Test Bank
for Pharmacology for Nurses:
A Pathophysiologic Approach
6th Edition
By Michael Adams, Norman
Holland, Carol Urban
, Table of Contents
UNIT 1: CORE CONCEPTS IN PHARMACOLOGY
1. Introduction to Pharmacology
2. Drug Approval and Regulation
3. Principles of Drug Administration
4. Pharmacokinetics
5. Pharmacodynamics
UNIT 2: PHARMACOLOGY AND THE NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP
6. The Nursing Process in Pharmacology
7. Medication Errors and Risk Reduction
8. Drug Administration Throughout the Lifespan
9. Individual Variations in Drug Response
10. The Role of Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Pharmacology
11. Emergency Preparedness and Poisonings
UNIT 3: THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
12. Cholinergic Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System
13. Adrenergic Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System
14. Drugs for Anxiety and Insomnia
15. Drugs for Seizures
16. Drugs for Emotional, Mood, and Behavioral Disorders
17. Drugs for Psychoses
18. Drugs for the Control of Pain
19. Drugs for Local and General Anesthesia
20. Drugs for Degenerative Diseases of the Nervous System
21. Drugs for Neuromuscular Disorders
22. Substance Abuse
UNIT 4: THE CARDIOVASCULAR AND URINARY SYSTEMS
23. Drugs for Lipid Disorders
24. Diuretic Therapy and Drugs for Renal Failure
25. Drugs for Fluid Balance, Electrolyte, and Acid—Base Disorders
26. Drugs for Hypertension
27. Drugs for Heart Failure
28. Drugs for Angina Pectoris and Myocardial Infarction
29. Drugs for Shock
30. Drugs for Dysrhythmias
31. Drugs for Coagulation Disorders
32. Drugs for Hematopoietic Disorders
UNIT 5: THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
33. Drugs for Inflammation and Fever
34. Drugs for Immune System Modulation
35. Drugs for Bacterial Infections
36. Drugs for Fungal, Protozoan, and Helminthic Infections
37. Drugs for Viral Infections
38. Drugs for Neoplasia
,UNIT 6: THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
39. Drugs for Allergic Rhinitis and the Common Cold
40. Drugs for Asthma and Other Pulmonary Disorders
UNIT 7: THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM
41. Drugs for Peptic Ulcer Disease
42. Drugs for Bowel Disorders and Other Gastrointestinal Conditions
43. Drugs for Nutritional Disorders
UNIT 8: THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
44. Drugs for Pituitary, Thyroid, and Adrenal Disorders
45. Drugs for Diabetes Mellitus
46. Drugs for Disorders and Conditions of the Female Reproductive System
47. Drugs for Disorders and Conditions of the Male Reproductive System
UNIT 9: THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM, EYES, AND EARS
48. Drugs for Bone and Joint Disorders
49. Drugs for Skin Disorders
50. Drugs for Eye and Ear Disorders
,Chapter 1 Introduction to Pharmacology
1) A nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student nurse. Which
student comment indicates an understanding?
1. "Early researchers used themselves as test subjects."
2. "A primary goal of pharmacology is to prevent disease."
3. "Penicillin is one of the initial drugs isolated from a natural source."
4. "Pharmacologists began synthesizing drugs in the laboratory in the nineteenth century."
Answer: 1
Explanation:
1. Some early researchers, like Friedrich Serturner, used themselves as test subjects.
2. An early goal of pharmacology was to relieve human suffering.
3. Initial drugs isolated from complex mixtures included morphine, colchicine, curare, and
cocaine, but not penicillin.
4. By the twentieth century, pharmacologists could synthesize drugs in the laboratory.
Page Ref: 3
Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
Standards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of
patient-centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and
integration of care; information, co m mu n i c a t i on , a n d e du cat ion ; physical comfort and
emotional support; involvement of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN
Essential Competencies: I.7 Integrate the knowledge and methods of a variety of disciplines to
inform decision making. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: Integration of
knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process:
Evaluation
Learning Outcome: 1-1 Identify key events in the history of pharmacology.
MNL Learning Outcome: 1.1 Examine the relationship between medicine and pharmacology.
,2) A student nurse asks a nursing instructor why anatomy and physiology as well as
microbiology are required courses when the student only wants to learn about
pharmacology. What is the best response by the instructor?
1. "Because pharmacology is an outgrowth of those subjects."
2. "You must learn all, since all of those subjects are part of the curriculum."
3. "Knowledge of all those subjects will prepare you to administer medication."
