NURSING 163 (PHARM) EXAM 1
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100%
SOLVED
Drugs are organized in how many body systems? - ANSWER9
What body systems? - ANSWERneurological, musculoskeletal, respiratory,
cardiovascular, hematologic, gastrointestinal, reproductive and genitourinary,
endocrine, and immune
Absorption - ANSWERmovement of drug from the site of administration to various
tissues of the body.
How oral drugs pass through the body - ANSWERabsorb through the intestinal wall
and enter the portal vein before passing through the liver into the body's circulation.
bioavailability - ANSWERthe amount of the oral drug available after passing through
the liver.
First-pass effect - ANSWERpart of the drug may deactivate when it passes through
the liver, the actual amount available to the body may be less than what the patient
ingested orally.
Expected pharmacologic action - ANSWERadverse drug reactions,, interventions,
administration considerations, client instructions, contraindications and precautions,
and interactions.
Drug categories - ANSWERgeneric vs. brand or trade name and prescription vs.
nonprescription
Pharmaceutics - ANSWERaddress how various drug forms affect the dissolution of a
drug, the absorption rate of a drug, and, subsequently, its onset of action
Oral drugs - ANSWERcome in tablet, capsule, powder, or liquid forms
Parental drugs travel - ANSWERdirectly through a vein or indirectly through muscle
or subcutaneous tissue and enter the blood and pass through the liver bypassing the
first-pass effect. Metabolism of drugs primarily takes place in the liver.
Distribution - ANSWERmovement of the drug by the circulatory system to the
intended site of action
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100%
SOLVED
Drugs are organized in how many body systems? - ANSWER9
What body systems? - ANSWERneurological, musculoskeletal, respiratory,
cardiovascular, hematologic, gastrointestinal, reproductive and genitourinary,
endocrine, and immune
Absorption - ANSWERmovement of drug from the site of administration to various
tissues of the body.
How oral drugs pass through the body - ANSWERabsorb through the intestinal wall
and enter the portal vein before passing through the liver into the body's circulation.
bioavailability - ANSWERthe amount of the oral drug available after passing through
the liver.
First-pass effect - ANSWERpart of the drug may deactivate when it passes through
the liver, the actual amount available to the body may be less than what the patient
ingested orally.
Expected pharmacologic action - ANSWERadverse drug reactions,, interventions,
administration considerations, client instructions, contraindications and precautions,
and interactions.
Drug categories - ANSWERgeneric vs. brand or trade name and prescription vs.
nonprescription
Pharmaceutics - ANSWERaddress how various drug forms affect the dissolution of a
drug, the absorption rate of a drug, and, subsequently, its onset of action
Oral drugs - ANSWERcome in tablet, capsule, powder, or liquid forms
Parental drugs travel - ANSWERdirectly through a vein or indirectly through muscle
or subcutaneous tissue and enter the blood and pass through the liver bypassing the
first-pass effect. Metabolism of drugs primarily takes place in the liver.
Distribution - ANSWERmovement of the drug by the circulatory system to the
intended site of action
