TEST BANK FOR PHARMACOLOGY
FOR NURSES A
PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL
APPROACH 6TH EDITION ADAMS
LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026 GRADE
A+ VERIFIED 100%
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT 1: CORE CONCEPTS IN PHARMACOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY
DRUG APPROVAL AND REGULATION
PRINCIPLES OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION
PHARMACOKINETICS
PHARMACODYNAMICS
UNIT 2: PHARMACOLOGY AND THE NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP
THE NURSING PROCESS IN PHARMACOLOGY
MEDICATION ERRORS AND RISK REDUCTION
DRUG ADMINISTRATION THROUGHOUT THE LIFESPAN
INDIVIDUAL VARIATIONS IN DRUG RESPONSE
THE ROLE OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES IN
PHARMACOLOGY
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND POISONINGS
UNIT 3: THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
CHOLINERGIC DRUGS AFFECTING THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
ADRENERGIC DRUGS AFFECTING THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
DRUGS FOR ANXIETY AND INSOMNIA
DRUGS FOR SEIZURES
DRUGS FOR EMOTIONAL, MOOD, AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS
DRUGS FOR PSYCHOSES
DRUGS FOR THE CONTROL OF PAIN
DRUGS FOR LOCAL AND GENERAL ANESTHESIA
DRUGS FOR DEGENERATIVE DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
DRUGS FOR NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
UNIT 4: THE CARDIOVASCULAR AND URINARY SYSTEMS
DRUGS FOR LIPID DISORDERS
DIURETIC THERAPY AND DRUGS FOR RENAL FAILURE
DRUGS FOR FLUID BALANCE, ELECTROLYTE, AND ACID--BASE DISORDERS
DRUGS FOR HYPERTENSION
DRUGS FOR HEART FAILURE
DRUGS FOR ANGINA PECTORIS AND MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
DRUGS FOR SHOCK
,DRUGS FOR DYSRHYTHMIAS
DRUGS FOR COAGULATION DISORDERS
DRUGS FOR HEMATOPOIETIC DISORDERS
UNIT 5: THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
DRUGS FOR INFLAMMATION AND FEVER
DRUGS FOR IMMUNE SYSTEM MODULATION
DRUGS FOR BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
DRUGS FOR FUNGAL, PROTOZOAN, AND HELMINTHIC INFECTIONS
DRUGS FOR VIRAL INFECTIONS
DRUGS FOR NEOPLASIA
UNIT 6: THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
DRUGS FOR ALLERGIC RHINITIS AND THE COMMON COLD
DRUGS FOR ASTHMA AND OTHER PULMONARY DISORDERS
UNIT 7: THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM
DRUGS FOR PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE
DRUGS FOR BOWEL DISORDERS AND OTHER GASTROINTESTINAL
CONDITIONS
DRUGS FOR NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS
UNIT 8: THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
DRUGS FOR PITUITARY, THYROID, AND ADRENAL DISORDERS
DRUGS FOR DIABETES MELLITUS
DRUGS FOR DISORDERS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE
SYSTEM
DRUGS FOR DISORDERS AND CONDITIONS OF THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE
SYSTEM
UNIT 9: THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM, EYES, AND EARS
DRUGS FOR BONE AND JOINT DISORDERS
DRUGS FOR SKIN DISORDERS
DRUGS FOR EYE AND EAR DISORDERS
, Pharmacology For Nurses, 6e (Adams) Chapter 1
Introduction To Pharmacology
1) A Nurse Is Reviewing Key Events In The History Of Pharmacology With A Student Nurse. Which
Student Comment Indicates An Understanding?
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."
CORRECT ANS: 1
Explanation:
1. Some Early Researchers, Like Friedrich Serturner, Used Themselves As Test Subjects.
2. An Early Goal Of Pharmacology Was To Relieve Human Suffering.
3. Initial Drugs Isolated From Complex Mixtures Included Morphine, Colchicine, Curare, And
Cocaine, But Not Penicillin.
4. By The Twentieth Century, Pharmacologists Could Synthesize Drugs In The Laboratory.
Page Ref: 3
Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological And Parenteral Therapies Standards:
QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate Understanding Of Multiple Dimensions Of Patient-Centered
Care: Patient/Family/Community Preferences, Values; Coordination And Integration Of Care;
Information, Commu N Ic A T I On , A N D E Ducation; Physical Comfort And Emotional Support;
Involvement Of Family And Friends; And Transition And Continuity. | AACN Essential
Competencies: I.7 Integrate The Knowledge And Methods Of A Variety Of Disciplines To Inform
Decision Making. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge And Science: Integration Of
Knowledge From Nursing And Other Disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process:
Evaluation
Learning Outcome: 1-1 Identify Key Events In The History Of Pharmacology.
MNL Learning Outcome: 1.1 Examine The Relationship Between Medicine And Pharmacology.
