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Pharmacology-CFUA-1-23 (2).
SAS 1
1. What is pharmacokinetics?
a. The study of biological and therapeutic effects of drugs
b. The study of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs
c. The study of mechanisms of drug action
d. The study of methods of new drug development
2. The interaction of one drug increased by the presence of a second drug is known as:
a. Potentiation
b. Addictive effects
c. Antagonism
d. Synergism
3. Considering the absorption of medications during administration, which of the following
routes would yield the quickest response?
a. Oral Medications
b. Subcutaneous
injections c.
Intravenous
medications
d. Topical medications
4. Which of the following best defines the process of pharmacokinetics?
a. The effect of medication on the
body b. The effect of the body on
medication
c. The study of medications
d. The preparation of medications for administration
5. When performing an assessment about medication drug history should include which of
the following?
a. Complete vital signs
b. Reason for medication
c. Client’s goal therapy
d. Administration of OTC medications
6. When considering the pharmacotherapeutic effects of drugs administered to clients, the
nurse considers which property of most Importance:
a. Efficacy
b. Potency
c. Interaction with other drugs
d. Toxicity
7. Safety of a drug is determined by the degree between which of the following?
a. Therapeutic and toxic doses
b. Potency and efficacy
c. Subtherapeutic and toxic levels
d. Side and adverse effects
8.The nurse is monitoring the therapeutic drug level for a client on vancomycin (Vancocin)
and notes that
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the level is within the acceptable range. What does this indicate to the nurse? Select all that
apply.
a. The drug should cause no toxicities or adverse
effects b. The drug level is appropriate to exert
therapeutic effects
c. The dose will not need to be changed for the duration of treatment
d. the nurse will need to continue monitoring because each client response to a drug is
unique
9. When a drug is 50% protein bound it means that:
a. 50% of the drug destroys protein
b. A drug not bound to protein is an
active drug c. 50% of the dose is at
work
d. Protein must be restricted in the diet
10. When reviewing the patient’s medication regimen, the nurse understands that the interval
of drug dosage is related to what?
a. Half-life
b. Biotransformation
c. Metabolism
d. Therapeutic effect
11. It is important for the nurse to be aware of the four sequential processes of
the pharmacokinetic phase. What are these processes?
a. Distribution, metabolism, excretion, absorption
b. Biotransformation, excretion, absorption,
metabolism c. Absorption, distribution,
metabolism, excretion
d. Metabolism, distribution, absorption, excretion
12. The nurse is teaching the client about newly prescribed medication. Which statement made
by the client would indicated the need for further medication education?
a. "the liquid form of the drug will be absorbed faster than
the tablets." b. "If I take more, I'll have a better response"
c. "taking this drug with food will decrease how much gets into my system."
d. "I can consult my health care provider if i experience unexpected adverse effects"
13. The nurse is caring for several clients. Which client will the nurse anticipate is most likely
to experience an alteration in drug metabolism?
a. A 3 day old premature infant
b. A 22 year old pregnant female
c. A 32 year old man with kidney stones
d. A 50 year old executive with hypertension
14. A client is being discharged from the hospital with a nebulizer for self-administration of
inhalation medication. Which statement made by the client indicates to the nurse that the
client education has been successful?
a. "Inhaled medications should only be taken in the morning."
b. "Doses for inhaled medications are larger than those
taken orally" c. "Medicines taken by inhalation produce a
very rapid response."
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d. "Inhaled drugs are often rendered inactive by hepatic metabolism reaction”
15. The Nurse is caring for a client with hepatitis and resulting in hepatic impairment. The nurse
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would expect the duration of action for most medications to:
a. Decrease
b. Improve
c. Be
unaffected d.
Increase
SAS 2
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