Pharmacology for Nurses-A Pathophysiologic Approach,
7thEdition (Adams, 2025), Chapters 1 - 50
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, PharmacologyAforAnurses,A7eA(Adams)AChapter
1AIntroductionAtoAPharmacology
AAnurseAisAreviewingAkeyAeventsAinAtheAhistoryAofApharmacologyAwithAaAstudentAnurse.
WhichAstuAdAentAcommentAindicatesAanAunderstanding?
"EarlyAresearchersAusedAthemselvesAasAtestAsubjects."
"AAprimaryAgoalAofApharmacologyAisAtoApreventAdisease."
"PenicillinAisAoneAofAtheAinitialAdrugsAisolatedAfromAaAnaturalAsource."
"PharmacologistsAbeganAsynthesizingAdrugsAinAtheAlaboratoryAinAtheAninetee
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nthcentury."AANS;A1AExplanatio
n:
SomeAearlyAresearchers,AlikeAFriedrichASerturner,AusedAthemselvesAasAtestsubjects.
AnAearlyAgoalAofApharmacologyAwasAtoArelieveAhumanAsuffering.
InitialAdrugsAisolatedAfromAcomplexAmixturesAincludedAmorphine,Acolchici
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ne,curare,AaAndAcocaine,AbutAnotApenicillin.
ByAtheAtwentiethAcentury,ApharmacologistsAcouldAsynthesizeAdrugsAinAthelaboratory
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CognitiveALevel:AApplying
ClientANeed/Sub:APhysiologicalAIntegrity:APharmacologicalAandAParenteralATherapiesAStandards:AQS
ENACompetencies:AI.A.1AIntegrateAunderstandingAofAmultipleAdimensionsAofApatient-
centeredAcare:Apatient/family/communityApreferences,Avalues;AcoordinationAandAintegrati
onAofAcare;Ainformation,Acommunication,AandAeducation;AphysicalAcomfortAandAemotiona
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lAsupport;AinvolvemeAntAofAfamilyAandAfriends;AandAtransitionAandAcontinuity.
|AAACNAEssentialACompetencies:AI.7AIntegrateAtheAknowledgeAandAmethodsAofAaAvarietyAofdisciplines
tAoAinformAdecisionAmaking.A|ANLNACompetencies:AKnowledgeAandAScience:AIntegrationAofAknowle
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dgeAfromAnursingAandAotherAdisciplines.A|ANursing/IntegratedAConcepts:ANursingAProcess:AEvaluatio
nALearningAOutcome:A1-
1AIdentifyAkeyAeventsAinAtheAhistoryAofApharmacology.AMNLALearningAOutco
me:A1.1AExaAmAineAtheArelationshipAbetweenAmedicineAandpharmacology.
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AAstudentAnurseAasksAaAnursingAinstructorAwhyAanatomyAandAphysiologyAasAwellAasmicrobiologA
yAareArequiredAcoursesAwhenAtheAstudentAonlyAwantsAtoAlearnAaboutApharmacology.AWhatAi
sAtAheAbestAresponseAbyAtheAinstructor?
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"BecauseApharmacologyAisAanAoutgrowthAofAthoseAsubjects."
"YouAmustAlearnAall,AsinceAallAofAthoseAsubjectsAareApartAofAtheAcurriculum."
"KnowledgeAofAallAthoseAsubjectsAwillAprepareAyouAtoAadministerAmedication."
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"AnAunderstandingAofAthoseAsubjectsAisAessentialAtoAunderstandApharmacology."ANS;
4AExplanation:
PharmacologyAisAanAoutgrowthAofAanatomy,Aphysiology,AandAmicrobiology,Ab
utthisAisAnotAtheAmostAessentialAreasonAforAtheAnurseAtoAlearnAthem.
TheAnurseAmustAlearnAanatomy,Aphysiology,AandAmicrobiologyAtoAundersta
ndpharmacAolAogy,AnotAbecauseAtheyAareApartAofAtheAcurriculum.