Name:________________________________________________

Score:_______

Date:_______________

Identification. Identify what is being asked. Write your answers on the space provided for. NO
ERASURES OR SUPERIMPOSITIONS.
____________________1. It is a study of what the drug does to the body
____________________2. Name given by the manufacturer who first develops the drug
____________________3. It is also known as the non-proprietary name of the drug
____________________4. It is the main site of metabolism.
____________________5. It is the main site of absorption.
____________________6. What do you call the condition when a patient requires a higher dose of a
drug to produce the effects that lower doses once provided?
____________________7. An alcoholic patient had withdrawal symptoms when he suddenly stopped
drinking alcohol. This may be a sign of?
____________________8. A patient who had an allergic reaction to food was given diphenhydramine.
The patient asks you that he feels sleepy and you said this is an expected or predictable reaction
to the drug. This is an example of what drug effect?
____________________9. What type of medication action causes an unpredictable side-effect where
the patient may over react or under react with certain medications
____________________10. It is a type of medication order that is carried out until the one who
prescribed it cancels the order
____________________11. A patient suddenly had cardiac arrest, the doctor ordered epinephrine, an
emergency drug. What type of medication order is this?
____________________12. What is the best way a nurse can identify a patient when she is about to
administer the medications?
____________________13. It is the science that deals with the origin, nature, chemistry, effects and
uses of drugs.
____________________14. These are drugs that require a physicians order before they are
dispensed.
____________________15. What do you call the phenomenon of drug metabolism whereby the
concentration of a drug is greatly reduced before it reaches systemic circulation.
____________________16. It is a classification of drug that is based on the mechanism of action
____________________17. it is a mild form of psychologic dependence where an individual develops
the habit of taking the substance and feels better after taking it.
____________________18. A drug effect that occurs when the combined effects of 2 drugs is greater
than the sum of each agent acting independently.
____________________19. It is a drug effect that occurs when there is concurrent administration of 2
drugs in which one drug increases the effect of the other drug.
____________________20. It is a process by which drug passes into the bloodstream.
Interpretation. Interpret the following Medical Abbreviations/Medication order. Rewrite the full
order/meaning of the abbreviation on the space provided below each number.
1. Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 500mg po @ hs for 3 days (2pts)
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2. Procaine penicillin G 400,000 units IM q 6h (2pts)
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3. Demerol 75mg IM q 4h PRN for pain(2pts)
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4. Pen-vee K 1g po 1h pre-op dental surgery (2pts)
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5. 2/3 strength solution Ensure. Give 90ml qh for 5 hours via NGT(2pts)
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6. Give Lasix 40mg IM stat (1 pt)
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7. NPO post mn. Check FBS @ 8am. (3pts)
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8. PNSS 1L x KVO (1pt)
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True or False. Encircle T if the statement is correct and F if otherwise. NO ERASURES OR

SUPERIMPOSITIONS (2pts each)

T
F 1. A warm climate affects drug absorption by slowing it down.
T
F 2. Generally, women have greater fat than men which can now affect drug absorption.
T
F 3. The time it takes a drug to elicit a therapeutic response is referred to as duration.
T
F 4. The time it takes for a drug to reach its maximum therapeutic response is known as
peak.
T
F 5. The best way to identify a patient is to check his ID bracelet.
T
F 6. When checking for the right medication, you need to check the label and medication
sheet once.
T
F 7. The initial nursing action after a patient refuses to take his medication even after the
nurse explains the consequences is to document said refusal.
T
F 8. It is necessary to document before the medication is administered.
T
F 9. A pregnancy medication classification of Category A is considered safe and harmless
to the pregnant mother and her fetus.
T
F 10. All drugs with a pregnancy medication classification of Category X may be
administered to pregnant mothers but with caution.