PN 1005 - Pharmacology Midterm Prep
Questions Fully Solved.
Common medication errors - Answer Disability, death, increased hospital stay, legal
consequences, loss of nursing license, and loss of position
Factors influencing medication dose and action - Answer Route of Administration, Time of
Administration, Age of Client, Nutritional Status of Client, Absorption/Excretion of the drug,
Health Status of the client, Sex of the Client, Ethnicity/Culture of Client, Genetics
10 rights of medication administration - Answer The right medication, the right dose, the
right patient, the right route, the right time, the right site, the right reason, the right
documentation, the right education, the right evaluation
Routes of administration - Answer Oral, sublingual, buccal, parenteral, insertion, instillation,
inhalation intranasal topical, percutaneous, transdermal
Soufflé cup - Answer Used for solids such as tablets or capsules
Medicine cup - Answer Used for liquid medication
Calibrated dropper - Answer Used to administer small amounts of liquid medication
Equipment for medication administation - Answer Nipple, oral syringe, parenteral syringe
Generic name - Answer Given by the manufacturer who develops the med, under the brand
name
Brand name - Answer Always bolded, ® to indicate registration of name
Polypharmacy - Answer The use of multiple medications on a regular basis.
Before meals - Answer AC
Twice per day - Answer BID
After meals - Answer PC
, As needed - Answer PRN
Q4H - Answer Every 4 hours
QH - Answer Every hour
QID - Answer 4 times a day
STAT - Answer immediately
TID - Answer 3 times a day
First pass effect - Answer medications are extensively metabolized by the liver
Biotransformation - Answer Another word for metabolism
Which organs play a vital role to drug excretion - Answer Kidney
Which organ plats a vital role in metabolism - Answer Liver
How long does it take for the body to absorb oral medications - Answer 30-60 mins
Antiarrhythmics - Answer Drugs that control heart rythym eg. digoxin
Antianginals - Answer Drugs that relieve symptoms of angina eg. nitroglycerin
Anticoagulants - Answer Prevent blood coagulation eg. Warfarin
Antianemics - Answer Drugs that help reverse anemia eg. Gluconate
Lipid-lowering agents - Answer Drugs that help lower cholesterol in the blood eg. Lipitor
Antitussives - Answer Cough suppressants eg. Codeine
Questions Fully Solved.
Common medication errors - Answer Disability, death, increased hospital stay, legal
consequences, loss of nursing license, and loss of position
Factors influencing medication dose and action - Answer Route of Administration, Time of
Administration, Age of Client, Nutritional Status of Client, Absorption/Excretion of the drug,
Health Status of the client, Sex of the Client, Ethnicity/Culture of Client, Genetics
10 rights of medication administration - Answer The right medication, the right dose, the
right patient, the right route, the right time, the right site, the right reason, the right
documentation, the right education, the right evaluation
Routes of administration - Answer Oral, sublingual, buccal, parenteral, insertion, instillation,
inhalation intranasal topical, percutaneous, transdermal
Soufflé cup - Answer Used for solids such as tablets or capsules
Medicine cup - Answer Used for liquid medication
Calibrated dropper - Answer Used to administer small amounts of liquid medication
Equipment for medication administation - Answer Nipple, oral syringe, parenteral syringe
Generic name - Answer Given by the manufacturer who develops the med, under the brand
name
Brand name - Answer Always bolded, ® to indicate registration of name
Polypharmacy - Answer The use of multiple medications on a regular basis.
Before meals - Answer AC
Twice per day - Answer BID
After meals - Answer PC
, As needed - Answer PRN
Q4H - Answer Every 4 hours
QH - Answer Every hour
QID - Answer 4 times a day
STAT - Answer immediately
TID - Answer 3 times a day
First pass effect - Answer medications are extensively metabolized by the liver
Biotransformation - Answer Another word for metabolism
Which organs play a vital role to drug excretion - Answer Kidney
Which organ plats a vital role in metabolism - Answer Liver
How long does it take for the body to absorb oral medications - Answer 30-60 mins
Antiarrhythmics - Answer Drugs that control heart rythym eg. digoxin
Antianginals - Answer Drugs that relieve symptoms of angina eg. nitroglycerin
Anticoagulants - Answer Prevent blood coagulation eg. Warfarin
Antianemics - Answer Drugs that help reverse anemia eg. Gluconate
Lipid-lowering agents - Answer Drugs that help lower cholesterol in the blood eg. Lipitor
Antitussives - Answer Cough suppressants eg. Codeine
