Pharmacology Connections to Nursing Test Bank
Question: 1 Type:
xMCMA
The nurse is teaching a pharmacology class to a group of student nurses. Which key events does the
nurse include in
the history of pharmacology?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Standard Te t: Select all that apply.
1. Early researchers used themselves and animals as test subjects.
2. Pharmacologists began to synthesize drugs in the laboratory in the 20th century.
3. Modern pharmacology began in the mid-1600s.
4. The first drugs included morphine, cocaine, and penicillin.
5. The Dark Ages provided much useful information that we still use today.
Answer: 1,2
Rationale 1: Early researchers did use themselves and animals as test subjects.
Rationale 2: Pharmacologists did begin to synthesize drugs in the laboratory in the 20th century.
Rationale 3: Modern pharmacology began in the 1800s, not 1600s.
Rationale 4: The first drugs included morphine and cocaine, but not penicillin.
Rationale 5: Little is known about pharmacology during the Dark Ages.
Global Rationale: The nurse would state that early researchers did use themselves and animals as
test subjects; p
harmacologists did begin to synthesize drugs in the laboratory in the 20th century; and modern
pharmacology beg
an in the 1800s, not 1600s. The first drugs included morphine and cocaine, but not penicillin. Little is
known about
pharmacology during the Dark Ages.
Question: 2 Type: MCSA
Although all areas of medicine, including pharmacology, have made great advances in the last
century, the early ro
ots of pharmacology still apply for the nurse and other health professionals. What were the early
roots of pharmac
ology?
,1. Applying products to relieve human suffering
2. Creating new drugs as quickly as possible
,3. Finding medicinal alternatives to plants
4. Understanding how drugs take their effects
Answer: 1
Rationale 1: The early root of pharmacology was to relieve human suffering.
Rationale 2: The early root of pharmacology was not to create new drugs quickly.
Rationale 3: Early pharmacology involved using plants to relieve symptoms of suffering.
Rationale 4: The early root of pharmacology was not to understand how drugs take their effects.
Global Rationale: The early root of pharmacology was to relieve human suffering, not to create new
drugs quickl
y or to understand how drugs take their effects. Early pharmacology did involve using plants to
relieve symptoms
of suffering.
Question: 3 Type: MCSA
Although many substances can be considered drugs, which drug definition is the most appropriate?
1. Any substance that is found in nature or that normally occurs in the body
2. Any substance that is synthesized and tested in the laboratory setting
3. Any substance that is taken to prevent, cure, or reduce symptoms of a medical condition
4. Any substance that can be isolated from natural substances in nature
Answer: 3
Rationale 1: A drug is not a substance that is found in nature or that normally occurs in the human
body.
Rationale 2: A drug is not only a substance that is synthesized and tested.
Rationale 3: A drug is considered to be any substance that is taken to prevent, cure, or reduce
symptoms of a medi
calxcondition.
Rationale 4: A drug is not only a substance isolated from natural substances.
Global Rationale: A drug is considered to be any substance that is taken to prevent, cure, or reduce
symptoms of a
medical condition. A drug is not a substance that is found in nature or that normally occurs in the
human body; it is n
ot any substance that is synthesized and tested in the laboratory setting, nor is it only a substance
isolated from natur
alxsubstances.
, Question: 4 Type: MCSA
Pharmacotherapy is a critical intervention for many conditions, and a key part of nursing intervention.
Which state
mentxbestxdescribesxpharmacotherapy?
Question: 1 Type:
xMCMA
The nurse is teaching a pharmacology class to a group of student nurses. Which key events does the
nurse include in
the history of pharmacology?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Standard Te t: Select all that apply.
1. Early researchers used themselves and animals as test subjects.
2. Pharmacologists began to synthesize drugs in the laboratory in the 20th century.
3. Modern pharmacology began in the mid-1600s.
4. The first drugs included morphine, cocaine, and penicillin.
5. The Dark Ages provided much useful information that we still use today.
Answer: 1,2
Rationale 1: Early researchers did use themselves and animals as test subjects.
Rationale 2: Pharmacologists did begin to synthesize drugs in the laboratory in the 20th century.
Rationale 3: Modern pharmacology began in the 1800s, not 1600s.
Rationale 4: The first drugs included morphine and cocaine, but not penicillin.
Rationale 5: Little is known about pharmacology during the Dark Ages.
Global Rationale: The nurse would state that early researchers did use themselves and animals as
test subjects; p
harmacologists did begin to synthesize drugs in the laboratory in the 20th century; and modern
pharmacology beg
an in the 1800s, not 1600s. The first drugs included morphine and cocaine, but not penicillin. Little is
known about
pharmacology during the Dark Ages.
Question: 2 Type: MCSA
Although all areas of medicine, including pharmacology, have made great advances in the last
century, the early ro
ots of pharmacology still apply for the nurse and other health professionals. What were the early
roots of pharmac
ology?
,1. Applying products to relieve human suffering
2. Creating new drugs as quickly as possible
,3. Finding medicinal alternatives to plants
4. Understanding how drugs take their effects
Answer: 1
Rationale 1: The early root of pharmacology was to relieve human suffering.
Rationale 2: The early root of pharmacology was not to create new drugs quickly.
Rationale 3: Early pharmacology involved using plants to relieve symptoms of suffering.
Rationale 4: The early root of pharmacology was not to understand how drugs take their effects.
Global Rationale: The early root of pharmacology was to relieve human suffering, not to create new
drugs quickl
y or to understand how drugs take their effects. Early pharmacology did involve using plants to
relieve symptoms
of suffering.
Question: 3 Type: MCSA
Although many substances can be considered drugs, which drug definition is the most appropriate?
1. Any substance that is found in nature or that normally occurs in the body
2. Any substance that is synthesized and tested in the laboratory setting
3. Any substance that is taken to prevent, cure, or reduce symptoms of a medical condition
4. Any substance that can be isolated from natural substances in nature
Answer: 3
Rationale 1: A drug is not a substance that is found in nature or that normally occurs in the human
body.
Rationale 2: A drug is not only a substance that is synthesized and tested.
Rationale 3: A drug is considered to be any substance that is taken to prevent, cure, or reduce
symptoms of a medi
calxcondition.
Rationale 4: A drug is not only a substance isolated from natural substances.
Global Rationale: A drug is considered to be any substance that is taken to prevent, cure, or reduce
symptoms of a
medical condition. A drug is not a substance that is found in nature or that normally occurs in the
human body; it is n
ot any substance that is synthesized and tested in the laboratory setting, nor is it only a substance
isolated from natur
alxsubstances.
, Question: 4 Type: MCSA
Pharmacotherapy is a critical intervention for many conditions, and a key part of nursing intervention.
Which state
mentxbestxdescribesxpharmacotherapy?
