Pharmacology for Nurses-A Pathophysiologic Approach,
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6th Edition (Adams, 2020), Chapters 1 - 50
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, Pharmacology for Nurses, 6e (Adams) Chapter i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u
1 Introduction to Pharmacology
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1) A nurse is reviewing key events in thehistory of pharmacology with a student nurse.
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Which student comment indicates anunderstanding?
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1. "Early researchersusedthemselves as test subjects." i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u
2. "A primary goal ofpharmacology is to prevent disease." i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u
3. "Penicillin is one ofthe initialdrugs isolatedfrom anaturalsource." i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u
4. "Pharmacologists begansynthesizing drugs inthe laboratory inthenineteenth i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u
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Explanation
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1. Some early researchers, like Friedrich Serturner, used themselves as test i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u
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2. Anearly goal of pharmacology was torelieve human suffering. i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u
3. Initialdrugsisolated fromcomplex mixtures includedmorphine,colchicine, i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u
curare,and cocaine, but not penicillin. i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u
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Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
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Standards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions
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of patient-centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination
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and integration of care; information, communication, and education; physical comfort and
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emotionalsupport; involvementof family and friends;andtransitionandcontinuity.
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| AACNEssentialCompetencies: I.7Integrate the knowledge and methods of a variety of
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disciplines to inform decision making. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science:
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Integration of knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated
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Concepts:Nursing Process:Evaluation
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Learning Outcome: 1-1 Identify key events in the history of pharmacology. MNL
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Learning Outcome: 1.1 Examine the relationshipbetweenmedicineand
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pharmacology.
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2) A student nurseasks a nursing instructorwhy anatomy and physiology as wellas
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microbiology are required courses when the student only wants to learn about
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pharmacology. What is the best response by the instructor?
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1. "Because pharmacology is an outgrowth ofthose subjects." i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u
2. "Youmust learn all,sinceall ofthose subjects are partof the curriculum." i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i .u i.u i.u i.u
3. "Knowledge of allthose subjects willprepare you toadministermedication." i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u
4. "Anunderstanding ofthosesubjects is essentialtounderstand pharmacology." i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u i.u
ANSWER: 4
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is not the most essentialreasonfor the nurse to learn them.
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