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Chapter 1
Question 1
Type:
MCMA


The!!nurse!!is!!teaching!!a!!pharmacology!!class!!to!!a!!group!!of!!student!!nurses.!!Which key events F F F




does the nurse includein the history of pharmacology?
F F F F F F F F




Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




Standard Text: Select all that apply.
F F F F F




1. Early researchers used themselves and animals as test subjects.
F F F F F F F F




2. Pharmacologists began to synthesize drugs in the laboratory in the 20th century.
F F F F F F F F F F F




3. Modern pharmacology began in the mid-1600s.
F F F F F




4. The first drugs included morphine, cocaine, and penicillin.
F F F F F F F




5. The Dark Ages provided much useful information that we still use today.
F F F F F F F F F F F




Correct Answer: 1,2
F F




Rationale 1: Early researchers did use themselves and animals as test subjects.
F F F F F F F F F F F




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Rationale 2: Pharmacologists did begin to synthesize drugs in the laboratory in the 20th
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




century.


Rationale 3: Modern pharmacology began in the 1800s, not 1600s.
F F F F F F F F F




Rationale 4: The first drugs included morphine and cocaine, but not penicillin.
F F F F F F F F F F F




Rationale 5: Little is known about pharmacology during the Dark Ages.
F F F F F F F F F F




Global Rationale: The nurse would state that early researchers did use themselves and
F F F F F F F F F F F F F




animals as test subjects; pharmacologists did begin to synthesize drugs in the laboratory in
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




the 20th century; and modern pharmacology began in the 1800s, not 1600s. The first drugs
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




included morphine and cocaine, but not penicillin. Little is knownabout pharmacology
F F F F F F F F F F F F




during the Dark Ages.
F F F




Question 2 F F




Type: F




MCSA


Although all areas of medicine, including pharmacology, have made great advances in the last
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




century, the earlyroots of pharmacology still apply for the nurse and other health
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




professionals. What were the early roots of pharmacology?
F F F F F F F




1. Applying products to relieve human suffering
F F F F F




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2. Creating new drugs as quickly as possible
F F F F F F




3. Finding medicinal alternatives to plants
F F F F




4. Understanding how drugs take their effects F F F F F




Correct Answer: 1 F F




Rationale 1: The early root of pharmacology was to relieve human suffering.
F F F F F F F F F F F




Rationale 2: The early root of pharmacology was not to create new drugs quickly.
F F F F F F F F F F F F F




Rationale 3: Early pharmacology involved using plants to relieve symptoms of suffering.
F F F F F F F F F F F




Rationale 4: The early root of pharmacology was not to understand how drugs take their
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




effects.


Global Rationale: The early root of pharmacology was to relieve human suffering, not to
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




create new drugs quickly or to understand how drugs take their effects. Early pharmacology
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




did involve using plants to relievesymptoms of suffering.
F F F F F F F F




Question 3 F F




Type: F




MCSA


Although many substances can be considered drugs, which drug definition is the most
F F F F F F F F F F F F F




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appropriate?


1. Any substance that is found in nature or that normally occurs in the body
F F F F F F F F F F F F F




2. Any substance that is synthesized and tested in the laboratory setting
F F F F F F F F F F




3. Any substance that is taken to prevent, cure, or reduce symptoms of a medical condition
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




4. Any substance that can be isolated from natural substances in nature
F F F F F F F F F F




Correct Answer: 3 F F




Rationale 1: A drug is not a substance that is found in nature or that normally occurs in the
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




human body. F




Rationale 2: A drug is not only a substance that is synthesized and tested.
F F F F F F F F F F F F F




Rationale 3: A drug is considered to be any substance that is taken to prevent, cure, or
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




reduce symptoms of amedical condition.
F F F F F




Rationale 4: A drug is not only a substance isolated from natural substances.
F F F F F F F F F F F F




Global Rationale: A drug is considered to be any substance that is taken to prevent, cure, or
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




reduce symptoms of a medical condition. A drug is not a substance that is found in nature or
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




that normally occurs in the human body; itis not any substance that is synthesized and tested
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




in the laboratory setting, nor is it only a substance isolated fromnatural substances.
F F F F F F F F F F F F F




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