WGU C467 PHARMACOLOGY OA PREASSESSMENT 2022/2023
DETAILED QUESTIONS AD ANSWERS
An NSAID medication damages kidney function.
Which type of effect is this? (correct answers)Adverse
Which drug effect would shock be classified as? (correct answers)Adverse effect
In how many ways can a drug be administered in the absorption phase of the drug cycle? (correct
answers)3
Which administration method is the fastest way to get medication into the blood supply? (correct
answers)Intravenous
Which type is administered in its inactive form but becomes active through metabolism (correct
answers)Prodrug
What is the second drug cycle phase insulin will go through when administered? (correct
answers)Distribution
Which drug cycle phase describe the process by which bodies break down medication into usable
components and waste products? (correct answers)Metabolism
Which term describes the way a medication enters the bloodstream? (correct answers)Distribution
Which part of the drug cycle is also referred to as biotransformation? (correct answers)Metabolism
Which drug cycle occurs when a drug is injected and moves through the circulatory system? (correct
answers)Distribution
, An on-duty nurse administered a patient's medication. Once completed, the nurse updated this
information in the patient's medical record.
Which right of drug administration did the nurse perform? (correct answers)Right Documentation
A patient record indicates that medication should be taken before dinner.
Which right of drug administration applies? (correct answers)Right Time
Before administering the dialysis treatment, the technician realizes that the needle was inserted too
deep.
Which right to a drug administration was violated? (correct answers)Right Technique
Which drug type reduces fever, pain, and swelling that is caused by inflammation? (correct answers)Non
steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Restored heart rhythm during cardiac arrest (correct answers)Sympathetic
Increased blood flow to skeletal muscles (correct answers)Sympathetic
Decreased heart rate (correct answers)Parasympathetic
Reduced ocular pressure (correct answers)Parasympathetic
What is an example of parasympathetic drug activity? (correct answers)Decrease workload of the heart
DETAILED QUESTIONS AD ANSWERS
An NSAID medication damages kidney function.
Which type of effect is this? (correct answers)Adverse
Which drug effect would shock be classified as? (correct answers)Adverse effect
In how many ways can a drug be administered in the absorption phase of the drug cycle? (correct
answers)3
Which administration method is the fastest way to get medication into the blood supply? (correct
answers)Intravenous
Which type is administered in its inactive form but becomes active through metabolism (correct
answers)Prodrug
What is the second drug cycle phase insulin will go through when administered? (correct
answers)Distribution
Which drug cycle phase describe the process by which bodies break down medication into usable
components and waste products? (correct answers)Metabolism
Which term describes the way a medication enters the bloodstream? (correct answers)Distribution
Which part of the drug cycle is also referred to as biotransformation? (correct answers)Metabolism
Which drug cycle occurs when a drug is injected and moves through the circulatory system? (correct
answers)Distribution
, An on-duty nurse administered a patient's medication. Once completed, the nurse updated this
information in the patient's medical record.
Which right of drug administration did the nurse perform? (correct answers)Right Documentation
A patient record indicates that medication should be taken before dinner.
Which right of drug administration applies? (correct answers)Right Time
Before administering the dialysis treatment, the technician realizes that the needle was inserted too
deep.
Which right to a drug administration was violated? (correct answers)Right Technique
Which drug type reduces fever, pain, and swelling that is caused by inflammation? (correct answers)Non
steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Restored heart rhythm during cardiac arrest (correct answers)Sympathetic
Increased blood flow to skeletal muscles (correct answers)Sympathetic
Decreased heart rate (correct answers)Parasympathetic
Reduced ocular pressure (correct answers)Parasympathetic
What is an example of parasympathetic drug activity? (correct answers)Decrease workload of the heart
