Pharmacology for Nurses, 7e (Adams)
Chapter 1 Introduction to Pharmacology
1) The nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student nurse. Which
student comment indicates an understanding?
1. "Early researchers used themselves as test subjects."
2. "A primary goal of pharmacology is to prevent disease."
3. "Penicillin is one of the initial drugs isolated from a natural source."
4. "Pharmacologists began synthesizing drugs in the laboratory in the nineteenth century."
Answer: 1
Explanation:
1. Some early researchers, like Friedrich Serturner, used themselves as test subjects.
2. An early goal of pharmacology was to relieve human suffering.
3. Initial drugs isolated from complex mixtures included morphine, colchicine, curare, and
cocaine, but not penicillin.
4. By the twentieth century, pharmacologists could synthesize drugs in the laboratory.
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Cognitive Level: Analyzing
Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
Standards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of
patient-centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and
integration of care; information, communication, and education; physical comfort and emotional
support; involvement of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN Domains and
Competencies: 1.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the discipline of nursing's distinct
perspective and where shared perspectives exist with other disciplines. | NLN Competencies:
Knowledge and Science: Integration of knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. |
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Evaluation
Learning Outcome: 1-1 Identify key events in the history of pharmacology.
MNL Learning Outcome: Examine the relationship between medicine and pharmacology.
1
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,2) The nursing student asks why anatomy and physiology as well as microbiology are required
courses when learning about pharmacology. Which response will the instructor make?
1. "Because pharmacology is an outgrowth of those subjects."
2. "You must learn all, since all of those subjects are part of the curriculum."
3. "Knowledge of all those subjects will prepare you to administer medication."
4. "An understanding of those subjects is essential to understand pharmacology."
Answer: 4
Explanation:
1. Pharmacology is an outgrowth of anatomy, physiology, and microbiology, but this is not the
most essential reason for the nurse to learn them.
2. The nurse must learn anatomy, physiology, and microbiology to understand pharmacology,
not because they are part of the curriculum.
3. Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and microbiology prepares the nurse to understand
pharmacology, not to provide care such as administration of medications.
4. It is essential for the nurse to have a broad knowledge base of many sciences in order to learn
pharmacology.
Page Ref: 4
Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
Standards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of
patient-centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and
integration of care; information, communication, and education; physical comfort and emotional
support; involvement of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN Domains and
Competencies: 1.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the discipline of nursing's distinct
perspective and where shared perspectives exist with other disciplines. | NLN Competencies:
Knowledge and Science: Integration of knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. |
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Implementation
Learning Outcome: 1-2 Explain the interdisciplinary nature of pharmacology, giving an
example of how knowledge from different sciences impacts the nurse's role in drug
administration.
MNL Learning Outcome: Identify how drugs are named and classified.
2
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, 3) The nurse is teaching about the differences between pharmacology and therapeutics. Which
statement indicates that teaching was effective?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.
1. "Pharmacology is the development of medicines."
2. "Pharmacology is the study of medicines."
3. "Therapeutics relates to drug use to treat suffering."
4. "Therapeutics is the study of drug interactions."
5. "Pharmacology is the study of drugs to prevent disease and alleviate suffering."
Answer: 2, 3, 5
Explanation:
1. Pharmacology is not the development of medicines.
2. Pharmacology is the study of medicines.
3. Therapeutics is the use of drugs in the treatment of suffering.
4. Therapeutics is not related to the study of drug interactions.
5. Pharmacology is the study of drugs for the purpose of disease prevention and to alleviate
suffering.
Page Ref: 4
Cognitive Level: Analyzing
Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
Standards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of
patient-centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and
integration of care; information, communication, and education; physical comfort and emotional
support; involvement of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN Domains and
Competencies: 1.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the discipline of nursing's distinct
perspective and where shared perspectives exist with other disciplines. | NLN Competencies:
Knowledge and Science: Integration of knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. |
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Evaluation
Learning Outcome: 1-3 Compare and contrast therapeutics and pharmacology.
MNL Learning Outcome: Identify how drugs are named and classified.
