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Chapter3f1
The3fnurse3fis3fteaching3fa3fpharmacology3fclass3fto3fa3fgroup3fof3fstudent3fnurses.3fWhich3fkey3fevents3fdoes3fthe3fnur
se3finclude3fin3fthe3fhistory3fof3fpharmacology?
Note:3fCredit3fwill3fbe3fgiven3fonly3fif3fall3fcorrect3fchoices3fand3fno3fincorrect3fchoices3fare3fselected.
Standard3fText:3fSelect3fall3fthat3fapply.
1. Early3fresearchers3fused3fthemselves3fand3fanimals3fas3ftest3fsubjects.
2. Pharmacologists3fbegan3fto3fsynthesize3fdrugs3fin3fthe3flaboratory3fin3fthe3f20th3fcentury.
3. Modern3fpharmacology3fbegan3fin3fthe3fmid-1600s.
4. The3ffirst3fdrugs3fincluded3fmorphine,3fcocaine,3fand3fpenicillin.
5. The3fDark3fAges3fprovided3fmuch3fuseful3finformation3fthat3fwe3fstill3fuse3ftoday.
Correct3fAnswer:3f1,2
Rationale3f1:3fEarly3fresearchers3fdid3fuse3fthemselves3fand3fanimals3fas3ftest3fsubjects.
Rationale3f2:3fPharmacologists3fdid3fbegin3fto3fsynthesize3fdrugs3fin3fthe3flaboratory3fin3fthe3f20th3fcentury.
Rationale3f3:3fModern3fpharmacology3fbegan3fin3fthe3f1800s,3fnot3f1600s.
Rationale3f4:3fThe3ffirst3fdrugs3fincluded3fmorphine3fand3fcocaine,3fbut3fnot3fpenicillin.
Rationale3f5:3fLittle3fis3fknown3fabout3fpharmacology3fduring3fthe3fDark3fAges.
Global3fRationale:3fThe3fnurse3fwould3fstate3fthat3fearly3fresearchers3fdid3fuse3fthemselves3fand3fanimals3fas3ftest3fs
ubjects;3fpharmacologists3fdid3fbegin3fto3fsynthesize3fdrugs3fin3fthe3flaboratory3fin3fthe3f20th3fcentury;3fand3fmodern
3fpharmacology3fbegan3fin3fthe3f1800s,3fnot3f1600s.3fThe3ffirst3fdrugs3fincluded3fmorphine3fand3fcocaine,3fbut3fnot3fpe
nicillin.3fLittle3fis3fknown3fabout3fpharmacology3fduring3fthe3fDark3fAges.
Question3f23fTy
pe:3fMCSA
Although3fall3fareas3fof3fmedicine,3fincluding3fpharmacology,3fhave3fmade3fgreat3fadvances3fin3fthe3flast3fcentury,3fthe
3fearly3froots3fof3fpharmacology3fstill3fapply3ffor3fthe3fnurse3fand3fother3fhealth3fprofessionals.3fWhat3fwere3fthe3fearl
y3froots3fof3fpharmacology?
1. Applying3fproducts3fto3frelieve3fhuman3fsuffering
2. Creating3fnew3fdrugs3fas3fquickly3fas3fpossible
,3. Finding3fmedicinal3falternatives3fto3fplants
4. Understanding3fhow3fdrugs3ftake3ftheir3feffects
Correct3fAnswer:3f1
Rationale3f1:3fThe3fearly3froot3fof3fpharmacology3fwas3fto3frelieve3fhuman3fsuffering.
Rationale3f2:3fThe3fearly3froot3fof3fpharmacology3fwas3fnot3fto3fcreate3fnew3fdrugs3fquickly.
Rationale3f3:3fEarly3fpharmacology3finvolved3fusing3fplants3fto3frelieve3fsymptoms3fof3fsuffering.
Rationale3f4:3fThe3fearly3froot3fof3fpharmacology3fwas3fnot3fto3funderstand3fhow3fdrugs3ftake3ftheir3feffects.
Global3fRationale:3fThe3fearly3froot3fof3fpharmacology3fwas3fto3frelieve3fhuman3fsuffering,3fnot3fto3fcreate3fnew3fdr
ugs3fquickly3for3fto3funderstand3fhow3fdrugs3ftake3ftheir3feffects.3fEarly3fpharmacology3fdid3finvolve3fusing3fplants3ft
o3frelieve3fsymptoms3fof3fsuffering.
Question3f33fTy
pe:3fMCSA
Although3fmany3fsubstances3fcan3fbe3fconsidered3fdrugs,3fwhich3fdrug3fdefinition3fis3fthe3fmost3fappropriate?
1. Any3fsubstance3fthat3fis3ffound3fin3fnature3for3fthat3fnormally3foccurs3fin3fthe3fbody
2. Any3fsubstance3fthat3fis3fsynthesized3fand3ftested3fin3fthe3flaboratory3fsetting
3. Any3fsubstance3fthat3fis3ftaken3fto3fprevent,3fcure,3for3freduce3fsymptoms3fof3fa3fmedical3fcondition
4. Any3fsubstance3fthat3fcan3fbe3fisolated3ffrom3fnatural3fsubstances3fin3fnature
Correct3fAnswer:3f3
Rationale3f1:3fA3fdrug3fis3fnot3fa3fsubstance3fthat3fis3ffound3fin3fnature3for3fthat3fnormally3foccurs3fin3fthe3fhuman3fbody.
