Pharmacology for Nurses-A Pathophysiologic Approach,
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Pharmacology
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1) A nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student
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nurse.Which student comment indicates an understanding?
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1. "Early researchers used themselves as test subjects." d d d d d d
2. "A primary goal of pharmacology is to prevent disease."
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3. "Penicillin is one of the initial drugs isolated from a natural source." d d d d d d d d d d d
4. "Pharmacologists began synthesizing drugs in the laboratory in the d d d d d d d d
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1. Some early researchers, like Friedrich Serturner, used themselves as
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2. An early goal of pharmacology was to relieve human suffering.
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3. Initial drugs isolated from complex mixtures included morphine,
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colchicine,curare, and cocaine, but not penicillin.
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4. By the twentieth century, pharmacologists could synthesize drugs in
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Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
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dStandards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions
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dof patient-centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination
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dand integration of care; information, communication, and education; physical comfort
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dand emotional support; involvement of family and friends; and transition and
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dcontinuity.
| AACN Essential Competencies: I.7 Integrate the knowledge and methods of a variety
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dofdisciplines to inform decision making. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science:
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dIntegration of knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated
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Learning Outcome: 1-1 Identify key events in the history of pharmacology.
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dMNL Learning Outcome: 1.1 Examine the relationship between medicine
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dandpharmacology.
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2) A student nurse asks a nursing instructor why anatomy and physiology as well
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asmicrobiology are required courses when the student only wants to learn
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about pharmacology. What is the best response by the instructor?
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1. "Because pharmacology is an outgrowth of those subjects." d d d d d d d
2. "You must learn all, since all of those subjects are part of the curriculum."
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3. "Knowledge of all those subjects will prepare you to administer medication." d d d d d d d d d d
4. "An understanding of those subjects is essential to understand
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1. Pharmacology is an outgrowth of anatomy, physiology, and microbiology, d d d d d d d d
butthis is not the most essential reason for the nurse to learn them.
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