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(Adams and Urban, Pharmacology: Connections to Nursing Practice, 4e TestBank)
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Chapter 1 oo
The nurse is teaching a pharmacology class to a group of student nurses. Which key events does the nurse
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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. oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
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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Correct Answer: 1,2 oo oo
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 test
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subjects;pharmacologists did begin to synthesize drugs in the laboratory in the 20th century; and modern
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pharmacology began in the 1800s, not 1600s. The first drugs included morphine and cocaine, but not
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penicillin. Little is knownabout pharmacology during the Dark Ages.
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Question 2 oo
Type: MCSA
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Although all areas of medicine, including pharmacology, have made great advances in the last century, the
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earlyroots of pharmacology still apply for the nurse and other health professionals. What were the early
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roots of pharmacology?
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1. Applying products to relieve human suffering oo oo oo oo oo
2. Creating new drugs as quickly as possible oo oo oo oo oo oo
,3. Finding medicinal alternatives to plants
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4. Understanding how drugs take their effects oo oo oo oo oo
Correct Answer: 1 oo oo
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 new
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drugs quickly or to understand how drugs take their effects. Early pharmacology did involve using plants
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to relievesymptoms of suffering.
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Question 3 oo
Type: MCSA
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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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Correct Answer: 3 oo oo
Rationale 1: A drug is not a substance that is found in nature or that normally occurs in the human body.
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Rationale 2: A drug 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 of
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amedical condition.
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Rationale 4: A drug 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 symptoms
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of a medical condition. A drug is not a substance that is found in nature or that normally occurs in the human
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body; itis not any substance that is synthesized and tested in the laboratory setting, nor is it only a substance
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isolated fromnatural substances.
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Question 4 oo
Type: MCSA
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Pharmacotherapy is a critical intervention for many conditions, and a key part of nursing intervention.
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Whichstatement 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 oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
Correct Answer: 3 oo oo
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 diseases
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and human suffering. It is not just the study of medicine and drug therapy nor is it the application of natural
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substancesto cure diseases. Pharmacotherapy comprises more than understanding the difference between trade
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and generic drugs.
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Question 5 oo
Type: MCSA
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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 oo oo
Rationale 1: The nurse should understand the pharmacotherapeutics for all medications that the client
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isreceiving.
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Rationale 2: The nurse should understand much more about a drug than just the common side effects of
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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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(Adams and Urban, Pharmacology: Connections to Nursing Practice, 4e TestBank)
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Chapter 1 oo
The nurse is teaching a pharmacology class to a group of student nurses. Which key events does the nurse
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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. oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
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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Correct Answer: 1,2 oo oo
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 test
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subjects;pharmacologists did begin to synthesize drugs in the laboratory in the 20th century; and modern
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pharmacology began in the 1800s, not 1600s. The first drugs included morphine and cocaine, but not
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penicillin. Little is knownabout pharmacology during the Dark Ages.
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Question 2 oo
Type: MCSA
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Although all areas of medicine, including pharmacology, have made great advances in the last century, the
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earlyroots of pharmacology still apply for the nurse and other health professionals. What were the early
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roots of pharmacology?
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1. Applying products to relieve human suffering oo oo oo oo oo
2. Creating new drugs as quickly as possible oo oo oo oo oo oo
,3. Finding medicinal alternatives to plants
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4. Understanding how drugs take their effects oo oo oo oo oo
Correct Answer: 1 oo oo
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 new
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drugs quickly or to understand how drugs take their effects. Early pharmacology did involve using plants
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to relievesymptoms of suffering.
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Question 3 oo
Type: MCSA
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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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Correct Answer: 3 oo oo
Rationale 1: A drug is not a substance that is found in nature or that normally occurs in the human body.
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Rationale 2: A drug 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 of
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amedical condition.
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Rationale 4: A drug 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 symptoms
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of a medical condition. A drug is not a substance that is found in nature or that normally occurs in the human
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body; itis not any substance that is synthesized and tested in the laboratory setting, nor is it only a substance
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isolated fromnatural substances.
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Question 4 oo
Type: MCSA
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Pharmacotherapy is a critical intervention for many conditions, and a key part of nursing intervention.
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Whichstatement 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 oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
Correct Answer: 3 oo oo
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 diseases
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and human suffering. It is not just the study of medicine and drug therapy nor is it the application of natural
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substancesto cure diseases. Pharmacotherapy comprises more than understanding the difference between trade
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and generic drugs.
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Question 5 oo
Type: MCSA
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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 oo oo
Rationale 1: The nurse should understand the pharmacotherapeutics for all medications that the client
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isreceiving.
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Rationale 2: The nurse should understand much more about a drug than just the common side effects of
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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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