NURS 676 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY
PRACTICE TEST 2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED TO PASS
●● Four major pharmokinetic processes
Answer: Drug absorption, drug distribution, drug metabolism, and drug
excretion.
●● Define Pharmacodynamics
Answer: The impact of drugs on the body. The nature and intensity of
the response to the drug.
●● Two major areas in which you can apply pharmacologic knowledge.
Answer: Patient care and patient education.
●● Seven aspects of drug therapy.
Answer: Pre administration assessment, dosage and administration,
evaluating and promoting therapeutic effects, minimizing adverse
effects, minimizing adverse reactions, making "as needed" (PRN)
decisions, and managing toxicity.
●● Pre administration assessment
, Answer: Three basic goals: collecting baseline data needed to evaluate
therapeutic and adverse responses, identifying high -risk patients, and
assessing the patient's capacity for self-care.
●● To help reduce adverse effects, you must know
Answer: The major adverse effects the drug can produce, when these
reactions are likely to occur, early signs that an adverse reaction is
developing, and interventions that can minimize discomfort and harm.
●● PRN
Answer: pro re nata, a Latin phrase meaning as needed
●● Nursing process
Answer: ADPIE - Assessment, analysis (diagnosis), planning,
implementation, and evaluation.
●● Complete nursing diagnosis
Answer: A statement of the pt's actual or potential health problem, a
statement of the problem's probable cause or risk factors, and the signs,
symptoms, or other evidence of the problem. Statements are separated
by the phrases related to and as evidenced by
●● Objective of drug therapy
Answer: Produce maximum benefit with minimum harm
PRACTICE TEST 2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED TO PASS
●● Four major pharmokinetic processes
Answer: Drug absorption, drug distribution, drug metabolism, and drug
excretion.
●● Define Pharmacodynamics
Answer: The impact of drugs on the body. The nature and intensity of
the response to the drug.
●● Two major areas in which you can apply pharmacologic knowledge.
Answer: Patient care and patient education.
●● Seven aspects of drug therapy.
Answer: Pre administration assessment, dosage and administration,
evaluating and promoting therapeutic effects, minimizing adverse
effects, minimizing adverse reactions, making "as needed" (PRN)
decisions, and managing toxicity.
●● Pre administration assessment
, Answer: Three basic goals: collecting baseline data needed to evaluate
therapeutic and adverse responses, identifying high -risk patients, and
assessing the patient's capacity for self-care.
●● To help reduce adverse effects, you must know
Answer: The major adverse effects the drug can produce, when these
reactions are likely to occur, early signs that an adverse reaction is
developing, and interventions that can minimize discomfort and harm.
●● PRN
Answer: pro re nata, a Latin phrase meaning as needed
●● Nursing process
Answer: ADPIE - Assessment, analysis (diagnosis), planning,
implementation, and evaluation.
●● Complete nursing diagnosis
Answer: A statement of the pt's actual or potential health problem, a
statement of the problem's probable cause or risk factors, and the signs,
symptoms, or other evidence of the problem. Statements are separated
by the phrases related to and as evidenced by
●● Objective of drug therapy
Answer: Produce maximum benefit with minimum harm
