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Pharmacology Ch 3, 7, 9, 10

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which system is responsible for most metabolism of medications?

a)

hepatic

b)

renal

c)

cardiovascular

d)

gastrointestinal

2.

Which system is responsible for most excretion of medications?

a)

renal

b)

hepatic

c)

gastrointestinal

d)

cardiovascular

3.

Which of the following are examples of ENTERAL drug administration routes? (select all that apply)

a)

oral

b)

sublingual

c)

buccal

d)

rectal

e)

intravenous

4.

Which administration route provides 100% bioavailability?

a)

IV

b)

IM

c)

SC

d)

Oral

5.

What would be the most appropriate size needle to give an adult an intramuscular injection into the deltoid?

a)

1.5 inch, 18 gauge

b)

5/8 inch, 31 gauge

c)

1 inch, 25 gauge

d)

1/2 inch, 30 gauge

6.

What is a trough?

a)

lowest level of concentration of a drug in the bloodstream

b)

highest level of concentration of a drug in the bloodstream

c)

a drug's onset time

d)

a drug's peak time

7.

What are the 4 stages of pharmacokinetics? (select all that apply)

a)

metabolism

b)

excretion

c)

absorption

d)

distribution

e)

half-life

8.

Which term best describes when a cell carries drug across membrane by engulfing drug particles? 

a)

active transport

b)

dissolution 

c)

passive transport

d)

pinocytosis

9.

Which of the following are considered factors that effect drug absorption? (select all that apply)

a)

stress

b)

pH

c)

blood flow

d)

route of administration

e)

diffusion

10.

Which of the following terms best describes the time it takes for a drug to reach minimum effective concentration (MEC)?

a)

onset

b)

peak

c)

duration

d)

trough

11.

What is the expected duration of any medication with a long half-life?

a)

short duration

b)

long duration

c)

duration is not affected

12.

Drugs with a narrow therapeutic index generally require close laboratory monitoring due to the increased risks of toxicity.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A nurse is planning to administer an intradermal injection to a patient. Which represents the most appropriate technique for this route?

a)

26-gauge needle at 15 degrees

b)

23-gauge needle at 45 degrees

c)

21-gauge needle at 33 degrees

d)

12-gauge at 30 degrees

14.

A nurse is administering eye drops to a patient. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (select all that apply)

a)

ask the patient to look up to the ceiling

b)

drop the medication into the conjunctival sac

c)

instruct patient to gently close the eye after installation

d)

tell the client to rub eye vigorously after medication is instilled into the eye

15.

Which statement about transdermal drugs is true?

a)

Transdermal drugs are preferred because they exert only a local effect.

b)

Transdermal drugs provide more consistent blood levels than oral and injection forms.

c)

For maximum effectiveness, the skin should not be cleansed with soap once it has been exposed to a transdermal drug.

16.

What type of dog is this?

a)

Bichon Frise

b)

Labradoodle

c)

Corgi

d)

Doberman

17.

What is the actual name of this symbol?

a)

hash tag

b)

octothorpe

c)

interrobang

18.

A nurse is administering eye drops to a patient. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (select all that apply)

a)

ask the patient to look up to the ceiling

b)

drop the medication into the conjunctival sac

c)

instruct patient to gently close the eye after installation

d)

tell the client to rub eye vigorously after medication is instilled into the eye