Rationale3f2:3fA3fdrug3fis3fnot3fonly3fa3fsubstance3fthat3fis3fsynthesized3fand3ftested.
Rationale3f3:3fA3fdrug3fis3fconsidered3fto3fbe3fany3fsubstance3fthat3fis3ftaken3fto3fprevent,3fcure,3for3freduce3fsymptom
s3fof3fa3fmedical3fcondition.
Rationale3f4:3fA3fdrug3fis3fnot3fonly3fa3fsubstance3fisolated3ffrom3fnatural3fsubstances.
Global3fRationale:3fA3fdrug3fis3fconsidered3fto3fbe3fany3fsubstance3fthat3fis3ftaken3fto3fprevent,3fcure,3for3freduce3fsy
mptoms3fof3fa3fmedical3fcondition.3fA3fdrug3fis3fnot3fa3fsubstance3fthat3fis3ffound3fin3fnature3for3fthat3fnormally3foccurs
3fin3fthe3fhuman3fbody;3fit3fis3fnot3fany3fsubstance3fthat3fis3fsynthesized3fand3ftested3fin3fthe3flaboratory3fsetting,3fnor3fi
s3fit3fonly3fa3fsubstance3fisolated3ffrom3fnatural3fsubstances.
Question3f43fTy
pe:3fMCSA
Pharmacotherapy3fis3fa3fcritical3fintervention3ffor3fmany3fconditions,3fand3fa3fkey3fpart3fof3fnursing3fintervention.3fW
hich3fstatement3fbest3fdescribes3fpharmacotherapy?
, 1. The3fstudy3fof3fmedicine3fand3fdrug3ftherapy
2. The3fapplication3fof3fnatural3fsubstances3fto3fcure3fdiseases
3. The3fapplication3fof3fdrugs3ffor3fthe3fprevention3fand3ftreatment3fof3fdisease3fand3fhuman3fsuffering
4. Understanding3fthe3fdifference3fbetween3ftrade3fand3fgeneric3fmedications
Correct3fAnswer:3f3
Rationale3f1:3fPharmacotherapy3fis3fnot3fjust3fthe3fstudy3fof3fmedicine3fand3fdrug3ftherapy.
Rationale3f2:3fPharmacotherapy3fis3fnot3fthe3fapplication3fof3fnatural3fsubstances3fto3fcure3fdiseases.
Rationale3f3:3fPharmacotherapy3fis3fthe3fapplication3fof3fdrugs3ffor3fthe3fprevention3fand3ftreatment3fof3fdiseases3fand3fhu
n3fsuffering.
Rationale3f4:3fPharmacotherapy3fcomprises3fmore3fthan3funderstanding3fthe3fdifference3fbetween3ftrade3fand3fgeneri
c3fdrugs.
Global3fRationale:3fPharmacotherapy3fis3fthe3fapplication3fof3fdrugs3ffor3fthe3fprevention3fand3ftreatment3fof3fdiseas
es3fand3fhuman3fsuffering.3fIt3fis3fnot3fjust3fthe3fstudy3fof3fmedicine3fand3fdrug3ftherapy3fnor3fis3fit3fthe3fapplication3fof3f
natural3fsubstances3fto3fcure3fdiseases.3fPharmacotherapy3fcomprises3fmore3fthan3funderstanding3fthe3fdifference3fbe
tween3ftrade3fand3fgeneric3fdrugs.
Question3f53fTy
pe:3fMCSA
Which3fprinciple3fbest3fdescribes3fwhat3fthe3fnurse3fis3fexpected3fto3funderstand3fwhen3fadministering3fmedication3fto
3fa3fclient?
1. The3fpharmacotherapeutics3ffor3fall3fof3fthe3fmedications
2. The3fmost3fcommon3fside3feffects3fof3fthe3fdrug‘s3fprototype
3. The3ftrade3fand3fgeneric3fnames3ffor3fall3fof3fthe3fmedications
4. The3fcost3fof3fthe3fdrug3ftherapy
Correct3fAnswer:3f1
Rationale3f1:3fThe3fnurse3fshould3funderstand3fthe3fpharmacotherapeutics3ffor3fall3fmedications3fthat3fthe3fclient3fis3f
receiving.
Rationale3f2:3fThe3fnurse3fshould3funderstand3fmuch3fmore3fabout3fa3fdrug3fthan3fjust3fthe3fcommon3fside3feffects3fof
3fthe3fdrug‘s3fprototype.
Rationale3f3:3fThe3fnurse3fshould3funderstand3fmuch3fmore3fabout3fa3fdrug3fthan3fjust3fits3ftrade3fand3fgeneric3fnames.
Rationale3f4:3fThe3fcost3fof3fdrug3ftherapy3fis3fnot3fa3fprinciple3fof3fdrug3fadministration.