NURS 3100 MY LAB MODULES 1-3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NURS 3100 MY LAB MODULES 1-3 A nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student nurse. Which student comment indicates an understanding? A. "Early researchers used themselves as test subjects." B. "Pharmacologists began synthesizing drugs in the laboratory in the nineteenth century." C. "Penicillin is one of the initial drugs isolated from a natural source." D. "A primary goal of pharmacology is to prevent disease." - Answer- "Early researchers used themselves as test subjects." A student nurse asks a nursing instructor why anatomy and physiology as well as microbiology when the student only wants to learn about pharmacology. What is the best response by the instructor? A. "Knowledge of all those subjects will prepare you to administer medication." B. "You must learn all, since all of those subjects are part of the curriculum." C. "Because pharmacology is an outgrowth of those subjects." D. "An understanding of those subjects is essential to understand pharmacology." - Answer- "An understanding of those subjects is essential to understand pharmacology." A nurse is teaching a group of nurses about the differences between pharmacology and therapeutics. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when which statements are made? Select all that apply. A. "Pharmacology is the development of medicines." B. "Pharmacology is the study of medicines." C. "Therapeutics relates to drug use to treat suffering." D. "Therapeutics is the study of drug interactions." E. "Pharmacology is the study of drugs to prevent disease." - Answer- "Pharmacology is the study of medicines." "Pharmacology is the study of drugs to prevent disease." A nurse administers a vaccine to a client. What is the nurse's best understanding as it relates to the manufacture of a vaccine? A. The vaccine is naturally produced in animal cells or microorganisms.= B. The vaccine is produced by natural plant extracts in the laboratory. C. The vaccine is most commonly synthesized in a laboratory. D. The vaccine is produced - Answer- The vaccine is naturally produced in animal cells or microorganisms. An older client is admitted with gastrointestinal bleeding. The client says to the nurse, "I don't understand this. All I did was take ibuprofen (Advil) for my arthritis." What is the nurse's best response? A. Review nonpharmacologic methods to relieve joint pain. B. Encourage the client to substitute safer drugs, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol). C. Teach the client about the side effects of ibuprofen (Advil). D. Remind the client to contact their healthcare provider before taking any over-the-counter (OTC) medications. - Answer- Teach the client about the side effects of ibuprofen (Advil).