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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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, Pharmacology gfor gNurses, g6e g(Adams)
gChapter g1 g Introduction gto gPharmacology
1) A gnurse gis greviewing gkey gevents gin gthe ghistory gof gpharmacology gwith ga gstudent
gnurse.gWhich gstudent gcomment gindicates gan gunderstanding?
1. "Early gresearchers gused gthemselves gas gtest gsubjects."
2. "A gprimary ggoal gof gpharmacology gis gto gprevent gdisease."
3. "Penicillin gis gone gof gthe ginitial gdrugs gisolated gfrom ga gnatural gsource."
4. "Pharmacologists gbegan gsynthesizing gdrugs gin gthe glaboratory gin gthe
gnineteenthgcentury."
ANSWER: g1
gExplanation
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1. Some gearly gresearchers, glike gFriedrich gSerturner, gused gthemselves gas
gtestgsubjects.
2. An gearly ggoal gof gpharmacology gwas gto grelieve ghuman gsuffering.
3. Initial gdrugs gisolated gfrom gcomplex gmixtures gincluded gmorphine,
gcolchicine,gcurare, gand gcocaine, gbut gnot gpenicillin.
4. By gthe gtwentieth gcentury, gpharmacologists gcould gsynthesize gdrugs gin
gtheglaboratory.
Page gRef: g3
Cognitive gLevel: g Applying
Client gNeed/Sub: gPhysiological gIntegrity: gPharmacological gand gParenteral gTherapies
gStandards: g QSEN gCompetencies: gI.A.1 gIntegrate gunderstanding g of gmultiple
g dimensions gof gpatient-centered gcare: gpatient/family/community gpreferences, gvalues;
gcoordination gand gintegration gof gcare; ginformation, gcommunication, gand geducation;
gphysical gcomfort gand gemotional gsupport; ginvolvement gof gfamily gand gfriends; gand
gtransition gand gcontinuity.
| gAACN gEssential gCompetencies: gI.7 gIntegrate gthe gknowledge gand gmethods gof ga gvariety
gofgdisciplines gto ginform gdecision gmaking. g| gNLN gCompetencies: gKnowledge gand
gScience: gIntegration gof gknowledge gfrom gnursing gand gother gdisciplines. g|
gNursing/Integrated gConcepts: gNursing gProcess: gEvaluation
Learning gOutcome: g1-1 gIdentify gkey gevents gin gthe ghistory gof gpharmacology.
gMNL gLearning gOutcome: g 1.1 gExamine gthe grelationship gbetween gmedicine
gandgpharmacology.
2) A gstudent gnurse gasks ga gnursing ginstructor gwhy ganatomy gand gphysiology gas
gwell gasgmicrobiology gare grequired gcourses gwhen gthe gstudent gonly gwants gto
glearn gabout gpharmacology. gWhat gis gthe gbest gresponse gby gthe ginstructor?
1. "Because gpharmacology gis gan goutgrowth gof gthose gsubjects."
2. "You gmust glearn gall, gsince gall gof gthose gsubjects gare gpart gof g the gcurriculum."
3. "Knowledge gof gall gthose gsubjects gwill gprepare gyou gto gadminister gmedication."
4. "An gunderstanding gof gthose gsubjects gis gessential gto gunderstand
gpharmacology."gANSWER: g 4
Explanation:
1. Pharmacology gis gan goutgrowth gof ganatomy, gphysiology, gand gmicrobiology,
gbutgthis gis gnot gthe gmost gessential greason gfor gthe gnurse gto glearn gthem.