PHARMACOLOGY:
CONNECTIONS TO
NURSING PRACTICE 1ST
EDITION MICHAEL P.
ADAMS ISBN-10:
,0131525999 ISBN-13:
9780131525993
, Adams:mPharmacology:mConnectionsmtomNursingmPracti
cemChapterm1
IntroductionmtomPharmacology:mConceptsmandmConnections
LearningmOutcomem1 Identifymkeymeventsminmthemhistorymofmpharmacology.
1. Themnursemismteachingmampharmacologymclassmtomamgroupmofmstudentmnurses.mWhich
keymevent(s)mdoesmthemnursemincludemaboutmthemhistorymofmpharmacology?mSelectmallmt
m
hatmapply.
1. Modernmpharmacologymbeginsminmthemmid-1600s.
2. Themfirstmdrugsmincludedmmorphine,mcocaine,mandmpenicillin.
3. Earlymresearchersmusedmthemselvesmandmanimalsmasmtestmsubjects.
4. Pharmacologistsmbeganmtomsynthesizemdrugsminmthemlaboratoryminmthemtwent
iethmcentury.
Answer:m3mandm4
Rationale:
1. Modernmpharmacologymbeganminmthem1800s,mnotm1600s.
2. Themfirstmdrugsmincludedmmorphinemandmcocaine,mbutmnotmpenicillin.
3. Earlymresearchersmdidmusemthemselvesmandmanimalsmasmtestmsubjects.
4. Pharmacologistsmdidmbeginmtomsynthesizemdrugsminmthemlaboratorymin
themtwentiethmcentury.
m
Cognitivem Level:m ApplicationmClie
ntmNeed:mPhysiologicalmIntegritymN
ursingmProcess:mImplementationmL
earningmOutcome:m1-1
2. Althoughm allm areasm ofm medicine,m includingm pharmacology,m havem madem greatm adva
ncesminmthemlastmcentury,mthemearlymrootsmofmpharmacologymstillmapplymformthemnursemand
othermhealthprofessionals.mThemearlymrootsmofmpharmacologymwere:
m
1. Tomunderstandmhowmdrugsmtakemtheirmeffects.