NR 293 Quiz 1 Exam and Answers
1. Bioavailability correct answer: the rate at and the extent to which a nutrient is absorbed and
used
2. Absorption correct answer: movement of a drug from its site of administration into the
bloodstream for distribution to the tissues
3. Distribution correct answer: transport of a drug by the bloodstream to its site of action
4. Another word for metabolism? correct answer: biotransformation
5. Where does biotransformation occur? correct answer: Mainly occurs in the
liver
6. Biotransformation (metabolism) correct answer: - One or more biochemical reactions
involving a parent drug
7. What does biotransformation produce? correct answer: - metabolite that can be
inactive or active
8. Excretion correct answer: elimination of drugs from the body
9. Half-Life correct answer: time required for one-half (50%) of a given drug to be removed from the
body
10. Why can't extended release or enteric coated (EC) oral
medications be crushed correct answer: - it could accelerate the release of the drug
from the dosage form and possibly cause toxicity
11. What are the common drugs that are considered first pass
drugs? correct answer: - Oral
-NG tubes
-PEG tubes
12. What is the fastest enteral route for absorption? correct answer: -
Buccal / Sublingual tabs
13. What is the slowest enteral route for absorption? correct answer: -
enteric coated tablets
14. What is the order of fastest to slowest enteral routes for
absorption (list is in descended order)? correct answer: - Buccal/ Sublingual
-Liquid, Elixirs, syrups
-Tablets
-Enteric coated tablet
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, 15. What enteral route absorption is faster? Liquids, elixirs, syrups
or tablets? correct answer: - Liquids, elixirs, syrups
16. What is enteral route absorption is faster? Tablets or Enteric
coated tablets-
correct answer: Tablets
17. What is the order of fastest to slowest parenteral routes for
absorption? (list is in descending order)? correct answer: - IV
-IM
-SQ
18. What parenteral route is the fastest absorption? correct answer:
- IV
19. What parenteral route is the slowest absorption rate? correct
answer: - SubQ
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1. Bioavailability correct answer: the rate at and the extent to which a nutrient is absorbed and
used
2. Absorption correct answer: movement of a drug from its site of administration into the
bloodstream for distribution to the tissues
3. Distribution correct answer: transport of a drug by the bloodstream to its site of action
4. Another word for metabolism? correct answer: biotransformation
5. Where does biotransformation occur? correct answer: Mainly occurs in the
liver
6. Biotransformation (metabolism) correct answer: - One or more biochemical reactions
involving a parent drug
7. What does biotransformation produce? correct answer: - metabolite that can be
inactive or active
8. Excretion correct answer: elimination of drugs from the body
9. Half-Life correct answer: time required for one-half (50%) of a given drug to be removed from the
body
10. Why can't extended release or enteric coated (EC) oral
medications be crushed correct answer: - it could accelerate the release of the drug
from the dosage form and possibly cause toxicity
11. What are the common drugs that are considered first pass
drugs? correct answer: - Oral
-NG tubes
-PEG tubes
12. What is the fastest enteral route for absorption? correct answer: -
Buccal / Sublingual tabs
13. What is the slowest enteral route for absorption? correct answer: -
enteric coated tablets
14. What is the order of fastest to slowest enteral routes for
absorption (list is in descended order)? correct answer: - Buccal/ Sublingual
-Liquid, Elixirs, syrups
-Tablets
-Enteric coated tablet
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10
, 15. What enteral route absorption is faster? Liquids, elixirs, syrups
or tablets? correct answer: - Liquids, elixirs, syrups
16. What is enteral route absorption is faster? Tablets or Enteric
coated tablets-
correct answer: Tablets
17. What is the order of fastest to slowest parenteral routes for
absorption? (list is in descending order)? correct answer: - IV
-IM
-SQ
18. What parenteral route is the fastest absorption? correct answer:
- IV
19. What parenteral route is the slowest absorption rate? correct
answer: - SubQ
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