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Thefnursefisfteachingfafpharmacologyfclassftofafgroupfoffstudentfnurses.fWhichfkeyfeventsfdoesfthefnursefincludefinfthef
historyfoffpharmacology?
Note:fCreditfwillfbefgivenfonlyfiffallfcorrectfchoicesfandfnofincorrectfchoicesfarefselected.
StandardfText:fSelectfallfthatfapply.
1. Earlyfresearchersfusedfthemselvesfandfanimalsfasftestfsubjects.
2. Pharmacologistsfbeganftofsynthesizefdrugsfinftheflaboratoryfinfthef20thfcentury.
3. Modernfpharmacologyfbeganfinfthefmid-1600s.
4. Theffirstfdrugsfincludedfmorphine,fcocaine,fandfpenicillin.
5. ThefDarkfAgesfprovidedfmuchfusefulfinformationfthatfwefstillfuseftoday.
CorrectfAnswer:f1,2
Rationalef1:fEarlyfresearchersfdidfusefthemselvesfandfanimalsfasftestfsubjects.
Rationalef2:fPharmacologistsfdidfbeginftofsynthesizefdrugsfinftheflaboratoryfinfthef20thfcentury.
Rationalef3:fModernfpharmacologyfbeganfinfthef1800s,fnotf1600s.
Rationalef4:fTheffirstfdrugsfincludedfmorphinefandfcocaine,fbutfnotfpenicillin.
Rationalef5:fLittlefisfknownfaboutfpharmacologyfduringfthefDarkfAges.
GlobalfRationale:fThefnursefwouldfstatefthatfearlyfresearchersfdidfusefthemselvesfandfanimalsfasftestfsubjects;fphar
macologistsfdidfbeginftofsynthesizefdrugsfinftheflaboratoryfinfthef20thfcentury;fandfmodernfpharmacologyfbeganfinft
hef1800s,fnotf1600s.fTheffirstfdrugsfincludedfmorphinefandfcocaine,fbutfnotfpenicillin.fLittlefisfknownfaboutfpharmac
ologyfduringfthefDarkfAges.
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Althoughfallfareasfoffmedicine,fincludingfpharmacology,fhavefmadefgreatfadvancesfinftheflastfcentury,fthefearlyfrootsf
offpharmacologyfstillfapplyfforfthefnursefandfotherfhealthfprofessionals.fWhatfwerefthefearlyfrootsfoffpharmacology?
1. Applyingfproductsftofrelievefhumanfsuffering
2. Creatingfnewfdrugsfasfquicklyfasfpossible
,3. Findingfmedicinalfalternativesftofplants
4. Understandingfhowfdrugsftakeftheirfeffects
CorrectfAnswer:f1
Rationalef1:fThefearlyfrootfoffpharmacologyfwasftofrelievefhumanfsuffering.
Rationalef2:fThefearlyfrootfoffpharmacologyfwasfnotftofcreatefnewfdrugsfquickly.
Rationalef3:fEarlyfpharmacologyfinvolvedfusingfplantsftofrelievefsymptomsfoffsuffering.
Rationalef4:fThefearlyfrootfoffpharmacologyfwasfnotftofunderstandfhowfdrugsftakeftheirfeffects.
GlobalfRationale:fThefearlyfrootfoffpharmacologyfwasftofrelievefhumanfsuffering,fnotftofcreatefnewfdrugsfquicklyfo
rftofunderstandfhowfdrugsftakeftheirfeffects.fEarlyfpharmacologyfdidfinvolvefusingfplantsftofrelievefsymptomsfoffsuff
ering.
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Althoughfmanyfsubstancesfcanfbefconsideredfdrugs,fwhichfdrugfdefinitionfisfthefmostfappropriate?
1. Anyfsubstancefthatfisffoundfinfnatureforfthatfnormallyfoccursfinfthefbody
2. Anyfsubstancefthatfisfsynthesizedfandftestedfinftheflaboratoryfsetting
3. Anyfsubstancefthatfisftakenftofprevent,fcure,forfreducefsymptomsfoffafmedicalfcondition
4. Anyfsubstancefthatfcanfbefisolatedffromfnaturalfsubstancesfinfnature
CorrectfAnswer:f3
Rationalef1:fAfdrugfisfnotfafsubstancefthatfisffoundfinfnatureforfthatfnormallyfoccursfinfthefhumanfbody.