FOR NURSES A
PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL
APPROACH 6TH EDITION ADAMS
LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026 GRADE
A+ VERIFIED 100%
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT 1: CORE CONCEPTS IN PHARMACOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY
DRUG APPROVAL AND REGULATION
PRINCIPLES OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION
PHARMACOKINETICS
PHARMACODYNAMICS
UNIT 2: PHARMACOLOGY AND THE NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP
THE NURSING PROCESS IN PHARMACOLOGY
MEDICATION ERRORS AND RISK REDUCTION
DRUG ADMINISTRATION THROUGHOUT THE LIFESPAN
INDIVIDUAL VARIATIONS IN DRUG RESPONSE
THE ROLE OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES IN
PHARMACOLOGY
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND POISONINGS
UNIT 3: THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
CHOLINERGIC DRUGS AFFECTING THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
ADRENERGIC DRUGS AFFECTING THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
DRUGS FOR ANXIETY AND INSOMNIA
DRUGS FOR SEIZURES
DRUGS FOR EMOTIONAL, MOOD, AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS
DRUGS FOR PSYCHOSES
DRUGS FOR THE CONTROL OF PAIN
DRUGS FOR LOCAL AND GENERAL ANESTHESIA
DRUGS FOR DEGENERATIVE DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
DRUGS FOR NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
UNIT 4: THE CARDIOVASCULAR AND URINARY SYSTEMS
DRUGS FOR LIPID DISORDERS
DIURETIC THERAPY AND DRUGS FOR RENAL FAILURE
DRUGS FOR FLUID BALANCE, ELECTROLYTE, AND ACID--BASE DISORDERS
DRUGS FOR HYPERTENSION
DRUGS FOR HEART FAILURE
DRUGS FOR ANGINA PECTORIS AND MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
DRUGS FOR SHOCK
,DRUGS FOR DYSRHYTHMIAS
DRUGS FOR COAGULATION DISORDERS
DRUGS FOR HEMATOPOIETIC DISORDERS
UNIT 5: THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
DRUGS FOR INFLAMMATION AND FEVER
DRUGS FOR IMMUNE SYSTEM MODULATION
DRUGS FOR BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
DRUGS FOR FUNGAL, PROTOZOAN, AND HELMINTHIC INFECTIONS
DRUGS FOR VIRAL INFECTIONS
DRUGS FOR NEOPLASIA
UNIT 6: THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
DRUGS FOR ALLERGIC RHINITIS AND THE COMMON COLD
DRUGS FOR ASTHMA AND OTHER PULMONARY DISORDERS
UNIT 7: THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM
DRUGS FOR PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE
DRUGS FOR BOWEL DISORDERS AND OTHER GASTROINTESTINAL
CONDITIONS
DRUGS FOR NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS
UNIT 8: THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
DRUGS FOR PITUITARY, THYROID, AND ADRENAL DISORDERS
DRUGS FOR DIABETES MELLITUS
DRUGS FOR DISORDERS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE
SYSTEM
DRUGS FOR DISORDERS AND CONDITIONS OF THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE
SYSTEM
UNIT 9: THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM, EYES, AND EARS
DRUGS FOR BONE AND JOINT DISORDERS
DRUGS FOR SKIN DISORDERS
DRUGS FOR EYE AND EAR DISORDERS
, Pharmacology For Nurses, 6e (Adams) Chapter 1
Introduction To Pharmacology
1) A Nurse Is Reviewing Key Events In The History Of Pharmacology With A Student Nurse. Which
Student Comment Indicates An Understanding?
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."
CORRECT ANS: 1
Explanation:
1. Some Early Researchers, Like Friedrich Serturner, Used Themselves As Test Subjects.
2. An Early Goal Of Pharmacology Was To Relieve Human Suffering.
3. Initial Drugs Isolated From Complex Mixtures Included Morphine, Colchicine, Curare, And
Cocaine, But Not Penicillin.
4. By The Twentieth Century, Pharmacologists Could Synthesize Drugs In The Laboratory.
Page Ref: 3
Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological And Parenteral Therapies Standards:
QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate Understanding Of Multiple Dimensions Of Patient-Centered
Care: Patient/Family/Community Preferences, Values; Coordination And Integration Of Care;
Information, Commu N Ic A T I On , A N D E Ducation; Physical Comfort And Emotional Support;
Involvement Of Family And Friends; And Transition And Continuity. | AACN Essential
Competencies: I.7 Integrate The Knowledge And Methods Of A Variety Of Disciplines To Inform
Decision Making. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge And Science: Integration Of
Knowledge From Nursing And Other Disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process:
Evaluation
Learning Outcome: 1-1 Identify Key Events In The History Of Pharmacology.
MNL Learning Outcome: 1.1 Examine The Relationship Between Medicine And Pharmacology.
