Pharmacology for Nursing Students
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What is the primary function of the pharmacodynamic phase?

  • The process by which the body absorbs the drug
  • The process by which the body breaks down the drug
  • The process by which the body excretes the drug
  • What the drug does to the body (correct)
  • What is the primary focus of the document?

  • A review of pharmaceutical companies
  • A lesson on pharmacology for medical students
  • A lesson on pharmacology for nursing students (correct)
  • A guide to pharmacological research
  • What is the term for the duration it takes for the concentration of a drug to decrease by half?

  • Pharmaceutical phase
  • Therapeutic index
  • Half-life (correct)
  • Metabolic rate
  • What are the four processes of pharmacokinetics?

    <p>Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the range of doses that can be used safely and effectively?

    <p>Therapeutic index</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of the pharmaceutic phase?

    <p>The chemical makeup of the drug</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a factor that can affect drug distribution?

    <p>Blood flow to the tissues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What occurs during the pharmacokinetic phase?

    <p>The drug is absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the excretion process?

    <p>Removing the drug from the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the half-life and plasma half-life?

    <p>Plasma half-life is the time for the concentration of the drug in the plasma to decrease by half</p> Signup and view all the answers

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