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Thennursenisnteachingnanpharmacologynclassntonangroupnofnstudentnnurses.nWhichnkeyneventsndoesnthennursenincludeninn
thenhistorynofnpharmacology?
Note:nCreditnwillnbengivennonlynifnallncorrectnchoicesnandnnonincorrectnchoicesnarenselected.
StandardnText:nSelectnallnthatnapply.
1. Earlynresearchersnusednthemselvesnandnanimalsnasntestnsubjects.
2. Pharmacologistsnbeganntonsynthesizendrugsninnthenlaboratoryninnthen20thncentury.
3. Modernnpharmacologynbeganninnthenmid-1600s.
4. Thenfirstndrugsnincludednmorphine,ncocaine,nandnpenicillin.
5. ThenDarknAgesnprovidednmuchnusefulninformationnthatnwenstillnusentoday.
CorrectnAnswer:n1,2
Rationalen1:nEarlynresearchersndidnusenthemselvesnandnanimalsnasntestnsubjects.
Rationalen2:nPharmacologistsndidnbeginntonsynthesizendrugsninnthenlaboratoryninnthen20thncentury.
Rationalen3:nModernnpharmacologynbeganninnthen1800s,nnotn1600s.
Rationalen4:nThenfirstndrugsnincludednmorphinenandncocaine,nbutnnotnpenicillin.
Rationalen5:nLittlenisnknownnaboutnpharmacologynduringnthenDarknAges.
GlobalnRationale:nThennursenwouldnstatenthatnearlynresearchersndidnusenthemselvesnandnanimalsnasntestnsubjects;np
harmacologistsndidnbeginntonsynthesizendrugsninnthenlaboratoryninnthen20thncentury;nandnmodernnpharmacologynbeg
anninnthen1800s,nnotn1600s.nThenfirstndrugsnincludednmorphinenandncocaine,nbutnnotnpenicillin.nLittlenisnknownnabout
npharmacologynduringnthenDarknAges.
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Althoughnallnareasnofnmedicine,nincludingnpharmacology,nhavenmadengreatnadvancesninnthenlastncentury,nthenearlynro
otsnofnpharmacologynstillnapplynfornthennursenandnothernhealthnprofessionals.nWhatnwerenthenearlynrootsnofnpharmac
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1. Applyingnproductsntonrelievenhumannsuffering
2. Creatingnnewndrugsnasnquicklynasnpossible
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3. Findingnmedicinalnalternativesntonplants
4. Understandingnhowndrugsntakentheirneffects
CorrectnAnswer:n1
Rationalen1:nThenearlynrootnofnpharmacologynwasntonrelievenhumannsuffering.
Rationalen2:nThenearlynrootnofnpharmacologynwasnnotntoncreatennewndrugsnquickly.
Rationalen3:nEarlynpharmacologyninvolvednusingnplantsntonrelievensymptomsnofnsuffering.
Rationalen4:nThenearlynrootnofnpharmacologynwasnnotntonunderstandnhowndrugsntakentheirneffects.
GlobalnRationale:nThenearlynrootnofnpharmacologynwasntonrelievenhumannsuffering,nnotntoncreatennewndrugsnquickl
ynorntonunderstandnhowndrugsntakentheirneffects.nEarlynpharmacologyndidninvolvenusingnplantsntonrelievensymptomsn
ofnsuffering.
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Althoughnmanynsubstancesncannbenconsideredndrugs,nwhichndrugndefinitionnisnthenmostnappropriate?
1. Anynsubstancenthatnisnfoundninnnaturenornthatnnormallynoccursninnthenbody
2. Anynsubstancenthatnisnsynthesizednandntestedninnthenlaboratorynsetting
3. Anynsubstancenthatnisntakenntonprevent,ncure,nornreducensymptomsnofnanmedicalncondition
4. Anynsubstancenthatncannbenisolatednfromnnaturalnsubstancesninnnature
CorrectnAnswer:n3
Rationalen1:nAndrugnisnnotnansubstancenthatnisnfoundninnnaturenornthatnnormallynoccursninnthenhumannbody.
Rationalen2:nAndrugnisnnotnonlynansubstancenthatnisnsynthesizednandntested.
Rationalen3:nAndrugnisnconsideredntonbenanynsubstancenthatnisntakenntonprevent,ncure,nornreducensymptomsnofnanmedi
calncondition.
Rationalen4:nAndrugnisnnotnonlynansubstancenisolatednfromnnaturalnsubstances.
GlobalnRationale:n Andrugnisnconsideredntonbenanynsubstancenthatnisntakenntonprevent,ncure,nornreducensymptomsnofnan
medicalncondition.nAndrugnisnnotnansubstancenthatnisnfoundninnnaturenornthatnnormallynoccursninnthenhumannbody;nitnisnn