allergies/no known allergies
half-life - Answers length of time required for the body to get rid of half of the medication
Loading dose - Answers use of a higher dose than what is usually used for treatment to allow the drug
to reach the critical concentration sooner
drug blood level - Answers amount of a drug present in the blood
teratogenic effect - Answers drug induced birth defect
organs that excrete drugs - Answers kidney, GI tract
not for medical uses (example: heroin) - Answers schedule 1 drug
requires a written prescription, high risk of abuse (example: narcotics) - Answers schedule 2 drug
Non-amphetamines (low risk of abuse) - Answers schedule 3 drug
prescription drugs - Answers schedule 4 drug
mutagenic - Answers something that can cause changes, or mutations, in DNA
Where drugs are metabolized - Answers liver
who approves the drugs LPNs can administer - Answers BCCNM
process of drug moving from its site to the bloodstream - Answers absorption
factors that can alter a drug's effectiveness - Answers cardiac output, stress, other medications,
vascularity
Amount of drug needed to produce an effect - Answers critical concentration
another word for metabolism - Answers biotransformation
qid - Answers four times a day
bid - Answers twice a day
ac - Answers before meals
pc - Answers after meals
q8h - Answers every 8 hours
common side effects of medications - Answers nausea, vomitting, diarrhea
PO - Answers by mouth
NPO - Answers nothing by mouth
C - Answers with
hs - Answers at bedtime
IM - Answers intramuscular
IV - Answers intravenous
prn - Answers as needed
2026
first pass effect - Answers oral medications that are metabolized extensively by the liver
FDA - Answers The agency that is responsible for determining if a food or drug is safe and effective
enough to be sold to the public.
tablets, capsules, liquids - Answers oral drugs
tablets, sprays - Answers sublingual drugs
tablets in cheek - Answers buccal drugs
eye drops - Answers ophthalmic drugs
ear drops - Answers otic drugs
nose sprays - Answers nasal drugs
via injection - Answers parenteral drugs
Rights of Medication Administration - Answers Right medication
Right patient
Right dosage
Right route
Right time
Right reason
Right documentation
Right to refuse
Generic vs. Brand Name - Answers generic name is scientific (acetaminophen). trade name is brand
name (tylenol).
Polypharmacy - Answers The use of multiple medications on a regular basis.
MAR - Answers medication administration record
NKDA/NKA - Answers no known drug allergies/no known allergies
half-life - Answers length of time required for the body to get rid of half of the medication
Loading dose - Answers use of a higher dose than what is usually used for treatment to allow the drug
to reach the critical concentration sooner
drug blood level - Answers amount of a drug present in the blood
teratogenic effect - Answers drug induced birth defect
organs that excrete drugs - Answers kidney, GI tract
not for medical uses (example: heroin) - Answers schedule 1 drug
requires a written prescription, high risk of abuse (example: narcotics) - Answers schedule 2 drug
Non-amphetamines (low risk of abuse) - Answers schedule 3 drug
prescription drugs - Answers schedule 4 drug
mutagenic - Answers something that can cause changes, or mutations, in DNA
Where drugs are metabolized - Answers liver
who approves the drugs LPNs can administer - Answers BCCNM
process of drug moving from its site to the bloodstream - Answers absorption
factors that can alter a drug's effectiveness - Answers cardiac output, stress, other medications,
vascularity
Amount of drug needed to produce an effect - Answers critical concentration
another word for metabolism - Answers biotransformation
qid - Answers four times a day
bid - Answers twice a day
ac - Answers before meals
pc - Answers after meals
q8h - Answers every 8 hours
common side effects of medications - Answers nausea, vomitting, diarrhea
PO - Answers by mouth
NPO - Answers nothing by mouth
C - Answers with
hs - Answers at bedtime
IM - Answers intramuscular
IV - Answers intravenous
prn - Answers as needed
