Pharmacology for Nurses-A Pathophysiologic Approach,
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6th Edition (Adams, 2020), Chapters 1 - 50
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, Pharmacology ssfor ssNurses, ss6e ss(Adams)
ssChapter ss1 s s Introduction ssto ssPharmacology
1) A ssnurse ssis ssreviewing sskey ssevents ssin ssthe sshistory ssof sspharmacology sswith ssa ssstudent
ssnurse.sWhich ssstudent sscomment ssindicates ssan ssunderstanding?
1. "Early ssresearchers ssused ssthemselves ssas sstest sssubjects."
2. "A ssprimary ssgoal ssof sspharmacology ssis ssto ssprevent ssdisease."
3. "Penicillin ssis ssone ssof ssthe ssinitial ssdrugs ssisolated ssfrom ssa ssnatural sssource."
4. "Pharmacologists ssbegan sssynthesizing ssdrugs ssin ssthe sslaboratory ssin ssthe
ssnineteenthscentury."
ANSWER: ss1
ssExplanation
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1. Some ssearly ssresearchers, sslike ssFriedrich ssSerturner, ssused ssthemselves ssas
sstestssubjects.
2. An ssearly ssgoal ssof sspharmacology sswas ssto ssrelieve sshuman sssuffering.
3. Initial ssdrugs ssisolated ssfrom sscomplex ssmixtures ssincluded ssmorphine,
sscolchicine,scurare, ssand sscocaine, ssbut ssnot sspenicillin.
4. By ssthe sstwentieth sscentury, sspharmacologists sscould sssynthesize ssdrugs ssin
sstheslaboratory.
Page ssRef: ss3
Cognitive ssLevel: s s Applying
Client ssNeed/Sub: ssPhysiological ssIntegrity: ssPharmacological ssand ssParenteral ssTherapies
ssStandards: s s QSEN ssCompetencies: ssI.A.1 ssIntegrate ss understanding ss of ssmultiple
ss dimensions ssof sspatient-centered sscare: sspatient/family/community sspreferences,
ssvalues; sscoordination ssand ssintegration ssof sscare; ssinformation, sscommunication, ssand
sseducation; ssphysical sscomfort ssand ssemotional sssupport; ssinvolvement ssof ssfamily ssand
ssfriends; ssand sstransition ssand sscontinuity.
| ssAACN ssEssential ssCompetencies: ssI.7 ssIntegrate ssthe ssknowledge ssand ssmethods ssof ssa
ssvariety ssofsdisciplines ssto ssinform ssdecision ssmaking. ss| ssNLN ssCompetencies: ssKnowledge
ssand ssScience: ssIntegration ssof ssknowledge ssfrom ssnursing ssand ssother ssdisciplines. ss|
ssNursing/Integrated ssConcepts: ssNursing ssProcess: ssEvaluation
Learning ssOutcome: ss1-1 ssIdentify sskey ssevents ssin ssthe sshistory ssof
sspharmacology. ssMNL ssLearning ssOutcome: s s 1.1 ssExamine ssthe ssrelationship
ssbetween ssmedicine ssandspharmacology.
2) A ssstudent ssnurse ssasks ssa ssnursing ssinstructor sswhy ssanatomy ssand ssphysiology ssas
sswell ssassmicrobiology ssare ssrequired sscourses sswhen ssthe ssstudent ssonly sswants ssto
sslearn ssabout sspharmacology. ssWhat ssis ssthe ssbest ssresponse ssby ssthe ssinstructor?
1. "Because sspharmacology ssis ssan ssoutgrowth ssof ssthose sssubjects."
2. "You ssmust sslearn ssall, sssince ssall ssof ssthose sssubjects ssare sspart ssof ssthe sscurriculum."
3. "Knowledge ssof ssall ssthose sssubjects sswill ssprepare ssyou ssto ssadminister ssmedication."
4. "An ssunderstanding ssof ssthose sssubjects ssis ssessential ssto ssunderstand
sspharmacology."sANSWER: s s 4
Explanation:
1. Pharmacology ssis ssan ssoutgrowth ssof ssanatomy, ssphysiology, ssand ssmicrobiology,
ssbutsthis ssis ssnot ssthe ssmost ssessential ssreason ssfor ssthe ssnurse ssto sslearn ssthem.