LPN Pharmacology Exam 1 Study Questions with 100% Correct Answers

LPN Pharmacology Exam 1 Study Questions with 100% Correct Answers 1. Pharmaceutical Phase - ANSWER The manufacture of a drug until absorption takes place in the body. 2. a.d. - ANSWER right ear 3. a.s. - ANSWER left ear 4. a.u. - ANSWER both ears 5. bid - ANSWER two times a day 6. ~/c - ANSWER with 7. OSHA - ANSWER Occupational safety and health administration - heath care worker safety ensures workers are not exposed to job related risks 8. FDA - ANSWER Food and Drug administration- safety of food and drug supply and the approval of new drugs 9. DEA - ANSWER Drug Enforcement Administration- enforcement of controlled substances Act- public safety - ANSWER capsule - ANSWER elixer 12.g - ANSWER gram - ANSWER grain - ANSWER drops - ANSWER microgram 16.mEq - ANSWER milliequivalent 17.mL - ANSWER milliliter - ANSWER milligram - ANSWER ounce - ANSWER tablet 21.T or Tb - ANSWER tablespoon 22.t or tsp - ANSWER teaspoon pass effect - ANSWER some oral medications are not effective on their first pass through the liver and can require a higher dose to achieve a therapeutic effect or through another route 24.Pharmacokinetic Phase - ANSWER What the body does with the drug. Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion. 25.Pharmacodynamic Phase - ANSWER What the drug does to the body. 26.Stat - ANSWER Immediately. Number one priority 27.Now - ANSWER Give now. Number two priority. 28.Prn - ANSWER Give as necessary using nurses judgment. 29.Six Rights - ANSWER Medication Dose Time Route Patient Documentation 30.Enteral - ANSWER Via the GI tract. Powders, pills, tablets. 31.First-Pass Metabolism - ANSWER Significantly metabolized by the liver prior to systemic distribution. 32.Percutaneous - ANSWER Through skin or mucous membranes. Topical, installation, inhalation. 33.Parental - ANSWER Needle route. IM, ID, IV 34.Intramuscular Route - ANSWER Hip, thigh. Drawback for blood prior to injection. 35.Antivirals - ANSWER CLASS: antivirals MED Action: antivirals inhibits a virus' ability to infect new host cells, Viralstatic USES: CMV, Flu, Hep B & C, herpes simplec & zoster, HIV ADVERSE E: Gi, diarrhea, headache, vertigo, malaise, hallucinations, rash, itching, hives, crystaluria 36.MED names: AcycloVIR, GancicloVIR, TAMIFLU, EPIVIR Most viral infections are HIGHLY contagious PT Education: maintain safe sex, wash hands, drugs do not cure viral infections