NUR 131 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS
1847 - Accurate answers When did modern pharmacology start
Drug - Accurate answers any substance that is taken to prevent, cure, or reduce
symptoms of a medical condition
Therapeutic Classification - Accurate answers describes what it being treated by
the drug
Pharmacologic Classification - Accurate answers describes how the drug acts
Trade Name - Accurate answers name assigned by pharmaceutical company.
First letter always capitalized. Only one name per drug
Generic Name - Accurate answers name assigned by the United States Adopted
Name Council. Always in lower case
Bioavailability - Accurate answers the rate and extent to which the active
ingredient is absorbed from a drug product and becomes available at the site of a drug
action to produce its effect.
Oral, IV, IM, sublingual, subq - Accurate answers Routes of administration with
100% bioavailability
Need to understand when administering medication - Accurate answers Drug
name, intended purpose, effect, contraindications, special indications, adverse effects,
why drug prescribed, how it's supplied, how it's administered, nursing process
Greatest problem with patent medicines - Accurate answers products claimed to
cure any symptom or disease
Pure Food and Drug Act - Accurate answers how drugs were safely regulated
Sherley Act of 1912 - Accurate answers Prohibited the sale of drugs labeled with
false therapeutic claims that were intended to defraud customer
Placebo - Accurate answers serves as control for nontreatment group in
experiements
Prescription Drug User Fee Act - Accurate answers sped up the process for life-
threatening illnesses
ACCURATE ANSWERS
1847 - Accurate answers When did modern pharmacology start
Drug - Accurate answers any substance that is taken to prevent, cure, or reduce
symptoms of a medical condition
Therapeutic Classification - Accurate answers describes what it being treated by
the drug
Pharmacologic Classification - Accurate answers describes how the drug acts
Trade Name - Accurate answers name assigned by pharmaceutical company.
First letter always capitalized. Only one name per drug
Generic Name - Accurate answers name assigned by the United States Adopted
Name Council. Always in lower case
Bioavailability - Accurate answers the rate and extent to which the active
ingredient is absorbed from a drug product and becomes available at the site of a drug
action to produce its effect.
Oral, IV, IM, sublingual, subq - Accurate answers Routes of administration with
100% bioavailability
Need to understand when administering medication - Accurate answers Drug
name, intended purpose, effect, contraindications, special indications, adverse effects,
why drug prescribed, how it's supplied, how it's administered, nursing process
Greatest problem with patent medicines - Accurate answers products claimed to
cure any symptom or disease
Pure Food and Drug Act - Accurate answers how drugs were safely regulated
Sherley Act of 1912 - Accurate answers Prohibited the sale of drugs labeled with
false therapeutic claims that were intended to defraud customer
Placebo - Accurate answers serves as control for nontreatment group in
experiements
Prescription Drug User Fee Act - Accurate answers sped up the process for life-
threatening illnesses
