Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic Approach 7th Edition Test Bank, (2026) By Michael Adams, Norman Holland & Shanti Chang|ISBN 9780138097042 A+

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1 Introduction to Pharmacology
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1) A nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student nurse. Which
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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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4. "Pharmacologists began synthesizing drugs in the laboratory in the nineteenth century." A R R R R R R R R R R R



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Explanation:
1. Some early researchers, like Friedrich Serturner, used themselves 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, colchicine, curare, and c
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ocaine, but not penicillin. R R R



4. By the twentieth century, pharmacologists could synthesize drugs in the laboratory. P
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Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies Standards
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: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of patient-
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Rcentered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and integrationofc are
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;information,KcommuNnUicRaStIiNonG,TaBn. CdOeMd ucation; physicalcomfortKandemotional support; inv
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,olvement of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN Essential Compet encies: I.7
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Integrate the knowledge and methods of a variety of disciplines to inform decision making. | NLN
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Competencies: Knowledge and Science: Integration of
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knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Eval uation
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Learning Outcome: 1-1 Identify key events in the history of pharmacology.
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MNL Learning Outcome: 1.1 Examine the relationship between medicine and pharmacology.
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,2) A student nurse asks a nursing instructor why anatomy and physiology as well as mi
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crobiology are required courses when the student only wants to learn about phar
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macology. What is the best response by the instructor? R R R R R R R R



1. "Because pharmacology is an outgrowth of those subjects." R R R R R R R



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." R R R R R R R R R R



4. "An understanding of those subjects is essential to understand pharmacology." A
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Explanation:
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e most essential reason for the nurse to learn them.
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2. The nurse must learn anatomy, physiology, and microbiology to understand p
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harmacology, not because they are part of the curriculum. R R R R R R R R



3. Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and microbiology prepares the nurse to understand p
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harmacology, not to provide care such as administration of medications. R R R R R R R R R



4. It is essential for the nurse to have a broad knowledge base of many sciences in order to lear
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emotional support; involvement of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN Es
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sential Competencies: I.7 Integrate the knowledge and methods of a variety of disciplines to inf or
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m decision making. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: Integration of knowledge f rom
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nursingKand other disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Implementa tion
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2 Explain the interdisciplinary nature of pharmacology, giving an example of how knowledge fro m
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different sciences impacts the nurse's role in drug administration.
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MNL Learning Outcome: 1.1 Examine the relationship between medicine and pharmacology.
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, 3) A nurse is teaching a group of nurses about the differences between pharmacology and th er
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apeutics. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when which statements are m ade?
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Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select a ll th
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1. "Pharmacology is the development of medicines." R R R R R



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



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



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



5. "Pharmacology is the study of drugs to prevent disease." A R R R R R R R R R



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4. Therapeutics is not related to study of drug interactions. R R R R R R R R



5. Pharmacotherapy is the application of drugs for the purpose of disease prevention. Pa R R R R R R R R R R R R



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Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies Stan d
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emotional support; involvement of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN Es sen
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tial Competencies: I.7 Integrate the knowledge and methods of a variety of disciplines to inf orm de
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cision making. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: Integration of knowledge f rom nursi
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ngKand other disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Evaluation Learning Out
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come: 1-3 Compare and contrast therapeutics and pharmacology.
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MNL Learning Outcome: 1.1 Examine the relationship between medicine and pharmacology.
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