Pharmacology: Connections to Nursing Practice, 4th Edition – Adams & Urban | Complete Test Bank with Answers

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(Adams and Urban, Pharmacology: Connections to Nursing Practice, 4e TestBank)
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The nurse is teaching a pharmacology class to a group of student nurses. Which key events does the
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nurse includein the history of pharmacology?
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Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
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Standard Text: Select all that apply.
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1. Early researchers used themselves and animals as test subjects.
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2. Pharmacologists began to synthesize drugs in the laboratory in the 20th century.
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3. Modern pharmacology began in the mid-1600s.
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4. The first drugs included morphine, cocaine, and penicillin.
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5. The Dark Ages provided much useful information that we still use today.
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Rationale 1: Early researchers did use themselves and animals as test subjects.
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Rationale 2: Pharmacologists did begin to synthesize drugs in the laboratory in the 20th century.
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Rationale 3: Modern pharmacology began in the 1800s, not 1600s.
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Rationale 4: The first drugs included morphine and cocaine, but not penicillin.
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Rationale 5: Little is known about pharmacology during the Dark Ages.
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Global Rationale: The nurse would state that early researchers did use themselves and animals as
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test subjects;pharmacologists did begin to synthesize drugs in the laboratory in the 20th century;
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and modern pharmacology began in the 1800s, not 1600s. The first drugs included morphine and
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cocaine, but not penicillin. Little is knownabout pharmacology during the Dark Ages.
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Question 2 pp




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Although all areas of medicine, including pharmacology, have made great advances in the last
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century, the earlyroots of pharmacology still apply for the nurse and other health professionals.
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What were the early roots of pharmacology?
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1. Applying products to relieve human suffering
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2. Creating new drugs as quickly as possible
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,3. Finding medicinal alternatives to plants
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Rationale 1: The early root of pharmacology was to relieve human suffering.
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Rationale 2: The early root of pharmacology was not to create new drugs quickly.
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Rationale 3: Early pharmacology involved using plants to relieve symptoms of suffering.
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Rationale 4: The early root of pharmacology was not to understand how drugs take their effects.
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Global Rationale: The early root of pharmacology was to relieve human suffering, not to create
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new drugs quickly or to understand how drugs take their effects. Early pharmacology did involve
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using plants to relievesymptoms of suffering.
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Question 3 pp




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Although many substances can be considered drugs, which drug definition is the most appropriate?
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1. Any substance that is found in nature or that normally occurs in the body
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2. Any substance that is synthesized and tested in the laboratory setting
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3. Any substance that is taken to prevent, cure, or reduce symptoms of a medical condition
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4. Any substance that can be isolated from natural substances in nature
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Rationale 1: Adrug is not a substance that is found in nature or that normally occurs in the human body.
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Rationale 2: Adrug is not only a substance that is synthesized and tested.
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Rationale 3: A drug is considered to be any substance that is taken to prevent, cure, or reduce symptoms
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of a medical condition.
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Rationale 4: Adrug is not only a substance isolated from natural substances.
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Global Rationale: A drug is considered to be any substance that is taken to prevent, cure, or reduce
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symptoms of a medical condition. A drug is not a substance that is found in nature or that normally
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occurs in the human body; it is not any substance that is synthesized and tested in the laboratory setting,
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nor is it only a substance isolated from natural substances.
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Question 4 pp




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Pharmacotherapy is a critical intervention for many conditions, and a key part of nursing
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intervention. Which statement best describes pharmacotherapy?
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, 1. The study of medicine and drug therapy
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2. The application of natural substances to cure diseases
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3. The application of drugs for the prevention and treatment of disease and human suffering
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4. Understanding the difference between trade and generic medications
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Correct Answer: 3
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Rationale 1: Pharmacotherapy is not just the study of medicine and drug therapy.
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Rationale 2: Pharmacotherapy is not the application of natural substances to cure diseases.
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Rationale 3: Pharmacotherapy is the application of drugs for the prevention and treatment of diseases and
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humansuffering.
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Rationale 4: Pharmacotherapy comprises more than understanding the difference between trade and
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genericdrugs.
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Global Rationale: Pharmacotherapy is the application of drugs for the prevention and treatment of
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diseases and human suffering. It is not just the studyof medicine and drug therapy nor is it the
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application of natural substances to cure diseases. Pharmacotherapy comprises more than understanding
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the difference between trade and generic drugs.
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Question 5 pp




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Which principle best describes what the nurse is expected to understand when administering medication to
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aclient?
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1. The pharmacotherapeutics for all of the medications
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2. The most common side effects of the drug‘s prototype
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3. The trade and generic names for all of the medications
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4. The cost of the drug therapy
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Correct Answer: 1
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Rationale 1: The nurse should understand the pharmacotherapeutics for all medications that the
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client isreceiving.
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Rationale 2: The nurse should understand much more about a drug than just the common side
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effects of thedrug‘s prototype.
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Rationale 3: The nurse should understand much more about a drug than just its trade and generic names.
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Rationale 4: The cost of drug therapy is not a principle of drug administration.
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