4. "An understanding of those subjects is essential to understand pharmacology."
Answer: 4
Explanation:
1. Pharmacology is an outgrowth of anatomy, physiology, and microbiology, but this is not
the most essential reason for the nurse to learn them.
2. The nurse must learn anatomy, physiology, and microbiology to understand
pharmacology, not because they are part of the curriculum.
3. Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and microbiology prepares the nurse to understand
pharmacology, not to provide care such as administration of medications.
4. It is essential for the nurse to have a broad knowledge base of many sciences in order to
learn pharmacology.
Page Ref: 3
Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
Standards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of
patient-centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and
integration of care; information, communication, and education; physical comfort and
emotional support; involvement of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN
Essential Competencies: I.7 Integrate the knowledge and methods of a variety of disciplines to
inform decision making. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: Integration of
knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process:
Implementation
Learning Outcome: 1-2 Explain the interdisciplinary nature of pharmacology, giving an example
of how knowledge from different sciences impacts the nurse's role in drug administration.
MNL Learning Outcome: 1.1 Examine the relationship between medicine and pharmacology.
2
, 3) A nurse is teaching a group of nurses about the differences between pharmacology and
therapeutics. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when which statements are
made?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select
all that apply.
1. "Pharmacology is the development of medicines."
2. "Pharmacology is the study of medicines."
3. "Therapeutics relates to drug use to treat suffering."
4. "Therapeutics is the study of drug interactions."
5. "Pharmacology is the study of drugs to prevent disease."
Answer: 2, 3, 5
Explanation:
1. Pharmacology is not the development of medicines.
2. Pharmacology is the study of medicines.
3. Therapeutics is the use of drugs in the treatment of suffering.
4. Therapeutics is not related to study of drug interactions.
5. Pharmacotherapy is the application of drugs for the purpose of disease prevention.
Page Ref: 4
Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
Standards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of
patient-centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and
integration of care; information, communication, and education; physical comfort and
emotional support; involvement of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN
Essential Competencies: I.7 Integrate the knowledge and methods of a variety of disciplines to
inform decision making. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: Integration of
knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process:
Evaluation
Learning Outcome: 1-3 Compare and contrast therapeutics and pharmacology.
MNL Learning Outcome: 1.1 Examine the relationship between medicine and pharmacology.
3
for Pharmacology for Nurses:
A Pathophysiologic Approach
6th Edition
By Michael Adams, Norman
Holland, Carol Urban
, Table of Contents
UNIT 1: CORE CONCEPTS IN PHARMACOLOGY
1. Introduction to Pharmacology
2. Drug Approval and Regulation
3. Principles of Drug Administration
4. Pharmacokinetics
5. Pharmacodynamics
UNIT 2: PHARMACOLOGY AND THE NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP
6. The Nursing Process in Pharmacology
7. Medication Errors and Risk Reduction
8. Drug Administration Throughout the Lifespan
9. Individual Variations in Drug Response
10. The Role of Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Pharmacology
11. Emergency Preparedness and Poisonings
UNIT 3: THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
12. Cholinergic Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System
13. Adrenergic Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System
14. Drugs for Anxiety and Insomnia
15. Drugs for Seizures
16. Drugs for Emotional, Mood, and Behavioral Disorders
17. Drugs for Psychoses
18. Drugs for the Control of Pain
19. Drugs for Local and General Anesthesia
20. Drugs for Degenerative Diseases of the Nervous System
21. Drugs for Neuromuscular Disorders
22. Substance Abuse
UNIT 4: THE CARDIOVASCULAR AND URINARY SYSTEMS
23. Drugs for Lipid Disorders
24. Diuretic Therapy and Drugs for Renal Failure
25. Drugs for Fluid Balance, Electrolyte, and Acid—Base Disorders
26. Drugs for Hypertension
27. Drugs for Heart Failure
28. Drugs for Angina Pectoris and Myocardial Infarction
29. Drugs for Shock
30. Drugs for Dysrhythmias
31. Drugs for Coagulation Disorders
32. Drugs for Hematopoietic Disorders
UNIT 5: THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
33. Drugs for Inflammation and Fever
34. Drugs for Immune System Modulation
35. Drugs for Bacterial Infections
36. Drugs for Fungal, Protozoan, and Helminthic Infections
37. Drugs for Viral Infections
38. Drugs for Neoplasia
,UNIT 6: THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
39. Drugs for Allergic Rhinitis and the Common Cold
40. Drugs for Asthma and Other Pulmonary Disorders
UNIT 7: THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM
41. Drugs for Peptic Ulcer Disease
42. Drugs for Bowel Disorders and Other Gastrointestinal Conditions
43. Drugs for Nutritional Disorders
UNIT 8: THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
44. Drugs for Pituitary, Thyroid, and Adrenal Disorders
45. Drugs for Diabetes Mellitus
46. Drugs for Disorders and Conditions of the Female Reproductive System
47. Drugs for Disorders and Conditions of the Male Reproductive System
UNIT 9: THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM, EYES, AND EARS
48. Drugs for Bone and Joint Disorders
49. Drugs for Skin Disorders
50. Drugs for Eye and Ear Disorders
,Chapter 1 Introduction to Pharmacology
1) A nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student nurse. Which
student comment indicates an understanding?
