NUR 2474 Module 1 Quiz: Pharmacologic Principles & Nursing Practice | Guide

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NUR2474 / NUR 2474 Module 1 Quiz Review (Latest

2025): Pharmacology for Professional Nursing -

Rasmussen

Phase I .....ANSWER.....Safety

Phase II .....ANSWER.....Effectiveness

Phase III .....ANSWER.....Comparison with existing treatments

Phase IV .....ANSWER.....Post-marketing surveillance

Orphan drugs .....ANSWER.....Treat rare diseases (<200,000

people)

Schedule I .....ANSWER.....No medical use (e.g., heroin)

Schedule II .....ANSWER.....High abuse potential, accepted use

(e.g., opioids)

Absorption .....ANSWER.....Affected by route, blood flow, and

food

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Distribution .....ANSWER.....Depends on blood flow and protein-

binding

Metabolism .....ANSWER.....Mainly occurs in the liver

Excretion .....ANSWER.....Mainly occurs via the kidneys

Agonist .....ANSWER.....Activates receptor

Antagonist .....ANSWER.....Blocks receptor

Half-life .....ANSWER.....Time for 50% of drug to be eliminated

from the body

Superinfection .....ANSWER.....Secondary infection after antibiotic

use

Narrow therapeutic index drugs .....ANSWER.....Small changes in

dose can cause toxicity

Naloxone .....ANSWER.....Reverses opioid overdose by blocking

opioid receptors