PORTAGE LEARNING PHARMACOLOGY NURS
251 EXAM 2 ANSWERS (A+) JULY 2023
1). 10 rights of medication administration
Ans: 1. Right Medication
2. Right Dose
3. Right Time
4. Right Route
5. Right Client
6. Right Client Education
7. Right Documentation
8. Right to Refuse
9. Right Reason
10. Right Evaluation
2). Drug
Ans: any chemical that affects the physiologic processes of a living organism
3). Pharmacology
Ans: study or science of drugs
4). Pharmaceutics
Ans: The science of preparing and dispensing drugs, including dosage form design.
5). Enteral dosage forms
Ans: Tablets, capsules, oral soluble wafers, pills, timed-release capsules, timed-
release tablets, elixirs, suspensions, syrups, emulsions, lozenges or troches, rectal
suppositories, sublingual or buccal tablets
6). Parenteral dosage forms
Ans: Injectable forms, solutions, suspensions, emulsions, powders for reconstitution
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, 7). Topical dosage forms
Ans: Aerosols, ointments, creams, pastes, powders, solutions, foams, gels,
transdermal patches, inhalers, rectal and vaginal suppositories
8). Pharmacokinetics
Ans: study of what the body does to the drug and the study of ADME
9). Adme
Ans: absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
10). Pharmacodynamics
Ans: the study of the biochemical and physiological interactions of drugs at their sites
of activity.
11). Pharmacotherapeutics
Ans: The treatment of pathologic conditions through the use of drugs
12). Pharmacognosy
Ans: The study of drugs that are obtained from natural plant and animal sources.
13). Pharmacogenetics
Ans: the study of the influence on genetic factors on drug response
14). Toxicology
Ans: The study of poisons, including toxic drug effects, and applicable treatments.
15). Pharmacoeconomics
Ans: The study of economic factors impacting the cost of drug therapy.
16). 3 types of drug names
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, Ans: chemical, generic, trade
17). Chemical drug name
Ans: Describes the drug's chemical composition and molecular structure
18). Generic drug name
Ans: official, nonproprietary name for the drug
19). Trade drug name
Ans: also known as brand or proprietary name. This is the name under which a
manufacturer markets the medication.
20). Enteral route - absorption
Ans: the drug is absorbed though the mucosa of the stomach, small intestine, or large
intestine
21). Parenteral route
Ans: any where other than the gastrointestinal tract - commonly refers to injection
22). Topical route
Ans: application of drugs directly to body surfaces - skin, eyes, ears, nose, lungs,
rectum, vagina
23). Inhalation route
Ans: inhaled drugs are delivered directly to the lungs as micrometre-sized drug
particles
24). Absorption
Ans: the movement of a drug from its site of administration into the bloodstream for
distribution to tissues
Distribution
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, 25).
Ans: transport of a drug by the blood stream to the drugs site of action
26). Metabolism
Ans: involves the biochemical alteration of a drug into any of the following: an inactive
metabolite, a more soluble compound, a more potent metabolite, a less active
metabolite
27). Organ most responsible for metabolism of a drug
Ans: the liver
28). Excretion
Ans: the elimination of drugs from the body
29). Primary organ responsible for drug elimination
Ans: the kidney
30). Substrates
Ans: targeted drugs for specific enzymes - any drug that binds to an enzyme
31). Lipophilic
Ans: fat loving
32). Hydrophilic
Ans: water loving
33). Drug-drug interaction
Ans: when the presence of one drug increases or decreases the action of another
drug administered concurrently
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251 EXAM 2 ANSWERS (A+) JULY 2023
1). 10 rights of medication administration
Ans: 1. Right Medication
2. Right Dose
3. Right Time
4. Right Route
5. Right Client
6. Right Client Education
7. Right Documentation
8. Right to Refuse
9. Right Reason
10. Right Evaluation
2). Drug
Ans: any chemical that affects the physiologic processes of a living organism
3). Pharmacology
Ans: study or science of drugs
4). Pharmaceutics
Ans: The science of preparing and dispensing drugs, including dosage form design.
5). Enteral dosage forms
Ans: Tablets, capsules, oral soluble wafers, pills, timed-release capsules, timed-
release tablets, elixirs, suspensions, syrups, emulsions, lozenges or troches, rectal
suppositories, sublingual or buccal tablets
6). Parenteral dosage forms
Ans: Injectable forms, solutions, suspensions, emulsions, powders for reconstitution
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, 7). Topical dosage forms
Ans: Aerosols, ointments, creams, pastes, powders, solutions, foams, gels,
transdermal patches, inhalers, rectal and vaginal suppositories
8). Pharmacokinetics
Ans: study of what the body does to the drug and the study of ADME
9). Adme
Ans: absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
10). Pharmacodynamics
Ans: the study of the biochemical and physiological interactions of drugs at their sites
of activity.
11). Pharmacotherapeutics
Ans: The treatment of pathologic conditions through the use of drugs
12). Pharmacognosy
Ans: The study of drugs that are obtained from natural plant and animal sources.
13). Pharmacogenetics
Ans: the study of the influence on genetic factors on drug response
14). Toxicology
Ans: The study of poisons, including toxic drug effects, and applicable treatments.
15). Pharmacoeconomics
Ans: The study of economic factors impacting the cost of drug therapy.
16). 3 types of drug names
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, Ans: chemical, generic, trade
17). Chemical drug name
Ans: Describes the drug's chemical composition and molecular structure
18). Generic drug name
Ans: official, nonproprietary name for the drug
19). Trade drug name
Ans: also known as brand or proprietary name. This is the name under which a
manufacturer markets the medication.
20). Enteral route - absorption
Ans: the drug is absorbed though the mucosa of the stomach, small intestine, or large
intestine
21). Parenteral route
Ans: any where other than the gastrointestinal tract - commonly refers to injection
22). Topical route
Ans: application of drugs directly to body surfaces - skin, eyes, ears, nose, lungs,
rectum, vagina
23). Inhalation route
Ans: inhaled drugs are delivered directly to the lungs as micrometre-sized drug
particles
24). Absorption
Ans: the movement of a drug from its site of administration into the bloodstream for
distribution to tissues
Distribution
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, 25).
Ans: transport of a drug by the blood stream to the drugs site of action
26). Metabolism
Ans: involves the biochemical alteration of a drug into any of the following: an inactive
metabolite, a more soluble compound, a more potent metabolite, a less active
metabolite
27). Organ most responsible for metabolism of a drug
Ans: the liver
28). Excretion
Ans: the elimination of drugs from the body
29). Primary organ responsible for drug elimination
Ans: the kidney
30). Substrates
Ans: targeted drugs for specific enzymes - any drug that binds to an enzyme
31). Lipophilic
Ans: fat loving
32). Hydrophilic
Ans: water loving
33). Drug-drug interaction
Ans: when the presence of one drug increases or decreases the action of another
drug administered concurrently
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