NR 293 PHARM EXAM 1 CHAMBERLAIN
EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
Risks for injury - CORRECT-ANSWERSknow that anything can be a
possible risk for patient injury
9 rights of medicine administration - CORRECT-ANSWERSright
patient, right dose, right medication, right time, right documentation,
right route, right reason, right response
what is a prototype - CORRECT-ANSWERSthe first drug of a class
that all others are based from (ex- morphine)
what is pharmacokinetics - CORRECT-ANSWERSwhat the body
does to the drug
what is pharmacodynamics - CORRECT-ANSWERSwhat the drug
does to the body
bioavailability - CORRECT-ANSWERSwhat portion of the drug that
entered the circulation can have an effect on the body
first pass effect - CORRECT-ANSWERSa drug enters the GI tract
and is filtered to the liver where some is destroyed
what enzymes work in the liver - CORRECT-ANSWERSP-450
enzymes
, if a patient has cirrhosis of the liver, what will happen when
they take a medication? - CORRECT-ANSWERSWhen the
medication passes through the liver for the first pass, there will be
less P-450 enzymes so the bioavailability of the medication will be
higher and it will circulate in the bloodstream longer.
half life - CORRECT-ANSWERStime required for 50% of the drug to
be removed from the body
Pharmacotherapeutics - CORRECT-ANSWERStreatment of
conditions
enteral route - CORRECT-ANSWERSthrough the GI tract
parenteral tract - CORRECT-ANSWERSoutside the GI tract
how is medication absorption different for neonates and
children? - CORRECT-ANSWERSthey have less gastric acid to break
down medications and availability is higher
why do more drugs enter neonate and children's brains, why
are meds not as easily excreted/destroyed by liver and kidneys ?
- CORRECT-ANSWERSimmature BBB, liver, and kidneys
Polypharmacy - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe use of multiple
medications on a regular basis
during which phase of the nursing process does a nurse
prioritize the nursing diagnoses? - CORRECT-ANSWERSplanning
the nurse recognizes that drugs given by which route will be altered
by the first pass effect?
, oral
sublingual
subcutaneous
IV
rectal - CORRECT-ANSWERSoral and rectal
the nurse is reviewing a list of a patient's medications and notes one
of the drugs has a low therapeutic index. what does this mean? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSthe difference between a therapeutic dose and a
toxic dose are very close together
when drug A is an enzyme inhibitor of drug B, the nurse will
anticipate what result of drug B? - CORRECT-ANSWERSlevel of
drug B could rise to toxicity
A drug is highly protein bound, what does this mean? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSit will have a longer duration of action
do no harm is what ethical principle? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSnonmaleficence
Which legal act required drug manufacturers to establish the
safety and efficacy of a new drug before its approval for use? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSKefauver-Harris, amendment of 1962
over the counter drugs (otc) are - CORRECT-
ANSWERSnonprescription drugs that are used for short term
treatment
EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
Risks for injury - CORRECT-ANSWERSknow that anything can be a
possible risk for patient injury
9 rights of medicine administration - CORRECT-ANSWERSright
patient, right dose, right medication, right time, right documentation,
right route, right reason, right response
what is a prototype - CORRECT-ANSWERSthe first drug of a class
that all others are based from (ex- morphine)
what is pharmacokinetics - CORRECT-ANSWERSwhat the body
does to the drug
what is pharmacodynamics - CORRECT-ANSWERSwhat the drug
does to the body
bioavailability - CORRECT-ANSWERSwhat portion of the drug that
entered the circulation can have an effect on the body
first pass effect - CORRECT-ANSWERSa drug enters the GI tract
and is filtered to the liver where some is destroyed
what enzymes work in the liver - CORRECT-ANSWERSP-450
enzymes
, if a patient has cirrhosis of the liver, what will happen when
they take a medication? - CORRECT-ANSWERSWhen the
medication passes through the liver for the first pass, there will be
less P-450 enzymes so the bioavailability of the medication will be
higher and it will circulate in the bloodstream longer.
half life - CORRECT-ANSWERStime required for 50% of the drug to
be removed from the body
Pharmacotherapeutics - CORRECT-ANSWERStreatment of
conditions
enteral route - CORRECT-ANSWERSthrough the GI tract
parenteral tract - CORRECT-ANSWERSoutside the GI tract
how is medication absorption different for neonates and
children? - CORRECT-ANSWERSthey have less gastric acid to break
down medications and availability is higher
why do more drugs enter neonate and children's brains, why
are meds not as easily excreted/destroyed by liver and kidneys ?
- CORRECT-ANSWERSimmature BBB, liver, and kidneys
Polypharmacy - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe use of multiple
medications on a regular basis
during which phase of the nursing process does a nurse
prioritize the nursing diagnoses? - CORRECT-ANSWERSplanning
the nurse recognizes that drugs given by which route will be altered
by the first pass effect?
, oral
sublingual
subcutaneous
IV
rectal - CORRECT-ANSWERSoral and rectal
the nurse is reviewing a list of a patient's medications and notes one
of the drugs has a low therapeutic index. what does this mean? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSthe difference between a therapeutic dose and a
toxic dose are very close together
when drug A is an enzyme inhibitor of drug B, the nurse will
anticipate what result of drug B? - CORRECT-ANSWERSlevel of
drug B could rise to toxicity
A drug is highly protein bound, what does this mean? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSit will have a longer duration of action
do no harm is what ethical principle? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSnonmaleficence
Which legal act required drug manufacturers to establish the
safety and efficacy of a new drug before its approval for use? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSKefauver-Harris, amendment of 1962
over the counter drugs (otc) are - CORRECT-
ANSWERSnonprescription drugs that are used for short term
treatment
