Hondros- Nursing 160 exam 1 questions
with complete solutions
3 routes of drug administration - correct answer ✔✔1. Enteral
2. percutaneous
3. Parenteral
Enteral - correct answer ✔✔referring to a route of medication administration that uses the GI tract
*oral
*rectal
*NG tube
Parenteral - correct answer ✔✔bypasses the GI tract
*subQ
*IM
*IV
Percutaneous - correct answer ✔✔absorbed through skin or mucous membranes
*inhalation
*topical
*sublingual
Absorption - correct answer ✔✔The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of the
digestive system into the blood.
Distribution - correct answer ✔✔drug is transported through the body by body fluids (bloodstream) or
lymphatic system
, Metabolism - correct answer ✔✔where your body is going to breakdown and inactivate drugs
*primary site is the liver
Excretion - correct answer ✔✔elimination of the drug
*GI tract(feces)
*Renal tubules into the urine
*skin, lungs, saliva, breastmilk
half-life - correct answer ✔✔The amount of time it takes for 50% of elimination from the body
why do we use opioids? - correct answer ✔✔*acute pain=surgery
*chronic pain=cancer
*use only in moderate to severe pain
*can lead to addiction
Opiate side effects - correct answer ✔✔constipation, dry mouth, N/V, sweating, confusion, orthostatic
hypotension
Serious Adverse effects - correct answer ✔✔respiratory depression, excessive use/abuse, CNS
depression
how to monitor pts that take opioids? - correct answer ✔✔*pain assessments
*goals
*observe resp rate
*adm small dose
just culture - correct answer ✔✔seeks to find a balance between the need to learn from mistakes and
the need for disciplinary action against employees
morphine(G)
with complete solutions
3 routes of drug administration - correct answer ✔✔1. Enteral
2. percutaneous
3. Parenteral
Enteral - correct answer ✔✔referring to a route of medication administration that uses the GI tract
*oral
*rectal
*NG tube
Parenteral - correct answer ✔✔bypasses the GI tract
*subQ
*IM
*IV
Percutaneous - correct answer ✔✔absorbed through skin or mucous membranes
*inhalation
*topical
*sublingual
Absorption - correct answer ✔✔The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of the
digestive system into the blood.
Distribution - correct answer ✔✔drug is transported through the body by body fluids (bloodstream) or
lymphatic system
, Metabolism - correct answer ✔✔where your body is going to breakdown and inactivate drugs
*primary site is the liver
Excretion - correct answer ✔✔elimination of the drug
*GI tract(feces)
*Renal tubules into the urine
*skin, lungs, saliva, breastmilk
half-life - correct answer ✔✔The amount of time it takes for 50% of elimination from the body
why do we use opioids? - correct answer ✔✔*acute pain=surgery
*chronic pain=cancer
*use only in moderate to severe pain
*can lead to addiction
Opiate side effects - correct answer ✔✔constipation, dry mouth, N/V, sweating, confusion, orthostatic
hypotension
Serious Adverse effects - correct answer ✔✔respiratory depression, excessive use/abuse, CNS
depression
how to monitor pts that take opioids? - correct answer ✔✔*pain assessments
*goals
*observe resp rate
*adm small dose
just culture - correct answer ✔✔seeks to find a balance between the need to learn from mistakes and
the need for disciplinary action against employees
morphine(G)
