Adams and Urban, Pharmacology: Connections to
Nursing Practice, 3e Test Bank
,Adams43and43Urban,43Pharmacology:43Connections43to43Nursing43Practice,433e43Test
43Bank
Chapter43143
Question43143
Type:43MCM
A
The43nurse43is43teaching43a43pharmacology43class43to43a43group43of43student43nurses.43Which43key43events43does43t
he43nurse43include43in43the43history43of43pharmacology?
Note:43Credit43will43be43given43only43if43all43correct43choices43and43no43incorrect43choices43are43selected.
Standard43Text:43Select43all43that43apply.
1. Early43researchers43used43themselves43and43animals43as43test43subjects.
2. Pharmacologists43began43to43synthesize43drugs43in43the43laboratory43in43the4320th43century.
3. Modern43pharmacology43began43in43the43mid-1600s.
4. The43first43drugs43included43morphine,43cocaine,43and43penicillin.
5. The43Dark43Ages43provided43much43useful43information43that43we43still43use43today.
Correct43Answer:431,2
Rationale431:43Early43researchers43did43use43themselves43and43animals43as43test43subjects.
Rationale432:43Pharmacologists43did43begin43to43synthesize43drugs43in43the43laboratory43in43the4320th43century.
Rationale433:43Modern43pharmacology43began43in43the431800s,43not431600s.
Rationale434:43The43first43drugs43included43morphine43and43cocaine,43but43not43penicillin.
Rationale435:43Little43is43known43about43pharmacology43during43the43Dark43Ages.
Global43Rationale:43The43nurse43would43state43that43early43researchers43did43use43themselves43and43animals43as
43test43subjects;43pharmacologists43did43begin43to43synthesize43drugs43in43the43laboratory43in43the4320th43century
;43and43modern43pharmacology43began43in43the431800s,43not431600s.43The43first43drugs43included43morphine43an
d43cocaine,43but43not43penicillin.43Little43is43known43about43pharmacology43during43the43Dark43Ages.
Question4324
3Type:43MCS
A
Although43all43areas43of43medicine,43including43pharmacology,43have43made43great43advances43in43the43last43cent
ury,43the43early43roots43of43pharmacology43still43apply43for43the43nurse43and43other43health43professionals.43What
43were43the43early43roots43of43pharmacology?
1. Applying43products43to43relieve43human43suffering
,2. Creating43new43drugs43as43quickly43as43possible
, 3. Finding43medicinal43alternatives43to43plants
4. Understanding43how43drugs43take43their43effects
Correct43Answer:431
Rationale431:43The43early43root43of43pharmacology43was43to43relieve43human43suffering.
Rationale432:43The43early43root43of43pharmacology43was43not43to43create43new43drugs43quickly.
Rationale433:43Early43pharmacology43involved43using43plants43to43relieve43symptoms43of43suffering.
Rationale434:43The43early43root43of43pharmacology43was43not43to43understand43how43drugs43take43their43effects.
Global43Rationale:43The43early43root43of43pharmacology43was43to43relieve43human43suffering,43not43to43create43
new43drugs43quickly43or43to43understand43how43drugs43take43their43effects.43Early43pharmacology43did43involve43
using43plants43to43relieve43symptoms43of43suffering.
Question4334
3Type:43MCS
A
Although43many43substances43can43be43considered43drugs,43which43drug43definition43is43the43most43appropriate?
1. Any43substance43that43is43found43in43nature43or43that43normally43occurs43in43the43body
2. Any43substance43that43is43synthesized43and43tested43in43the43laboratory43setting
3. Any43substance43that43is43taken43to43prevent,43cure,43or43reduce43symptoms43of43a43medical43condition
4. Any43substance43that43can43be43isolated43from43natural43substances43in43nature
Correct43Answer:433
Rationale431:43A43drug43is43not43a43substance43that43is43found43in43nature43or43that43normally43occurs43in43the43hum
an43body.
Rationale432:43A43drug43is43not43only43a43substance43that43is43synthesized43and43tested.
Rationale433:43A43drug43is43considered43to43be43any43substance43that43is43taken43to43prevent,43cure,43or43reduce43s
ymptoms43of43a43medical43condition.
Rationale434:43A43drug43is43not43only43a43substance43isolated43from43natural43substances.
Global43Rationale:4 3 A43drug43is43considered43to43be43any43substance43that43is43taken43to43prevent,43cure,43or43re
duce43symptoms43of43a43medical43condition.43A43drug43is43not43a43substance43that43is43found43in43nature43or43that43
normally43occurs43in43the43human43body;43it43is43not43any43substance43that43is43synthesized43and43tested43in43the43l
aboratory43setting,43nor43is43it43only43a43substance43isolated43from43natural43substances.
