NURS 3210 Final Exam 1 Test
Questions and All Correct Answers
2025-2026 Update.
drug - Answer any chemical that affects the physiological processes of a living organism
pharmacology - Answer the study or science of drugs
chemical name - Answer describes the drugs chemical composition and molecular structure
generic name - Answer (nonproprietary name) name given by the US Adopted Names
Council
trade name - Answer the drug has a registered trade marl; use of the name is restricted by
the drug's patent owner (usually the manufacturer)
What is Tylenol's generic name? - Answer acetaminophen
What is the trade name for acetaminophen? - Answer Tylenol
What is Motrin's generic name? - Answer Ibuprofen
What is the trade name for ibuprofen? - Answer Motrin and others
pharmaceutics - Answer the study of how various drug forms influence the way in which the
drug affects the body
What determine's a drugs rate of dissolution (dissolving of solid dosage forms and their
absorption from the GI tract)? - Answer the dosage form of a drug
enteric coated - Answer coated with a material that permits transit through the stomach to
the small intestines before the medication is released
SR/ER - Answer designed to release a drug into the body slowly over and extended period of
time. Allows for less frequent administration
,pharmacodynamics - Answer the study of what the drug does to the body
(the mechanism of drug actions in living tissues, drug-receptor relationship, etc.)
A patient is complaining of severe pain and has orders for morphine sulfate. The nurse knows
that the route that would give the slowest pain relief would be which route?
A. IV
B. IM
C. PO - Answer Answer: C
pharmacotherapeutics - Answer The clinical use of drugs to prevent and treat diseases
What does pharmacotherapeutics define? - Answer the principles of drug actions
the principles of drug actions - Answer the cellular processes that change in response to the
presence of drug molecules
Pharmacognosy - Answer the study of natural (versus synthetic) drug sources (i.e., plant,
animal,minerals)
A patient is prescribed ibuprofen 200 mg PO every 4 hours as needed for pain. The pharmacy
sends up enteric-coated tablets, but the patient refuses the tablets, stating that she cannot
swallow pills. What will the nurse do?
A. Crush the tablets and mix them with applesauce or pudding.
B. Call the pharmacy and ask for the liquid form of the medication.
C. Call the pharmacy and ask for the IV form of the medication.
D. Encourage the patient to try to swallow the tablets. - Answer Correct answer: B
pharmacokintics - Answer a drug's time to onset of action, time to peak effect, and duration
of action; the study of what happens to a drug from the time it is put into the body until the
parent drug and all metabolites have left the body
Absorption - Answer substance entering the blood circulation; Movement of a drug from its
site of administration into the bloodstream for distribution to the tissues
Distribution - Answer the dispersion or dissemination of substances throughout the fluids
and tissues of the body
, Metabolism - Answer the recognition by the organism that a foreign substance is present
and the irreversible transformation of parent compounds into daughter metabolites
Excretion - Answer the removal of the substances from the body. In rare cases, some drugs
irreversibly accumulate in body tissue
First Pass Effect - Answer phenomenon of drug metabolism whereby the concentration of a
drug is greatly reduced before it reaches the systemic circulation which is generally related to
the liver and gut wall.
The nurse is giving a medication that has a high first-pass effect. The health care provider has
changed the route from IV to PO. The nurse expects the oral dose to be
A. higher because of the first-pass effect.
B. lower because of the first-pass effect.
C. the same as the IV dose.
D. unchanged - Answer Correct answer: A
bioavailability - Answer the amount of the drug that is available to be used by the body
enteral route - Answer the drug is absorbed into the systemic circulation therough the oral
or gastric mucosa or the small intestine (ex. oral, sublingual, buccal, rectal)
parenteral route - Answer IV, IM, SQ, Intradermal, Intraarterial, Intrathecal, Intraarticular
Examples of topical route - Answer Skin (including transdermal patches)
Eyes
Ears
Nose
Lungs (inhalation)
Rectum
Vagina
The nurse is preparing to administer a transdermal patch to a patient and finds that the patient
already has a medication patch on his right upper chest. What will the nurse do?
