NURS 617 EXAM 120+ QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST 2025
The process by which a medication works on the body. - ANSWER-
Pharmacodynamics
The process by which drugs are absorbed, distributed within the body,
metabolized, and excreted. - ANSWER-Pharmacokinetics
The study of the influence of genetic factors on drug response that result in the
absence, overabundance, or insufficiency of drug-metabolizing enzymes -
ANSWER-Pharmacogenomics
a nearly unavoidable secondary effect of a drug produced at therapeutic doses
which is generally predictable and with an intensity that is dose-dependent -
ANSWER-Medication side effect
A drug-induced, secondary effect of a drug that produces a change in a patients
condition that is noxious, harmful or unpleasant, which requires treatment or
reduction or discontinuation of the drug and which usually occurs at therapeutic
doses. - ANSWER-Adverse Effect
exaggerated, but otherwise expected pharmacological effect of a drug ->
predictable and dose dependent -> ex. toxicity of overdose, side effects,
secondary effects, drug interactions - ANSWER-Type A adverse drug reactions
,idiosyncratic effects (not expected) -> dose independent and unpredictable ->
intolerance, hypersensitivity, pseudo allergic, idiosyncratic - ANSWER-Type B
adverse drug reactions
the tendency for larger doses of a drug to be required over time to achieve the
same effect - ANSWER-Drug tolerance
condition where a person's body becomes unable to function normally without a
particular drug - ANSWER-Physical drug dependence
a condition in which a person believes that a drug is needed in order to feel good
or to function normally - ANSWER-Psychological dependence
An immunologic hypersensitivity reaction resulting from the unusual sensitivity of
a patient to a particular medication; a type of adverse drug event. - ANSWER-
Allergic reaction
When a drug may cause a totally unexpected and often opposite effect in a few
patients - ANSWER-Idiosyncratic or paradoxical reaction
medications and environmental chemicals that are thought to cause cancer -
ANSWER-Carcinogenic reaction
Refers to the drug induced damage that develops in the fetus - ANSWER-
Teratogenic reaction
Aspirin and Codeine are both analgesic drugs and when administered
concurrently the combo provides better pain relief than either one alone. What
, type of drug interaction is this? - ANSWER-Beneficial potentiative drug-drug
interaction
Use of Beta Blockers and Diuretics together for hypertension will provide better
control blood pressure. What type of drug interaction is this? - ANSWER-
Beneficial Potentiative Drug-Drug Interaction
Use of diazepam together with Morphine will have additive CNS depression and
could lead to respiratory distress. What type of drug interaction is this? -
ANSWER-Harmful potentiative Drug-Drug interaction
Concurrent use of aspirin with Coumadin will significantly increase each others
inhibitory effects on blood coagulation, resulting in an increase risk for bleeding.
What type of drug interaction is this? - ANSWER-Harmful potentiative Drug-Drug
interaction
Use of Naloxone after an overdose of Meperidine is an example of what type of
drug interaction? - ANSWER-Beneficial inhibitory drug interaction
Giving Protamine when there is excessive bleeding from overdose of Heparin is an
example of what type of drug interaction? - ANSWER-Beneficial inhibitory drug
interaction
Giving Naloxone to a patient who is physically dependent to Morphine will
reverse Morphines effects provoking an acute withdrawal syndrome. What type
of drug interaction is this? - ANSWER-Harmful inhibitory drug interaction
ANSWERS LATEST 2025
The process by which a medication works on the body. - ANSWER-
Pharmacodynamics
The process by which drugs are absorbed, distributed within the body,
metabolized, and excreted. - ANSWER-Pharmacokinetics
The study of the influence of genetic factors on drug response that result in the
absence, overabundance, or insufficiency of drug-metabolizing enzymes -
ANSWER-Pharmacogenomics
a nearly unavoidable secondary effect of a drug produced at therapeutic doses
which is generally predictable and with an intensity that is dose-dependent -
ANSWER-Medication side effect
A drug-induced, secondary effect of a drug that produces a change in a patients
condition that is noxious, harmful or unpleasant, which requires treatment or
reduction or discontinuation of the drug and which usually occurs at therapeutic
doses. - ANSWER-Adverse Effect
exaggerated, but otherwise expected pharmacological effect of a drug ->
predictable and dose dependent -> ex. toxicity of overdose, side effects,
secondary effects, drug interactions - ANSWER-Type A adverse drug reactions
,idiosyncratic effects (not expected) -> dose independent and unpredictable ->
intolerance, hypersensitivity, pseudo allergic, idiosyncratic - ANSWER-Type B
adverse drug reactions
the tendency for larger doses of a drug to be required over time to achieve the
same effect - ANSWER-Drug tolerance
condition where a person's body becomes unable to function normally without a
particular drug - ANSWER-Physical drug dependence
a condition in which a person believes that a drug is needed in order to feel good
or to function normally - ANSWER-Psychological dependence
An immunologic hypersensitivity reaction resulting from the unusual sensitivity of
a patient to a particular medication; a type of adverse drug event. - ANSWER-
Allergic reaction
When a drug may cause a totally unexpected and often opposite effect in a few
patients - ANSWER-Idiosyncratic or paradoxical reaction
medications and environmental chemicals that are thought to cause cancer -
ANSWER-Carcinogenic reaction
Refers to the drug induced damage that develops in the fetus - ANSWER-
Teratogenic reaction
Aspirin and Codeine are both analgesic drugs and when administered
concurrently the combo provides better pain relief than either one alone. What
, type of drug interaction is this? - ANSWER-Beneficial potentiative drug-drug
interaction
Use of Beta Blockers and Diuretics together for hypertension will provide better
control blood pressure. What type of drug interaction is this? - ANSWER-
Beneficial Potentiative Drug-Drug Interaction
Use of diazepam together with Morphine will have additive CNS depression and
could lead to respiratory distress. What type of drug interaction is this? -
ANSWER-Harmful potentiative Drug-Drug interaction
Concurrent use of aspirin with Coumadin will significantly increase each others
inhibitory effects on blood coagulation, resulting in an increase risk for bleeding.
What type of drug interaction is this? - ANSWER-Harmful potentiative Drug-Drug
interaction
Use of Naloxone after an overdose of Meperidine is an example of what type of
drug interaction? - ANSWER-Beneficial inhibitory drug interaction
Giving Protamine when there is excessive bleeding from overdose of Heparin is an
example of what type of drug interaction? - ANSWER-Beneficial inhibitory drug
interaction
Giving Naloxone to a patient who is physically dependent to Morphine will
reverse Morphines effects provoking an acute withdrawal syndrome. What type
of drug interaction is this? - ANSWER-Harmful inhibitory drug interaction