1. "Early researchers used themselves as test subjects."
2. "A primary goal of pharmacology is to prevent disease."
3. "Penicillin is one of the initial drugs isolated from a natural source."
4. "Pharmacologists began synthesizing drugs in the laboratory in the nineteenth century."
Answer: 1
Explanation:
1. Some early researchers, like Friedrich Serturner, used themselves as test subjects.
2. An early goal of pharmacology was to relieve human suffering.
3. Initial drugs isolated from complex mixtures included morphine, colchicine, curare, and
cocaine, but not penicillin.
4. By the twentieth century, pharmacologists could synthesize drugs in the laboratory.
Page Ref: 3
Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
Standards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of
patient-centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and
integration of care; information, co m mu n i c a t i on , a n d e du cat ion ; physical comfort and
emotional support; involvement of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN
Essential Competencies: I.7 Integrate the knowledge and methods of a variety of disciplines to
inform decision making. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: Integration of
knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process:
Evaluation
Learning Outcome: 1-1 Identify key events in the history of pharmacology.
MNL Learning Outcome: 1.1 Examine the relationship between medicine and pharmacology.
,2) A student nurse asks a nursing instructor why anatomy and physiology as well as
microbiology are required courses when the student only wants to learn about
pharmacology. What is the best response by the instructor?
1. "Because pharmacology is an outgrowth of those subjects."
2. "You must learn all, since all of those subjects are part of the curriculum."
3. "Knowledge of all those subjects will prepare you to administer medication."
4. "An understanding of those subjects is essential to understand pharmacology."
Answer: 4
Explanation:
1. Pharmacology is an outgrowth of anatomy, physiology, and microbiology, but this is not
the most essential reason for the nurse to learn them.
2. The nurse must learn anatomy, physiology, and microbiology to understand
pharmacology, not because they are part of the curriculum.
3. Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and microbiology prepares the nurse to understand
pharmacology, not to provide care such as administration of medications.
4. It is essential for the nurse to have a broad knowledge base of many sciences in order to
learn pharmacology.
Page Ref: 3
Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
Standards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of
patient-centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and
integration of care; information, communication, and education; physical comfort and
emotional support; involvement of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN
Essential Competencies: I.7 Integrate the knowledge and methods of a variety of disciplines to
inform decision making. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: Integration of
knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process:
Implementation
Learning Outcome: 1-2 Explain the interdisciplinary nature of pharmacology, giving an example
of how knowledge from different sciences impacts the nurse's role in drug administration.
MNL Learning Outcome: 1.1 Examine the relationship between medicine and pharmacology.
2
, 3) A nurse is teaching a group of nurses about the differences between pharmacology and
therapeutics. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when which statements are
made?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select
all that apply.
1. "Pharmacology is the development of medicines."
2. "Pharmacology is the study of medicines."
3. "Therapeutics relates to drug use to treat suffering."
4. "Therapeutics is the study of drug interactions."
5. "Pharmacology is the study of drugs to prevent disease."
Answer: 2, 3, 5
Explanation:
1. Pharmacology is not the development of medicines.
2. Pharmacology is the study of medicines.
3. Therapeutics is the use of drugs in the treatment of suffering.
4. Therapeutics is not related to study of drug interactions.
5. Pharmacotherapy is the application of drugs for the purpose of disease prevention.
Page Ref: 4
Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
Standards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of
patient-centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and
integration of care; information, communication, and education; physical comfort and
emotional support; involvement of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN
Essential Competencies: I.7 Integrate the knowledge and methods of a variety of disciplines to
inform decision making. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: Integration of
knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process:
Evaluation
Learning Outcome: 1-3 Compare and contrast therapeutics and pharmacology.
MNL Learning Outcome: 1.1 Examine the relationship between medicine and pharmacology.
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