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Chapter 1 Introduction to Pharmacol
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1) A nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a stud
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ent nurse. Which student comment indicates an understanding?
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1. "Early researchers used themselves as test subjects."
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2. "A primary goal of pharmacology is to prevent disease."
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3. "Penicillin is one of the initial drugs isolated from a natural source."
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1. Some early researchers, like Friedrich Serturner, used themselves
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as test subjects.
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2. An early goal of pharmacology was to relieve human suffering.
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3. Initial drugs isolated from complex mixtures included morphine, col
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chicine, curare, and cocaine, but not penicillin.
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4. By the twentieth century, pharmacologists could synthesize drugs
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in the laboratory.
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Cognitive Level: Applying TH T H


Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Thera
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pies Standards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple
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dimensions of patient- T H TH


centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and
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integration of care; information, communication, and education; physical comfo
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rt and emotional support; involvement of family and friends; and transition and
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continuity.
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| AACN Essential Competencies: I.7 Integrate the knowledge and methods of a v
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ariety of disciplines to inform decision making. | NLN Competencies: Knowledg
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e and Science: Integration of knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. |
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Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Evaluation TH TH TH TH


Learning Outcome: 1- TH T H


1 Identify key events in the history of pharmacology. MNL Learning O
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utcome: 1.1 Examine the relationship between medicine and pharmaco
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logy.
2) A student nurse asks a nursing instructor why anatomy and physiology
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, as well as microbiology are required courses when the student only wa
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nts to learn about pharmacology. What is the best response by the inst
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ructor?
1. "Because pharmacology is an outgrowth of those subjects."
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2. "You must learn all, since all of those subjects are part of the curriculum."
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3. "Knowledge of all those subjects will prepare you to administer medication."
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4. "An understanding of those subjects is essential to understand pharmac
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ology." Answer: 4
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Explanation:
1. Pharmacology is an outgrowth of anatomy, physiology, and microbiolo
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gy, but this is not the most essential reason for the nurse to learn t
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hem.
2. The nurse must learn anatomy, physiology, and microbiology to und
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erstand pharmacology, not because they are part of the curriculum.
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, 3. Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and microbiology prepares the n
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urse to understand pharmacology, not to provide care such as admi
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nistration of medications. TH TH


4. It is essential for the nurse to have a broad knowledge base of many s
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ciences in order to learn pharmacology. TH TH TH TH TH


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Cognitive Level: Applying TH T H


Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Thera
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pies Standards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple
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dimensions of patient- T H TH


centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and
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integration of care; information, communication, and education; physical comfo
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rt and emotional support; involvement of family and friends; and transition and
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continuity.
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| AACN Essential Competencies: I.7 Integrate the knowledge and methods of a v
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ariety of disciplines to inform decision making. | NLN Competencies: Knowledg
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Learning Outcome: 1- TH T H


2 Explain the interdisciplinary nature of pharmacology, giving an example of ho
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w knowledge from different sciences impacts the nurse's role in drug administr
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ation.
MNL Learning Outcome: 1.1 Examine the relationship between medicine and p
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harmacology.
3) A nurse is teaching a group of nurses about the differences between phar
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macology and therapeutics. The nurse determines that learning has occurr
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ed when which statements are made?
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Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are sele
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cted.
Select all that apply.
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1. "Pharmacology is the development of medicines." TH TH TH TH TH


2. "Pharmacology is the study of medicines." TH TH TH TH TH


3. "Therapeutics relates to drug use to treat suffering." TH TH TH TH TH TH TH


4. "Therapeutics is the study of drug interactions." TH TH TH TH TH TH


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ease." Answer: 2, 3, 5
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Cognitive Level: Applying TH T H


Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Thera
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