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tChapter t1 t Introduction tto tPharmacology
1) A tnurse tis treviewing tkey tevents tin tthe thistory tof tpharmacology twith ta tstudent
tnurse.tWhich tstudent tcomment tindicates tan tunderstanding?
1. "Early tresearchers tused tthemselves tas ttest tsubjects."
2. "A tprimary tgoal tof tpharmacology tis tto tprevent tdisease."
3. "Penicillin tis tone tof tthe tinitial tdrugs tisolated tfrom ta tnatural tsource."
4. "Pharmacologists tbegan tsynthesizing tdrugs tin tthe tlaboratory tin tthe
tnineteenthtcentury."
ANSWER: t1
tExplanation
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1. Some tearly tresearchers, tlike tFriedrich tSerturner, tused tthemselves tas
ttesttsubjects.
2. An tearly tgoal tof tpharmacology twas tto trelieve thuman tsuffering.
3. Initial tdrugs tisolated tfrom tcomplex tmixtures tincluded tmorphine,
tcolchicine,tcurare, tand tcocaine, tbut tnot tpenicillin.
4. By tthe ttwentieth tcentury, tpharmacologists tcould tsynthesize tdrugs tin
tthetlaboratory.
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Cognitive tLevel: t Applying
Client tNeed/Sub: tPhysiological tIntegrity: tPharmacological tand tParenteral tTherapies
tStandards: t QSEN tCompetencies: tI.A.1 tIntegrate tunderstanding t of tmultiple
t dimensions tof tpatient-centered tcare: tpatient/family/community tpreferences, tvalues;
tcoordination tand tintegration tof tcare; tinformation, tcommunication, tand teducation;
tphysical tcomfort tand temotional tsupport; tinvolvement tof tfamily tand tfriends; tand
ttransition tand tcontinuity.
| tAACN tEssential tCompetencies: tI.7 tIntegrate tthe tknowledge tand tmethods tof ta tvariety
toftdisciplines tto tinform tdecision tmaking. t| tNLN tCompetencies: tKnowledge tand tScience:
tIntegration tof tknowledge tfrom tnursing tand tother tdisciplines. t| tNursing/Integrated
tConcepts: tNursing tProcess: tEvaluation
Learning tOutcome: t1-1 tIdentify tkey tevents tin tthe thistory tof tpharmacology.
tMNL tLearning tOutcome: t 1.1 tExamine tthe trelationship tbetween tmedicine
tandtpharmacology.
2) A tstudent tnurse tasks ta tnursing tinstructor twhy tanatomy tand tphysiology tas twell
tastmicrobiology tare trequired tcourses twhen tthe tstudent tonly twants tto tlearn
tabout tpharmacology. tWhat tis tthe tbest tresponse tby tthe tinstructor?
1. "Because tpharmacology tis tan toutgrowth tof tthose tsubjects."
2. "You tmust tlearn tall, tsince tall tof tthose tsubjects tare tpart tof t the tcurriculum."
3. "Knowledge tof tall tthose tsubjects twill tprepare tyou tto tadminister tmedication."
4. "An tunderstanding tof tthose tsubjects tis tessential tto tunderstand
tpharmacology."tANSWER: t 4
Explanation:
1. Pharmacology tis tan toutgrowth tof tanatomy, tphysiology, tand tmicrobiology,
tbuttthis tis tnot tthe tmost tessential treason tfor tthe tnurse tto tlearn tthem.