Exam 1: NR293 / NR 293 (Latest Update 2024/2025) Pharmacology Review| Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct -Chamberlain

Exam 1: NR293 / NR 293 (Latest Update 2024/2025) Pharmacology Review| Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct -Chamberlain Q: Pharmacotherapeutics Answer: treatment of conditions Q: enteral route Answer: through the GI tract Q: parenteral tract Answer: outside the GI tract Q: how is medication absorption different for neonates and children? Answer: they have less gastric acid to break down medications and availability is higher Q: why do more drugs enter neonate and children's brains, why are meds not as easily excreted/destroyed by liver and kidneys ? Answer: immature BBB, liver, and kidneys Q: Polypharmacy Answer: The use of multiple medications on a regular basis Q: during which phase of the nursing process does a nurse prioritize the nursing diagnoses? Answer: planning Q: the nurse recognizes that drugs given by which route will be altered by the first pass effect? a. oral b. sublingual c. subcutaneous d. IV e. rectal Answer: oral and rectal Q: the nurse is reviewing a list of a patient's medications and notes one of the drugs has a low therapeutic index. what does this mean? Answer: the difference between a therapeutic dose and a toxic dose are very close together Q: when drug A is an enzyme inhibitor of drug B, the nurse will anticipate what result of drug B? Answer: level of drug B could rise to toxicity Q: A drug is highly protein bound, what does this mean? Answer: it will have a longer duration of action Q: do no harm is what ethical principle? Answer: nonmaleficence Q: Which legal act required drug manufacturers to establish the safety and efficacy of a new drug before its approval for use? Answer: Kefauver-Harris, amendment of 1962 Q: over the counter drugs (otc) are Answer: nonprescription drugs that are used for short term treatment Q: what herbal supplement is used to promote sleep and relaxation, prolonged use can cause yellow discoloration of nails, risk for liver toxicity Answer: kava Q: herbal supplement used to decrease nausea and vomiting induced by chemotherapy Answer: ginkgo Q: which drug classes are used as OTC remedies ? a. NSAIDs b. cold remedies c. antibiotics d.smoking deterrent drugs e. antihypertensive drugs f. histamine 2 (H2) blockers Answer: A, B,D,F Q: what are side effects of NSAIDs? Answer: stroke, MI, GI ulcers, kidney dysfunction Q: what do antibiotics do? Answer: fight off infection caused by bacteria