(Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiological Approach, 6th Edition (Adams) Test Bank)
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, Chapter 1 – Introduction to Pharmacology
1. Key Events in Pharmacology History
Q: Which student comment indicates understanding of pharmacology history?
Options:
1. Early researchers used themselves as test subjects. ✅
2. A primary goal of pharmacology is to prevent disease.
3. Penicillin is one of the initial drugs isolated from a natural source.
4. Pharmacologists began synthesizing drugs in the laboratory in the nineteenth
century.
Answer: 1
Explanation: Some early researchers, like Friedrich Serturner, tested drugs on themselves.
Early pharmacology focused on relieving human suffering.
Learning Outcome: Identify key events in pharmacology history.
2. Importance of Anatomy, Physiology, and Microbiology
Q: Why are these courses required to study pharmacology?
Answer: 4 – "An understanding of those subjects is essential to understand pharmacology."
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, Explanation: Knowledge from multiple sciences allows nurses to understand drug actions,
mechanisms, and patient responses.
Learning Outcome: Explain interdisciplinary nature of pharmacology.
3. Pharmacology vs Therapeutics
Q: Identify correct statements (Select all that apply):
Correct Answers: 2, 3, 5
● Pharmacology is the study of medicines. ✅
● Therapeutics relates to drug use to treat suffering.
● Pharmacotherapy applies drugs for disease prevention.
Explanation: Pharmacology studies drugs; therapeutics studies their use to relieve suffering.
Learning Outcome: Compare and contrast pharmacology and therapeutics.
4. Vaccine Production
Q: How are vaccines manufactured?
Answer: 2 – Naturally produced in animal cells or microorganisms.
Explanation: Vaccines are biologics created from living organisms, not synthesized in a lab
or from plant extracts.
Learning Outcome: Compare traditional drugs, biologics, and alternative therapies.
5. Teaching About Drug Side Effects
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, Q: Client reports GI bleeding after ibuprofen. Best nurse response?
Answer: 4 – Teach the client about ibuprofen side effects. ✅
Explanation: Clients must understand the risks and benefits of medications, including
potential adverse effects.
Learning Outcome: Differences between prescription and OTC drugs.
6. Pharmacological Classification
Q: Which describes the pharmacological classification of drugs?
Answer: 2 – "A calcium channel blocker blocks heart calcium channels."
Explanation: Classification focuses on mechanism of action, not therapeutic use.
Learning Outcome: Explain therapeutic and pharmacologic drug classes.
7. Mechanism of Action
Q: Nurse teaches about a diuretic lowering fluid volume. Which statement best describes
instruction?
Answer: 2 – Explained the drug’s mechanism of action.
Explanation: Mechanism of action describes how a drug produces effects in the body.
Learning Outcome: Describe a drug’s mechanism of action.
8. Learning Antibiotics
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Page 1 3/21/2026, 8:24:35 PM
, Chapter 1 – Introduction to Pharmacology
1. Key Events in Pharmacology History
Q: Which student comment indicates understanding of pharmacology history?
Options:
1. Early researchers used themselves as test subjects. ✅
2. A primary goal of pharmacology is to prevent disease.
3. Penicillin is one of the initial drugs isolated from a natural source.
4. Pharmacologists began synthesizing drugs in the laboratory in the nineteenth
century.
Answer: 1
Explanation: Some early researchers, like Friedrich Serturner, tested drugs on themselves.
Early pharmacology focused on relieving human suffering.
Learning Outcome: Identify key events in pharmacology history.
2. Importance of Anatomy, Physiology, and Microbiology
Q: Why are these courses required to study pharmacology?
Answer: 4 – "An understanding of those subjects is essential to understand pharmacology."
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, Explanation: Knowledge from multiple sciences allows nurses to understand drug actions,
mechanisms, and patient responses.
Learning Outcome: Explain interdisciplinary nature of pharmacology.
3. Pharmacology vs Therapeutics
Q: Identify correct statements (Select all that apply):
Correct Answers: 2, 3, 5
● Pharmacology is the study of medicines. ✅
● Therapeutics relates to drug use to treat suffering.
● Pharmacotherapy applies drugs for disease prevention.
Explanation: Pharmacology studies drugs; therapeutics studies their use to relieve suffering.
Learning Outcome: Compare and contrast pharmacology and therapeutics.
4. Vaccine Production
Q: How are vaccines manufactured?
Answer: 2 – Naturally produced in animal cells or microorganisms.
Explanation: Vaccines are biologics created from living organisms, not synthesized in a lab
or from plant extracts.
Learning Outcome: Compare traditional drugs, biologics, and alternative therapies.
5. Teaching About Drug Side Effects
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, Q: Client reports GI bleeding after ibuprofen. Best nurse response?
Answer: 4 – Teach the client about ibuprofen side effects. ✅
Explanation: Clients must understand the risks and benefits of medications, including
potential adverse effects.
Learning Outcome: Differences between prescription and OTC drugs.
6. Pharmacological Classification
Q: Which describes the pharmacological classification of drugs?
Answer: 2 – "A calcium channel blocker blocks heart calcium channels."
Explanation: Classification focuses on mechanism of action, not therapeutic use.
Learning Outcome: Explain therapeutic and pharmacologic drug classes.
7. Mechanism of Action
Q: Nurse teaches about a diuretic lowering fluid volume. Which statement best describes
instruction?
Answer: 2 – Explained the drug’s mechanism of action.
Explanation: Mechanism of action describes how a drug produces effects in the body.
Learning Outcome: Describe a drug’s mechanism of action.
8. Learning Antibiotics
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