Question4344
3Type:43MCS
A
Nursing Practice, 3e Test Bank
,Adams43and43Urban,43Pharmacology:43Connections43to43Nursing43Practice,433e43Test
43Bank
Chapter43143
Question43143
Type:43MCM
A
The43nurse43is43teaching43a43pharmacology43class43to43a43group43of43student43nurses.43Which43key43events43does43t
he43nurse43include43in43the43history43of43pharmacology?
Note:43Credit43will43be43given43only43if43all43correct43choices43and43no43incorrect43choices43are43selected.
Standard43Text:43Select43all43that43apply.
1. Early43researchers43used43themselves43and43animals43as43test43subjects.
2. Pharmacologists43began43to43synthesize43drugs43in43the43laboratory43in43the4320th43century.
3. Modern43pharmacology43began43in43the43mid-1600s.
4. The43first43drugs43included43morphine,43cocaine,43and43penicillin.
5. The43Dark43Ages43provided43much43useful43information43that43we43still43use43today.
Correct43Answer:431,2
Rationale431:43Early43researchers43did43use43themselves43and43animals43as43test43subjects.
Rationale432:43Pharmacologists43did43begin43to43synthesize43drugs43in43the43laboratory43in43the4320th43century.
Rationale433:43Modern43pharmacology43began43in43the431800s,43not431600s.
Rationale434:43The43first43drugs43included43morphine43and43cocaine,43but43not43penicillin.
Rationale435:43Little43is43known43about43pharmacology43during43the43Dark43Ages.
Global43Rationale:43The43nurse43would43state43that43early43researchers43did43use43themselves43and43animals43as
43test43subjects;43pharmacologists43did43begin43to43synthesize43drugs43in43the43laboratory43in43the4320th43century
;43and43modern43pharmacology43began43in43the431800s,43not431600s.43The43first43drugs43included43morphine43an
d43cocaine,43but43not43penicillin.43Little43is43known43about43pharmacology43during43the43Dark43Ages.
Question4324
3Type:43MCS
A
Although43all43areas43of43medicine,43including43pharmacology,43have43made43great43advances43in43the43last43cent
ury,43the43early43roots43of43pharmacology43still43apply43for43the43nurse43and43other43health43professionals.43What
43were43the43early43roots43of43pharmacology?
1. Applying43products43to43relieve43human43suffering
,2. Creating43new43drugs43as43quickly43as43possible
, 3. Finding43medicinal43alternatives43to43plants
4. Understanding43how43drugs43take43their43effects
Correct43Answer:431
Rationale431:43The43early43root43of43pharmacology43was43to43relieve43human43suffering.
Rationale432:43The43early43root43of43pharmacology43was43not43to43create43new43drugs43quickly.
Rationale433:43Early43pharmacology43involved43using43plants43to43relieve43symptoms43of43suffering.
Rationale434:43The43early43root43of43pharmacology43was43not43to43understand43how43drugs43take43their43effects.
Global43Rationale:43The43early43root43of43pharmacology43was43to43relieve43human43suffering,43not43to43create43
new43drugs43quickly43or43to43understand43how43drugs43take43their43effects.43Early43pharmacology43did43involve43
using43plants43to43relieve43symptoms43of43suffering.
Question4334
3Type:43MCS
A
Although43many43substances43can43be43considered43drugs,43which43drug43definition43is43the43most43appropriate?
1. Any43substance43that43is43found43in43nature43or43that43normally43occurs43in43the43body
2. Any43substance43that43is43synthesized43and43tested43in43the43laboratory43setting
3. Any43substance43that43is43taken43to43prevent,43cure,43or43reduce43symptoms43of43a43medical43condition
4. Any43substance43that43can43be43isolated43from43natural43substances43in43nature
Correct43Answer:433
Rationale431:43A43drug43is43not43a43substance43that43is43found43in43nature43or43that43normally43occurs43in43the43hum
an43body.
Rationale432:43A43drug43is43not43only43a43substance43that43is43synthesized43and43tested.
Rationale433:43A43drug43is43considered43to43be43any43substance43that43is43taken43to43prevent,43cure,43or43reduce43s
ymptoms43of43a43medical43condition.
Rationale434:43A43drug43is43not43only43a43substance43isolated43from43natural43substances.
Global43Rationale:4 3 A43drug43is43considered43to43be43any43substance43that43is43taken43to43prevent,43cure,43or43re
duce43symptoms43of43a43medical43condition.43A43drug43is43not43a43substance43that43is43found43in43nature43or43that43
normally43occurs43in43the43human43body;43it43is43not43any43substance43that43is43synthesized43and43tested43in43the43l
aboratory43setting,43nor43is43it43only43a43substance43isolated43from43natural43substances.
Question4344
3Type:43MCS
A
