GALEN NUR 210 INITIAL ASSESSMENT 2026
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ is it the nurses job to know the cost of medications. Answer: no
⩥ what can not be taken with any medication. Answer: grapefruit
⩥ what order is the pharmackinetic phase. Answer: absorption,
distribution, metabolism, exceretion
⩥ where does absorption occur. Answer: occurs in the small intestine
⩥ where does distribution occur. Answer: occurs in the blood circulation
and tissues
⩥ where does metabolism occur. Answer: occurs in the liver
⩥ where does exceretion occur. Answer: occurs in the kidneys
⩥ disintegration is what. Answer: the breakdown of PO drug form into
small particules
,⩥ dissolution is what. Answer: process of combining small drug
particules with liquid to form a solution
⩥ drug absorption is what. Answer: drug movement from GI tract into
the bloodstream
⩥ why can't you use grapefruit. Answer: the acidity mixes with the acid
in tummy, speeds up absorption and metabolism
⩥ is a drug 100% of medication. Answer: no it has fillers
⩥ what factors affect medication absorption. Answer: blood circulation,
pain, stress, exercise, food texture(fat content, temp), pH, route of admin
⩥ factors affecting oral meds. Answer: first pass effect, bioavailability
⩥ what is bioavailability. Answer: the percentage thats left for body to
use
⩥ what does first pass only effect. Answer: oral and GI
, ⩥ factors of bioavailabilty. Answer: absorption, first pass effect, drug
form, route of administration, gastric mucosa and mobility, admin with
food, change in liver metabolism
⩥ drug distribution is what. Answer: once the drug leaves the GI tract
⩥ drug distribution involves what. Answer: movement of drug from
circulation to body tissue, protein binding, and free drugs
⩥ protein binding percentage used. Answer: 40% to protein 60% used to
body
⩥ drug metabolism (biotransformation) is what. Answer: process of
body chemically changing a drug into a form to be excreted, uses half
life and loading dose
⩥ half life is what. Answer: time it takes for amount of drug in body to
be reduced by half
⩥ loading dose is what. Answer: a higher dose given at the beginning of
treatment
⩥ drug excretion (elimination). Answer: from the kidneys, creatinene
clearance, BUN levels, glomerular filtration rate. from the liver the bile,
LFT test for liver function, feces, lungs, saliva, sweat, breast milk
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ is it the nurses job to know the cost of medications. Answer: no
⩥ what can not be taken with any medication. Answer: grapefruit
⩥ what order is the pharmackinetic phase. Answer: absorption,
distribution, metabolism, exceretion
⩥ where does absorption occur. Answer: occurs in the small intestine
⩥ where does distribution occur. Answer: occurs in the blood circulation
and tissues
⩥ where does metabolism occur. Answer: occurs in the liver
⩥ where does exceretion occur. Answer: occurs in the kidneys
⩥ disintegration is what. Answer: the breakdown of PO drug form into
small particules
,⩥ dissolution is what. Answer: process of combining small drug
particules with liquid to form a solution
⩥ drug absorption is what. Answer: drug movement from GI tract into
the bloodstream
⩥ why can't you use grapefruit. Answer: the acidity mixes with the acid
in tummy, speeds up absorption and metabolism
⩥ is a drug 100% of medication. Answer: no it has fillers
⩥ what factors affect medication absorption. Answer: blood circulation,
pain, stress, exercise, food texture(fat content, temp), pH, route of admin
⩥ factors affecting oral meds. Answer: first pass effect, bioavailability
⩥ what is bioavailability. Answer: the percentage thats left for body to
use
⩥ what does first pass only effect. Answer: oral and GI
, ⩥ factors of bioavailabilty. Answer: absorption, first pass effect, drug
form, route of administration, gastric mucosa and mobility, admin with
food, change in liver metabolism
⩥ drug distribution is what. Answer: once the drug leaves the GI tract
⩥ drug distribution involves what. Answer: movement of drug from
circulation to body tissue, protein binding, and free drugs
⩥ protein binding percentage used. Answer: 40% to protein 60% used to
body
⩥ drug metabolism (biotransformation) is what. Answer: process of
body chemically changing a drug into a form to be excreted, uses half
life and loading dose
⩥ half life is what. Answer: time it takes for amount of drug in body to
be reduced by half
⩥ loading dose is what. Answer: a higher dose given at the beginning of
treatment
⩥ drug excretion (elimination). Answer: from the kidneys, creatinene
clearance, BUN levels, glomerular filtration rate. from the liver the bile,
LFT test for liver function, feces, lungs, saliva, sweat, breast milk
