Test Bank Pharmacology For Nurses-A Pathophysiologic Approach, 6Th Edition (Adams, 2020), Chapters 1 - 50

TEST BANK
PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSES-A

PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC APPROACH,

6TH EDITION (ADAMS, 2020), CHAPTERS 1 - 50

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




2. "A primary goal of pharmacology is to prevent disease."TR TR TR TR TR TR TR TR




3. "Penicillin is one of the initial drugs isolated from a natural source." TR TR TR TR TR TR TR TR TR TR TR




4. "Pharmacologists began synthesizing drugs in the laboratory in the nineteenthc TR TR TR TR TR TR TR TR TR TR




entury."
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Explanation:
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ubjects.
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,c TR TR TR TR TR TR TR TR TR




urare, and cocaine, but not penicillin. TR TR TR TR TR




4. By the twentieth century, pharmacologists could synthesize drugs in thela
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boratory.
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Cognitive Level: Applying TR T R




Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies Stand
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ards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of patie
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centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and integrati
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on of care; information, communication, and education; physical comfort and emotional s
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upport; involvement of family and friends; and transition and continuity.
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| AACN Essential Competencies: I.7 Integrate the knowledge and methods of a variety ofdi
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sciplines to inform decision making. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: Integra
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tion of knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nur
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sing Process: Evaluation
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1 Identify key events in the history of pharmacology. MNL Learning Outcome: 1
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.1 Examine the relationship between medicine andpharmacology.
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2) A student nurse asks a nursing instructor why anatomy and physiology as well asmi
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crobiology are required courses when the student only wants to learn about phar TR TR TR TR TR TR TR TR TR TR TR TR




macology. What is the best response by the instructor? TR TR TR TR TR TR TR TR




1. "Because pharmacology is an outgrowth of those subjects." TR TR TR TR TR TR TR




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." TR TR TR TR TR TR TR TR TR TR




4. "An understanding of those subjects is essential to understand pharmacology."A
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Explanation:
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his is not the most essential reason for the nurse to learn them.
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2. The nurse must learn anatomy, physiology, and microbiology to understandp
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