PharmacologyforNurses-APathophysiologicApproach,
7th Edition(Adams,2025),Chapters1-50
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K1K IntroductionKtoKPharmacology
1)A nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student nurse.Whic
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1."EarlyKresearchersKusedKthemselvesKasKtestKsubjects."
2."AKprimaryKgoalKofKpharmacologyKis toKpreventKdisease." 2
3."PenicillinKisKoneKofKtheKinitialKdrugsKisolatedKfromKaKnaturalKsource."
4."PharmacologistsKbeganKsynthesizingKdrugs inKtheKlaboratoryKinKtheKnineteenthcentur 2
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1.SomeKearlyKresearchers,KlikeKFriedrichKSerturner,KusedKthemselvesKasKtestsubjects.
2.AnKearlyKgoalKofKpharmacologyKwasKto relieveKhumanKsuffering. K
3.Initial drugs isolated from complex mixtures included morphine, colchicine,curar
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e, a ndKcocaine,KbutKnotKpenicillin.
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4.ByKtheKtwentiethKcentury,KpharmacologistsKcouldKsynthesizeKdrugsKinKthelaborat
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PageKRef:K3
CognitiveKLevel:KApplying
ClientKNeed/Sub:KPhysiologicalKIntegrity:KPharmacologicalKandKParenteralKTherapiesKStandards:
KQS KENKCompetencies:KI.A.1KIntegrateKunderstandingKofKmultipleKdimensionsKofKpatient-
centeredKcare:Kpatient/family/communityKpreferences,Kvalues;KcoordinationKandKintegrationKofKc
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Kinformation, Kcommunication,KandKeducation;KphysicalKcomfortKandKemotionalKsupport;Kinvolve
me ntKofKfamilyKandKfriends;KandKtransitionKandKcontinuity.
|KAACNKEssentialKCompetencies:KI.7KIntegrateKtheKknowledgeKandKmethodsKofKaKvarietyKofdisci
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KtKoKinformKdecisionKmaking.K|KNLNKCompetencies:KKnowledgeKandKScience:KIntegrationKofKkn
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dgeKfromKnursingKandKotherKdisciplines.K|KNursing/IntegratedKConcepts:KNursingKProcess:KEvalu
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1IdentifyKkeyKevents2inKtheKhistoryKofKpharmacology.KMNLKLearningKOutcome:K1.1KExa
mKineKtheKrelationshipKbetweenKmedicineKandpharmacology.
2)AKstudentKnurseKasksKaKnursingKinstructorKwhyKanatomyKandKphysiologyKasKwellKasmicrob
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yKareKrequiredKcoursesKwhenKthe2studentKonlyKwantsKtoKlearnKaboutKpharmacology.KWh
atKi sKtKheKbestKresponseKbyKtheKinstructor?
1."BecauseKpharmacologyKisKanKoutgrowthKofKthoseKsubjects."
2."YouKmustKlearnKall,KsinceKallKofKthoseKsubjectsKareKpartKofKtheKcurriculum."
3."KnowledgeKofKallKthoseKsubjectsKwillKprepareKyouKtoKadministerKmedication."
4."An understanding of those subjects is essential to understand pharmacology."ANS;
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1.PharmacologyKisKanKoutgrowthKofKanatomy,Kphysiology,KandKmicrobiology,KbutthisKis 2
not the most essential reason for the nurse to learn them.
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