WGU Pharmacology Pre-Assessment
Questions Fully Solved.
An NSAID medication damages kidney function.
Which type of effect is this? - Answer Adverse
Which drug effect would shock be classified as? - Answer Adverse effect
In how many ways can a drug be administered in the absorption phase of the drug cycle? - Answer 3
Which administration method is the fastest way to get medication into the blood supply? - Answer
Intravenous
Which type is administered in its inactive form but becomes active through metabolism - Answer
Prodrug
What is the second drug cycle phase insulin will go through when administered? - Answer Distribution
Which drug cycle phase describe the process by which bodies break down medication into usable
components and waste products? - Answer Metabolism
Which term describes the way a medication enters the bloodstream? - Answer Distribution
Which part of the drug cycle is also referred to as biotransformation? - Answer Metabolism
Which drug cycle occurs when a drug is injected and moves through the circulatory system? - Answer
Distribution
, An on-duty nurse administered a patient's medication. Once completed, the nurse updated this
information in the patient's medical record.
Which right of drug administration did the nurse perform? - Answer Right Documentation
A patient record indicates that medication should be taken before dinner.
Which right of drug administration applies? - Answer Right Time
Before administering the dialysis treatment, the technician realizes that the needle was inserted too
deep.
Which right to a drug administration was violated? - Answer Right Technique
Which drug type reduces fever, pain, and swelling that is caused by inflammation? - Answer Non
steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Restored heart rhythm during cardiac arrest - Answer Sympathetic
Increased blood flow to skeletal muscles - Answer Sympathetic
Decreased heart rate - Answer Parasympathetic
Reduced ocular pressure - Answer Parasympathetic
What is an example of parasympathetic drug activity? - Answer Decrease workload of the heart
What is an effect of local anesthesia? - Answer Applied to the surface of the body by blocking sodium
to nerves
Questions Fully Solved.
An NSAID medication damages kidney function.
Which type of effect is this? - Answer Adverse
Which drug effect would shock be classified as? - Answer Adverse effect
In how many ways can a drug be administered in the absorption phase of the drug cycle? - Answer 3
Which administration method is the fastest way to get medication into the blood supply? - Answer
Intravenous
Which type is administered in its inactive form but becomes active through metabolism - Answer
Prodrug
What is the second drug cycle phase insulin will go through when administered? - Answer Distribution
Which drug cycle phase describe the process by which bodies break down medication into usable
components and waste products? - Answer Metabolism
Which term describes the way a medication enters the bloodstream? - Answer Distribution
Which part of the drug cycle is also referred to as biotransformation? - Answer Metabolism
Which drug cycle occurs when a drug is injected and moves through the circulatory system? - Answer
Distribution
, An on-duty nurse administered a patient's medication. Once completed, the nurse updated this
information in the patient's medical record.
Which right of drug administration did the nurse perform? - Answer Right Documentation
A patient record indicates that medication should be taken before dinner.
Which right of drug administration applies? - Answer Right Time
Before administering the dialysis treatment, the technician realizes that the needle was inserted too
deep.
Which right to a drug administration was violated? - Answer Right Technique
Which drug type reduces fever, pain, and swelling that is caused by inflammation? - Answer Non
steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Restored heart rhythm during cardiac arrest - Answer Sympathetic
Increased blood flow to skeletal muscles - Answer Sympathetic
Decreased heart rate - Answer Parasympathetic
Reduced ocular pressure - Answer Parasympathetic
What is an example of parasympathetic drug activity? - Answer Decrease workload of the heart
What is an effect of local anesthesia? - Answer Applied to the surface of the body by blocking sodium
to nerves
