Medical Diagnosis And Treatment 63rd Edition Chapters
1 – 42| Questions and Answers, Verified and Correctly
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What type of medication requires a nurse to measure the dose each time a patient needs it?
Unit-dose system
Automated dispensing system
Stock supply
Self administration
Stock supply
What term describes the transportation of a drug from body fluids towards other body areas?
Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Distribution
Where is the primary source of excretion?
Kidneys
Liver
Lungs
Exocrine glands
Kidneys
What describes the concentration of a drug in the blood, that produces effect without toxicity?
Therapeutic range
Peak level
Therapeutic level
Trough level
Therapeutic level
What term describes a drug at its lowest concentration.
Therapeutic range
Peak level
,Therapeutic level
Trough level
Trough level
What term describes harmful/unintended drug reaction
Side effect
Toxic reaction
Adverse reaction
Allergic reaction
Adverse reaction
What term describes unexpected/abnormal/peculiar drug response
Idiosyncratic reaction
Toxic reaction
Allergic reaction
Cumulative effect
Idiosyncratic reaction
Which medication is administered under the tongue
Elixir
Sublingual
Buccal
Enteral
Sublingual
At what angle are trans-dermal medications given
10 degrees
45 degrees
15 degrees
90 degrees
15 degrees
What is the name for the IM site on the lateral hip?
Dorogluteal
Deltoid
Ventrogluteal
Vastus lateralis
Ventrogluteal
,It's best to wash with soap & water instead of alcohol-based hand sanitizer for which pathogen?
MRSA
VRE
C DIff
Pneumonia
C DIff (Clostridium difficile)
Which of the following is a primary defense to prevent organisms from entering the body?
Phagocytosis
Skin
Fever
Inflammation
Skin
Which of the following is an example of tertiary defense?
The gastrointestinal tract
The complement cascade
Biochemical defense
Active immunity
Active immunity
What term means "The absence of contamination/disease-causing microorganisms."
Host defense
Immunity
Asepsis
Invasive
Asepsis
How long should you rub alcohol-based hand sanitizer into your hands?
10 seconds
15-30 seconds
30 seconds-1 minute
1-2 minutes
15-30 seconds
When removing PPE, what do you remove first?
Gloves
Goggles
, Gown
Mask
Gloves
After opening sterile gloves, how far from the wrappers edge is NOT sterile?
1/2 inch
1 inch
1 1/2 inch
2 inch
1 inch
What cells are involved in specific immunity?
Red blood cells
Lymphocytes
Platelets
Phagocytes
Lymphocytes
Which stage of infection is characterized by the first appearance of vague symptoms?
Incubation
Illness
Prodromal
Convalenscence
Prodromal
Infections that cause no symptoms for long periods of time, even decades are called?
Acute
Latent
Chronic
Severe
Latent
Standard precautions apply to all, except for?
Blood
Saliva from dental procedures
Semen & vaginal fluids
Sweat
Sweat
1 – 42| Questions and Answers, Verified and Correctly
Answered 2025
_____________________________________________________________________________________
What type of medication requires a nurse to measure the dose each time a patient needs it?
Unit-dose system
Automated dispensing system
Stock supply
Self administration
Stock supply
What term describes the transportation of a drug from body fluids towards other body areas?
Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Distribution
Where is the primary source of excretion?
Kidneys
Liver
Lungs
Exocrine glands
Kidneys
What describes the concentration of a drug in the blood, that produces effect without toxicity?
Therapeutic range
Peak level
Therapeutic level
Trough level
Therapeutic level
What term describes a drug at its lowest concentration.
Therapeutic range
Peak level
,Therapeutic level
Trough level
Trough level
What term describes harmful/unintended drug reaction
Side effect
Toxic reaction
Adverse reaction
Allergic reaction
Adverse reaction
What term describes unexpected/abnormal/peculiar drug response
Idiosyncratic reaction
Toxic reaction
Allergic reaction
Cumulative effect
Idiosyncratic reaction
Which medication is administered under the tongue
Elixir
Sublingual
Buccal
Enteral
Sublingual
At what angle are trans-dermal medications given
10 degrees
45 degrees
15 degrees
90 degrees
15 degrees
What is the name for the IM site on the lateral hip?
Dorogluteal
Deltoid
Ventrogluteal
Vastus lateralis
Ventrogluteal
,It's best to wash with soap & water instead of alcohol-based hand sanitizer for which pathogen?
MRSA
VRE
C DIff
Pneumonia
C DIff (Clostridium difficile)
Which of the following is a primary defense to prevent organisms from entering the body?
Phagocytosis
Skin
Fever
Inflammation
Skin
Which of the following is an example of tertiary defense?
The gastrointestinal tract
The complement cascade
Biochemical defense
Active immunity
Active immunity
What term means "The absence of contamination/disease-causing microorganisms."
Host defense
Immunity
Asepsis
Invasive
Asepsis
How long should you rub alcohol-based hand sanitizer into your hands?
10 seconds
15-30 seconds
30 seconds-1 minute
1-2 minutes
15-30 seconds
When removing PPE, what do you remove first?
Gloves
Goggles
, Gown
Mask
Gloves
After opening sterile gloves, how far from the wrappers edge is NOT sterile?
1/2 inch
1 inch
1 1/2 inch
2 inch
1 inch
What cells are involved in specific immunity?
Red blood cells
Lymphocytes
Platelets
Phagocytes
Lymphocytes
Which stage of infection is characterized by the first appearance of vague symptoms?
Incubation
Illness
Prodromal
Convalenscence
Prodromal
Infections that cause no symptoms for long periods of time, even decades are called?
Acute
Latent
Chronic
Severe
Latent
Standard precautions apply to all, except for?
Blood
Saliva from dental procedures
Semen & vaginal fluids
Sweat
Sweat
