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FINAL EXAM: NUR 2474 / NUR2474 (LATEST 2025 /
2026 UPDATES STUDY BUNDLE WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS) PHARMACOLOGY FOR PROFESSIONAL
NURSING | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100%
CORRECT | GRADE A - RASMUSSEN
Parenteral .....ANSWER.....outside of intestines or alimentary
canal; popularly used to refer to injection routes
Topical .....ANSWER.....applied to the surface of the skin and
seems into the epidermis
trasndermal .....ANSWER.....Crossing through the skin down into
the bloodstream
Pharmacokinetics .....ANSWER.....the study of drug movement
throughout the body Phases are: Absorption, Distribution,
Metabolism, and Elimination.
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Absorption .....ANSWER.....The process by which nutrient
molecules pass through the wall of the digestive system into the
blood
half-life .....ANSWER.....The amount of time for half of the drug to
be metabolized away.
Distribution .....ANSWER.....It is the transfer of a drug from one
location to another within the body. Once a drug enters into
systemic circulation by absorption or direct administration, it must
be distributed into interstitial and intracellular fluids.
Metabolism .....ANSWER.....Drug metabolism is the metabolic
breakdown of drugs by living organisms, usually through
specialized enzymatic systems.
Excretion .....ANSWER.....Process by which metabolic wastes
(drugs and drug waste products, too) are eliminated from the
body
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onset .....ANSWER.....The time elapsed from the administration of
the drug to the start of its effects. The amount of time it takes
between the drug being administered and the drug having a
beginning therapeutic effect.
peak level .....ANSWER.....The maximum concentration of a drug
in the body after administration can be measured in a blood
sample or calculated for therapeutic drug monitoring.
Duration of action .....ANSWER.....The length of time the
concentration of a drug in the blood or tissues is sufficient to elicit
a response. The length of time a drug will be at or above the
therapeutic level.
trough level .....ANSWER.....The lowest concentration of drug
reached in the body after it falls from its peak level, usually
measured in a blood sample for therapeutic drug monitoring.
Please note: "Draw a trough right before the next dose."
FINAL EXAM: NUR 2474 / NUR2474 (LATEST 2025 /
2026 UPDATES STUDY BUNDLE WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS) PHARMACOLOGY FOR PROFESSIONAL
NURSING | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100%
CORRECT | GRADE A - RASMUSSEN
Parenteral .....ANSWER.....outside of intestines or alimentary
canal; popularly used to refer to injection routes
Topical .....ANSWER.....applied to the surface of the skin and
seems into the epidermis
trasndermal .....ANSWER.....Crossing through the skin down into
the bloodstream
Pharmacokinetics .....ANSWER.....the study of drug movement
throughout the body Phases are: Absorption, Distribution,
Metabolism, and Elimination.
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Absorption .....ANSWER.....The process by which nutrient
molecules pass through the wall of the digestive system into the
blood
half-life .....ANSWER.....The amount of time for half of the drug to
be metabolized away.
Distribution .....ANSWER.....It is the transfer of a drug from one
location to another within the body. Once a drug enters into
systemic circulation by absorption or direct administration, it must
be distributed into interstitial and intracellular fluids.
Metabolism .....ANSWER.....Drug metabolism is the metabolic
breakdown of drugs by living organisms, usually through
specialized enzymatic systems.
Excretion .....ANSWER.....Process by which metabolic wastes
(drugs and drug waste products, too) are eliminated from the
body
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onset .....ANSWER.....The time elapsed from the administration of
the drug to the start of its effects. The amount of time it takes
between the drug being administered and the drug having a
beginning therapeutic effect.
peak level .....ANSWER.....The maximum concentration of a drug
in the body after administration can be measured in a blood
sample or calculated for therapeutic drug monitoring.
Duration of action .....ANSWER.....The length of time the
concentration of a drug in the blood or tissues is sufficient to elicit
a response. The length of time a drug will be at or above the
therapeutic level.
trough level .....ANSWER.....The lowest concentration of drug
reached in the body after it falls from its peak level, usually
measured in a blood sample for therapeutic drug monitoring.
Please note: "Draw a trough right before the next dose."
