Pharmacology for Nurses-A Pathophysiologic Approach,
7th Edition (Adams, 2024), Chapters 1 - 50
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, PharmacologyaforaNurses,a7ea(Adams)aChapter
a1a IntroductionatoaPharmacology
1) Aanurseaisareviewingakeyaeventsainatheahistoryaofapharmacologyawithaaastudentanurse.aWhichastud
entacommentaindicatesaanaunderstanding?
1. "Earlyaresearchersausedathemselvesaasatestasubjects."
2. "Aaprimaryagoalaofapharmacologyaisatoapreventadisease."
3. "Penicillinaisaoneaofatheainitialadrugsaisolatedafromaaanaturalasource."
4. "Pharmacologistsabeganasynthesizingadrugsainathealaboratoryainatheanineteenthacentury."
ANS;a1aExpla
nation:
1. Someaearlyaresearchers,alikeaFriedrichaSerturner,ausedathemselvesaasatestasubjects.
2. Anaearlyagoalaofapharmacologyawasatoarelieveahumanasuffering.
3. Initialadrugsaisolatedafromacomplexamixturesaincludedamorphine,acolchicine,acurare,aa
ndacocaine,abutanotapenicillin.
4. Byatheatwentiethacentury,apharmacologistsacouldasynthesizeadrugsainathealaboratory
.
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CognitiveaLevel:a Applying
ClientaNeed/Sub:aPhysiologicalaIntegrity:aPharmacologicalaandaParenteralaTherapiesaStandards:a QS
ENaCompetencies:aI.A.1aIntegrateaunderstandinga ofamultipleadimensionsaofapatient-
centeredacare:apatient/family/communityapreferences,avalues;acoordinationaandaintegrationaofacare;
ainformation,acommunication,aandaeducation;aphysicalacomfortaandaemotionalasupport;ainvolvementa
ofafamilyaandafriends;aandatransitionaandacontinuity.
|aAACNaEssentialaCompetencies:aI.7aIntegrateatheaknowledgeaandamethodsaofaaavarietyaofadisciplinesat
oainformadecisionamaking.a|aNLNaCompetencies:aKnowledgeaandaScience:aIntegrationaofaknowledgea
fromanursingaandaotheradisciplines.a|aNursing/IntegratedaConcepts:aNursingaProcess:aEvaluation
LearningaOutcome:a1-
1aIdentifyakeyaeventsainatheahistoryaofapharmacology.aMNLaLearningaOutcome:a 1.1aExam
ineathearelationshipabetweenamedicineaandapharmacology.
2) Aastudentanurseaasksaaanursingainstructorawhyaanatomyaandaphysiologyaasawellaasamicrobiolog
yaarearequiredacoursesawhenatheastudentaonlyawantsatoalearnaaboutapharmacology.aWhataisat
heabestaresponseabyatheainstructor?
1. "Becauseapharmacologyaisaanaoutgrowthaofathoseasubjects."
2. "Youamustalearnaall,asinceaallaofathoseasubjectsaareapartaofatheacurriculum."
3. "Knowledgeaofaallathoseasubjectsawillaprepareayouatoaadministeramedication."
4. "Anaunderstandingaofathoseasubjectsaisaessentialatoaunderstandapharmacology."aANS;a 4
Explanation:
1. Pharmacologyaisaanaoutgrowthaofaanatomy,aphysiology,aandamicrobiology,abutathisaisanota
theamostaessentialareasonaforatheanurseatoalearnathem.
2. Theanurseamustalearnaanatomy,aphysiology,aandamicrobiologyatoaunderstandapharmacol
ogy,anotabecauseatheyaareapartaofatheacurriculum.