NUR 311: PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1 STUDY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2025/2026 UPDATE |
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
What is required for a drug to move through the body?
a. Selectivity and effectiveness
b. Ability to cross membranes
c. Development of an electric charge
d. A transporter protein Answer - b. Ability to cross membranes
The nurse is preparing to give a medication for pain. The drug label states that
it is "lipid soluble." What would be the nurse's expectation about how easily
this drug could pass through a cell membrane?
a. Slowly
b. Rapidly
c. Unpredictably
d. Variably Answer - b. Rapidly
Which is the most common way for drugs to cross cell membranes?
a. Direct penetration
b. Through channels and pores
,c. Through transport systems
d. Bound to albumin Answer - a. Direct penetration
A nurse prepares to administer an oral medication. Which form of the
medication would the nurse expect to have the most rapid onset of action?
a. Liquid
b. Tablet
c. Capsule
d. Gel cap Answer - a. Liquid
Which factor does NOT improve the rate of drug absorption?
a. Ability to dissolve readily
b. Large surface area
c. Rapid blood flow
d. Ionization Answer - d. Ionization
Which route of drug administration results in the most rapid absorption?
a. Oral
b. Subcutaneous
c. Intramuscular
d. Intravenous Answer - d. Intravenous
Which item represents an advantage to using the intravenous (IV) route to
deliver medication?
,a. Control
b. Convenience
c. Cost
d. Ease Answer - a. Control
What is the minimum amount of time over which an IV drug should be injected
in order to minimize risk?
a. 10 seconds
b. 30 seconds
c. 60 seconds
d. 30 minutes Answer - c. 60 seconds
The nurse administers 100 mg of drug X by mouth. After the drug moves
through the hepatic system, there is very little active drug left in the general
circulation. This illustrates which concept below?
a. Therapeutic range
b. First-pass effect
c. Biologic half-life
d. Plasma protein binding Answer - b. First-pass effect
Which of the following items describes the plasma drug level below which
therapeutic effects will not occur?
a. Therapeutic range
b. Onset
, c. Minimum effective concentration (MEC)
d. Duration Answer - c. Minimum effective concentration (MEC)
A nurse is preparing to give an oral dose of drug X to treat a patient's high
blood pressure. After giving the drug, the nurse finds that it reduces the blood
pressure without serious harmful effects, but also causes the patient to have
nausea and a headache. Based on this information, which property of an ideal
drug is this drug lacking?
a. Effectiveness
b. Safety
c. Selectivity
d. Ease of administration Answer - c. Selectivity
The nurse is preparing to give a drug with the following properties. Which
property of the drug is the most compelling indication that it should NOT be
given?
a. The drug produces an unwanted side effect.
b. The drug is difficult to administer.
c. The drug's effects are reversible.
d. The drug is not effective for its intended purpose. Answer - d. The drug is
not effective for its intended purpose.
Why is it important for drugs to have ease of administration?
a. Decreased medication errors
b. Less risk of side effects
c. Greater chemical stability
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2025/2026 UPDATE |
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
What is required for a drug to move through the body?
a. Selectivity and effectiveness
b. Ability to cross membranes
c. Development of an electric charge
d. A transporter protein Answer - b. Ability to cross membranes
The nurse is preparing to give a medication for pain. The drug label states that
it is "lipid soluble." What would be the nurse's expectation about how easily
this drug could pass through a cell membrane?
a. Slowly
b. Rapidly
c. Unpredictably
d. Variably Answer - b. Rapidly
Which is the most common way for drugs to cross cell membranes?
a. Direct penetration
b. Through channels and pores
,c. Through transport systems
d. Bound to albumin Answer - a. Direct penetration
A nurse prepares to administer an oral medication. Which form of the
medication would the nurse expect to have the most rapid onset of action?
a. Liquid
b. Tablet
c. Capsule
d. Gel cap Answer - a. Liquid
Which factor does NOT improve the rate of drug absorption?
a. Ability to dissolve readily
b. Large surface area
c. Rapid blood flow
d. Ionization Answer - d. Ionization
Which route of drug administration results in the most rapid absorption?
a. Oral
b. Subcutaneous
c. Intramuscular
d. Intravenous Answer - d. Intravenous
Which item represents an advantage to using the intravenous (IV) route to
deliver medication?
,a. Control
b. Convenience
c. Cost
d. Ease Answer - a. Control
What is the minimum amount of time over which an IV drug should be injected
in order to minimize risk?
a. 10 seconds
b. 30 seconds
c. 60 seconds
d. 30 minutes Answer - c. 60 seconds
The nurse administers 100 mg of drug X by mouth. After the drug moves
through the hepatic system, there is very little active drug left in the general
circulation. This illustrates which concept below?
a. Therapeutic range
b. First-pass effect
c. Biologic half-life
d. Plasma protein binding Answer - b. First-pass effect
Which of the following items describes the plasma drug level below which
therapeutic effects will not occur?
a. Therapeutic range
b. Onset
, c. Minimum effective concentration (MEC)
d. Duration Answer - c. Minimum effective concentration (MEC)
A nurse is preparing to give an oral dose of drug X to treat a patient's high
blood pressure. After giving the drug, the nurse finds that it reduces the blood
pressure without serious harmful effects, but also causes the patient to have
nausea and a headache. Based on this information, which property of an ideal
drug is this drug lacking?
a. Effectiveness
b. Safety
c. Selectivity
d. Ease of administration Answer - c. Selectivity
The nurse is preparing to give a drug with the following properties. Which
property of the drug is the most compelling indication that it should NOT be
given?
a. The drug produces an unwanted side effect.
b. The drug is difficult to administer.
c. The drug's effects are reversible.
d. The drug is not effective for its intended purpose. Answer - d. The drug is
not effective for its intended purpose.
Why is it important for drugs to have ease of administration?
a. Decreased medication errors
b. Less risk of side effects
c. Greater chemical stability