3
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Pharmacology
1) The nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student nurse. Which
student comment indicates an understanding?
1. "Early researchers used themselves as test subjects."
2. "A primary goal of pharmacology is to prevent disease."
3. "Penicillin is one of the initial drugs isolated from a natural source."
4. "Pharmacologists began synthesizing drugs in the laboratory in the nineteenth century."
Answer: 1
Explanation:
1. Some early researchers, like Friedrich Serturner, used themselves as test subjects.
2. An early goal of pharmacology was to relieve human suffering.
3. Initial drugs isolated from complex mixtures included morphine, colchicine, curare, and
cocaine, but not penicillin.
4. By the twentieth century, pharmacologists could synthesize drugs in the laboratory.
Page Ref: 3
Cognitive Level: Analyzing
Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
Standards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of
patient-centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and
integration of care; information, communication, and education; physical comfort and emotional
support; involvement of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN Domains and
Competencies: 1.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the discipline of nursing's distinct
perspective and where shared perspectives exist with other disciplines. | NLN Competencies:
Knowledge and Science: Integration of knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. |
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Evaluation
Learning Outcome: 1-1 Identify key events in the history of pharmacology.
MNL Learning Outcome: Examine the relationship between medicine and pharmacology.
1
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,2) The nursing student asks why anatomy and physiology as well as microbiology are required
courses when learning about pharmacology. Which response will the instructor make?
1. "Because pharmacology is an outgrowth of those subjects."
2. "You must learn all, since all of those subjects are part of the curriculum."
3. "Knowledge of all those subjects will prepare you to administer medication."
4. "An understanding of those subjects is essential to understand pharmacology."
Answer: 4
Explanation:
1. Pharmacology is an outgrowth of anatomy, physiology, and microbiology, but this is not the
most essential reason for the nurse to learn them.
2. The nurse must learn anatomy, physiology, and microbiology to understand pharmacology,
not because they are part of the curriculum.
3. Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and microbiology prepares the nurse to understand
pharmacology, not to provide care such as administration of medications.
4. It is essential for the nurse to have a broad knowledge base of many sciences in order to learn
pharmacology.
Page Ref: 4
Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
Standards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of
patient-centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and
integration of care; information, communication, and education; physical comfort and emotional
support; involvement of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN Domains and
Competencies: 1.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the discipline of nursing's distinct
perspective and where shared perspectives exist with other disciplines. | NLN Competencies:
Knowledge and Science: Integration of knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. |
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Implementation
Learning Outcome: 1-2 Explain the interdisciplinary nature of pharmacology, giving an
example of how knowledge from different sciences impacts the nurse's role in drug
administration.
MNL Learning Outcome: Identify how drugs are named and classified.
2
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, 3) The nurse is teaching about the differences between pharmacology and therapeutics. Which
statement indicates that teaching was effective?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.
1. "Pharmacology is the development of medicines."
2. "Pharmacology is the study of medicines."
3. "Therapeutics relates to drug use to treat suffering."
4. "Therapeutics is the study of drug interactions."
5. "Pharmacology is the study of drugs to prevent disease and alleviate suffering."
Answer: 2, 3, 5
Explanation:
1. Pharmacology is not the development of medicines.
2. Pharmacology is the study of medicines.
3. Therapeutics is the use of drugs in the treatment of suffering.
4. Therapeutics is not related to the study of drug interactions.
5. Pharmacology is the study of drugs for the purpose of disease prevention and to alleviate
suffering.
Page Ref: 4
Cognitive Level: Analyzing
Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
Standards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of
patient-centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and
integration of care; information, communication, and education; physical comfort and emotional
support; involvement of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN Domains and
Competencies: 1.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the discipline of nursing's distinct
perspective and where shared perspectives exist with other disciplines. | NLN Competencies:
Knowledge and Science: Integration of knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. |
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Evaluation
Learning Outcome: 1-3 Compare and contrast therapeutics and pharmacology.
MNL Learning Outcome: Identify how drugs are named and classified.
3
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