Pharmacology for Nurses-A Pathophysiologic
Approach,
6th Edition (Adams), Chapters 1 - 50 II
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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, PharmacologyIforINurses,I6eI(Adams)IChapter
I1I IntroductionItoIPharmacology
1) AInurseIisIreviewingIkeyIeventsIinItheIhistoryIofIpharmacologyIwithIaIstudentInurse.IW
hichIstudentIcommentIindicatesIanIunderstanding?
1. "EarlyIresearchersIusedIthemselvesIasItestIsubjects."
2. "AIprimaryIgoalIofIpharmacologyIisItoIpreventIdisease."
3. "PenicillinIisIoneIofItheIinitialIdrugsIisolatedIfromIaInaturalIsource."
4. "PharmacologistsIbeganIsynthesizingIdrugsIinItheIlaboratoryIinItheInineteenthIc
entury."
ANSWER:I1I
Explanation:
1. SomeIearlyIresearchers,IlikeIFriedrichISerturner,IusedIthemselvesIasItestIs
ubjects.
2. AnIearlyIgoalIofIpharmacologyIwasItoIrelieveIhumanIsuffering.
3. InitialIdrugsIisolatedIfromIcomplexImixturesIincludedImorphine,Icolchicine,Ic
urare,IandIcocaine,IbutInotIpenicillin.
4. ByItheItwentiethIcentury,IpharmacologistsIcouldIsynthesizeIdrugsIinItheIla
boratory.
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CognitiveILevel:I Applying
ClientINeed/Sub:IPhysiologicalIIntegrity:IPharmacologicalIandIParenteralITherapiesIStand
ards:I QSENICompetencies:II.A.1IIntegrateIunderstandingI ofImultipleIdimensionsIofIpatien
t-
centeredIcare:Ipatient/family/communityIpreferences,Ivalues;IcoordinationIandIintegrati
onIofIcare;Iinformation,Icommunication,IandIeducation;IphysicalIcomfortIandIemotionalIs
upport;IinvolvementIofIfamilyIandIfriends;IandItransitionIandIcontinuity.
|IAACNIEssentialICompetencies:II.7IIntegrateItheIknowledgeIandImethodsIofIaIvarietyIofIdis
ciplinesItoIinformIdecisionImaking.I|INLNICompetencies:IKnowledgeIandIScience:IIntegrati
onIofIknowledgeIfromInursingIandIotherIdisciplines.I|INursing/IntegratedIConcepts:INursin
gIProcess:IEvaluation
LearningIOutcome:I1-
1IIdentifyIkeyIeventsIinItheIhistoryIofIpharmacology.IMNLILearningIOutcome:I 1.
1IExamineItheIrelationshipIbetweenImedicineIandIpharmacology.
2) AIstudentInurseIasksIaInursingIinstructorIwhyIanatomyIandIphysiologyIasIwellIasImi
crobiologyIareIrequiredIcoursesIwhenItheIstudentIonlyIwantsItoIlearnIaboutIphar
macology.IWhatIisItheIbestIresponseIbyItheIinstructor?
1. "BecauseIpharmacologyIisIanIoutgrowthIofIthoseIsubjects."
2. "YouImustIlearnIall,IsinceIallIofIthoseIsubjectsIareIpartIofI theIcurriculum."
3. "KnowledgeIofIallIthoseIsubjectsIwillIprepareIyouItoIadministerImedication."
4. "AnIunderstandingIofIthoseIsubjectsIisIessentialItoIunderstandIpharmacology."IA
NSWER:I 4
Explanation:
1. PharmacologyIisIanIoutgrowthIofIanatomy,Iphysiology,IandImicrobiology,IbutIt
hisIisInotItheImostIessentialIreasonIforItheInurseItoIlearnIthem.
2. TheInurseImustIlearnIanatomy,Iphysiology,IandImicrobiologyItoIunderstandIp
harmacology,InotIbecauseItheyIareIpartIofItheIcurriculum.