NURS 288 QUIZ #3 Questions with complete solutions
3 checks of drug administration Correct Answer-1. As you take the drug
from storage
2. As you prepare the drug
3. Bedside just before administering the drug
-->Compare the medication label to the mAR
What can a drug NOT do to the body? Correct Answer-Cause a cell or
tissue to perform a function not part of its natural physiology.
Epinephrine is an example of an Correct Answer-Agonist
What happens if you activate Alpha 1 Adrenoreceptors? Correct
Answer-fight or flight response will be elicited.
What happens if you block Alpha 1 Adrenoreceptors? Correct Answer-
activate the parasympathetic nervous system.
the greek origin of the word "pharmakon" is Correct Answer-Poison
Pharmacology is the Correct Answer-study of drugs and their
interactions with the human body
Drugs can be... Correct Answer-synthetically made or derived from
natural sources
, this natural substance has the same effects as aspirin Correct Answer-
willow bark tea
Foxglove is the plant that imitates this drug Correct Answer-Digoxin
Digoxin Correct Answer-increases strength of heart contractions
Mold leads to the production of this drug Correct Answer-Penicillin
Exogenous Correct Answer-Produced outside the body
Pharmacodynamics Correct Answer-what the drug does to the body
Pharmacokinetics Correct Answer-what the body does to the drug
3 ways drugs act on the body Correct Answer-1. Receptors
2. Enzymes
3. Non-selective interactions
Receptor Correct Answer-drug's specific target (usually a protein on the
surface of a cell membrane)
Drug Agonist Correct Answer-- Activates the cell to do something
3 checks of drug administration Correct Answer-1. As you take the drug
from storage
2. As you prepare the drug
3. Bedside just before administering the drug
-->Compare the medication label to the mAR
What can a drug NOT do to the body? Correct Answer-Cause a cell or
tissue to perform a function not part of its natural physiology.
Epinephrine is an example of an Correct Answer-Agonist
What happens if you activate Alpha 1 Adrenoreceptors? Correct
Answer-fight or flight response will be elicited.
What happens if you block Alpha 1 Adrenoreceptors? Correct Answer-
activate the parasympathetic nervous system.
the greek origin of the word "pharmakon" is Correct Answer-Poison
Pharmacology is the Correct Answer-study of drugs and their
interactions with the human body
Drugs can be... Correct Answer-synthetically made or derived from
natural sources
, this natural substance has the same effects as aspirin Correct Answer-
willow bark tea
Foxglove is the plant that imitates this drug Correct Answer-Digoxin
Digoxin Correct Answer-increases strength of heart contractions
Mold leads to the production of this drug Correct Answer-Penicillin
Exogenous Correct Answer-Produced outside the body
Pharmacodynamics Correct Answer-what the drug does to the body
Pharmacokinetics Correct Answer-what the body does to the drug
3 ways drugs act on the body Correct Answer-1. Receptors
2. Enzymes
3. Non-selective interactions
Receptor Correct Answer-drug's specific target (usually a protein on the
surface of a cell membrane)
Drug Agonist Correct Answer-- Activates the cell to do something
