NURS RN CU2 1st EAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE 2023 A+ SUCCESS ASSUARED
Question 1
Multiple choice (one answer)
SITUATION: Although prescription of drugs comes from the doctors, nurses should be well
competent and knowledgeable with pharmacology and basic principles governing his/her practice to
prevent malpractice and protect the clients' safety.
1. In the pharmacology class the professor defines clinical pharmacology, a branch of pharmacology
that focuses on:
Binders and other vehicles for delivering medication
The plant components that can be used as medicines
The use of drugs to treat, prevent, or diagnose disease
The biological effects of chemicals
RATIONALE:
Clinical pharmacology encourages the appropriate use of medications in humans by investigating
their therapeutic effects in order to enhance the drug's benefit while minimizing adverse effects.
Question 2
Multiple choice (one answer)
2. James asks the pharmacists about generic names of the drugs, the latter best describes generic name as:
The name assigned to the drug by the pharmaceutical company developing it
The chemical name of the drug based on its chemical structure
The original name assigned to the drug at the beginning of the evaluation process
Often used in advertising campaign
RATIONALE:
The generic name of assigned by the manufacturer who develops the drug. The brand name of the
drug is what it is marketed under
Question 3
, NURS RN CU2 1st EAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
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Multiple choice (one answer)
, NURS RN CU2 1st EAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
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3. A client asks you about drugs that ca
n be bought at drugs store even without the prescriptions. As a nurse, you will response by saying that, "An
OTC (over the counter) drugs
are not really medications and should not be included in a patient drug history."
are drugs that are available without prescription for the self-treatment of many different ailments."
were all once prescription drugs that are now safe for unsupervised use."
are nontoxic and can be used freely without problems."
RATIONALE:
Over-the-counter medicine is also known as OTC or nonprescription medicine. All these terms refer to
medicine that you can buy without a prescription.
Question 4
Multiple choice (one answer)
4. Pharmacokinetics involves the study of
receptor site activation and suppression
drug-drug interactions
the way that drugs affect the body
absorption, distribution, biotransformation, and elimination of drugs
RATIONALE:
Pharmacokinetics is the activity of drugs in the body over a period of time, including the processes by
which drugs are absorbed, distributed in the body, localized in the tissues, and excreted.
Question 5
Multiple choice (one answer)
5. The common description of a drug's duration of action in the body is considered?
Drug toxicity
Therapeutic level
Plasma half-life
, NURS RN CU2 1st EAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE 2023 A+ SUCCESS ASSUARED
Plateau of an administered drug
LATEST UPDATE 2023 A+ SUCCESS ASSUARED
Question 1
Multiple choice (one answer)
SITUATION: Although prescription of drugs comes from the doctors, nurses should be well
competent and knowledgeable with pharmacology and basic principles governing his/her practice to
prevent malpractice and protect the clients' safety.
1. In the pharmacology class the professor defines clinical pharmacology, a branch of pharmacology
that focuses on:
Binders and other vehicles for delivering medication
The plant components that can be used as medicines
The use of drugs to treat, prevent, or diagnose disease
The biological effects of chemicals
RATIONALE:
Clinical pharmacology encourages the appropriate use of medications in humans by investigating
their therapeutic effects in order to enhance the drug's benefit while minimizing adverse effects.
Question 2
Multiple choice (one answer)
2. James asks the pharmacists about generic names of the drugs, the latter best describes generic name as:
The name assigned to the drug by the pharmaceutical company developing it
The chemical name of the drug based on its chemical structure
The original name assigned to the drug at the beginning of the evaluation process
Often used in advertising campaign
RATIONALE:
The generic name of assigned by the manufacturer who develops the drug. The brand name of the
drug is what it is marketed under
Question 3
, NURS RN CU2 1st EAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE 2023 A+ SUCCESS ASSUARED
Multiple choice (one answer)
, NURS RN CU2 1st EAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE 2023 A+ SUCCESS ASSUARED
3. A client asks you about drugs that ca
n be bought at drugs store even without the prescriptions. As a nurse, you will response by saying that, "An
OTC (over the counter) drugs
are not really medications and should not be included in a patient drug history."
are drugs that are available without prescription for the self-treatment of many different ailments."
were all once prescription drugs that are now safe for unsupervised use."
are nontoxic and can be used freely without problems."
RATIONALE:
Over-the-counter medicine is also known as OTC or nonprescription medicine. All these terms refer to
medicine that you can buy without a prescription.
Question 4
Multiple choice (one answer)
4. Pharmacokinetics involves the study of
receptor site activation and suppression
drug-drug interactions
the way that drugs affect the body
absorption, distribution, biotransformation, and elimination of drugs
RATIONALE:
Pharmacokinetics is the activity of drugs in the body over a period of time, including the processes by
which drugs are absorbed, distributed in the body, localized in the tissues, and excreted.
Question 5
Multiple choice (one answer)
5. The common description of a drug's duration of action in the body is considered?
Drug toxicity
Therapeutic level
Plasma half-life
, NURS RN CU2 1st EAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE 2023 A+ SUCCESS ASSUARED
Plateau of an administered drug
