BASIC PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSES CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

BASIC PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSES
CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+

●● specific sites which the drug usually forms chemical bonds with.
Answer: receptors


●● a drug only forms a bond with a receptor if:. Answer: - the drug and
the receptor have similar shapes
- the drug has a chemical affinity for the receptor


●● the study of the interactions between drugs and their receptors and
the series of events that result in a pharmacologic response. Answer:
pharmacodynamics


●● T/F: the better the fit between the receptor and the drug molecule the
better the response of the drug. Answer: T


●● drugs that interact with a receptor to stimulate a response are known
as. Answer: agonists

, ●● drugs that attach to a receptor but do not stimulate a response.
Answer: antagonists


●● drugs that interact with a receptor to stimulate a response but inhibit
other responses. Answer: partial agonists


●● 3 routes of drug administration:. Answer: - enteral
- parenteral
- percutaneous


●● when using the _______________ route, the drug is administered
directly into the GI tract by oral, rectal, or nasogastric route. Answer:
enteral


●● when using the _________________ route, the drug bypasses the GI
tract with the use of subcutaneous, intramuscular, or intravenous
injection. Answer: parenteral


●● when using the ___________________ route, the drug is absorbed
through the skin and mucous membranes. Answer: percutaneous


●● after administration, all drugs go through 5 stages:. Answer: -
liberation
- absorption