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lb_gilbert

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When administering drugs, the nurse remembers that the duration of action of a drug is defined as which of these?
 
  a. The time it takes for a drug to elicit a therapeutic response
  b. The amount of time needed to remove a drug from circulation
  c. The time it takes for a drug to achieve its maximum therapeutic response
  d. The time period at which a drug's con-centration is sufficient to cause a thera-peutic response

Question 2

Which drug or drug class is a high alert drug?
 
  a. Penicillin
  b. Insulin
  c. NSAIDs
  d. Calcium


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bblaney

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B


lb_gilbert

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Excellent

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:D TYSM

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