Pharmacology Connections to Nursing Practice 4th Edition Adams Test Bank

,Pharmacology: Connections to Nursing Practice 4th Edition Adams Test Bank
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Chaptern1

Thennursenisnteachingnanpharmacologynclassntonangroupnofnstudentnnurses.nWhichnkeyneventsndoesnthennursenincludenin
nthenhistorynofnpharmacology?




Note:nCreditnwillnbengivennonlynifnallncorrectnchoicesnandnnonincorrectnchoicesnarenselected.

StandardnText:nSelectnallnthatnapply.

1. Earlynresearchersnusednthemselvesnandnanimalsnasntestnsubjects.

2. Pharmacologistsnbeganntonsynthesizendrugsninnthenlaboratoryninnthen20thncentury.

3. Modernnpharmacologynbeganninnthenmid-1600s.

4. Thenfirstndrugsnincludednmorphine,ncocaine,nandnpenicillin.

5. ThenDarknAgesnprovidednmuchnusefulninformationnthatnwenstillnusentoday.

CorrectnAnswer:n1,2

Rationalen1:nEarlynresearchersndidnusenthemselvesnandnanimalsnasntestnsubjects.

Rationalen2:nPharmacologistsndidnbeginntonsynthesizendrugsninnthenlaboratoryninnthen20thncentury.

Rationalen3:nModernnpharmacologynbeganninnthen1800s,nnotn1600s.

Rationalen4:nThenfirstndrugsnincludednmorphinenandncocaine,nbutnnotnpenicillin.

Rationalen5:nLittlenisnknownnaboutnpharmacologynduringnthenDarknAges.

GlobalnRationale:nThennursenwouldnstatenthatnearlynresearchersndidnusenthemselvesnandnanimalsnasntestnsubjects;nph
armacologistsndidnbeginntonsynthesizendrugsninnthenlaboratoryninnthen20thncentury;nandnmodernnpharmacologynbegan
ninnthen1800s,nnotn1600s.nThenfirstndrugsnincludednmorphinenandncocaine,nbutnnotnpenicillin.nLittlenisnknownnaboutnph

armacologynduringnthenDarknAges.

Questionn2nTyp
e:nMCSA

Althoughnallnareasnofnmedicine,nincludingnpharmacology,nhavenmadengreatnadvancesninnthenlastncentury,nthenearlynroo
tsnofnpharmacologynstillnapplynfornthennursenandnothernhealthnprofessionals.nWhatnwerenthenearlynrootsnofnpharmacol
ogy?

1. Applyingnproductsntonrelievenhumannsuffering

2. Creatingnnewndrugsnasnquicklynasnpossible

,3. Findingnmedicinalnalternativesntonplants

4. Understandingnhowndrugsntakentheirneffects

CorrectnAnswer:n1

Rationalen1:nThenearlynrootnofnpharmacologynwasntonrelievenhumannsuffering.

Rationalen2:nThenearlynrootnofnpharmacologynwasnnotntoncreatennewndrugsnquickly.

Rationalen3:nEarlynpharmacologyninvolvednusingnplantsntonrelievensymptomsnofnsuffering.

Rationalen4:nThenearlynrootnofnpharmacologynwasnnotntonunderstandnhowndrugsntakentheirneffects.

GlobalnRationale:nThenearlynrootnofnpharmacologynwasntonrelievenhumannsuffering,nnotntoncreatennewndrugsnquickl
ynorntonunderstandnhowndrugsntakentheirneffects.nEarlynpharmacologyndidninvolvenusingnplantsntonrelievensymptomsno
fnsuffering.


Questionn3nTyp
e:nMCSA

Althoughnmanynsubstancesncannbenconsideredndrugs,nwhichndrugndefinitionnisnthenmostnappropriate?

