The nurse is reviewing the concept of a drug's half-life for a student nurse, explaining that it is the time it takes for what to happen?
1. One-half of the drug to be absorbed
2. One-half of the drug to be eliminated by the body
3. The drug to elicit a therapeutic response
4. The drug to reach the target tissue
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: A drug's half-life is the time it takes for one-half of the original dose to be eliminated by the body.
Rationale 2: A drug's half-life is the time it takes for one-half of the original dose to be eliminated by the body.
Rationale 3: A therapeutic response can be reached before the half-life occurs.
Rationale 4: Target tissue is reached on the onset of action, not at half-life.
Global Rationale: A drug's half-life is the time it takes for one-half of the original dose to be eliminated by the body. A therapeutic response can be reached before the half-life occurs. Target tissue is reached on the onset of action, not at half-life.
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