Questions and All Correct Answers
2025-2026 Update.
drug - Answer any chemical that affects the physiological processes of a living organism
pharmacology - Answer the study or science of drugs
chemical name - Answer describes the drugs chemical composition and molecular structure
generic name - Answer (nonproprietary name) name given by the US Adopted Names
Council
trade name - Answer the drug has a registered trade marl; use of the name is restricted by
the drug's patent owner (usually the manufacturer)
What is Tylenol's generic name? - Answer acetaminophen
What is the trade name for acetaminophen? - Answer Tylenol
What is Motrin's generic name? - Answer Ibuprofen
What is the trade name for ibuprofen? - Answer Motrin and others
pharmaceutics - Answer the study of how various drug forms influence the way in which the
drug affects the body
What determine's a drugs rate of dissolution (dissolving of solid dosage forms and their
absorption from the GI tract)? - Answer the dosage form of a drug
enteric coated - Answer coated with a material that permits transit through the stomach to
the small intestines before the medication is released
SR/ER - Answer designed to release a drug into the body slowly over and extended period of
time. Allows for less frequent administration
,pharmacodynamics - Answer the study of what the drug does to the body
(the mechanism of drug actions in living tissues, drug-receptor relationship, etc.)
A patient is complaining of severe pain and has orders for morphine sulfate. The nurse knows
that the route that would give the slowest pain relief would be which route?
A. IV
B. IM
C. PO - Answer Answer: C
pharmacotherapeutics - Answer The clinical use of drugs to prevent and treat diseases
What does pharmacotherapeutics define? - Answer the principles of drug actions
the principles of drug actions - Answer the cellular processes that change in response to the
presence of drug molecules
Pharmacognosy - Answer the study of natural (versus synthetic) drug sources (i.e., plant,
animal,minerals)
A patient is prescribed ibuprofen 200 mg PO every 4 hours as needed for pain. The pharmacy
sends up enteric-coated tablets, but the patient refuses the tablets, stating that she cannot
swallow pills. What will the nurse do?
A. Crush the tablets and mix them with applesauce or pudding.
B. Call the pharmacy and ask for the liquid form of the medication.
C. Call the pharmacy and ask for the IV form of the medication.
D. Encourage the patient to try to swallow the tablets. - Answer Correct answer: B
pharmacokintics - Answer a drug's time to onset of action, time to peak effect, and duration
of action; the study of what happens to a drug from the time it is put into the body until the
parent drug and all metabolites have left the body
Absorption - Answer substance entering the blood circulation; Movement of a drug from its
site of administration into the bloodstream for distribution to the tissues
Distribution - Answer the dispersion or dissemination of substances throughout the fluids
and tissues of the body
, Metabolism - Answer the recognition by the organism that a foreign substance is present
and the irreversible transformation of parent compounds into daughter metabolites
Excretion - Answer the removal of the substances from the body. In rare cases, some drugs
irreversibly accumulate in body tissue
First Pass Effect - Answer phenomenon of drug metabolism whereby the concentration of a
drug is greatly reduced before it reaches the systemic circulation which is generally related to
the liver and gut wall.
The nurse is giving a medication that has a high first-pass effect. The health care provider has
changed the route from IV to PO. The nurse expects the oral dose to be
A. higher because of the first-pass effect.
B. lower because of the first-pass effect.
C. the same as the IV dose.
D. unchanged - Answer Correct answer: A
bioavailability - Answer the amount of the drug that is available to be used by the body
enteral route - Answer the drug is absorbed into the systemic circulation therough the oral
or gastric mucosa or the small intestine (ex. oral, sublingual, buccal, rectal)
parenteral route - Answer IV, IM, SQ, Intradermal, Intraarterial, Intrathecal, Intraarticular
Examples of topical route - Answer Skin (including transdermal patches)
Eyes
Ears
Nose
Lungs (inhalation)
Rectum
Vagina
The nurse is preparing to administer a transdermal patch to a patient and finds that the patient
already has a medication patch on his right upper chest. What will the nurse do?
