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Complete - Test Bank Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 7th Edition By Michael Adams, Norman Holland, Shanti Chang. (All Chapters, Latest Edition, 100% Verified Answers with Rationales)

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proach 7th Edition Adams Test Bank dx dx dx dx dx




Pharmacology for Nurses, 6e (Adams) Chap dx dx dx dx dx


ter 1 Introduction to Pharmacology
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1) A nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student nurse. Whi
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ch student comment indicates an understanding?
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1. "Early researchers used themselves as test subjects." dx dx dx dx dx dx


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." dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx


4. "Pharmacologists began synthesizing drugs in the laboratory in the nineteenth century. dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx


" Answer: 1
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Explanation:
1. Some early researchers, like Friedrich Serturner, used themselves as test subjects.
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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, colchicine, curare, an
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d cocaine, but not penicillin. dx dx dx dx


4. By the twentieth century, pharmacologists could synthesize drugs in the laborator
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y. Page Ref: 3
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Cognitive Level: Applying dx d x


Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies Standa
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rds: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of patient-
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centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and integration
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of care; information, commu n ic a t i on , a n d e ducation; physical comfort and emotional s
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upport; involvement of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN Essential
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Competencies: I.7 Integrate the knowledge and methods of a variety of disciplines to inform
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decision making. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: Integration of
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knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: E
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valuation
Learning Outcome: 1-1 Identify key events in the history of pharmacology.
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MNL Learning Outcome: 1.1 Examine the relationship between medicine and pharmacology.
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,2) A student nurse asks a nursing instructor why anatomy and physiology as well
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as microbiology are required courses when the student only wants to learn a
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bout pharmacology. What is the best response by the instructor?
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1. "Because pharmacology is an outgrowth of those subjects." dx dx dx dx dx dx dx


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." dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx


4. "An understanding of those subjects is essential to understand pharmacology.
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" Answer: 4
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Explanation:
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ot the most essential reason for the nurse to learn them.
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2. The nurse must learn anatomy, physiology, and microbiology to understan
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d pharmacology, not because they are part of the curriculum.
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3. Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and microbiology prepares the nurse to understan
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d pharmacology, not to provide care such as administration of medications.
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4. It is essential for the nurse to have a broad knowledge base of many sciences in order
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to learn pharmacology.
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Cognitive Level: Applying dx d x


Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies Standar
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ds: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of patient-
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centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and integration
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of care; information, communication, and education; physical comfort and emotional supp
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ort; involvement of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN Essential Com
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petencies: I.7 Integrate the knowledge and methods of a variety of disciplines to inform dec
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ision making. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: Integration of
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knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: I
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mplementation
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2 Explain the interdisciplinary nature of pharmacology, giving an example of how knowledge
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from different sciences impacts the nurse's role in drug administration.
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MNL Learning Outcome: 1.1 Examine the relationship between medicine and pharmacology.
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, 3) A nurse is teaching a group of nurses about the differences between pharmacology an
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d therapeutics. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when which statements
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are made? dx


Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Sel
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ect all that apply.
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1. "Pharmacology is the development of medicines." dx dx dx dx dx


2. "Pharmacology is the study of medicines." dx dx dx dx dx


3. "Therapeutics relates to drug use to treat suffering." dx dx dx dx dx dx dx


4. "Therapeutics is the study of drug interactions." dx dx dx dx dx dx


5. "Pharmacology is the study of drugs to prevent disease. dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx


" Answer: 2, 3, 5
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Explanation:
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3. Therapeutics is the use of drugs in the treatment of suffering. dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx


4. Therapeutics is not related to study of drug interactions. dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx


5. Pharmacotherapy is the application of drugs for the purpose of disease preventio dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx


n. Page Ref: 4
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Cognitive Level: Applying dx d x


Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies Standar
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ds: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of patient-
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centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and integration
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of care; information, communication, and education; physical comfort and emotional supp
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ort; involvement of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN Essential Com
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petencies: I.7 Integrate the knowledge and methods of a variety of disciplines to inform dec
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ision making. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: Integration of
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knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: E
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valuation
Learning Outcome: 1-3 Compare and contrast therapeutics and pharmacology.
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MNL Learning Outcome: 1.1 Examine the relationship between medicine and pharmacology.
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