Rationalef2:fAfdrugfisfnotfonlyfafsubstancefthatfisfsynthesizedfandftested.
Rationalef3:fAfdrugfisfconsideredftofbefanyfsubstancefthatfisftakenftofprevent,fcure,forfreducefsymptomsfoffafmedicalfc
ondition.
Rationalef4:fAfdrugfisfnotfonlyfafsubstancefisolatedffromfnaturalfsubstances.
GlobalfRationale:f Afdrugfisfconsideredftofbefanyfsubstancefthatfisftakenftofprevent,fcure,forfreducefsymptomsfoffafme
dicalfcondition.fAfdrugfisfnotfafsubstancefthatfisffoundfinfnatureforfthatfnormallyfoccursfinfthefhumanfbody;fitfisfnotfanyfs
ubstancefthatfisfsynthesizedfandftestedfinftheflaboratoryfsetting,fnorfisfitfonlyfafsubstancefisolatedffromfnaturalfsubstanc
es.
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Pharmacotherapyfisfafcriticalfinterventionfforfmanyfconditions,fandfafkeyfpartfoffnursingfintervention.fWhichfstateme
ntfbestfdescribesfpharmacotherapy?
, 1. Thefstudyfoffmedicinefandfdrugftherapy
2. Thefapplicationfoffnaturalfsubstancesftofcurefdiseases
3. Thefapplicationfoffdrugsfforfthefpreventionfandftreatmentfoffdiseasefandfhumanfsuffering
4. Understandingfthefdifferencefbetweenftradefandfgenericfmedications
CorrectfAnswer:f3
Rationalef1:fPharmacotherapyfisfnotfjustfthefstudyfoffmedicinefandfdrugftherapy.
Rationalef2:fPharmacotherapyfisfnotfthefapplicationfoffnaturalfsubstancesftofcurefdiseases.
Rationalef3:fPharmacotherapyfisfthefapplicationfoffdrugsfforfthefpreventionfandftreatmentfoffdiseasesfandfhumanfsuffe
ring.
Rationalef4:fPharmacotherapyfcomprisesfmorefthanfunderstandingfthefdifferencefbetweenftradefandfgenericfdrugs.
GlobalfRationale:fPharmacotherapyfisfthefapplicationfoffdrugsfforfthefpreventionfandftreatmentfoffdiseasesfandfhuma
nfsuffering.fItfisfnotfjustfthefstudyfoffmedicinefandfdrugftherapyfnorfisfitfthefapplicationfoffnaturalfsubstancesftofcurefdise
ases.fPharmacotherapyfcomprisesfmorefthanfunderstandingfthefdifferencefbetweenftradefandfgenericfdrugs.
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Whichfprinciplefbestfdescribesfwhatfthefnursefisfexpectedftofunderstandfwhenfadministeringfmedicationftofafclient?
1. Thefpharmacotherapeuticsfforfallfoffthefmedications
2. Thefmostfcommonfsidefeffectsfoffthefdrug’sfprototype
3. Theftradefandfgenericfnamesfforfallfoffthefmedications
4. Thefcostfoffthefdrugftherapy
CorrectfAnswer:f1
Rationalef1:fThefnursefshouldfunderstandfthefpharmacotherapeuticsfforfallfmedicationsfthatfthefclientfisfreceiving.
Rationalef2:fThefnursefshouldfunderstandfmuchfmorefaboutfafdrugfthanfjustfthefcommonfsidefeffectsfoffthefdrug’sfpro
totype.
Rationalef3:fThefnursefshouldfunderstandfmuchfmorefaboutfafdrugfthanfjustfitsftradefandfgenericfnames.
Rationalef4:fThefcostfoffdrugftherapyfisfnotfafprinciplefoffdrugfadministration.