Pharmacology for Nurses-A Pathophysiologic Approach,
6th Edition (Adams, 2020), Chapters 1 - 50
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, Pharmacology for Nurses, 6e (Adams)
Chapter 1 Introduction to Pharmacology
1) A knurse kis kreviewing kkey kevents kin kthe khistory kof kpharmacology kwith ka kstudent
knurse.kWhich kstudent kcomment kindicates kan kunderstanding?
1. "Early kresearchers kused kthemselves kas ktest ksubjects."
2. "A kprimary kgoal kof kpharmacology kis kto kprevent kdisease."
3. "Penicillin kis kone kof kthe kinitial kdrugs kisolated kfrom ka knatural ksource."
4. "Pharmacologists kbegan ksynthesizing kdrugs kin kthe klaboratory kin kthe
knineteenthkcentury."
ANSWER: k1
kExplanation
:
1. Some kearly kresearchers, klike kFriedrich kSerturner, kused kthemselves
kas ktestksubjects.
2. An kearly kgoal kof kpharmacology kwas kto krelieve khuman ksuffering.
3. Initial kdrugs kisolated kfrom kcomplex kmixtures kincluded kmorphine,
kcolchicine,kcurare, kand kcocaine, kbut knot kpenicillin.
4. By kthe ktwentieth kcentury, kpharmacologists kcould ksynthesize kdrugs
kin ktheklaboratory.
Page kRef: k3
Cognitive kLevel: k Applying
Client kNeed/Sub: kPhysiological kIntegrity: kPharmacological kand kParenteral kTherapies
kStandards: k QSEN kCompetencies: kI.A.1 kIntegrate kunderstanding k of kmultiple
kdimensions kof kpatient-centered kcare: kpatient/family/community kpreferences,
kvalues; kcoordination kand kintegration kof kcare; kinformation, kcommunication, kand
keducation; kphysical kcomfort kand kemotional ksupport; kinvolvement kof kfamily kand
kfriends; kand ktransition kand kcontinuity.
| kAACN kEssential kCompetencies: kI.7 kIntegrate kthe kknowledge kand kmethods kof ka
kvariety kofkdisciplines kto kinform kdecision kmaking. k| kNLN kCompetencies: kKnowledge
kand kScience: kIntegration kof kknowledge kfrom knursing kand kother kdisciplines. k|
kNursing/Integrated kConcepts: kNursing kProcess: kEvaluation
Learning kOutcome: k1-1 kIdentify kkey kevents kin kthe khistory kof
kpharmacology. kMNL kLearning kOutcome: k 1.1 kExamine kthe krelationship
kbetween kmedicine kandkpharmacology.
2) A kstudent knurse kasks ka knursing kinstructor kwhy kanatomy kand kphysiology kas
kwell kaskmicrobiology kare krequired kcourses kwhen kthe kstudent konly kwants kto
klearn kabout kpharmacology. kWhat kis kthe kbest kresponse kby kthe kinstructor?
1. "Because kpharmacology kis kan koutgrowth kof kthose ksubjects."
2. "You kmust klearn kall, ksince kall kof kthose ksubjects kare kpart kof kthe kcurriculum."
3. "Knowledge kof kall kthose ksubjects kwill kprepare kyou kto kadminister kmedication."
4. "An kunderstanding kof kthose ksubjects kis kessential kto kunderstand
kpharmacology."kANSWER: k 4
Explanation:
1. Pharmacology kis kan koutgrowth kof kanatomy, kphysiology, kand
kmicrobiology, kbutkthis kis knot kthe kmost kessential kreason kfor kthe knurse kto