CHAPTER 1- INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY
EXPECTED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1.
1) A 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. "Early researchers used themselves as test subjects."
Question 2.
1) student nurse asks a nursing instructor why anatomy and physiology as well as microbiology are
required courses when the student only wants to learn about pharmacology. What is the best
response by the instructor?
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. "An understanding of those subjects is essential to understand pharmacology."
Question 3.
1) A nurse is teaching a group of nurses about the differences between pharmacology and
therapeutics. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when which statements are made?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all
that apply
ANSWER
2. "Pharmacology is the study of medicines."
3. "Therapeutics relates to drug use to treat suffering." .
, Question 4.
1) A nurse administers a vaccine to a client. What is the nurse's best understanding as it relates to
the manufacture of a vaccine?
1. The vaccine is produced by natural plant extracts in the laboratory.
2. The vaccine is naturally produced in animal cells or microorganisms.
3. The vaccine is produced by a combination of anima and plant products.
4. The vaccine is most commonly synthesized in a lab oratory.
ANSWER
4. The vaccine is most commonly synthesized in a laboratory. l
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Question 5.
1) An older client is admitted with gastrointestinal bleeding. The client says to the nurse, "I don't
understand this. All I did was take ibuprofen (Advil) for my arthritis." What is the nurse's best
response?
1. Review nonpharmacologic methods to relieve joint pain.
2. Encourage the client to substitute safer drugs, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol).
3. Remind the client to contact their healthcare provider before taking any over-the-counter (OTC)
medications.
ANSWER
4. Teach the client about the side effects of ibuprofen (Advil).
Question 6.
1) A nurse teaches a student nurse about the pharma cological classification of drugs. The nurse
evaluates that learning has occurred when the student makes which response?
1. "An anti-anginal treats angina."
2. "A calcium channel blocker blocks heart calcium channels."
3. "An antihypertensive lowers blood pressure."
4. "An anticoagulant influences blood clotting."
ANSWER
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2. "A calcium channel blocker blocks heart calcium channels."
EXPECTED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1.
1) A 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. "Early researchers used themselves as test subjects."
Question 2.
1) student nurse asks a nursing instructor why anatomy and physiology as well as microbiology are
required courses when the student only wants to learn about pharmacology. What is the best
response by the instructor?
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. "An understanding of those subjects is essential to understand pharmacology."
Question 3.
1) A nurse is teaching a group of nurses about the differences between pharmacology and
therapeutics. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when which statements are made?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all
that apply
ANSWER
2. "Pharmacology is the study of medicines."
3. "Therapeutics relates to drug use to treat suffering." .
, Question 4.
1) A nurse administers a vaccine to a client. What is the nurse's best understanding as it relates to
the manufacture of a vaccine?
1. The vaccine is produced by natural plant extracts in the laboratory.
2. The vaccine is naturally produced in animal cells or microorganisms.
3. The vaccine is produced by a combination of anima and plant products.
4. The vaccine is most commonly synthesized in a lab oratory.
ANSWER
4. The vaccine is most commonly synthesized in a laboratory. l
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Question 5.
1) An older client is admitted with gastrointestinal bleeding. The client says to the nurse, "I don't
understand this. All I did was take ibuprofen (Advil) for my arthritis." What is the nurse's best
response?
1. Review nonpharmacologic methods to relieve joint pain.
2. Encourage the client to substitute safer drugs, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol).
3. Remind the client to contact their healthcare provider before taking any over-the-counter (OTC)
medications.
ANSWER
4. Teach the client about the side effects of ibuprofen (Advil).
Question 6.
1) A nurse teaches a student nurse about the pharma cological classification of drugs. The nurse
evaluates that learning has occurred when the student makes which response?
1. "An anti-anginal treats angina."
2. "A calcium channel blocker blocks heart calcium channels."
3. "An antihypertensive lowers blood pressure."
4. "An anticoagulant influences blood clotting."
ANSWER
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2. "A calcium channel blocker blocks heart calcium channels."
