HOSA PHARMACOLOGY LATEST UPDATE
EXAM A FULL TESTBANK QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS NEW MODIFIED
Which of the following methods of medication administration is easily
accessible during an active seizure if an IV is unobtainable?
A. IO
B. SL
C. Rectal
D. Tracheal --CORRECT ANSWER--C. Rectal
Which of the following medication administration methods has an immediate
onset and is easily accessible, but is painful and time-consuming and has a
significant potential for causing adverse reactions?
A. IM
B. SL
C. Rectal
D. IV --CORRECT ANSWER--D. IV
Valium is an example of which type of drug name?
A. Generic name
B. Chemical name
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,C. Official name
D. Trade name --CORRECT ANSWER--D. Trade name
Which of the following best describes the absorption of topical nitroglycerin in
a patient with poor peripheral circulation?
A. Absorption is enhanced, and the results may be stronger than expected.
B. Absorption decreases, and the results may be stronger than expected.
C. Absorption is unchanged, and the results can be typical.
D. Absorption decreases, and the results may be less than desired. --CORRECT
ANSWER--D. Absorption decreases, and the results may be less than desired.
Which of the following terms is best defined as the passive transport of solutes?
A. Absorption
B. Diffusion
C. Osmosis
D. Concentration --CORRECT ANSWER--B. Diffusion
The method of administration of a drug will have the greatest impact on which
of the following actions?
A. Absorption
B. Excretion
C. Metabolism
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,D. Elimination --CORRECT ANSWER--A. Absorption
Which method of medication administration provides the client with the greatest
first-pass effect?
A) Oral.
B) Sublingual.
C) Intravenous.
D) Subcutaneous --CORRECT ANSWER--A) Oral
An older client with a decreased percentage of lean body mass is likely to
receive a prescription that is adjusted based on which pharmacokinetic process?
A) Absorption
B) Metabolism
C) Elimination
D) Distribution --CORRECT ANSWER--D) Distribution
Which of the following is a parenteral method of administering a drug?
A) Topical
B) Oral
C) Sublingual
D) Rectal --CORRECT ANSWER--A) Topical
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, Which of the following is an enteral method of administering drugs?
A. Rectal
B. Intranasal
C. Topical
D. Tracheal --CORRECT ANSWER--A. Rectal
How are the solid forms of drugs most frequently administered?
A. Parenteral
B. Intravenous
C. Enteral
D. Inhalation --CORRECT ANSWER--C. Enteral
Which of the following methods of medication administration is described as
readily available, painless, and noninvasive but has limited value in an emergent
situation because of slow or erratic absorption?
A. Sublingual
B. Oral
C. Topical
D. Rectal --CORRECT ANSWER--B. Oral
What method of medication administration is best described as painless and has
a rapid onset of action but requires a responsive, cooperative patient with an
intact gag reflex?
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EXAM A FULL TESTBANK QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS NEW MODIFIED
Which of the following methods of medication administration is easily
accessible during an active seizure if an IV is unobtainable?
A. IO
B. SL
C. Rectal
D. Tracheal --CORRECT ANSWER--C. Rectal
Which of the following medication administration methods has an immediate
onset and is easily accessible, but is painful and time-consuming and has a
significant potential for causing adverse reactions?
A. IM
B. SL
C. Rectal
D. IV --CORRECT ANSWER--D. IV
Valium is an example of which type of drug name?
A. Generic name
B. Chemical name
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,C. Official name
D. Trade name --CORRECT ANSWER--D. Trade name
Which of the following best describes the absorption of topical nitroglycerin in
a patient with poor peripheral circulation?
A. Absorption is enhanced, and the results may be stronger than expected.
B. Absorption decreases, and the results may be stronger than expected.
C. Absorption is unchanged, and the results can be typical.
D. Absorption decreases, and the results may be less than desired. --CORRECT
ANSWER--D. Absorption decreases, and the results may be less than desired.
Which of the following terms is best defined as the passive transport of solutes?
A. Absorption
B. Diffusion
C. Osmosis
D. Concentration --CORRECT ANSWER--B. Diffusion
The method of administration of a drug will have the greatest impact on which
of the following actions?
A. Absorption
B. Excretion
C. Metabolism
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,D. Elimination --CORRECT ANSWER--A. Absorption
Which method of medication administration provides the client with the greatest
first-pass effect?
A) Oral.
B) Sublingual.
C) Intravenous.
D) Subcutaneous --CORRECT ANSWER--A) Oral
An older client with a decreased percentage of lean body mass is likely to
receive a prescription that is adjusted based on which pharmacokinetic process?
A) Absorption
B) Metabolism
C) Elimination
D) Distribution --CORRECT ANSWER--D) Distribution
Which of the following is a parenteral method of administering a drug?
A) Topical
B) Oral
C) Sublingual
D) Rectal --CORRECT ANSWER--A) Topical
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, Which of the following is an enteral method of administering drugs?
A. Rectal
B. Intranasal
C. Topical
D. Tracheal --CORRECT ANSWER--A. Rectal
How are the solid forms of drugs most frequently administered?
A. Parenteral
B. Intravenous
C. Enteral
D. Inhalation --CORRECT ANSWER--C. Enteral
Which of the following methods of medication administration is described as
readily available, painless, and noninvasive but has limited value in an emergent
situation because of slow or erratic absorption?
A. Sublingual
B. Oral
C. Topical
D. Rectal --CORRECT ANSWER--B. Oral
What method of medication administration is best described as painless and has
a rapid onset of action but requires a responsive, cooperative patient with an
intact gag reflex?
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