NSG-318 EXAM 1 OBJECTIVE EXAM WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
Describe basic concepts of medication safety (Topic 1) - correct answers --The
condition of being safe from undergoing or causing hurt, injury, or loss
Identify the various routes of medication administration (Topic 1) - correct
answers -1.) Sublingual & buccal
2.) Oral (tablets, capsules; liuqids, suspensions, elixirs)
3.) Transdermal & topical
4.) Instillation (drops & sprays)
5.) Inhalation
6.) Nasogastric & gastronomy tubes
7.) Suppositories (placed in: rectum, vagina, or urethra for males)
8.) Parenteral (injections: IM, IV, SQ)
Apply principles of dimensional analysis to calculate medication dosages (Topic 1)
- correct answers -Body weight calculations
-Drug dose * body weight = patient's dose
--> 2.2 lb = 1 kg
Discuss the measures followed by the nurse to ensure medications are
administered safely (Topic 1) - correct answers --6 Rights of Medication Safety
, -Verify & clarify orders
Differentiate among pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and
pharmacogenetics (Topic 2) - correct answers -Pharmaco-:
-Kinetics: the movement of a drug throughout the body that is necessary to
achieve drug action
-Dynamics: the effect of drugs on the body
-Genetics: the genetic factors that influence an individual's response to a specific
drug
What are the drug phases for pharmacokinetics? - correct answers --Absorption
-Distribution
-Metabolism
-Elimination
Explain the absorption phase in pharmacokinetics. - correct answers --Drug
movement from the GI tract into the bloodstream
-Methods: passive transport (diffusion/facilitated diffusion), active transport,
pinocytosis (cell engulfs drug particles)
What are the drug phases for pharmacodynamics? - correct answers --Receptor
binding
-Postreceptor effects
-Chemical reaction
100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
Describe basic concepts of medication safety (Topic 1) - correct answers --The
condition of being safe from undergoing or causing hurt, injury, or loss
Identify the various routes of medication administration (Topic 1) - correct
answers -1.) Sublingual & buccal
2.) Oral (tablets, capsules; liuqids, suspensions, elixirs)
3.) Transdermal & topical
4.) Instillation (drops & sprays)
5.) Inhalation
6.) Nasogastric & gastronomy tubes
7.) Suppositories (placed in: rectum, vagina, or urethra for males)
8.) Parenteral (injections: IM, IV, SQ)
Apply principles of dimensional analysis to calculate medication dosages (Topic 1)
- correct answers -Body weight calculations
-Drug dose * body weight = patient's dose
--> 2.2 lb = 1 kg
Discuss the measures followed by the nurse to ensure medications are
administered safely (Topic 1) - correct answers --6 Rights of Medication Safety
, -Verify & clarify orders
Differentiate among pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and
pharmacogenetics (Topic 2) - correct answers -Pharmaco-:
-Kinetics: the movement of a drug throughout the body that is necessary to
achieve drug action
-Dynamics: the effect of drugs on the body
-Genetics: the genetic factors that influence an individual's response to a specific
drug
What are the drug phases for pharmacokinetics? - correct answers --Absorption
-Distribution
-Metabolism
-Elimination
Explain the absorption phase in pharmacokinetics. - correct answers --Drug
movement from the GI tract into the bloodstream
-Methods: passive transport (diffusion/facilitated diffusion), active transport,
pinocytosis (cell engulfs drug particles)
What are the drug phases for pharmacodynamics? - correct answers --Receptor
binding
-Postreceptor effects
-Chemical reaction