1. Anynsubstancenthatnisnfoundninnnaturenornthatnnormallynoccursninnthenbody

2. Anynsubstancenthatnisnsynthesizednandntestedninnthenlaboratorynsetting

3. Anynsubstancenthatnisntakenntonprevent,ncure,nornreducensymptomsnofnanmedicalncondition

4. Anynsubstancenthatncannbenisolatednfromnnaturalnsubstancesninnnature

CorrectnAnswer:n3

Rationalen1:nAndrugnisnnotnansubstancenthatnisnfoundninnnaturenornthatnnormallynoccursninnthenhumannbody.

Rationalen2:nAndrugnisnnotnonlynansubstancenthatnisnsynthesizednandntested.

Rationalen3:nAndrugnisnconsideredntonbenanynsubstancenthatnisntakenntonprevent,ncure,nornreducensymptomsnofnanmedic
alncondition.

Rationalen4:nAndrugnisnnotnonlynansubstancenisolatednfromnnaturalnsubstances.

GlobalnRationale:nAndrugnisnconsideredntonbenanynsubstancenthatnisntakenntonprevent,ncure,nornreducensymptomsnofnan
medicalncondition.nAndrugnisnnotnansubstancenthatnisnfoundninnnaturenornthatnnormallynoccursninnthenhumannbody;nitnisnn
otnanynsubstancenthatnisnsynthesizednandntestedninnthenlaboratorynsetting,nnornisnitnonlynansubstancenisolatednfromnnatur
alnsubstances.

Questionn4nTyp
e:nMCSA

Pharmacotherapynisnancriticalninterventionnfornmanynconditions,nandnankeynpartnofnnursingnintervention.nWhichnstate
mentnbestndescribesnpharmacotherapy?

, 1. Thenstudynofnmedicinenandndrugntherapy

2. Thenapplicationnofnnaturalnsubstancesntoncurendiseases

3. Thenapplicationnofndrugsnfornthenpreventionnandntreatmentnofndiseasenandnhumannsuffering

4. Understandingnthendifferencenbetweenntradenandngenericnmedications

CorrectnAnswer:n3

Rationalen1:nPharmacotherapynisnnotnjustnthenstudynofnmedicinenandndrugntherapy.

Rationalen2:nPharmacotherapynisnnotnthenapplicationnofnnaturalnsubstancesntoncurendiseases.

Rationalen3:nPharmacotherapynisnthenapplicationnofndrugsnfornthenpreventionnandntreatmentnofndiseasesnandnhumannsuffer
.

Rationalen4:nPharmacotherapyncomprisesnmorenthannunderstandingnthendifferencenbetweenntradenandngenericndrugs.

GlobalnRationale:nPharmacotherapynisnthenapplicationnofndrugsnfornthenpreventionnandntreatmentnofndiseasesnandnhu
mannsuffering.nItnisnnotnjustnthenstudynofnmedicinenandndrugntherapynnornisnitnthenapplicationnofnnaturalnsubstancesntonc
urendiseases.nPharmacotherapyncomprisesnmorenthannunderstandingnthendifferencenbetweenntradenandngenericndrugs.

Questionn5nTyp
e:nMCSA

Whichnprinciplenbestndescribesnwhatnthennursenisnexpectedntonunderstandnwhennadministeringnmedicationntonanclient?

1. Thenpharmacotherapeuticsnfornallnofnthenmedications

2. Thenmostncommonnsideneffectsnofnthendrug’snprototype

3. Thentradenandngenericnnamesnfornallnofnthenmedications

4. Thencostnofnthendrugntherapy

CorrectnAnswer:n1

Rationalen1:nThennursenshouldnunderstandnthenpharmacotherapeuticsnfornallnmedicationsnthatnthenclientnisnreceiving.

Rationalen2:nThennursenshouldnunderstandnmuchnmorenaboutnandrugnthannjustnthencommonnsideneffectsnofnthendrug’sn
prototype.

Rationalen3:nThennursenshouldnunderstandnmuchnmorenaboutnandrugnthannjustnitsntradenandngenericnnames.

Rationalen4:nThencostnofndrugntherapynisnnotnanprinciplenofndrugnadministration.