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Pharmacology for Nurses-A Pathophysiologic Approach,
6th Edition (Adams, 2020), Chapters 1 - 50
,TABLEOFCONTENTS
,
, Pharmacology00for00Nurses,f6e00(Adams)00Chapter00100Int
roduction00to00Pharmacology
1) Afnurse00is00reviewing00key00events00in00the00history00of00pharmacology00with00a00student0
0nurse.Which00student00comment00indicatesfan00understanding?
1. "Early00 researchers00used00themselves00as00test00subjects."
2. "A00primary00goal00of00pharmacology00is00to00preventfdisease."
3. "Penicillin00is00one00of00the00initial00drugs00isolated00from00a00natural00source."
4. "Pharmacologistsfbegan00synthesizing00drugs00in00the00laboratory00in00the00nineteen
thcentu00ry."
ANS:00100Ex
pl00anation:
1. Some00early00researchers,00like00Friedrich00Serturner,00used00themselves00as0
0testsubj00ects.
2. An00early00goal00of00pharmacology00was00to00relieve00human00suffering.
3. Initial00drugs00isolated00from00complex00mixtures00included00morphine,fcolchicin
e,curar00e,00and00cocaine,00butfnot00penicillin.
4. By00the00twentieth00century,00pharmacologistsfcould00synthesize00drugsfin00t
helabor00atory.
Page00Ref:003
Cognitive00Level:0 0 Applying
Client00Need/Sub:00Physiological00Integrity:00Pharmacological00and00Parenteral00Therapies0
0Standa00rds:0 0 QSEN00Competencies:00I.A.100Integrate00understanding00of00multiplefdimen
sions00of00patient-
00centered00care:00patient/family/community00preferences,00values;00coordination00and00int
egration00of00care;00information,00communication,00and00education;00physical00comfort00and00e
motional00support;00involvement00of00family00and00friends;00and00transition00and00continuity.
|00AACN00Essential00Competencies:00I.700Integrate00the00knowledge00and00methodsfof00a00vari
ety00ofdisci00plines00to00inform00decision00making.00|00NLN00Competencies:00Knowledge00and00
Science:00Integration00of00knowledge00from00nursing00and00other00disciplines.00|00Nursing/Integr
ated00Concepts:00Nursing00Proces0 0 s:00Evaluation
Learning00Outcome:001-
1 Identify00key00events00in00the00history00offpharmacology.00MNL00Learning00Outcom
e:0 0 1.100E00xaminefthe00relationship00between00medicine00andpharmacology.
2) Afstudent00nurse00asks00a00nursing00instructor00why00anatomy00and00physiology00as00w
ell00asmicro00biology00are00required00courses00when00the00student00only00wants00to00l
earn00aboutfpharmacolo00gy.00What00is00the00best00response00by00the00instructor?
1. "Because00pharmacology00is00an00outgrowth00offthose00subjects."
2. "You00must00learn00all,00sincefall00of00those00subjects00are00partfof00the00curriculum."
3. "Knowledge00of00all00those00subjects00will00prepare00you00to00administer00medication."
4. "An00understanding00of00those00subjects00is00essential00to00understand00pharmacology."ANS
:0 0 4
Explanation:
1. Pharmacology00is00an00outgrowth00of00anatomy,00physiology,00and00microbiology,
00butthis00is00notfthe00most00essential00reason00for00the00nurse00to00learn00them.
2. The00nurse00mustflearn00anatomy,00physiology,00and00microbiology00to00understa
ndphar00macology,00notfbecause00they00are00partfof00the00curriculum.
Pharmacology for Nurses-A Pathophysiologic Approach,
6th Edition (Adams, 2020), Chapters 1 - 50
,TABLEOFCONTENTS
,
, Pharmacology00for00Nurses,f6e00(Adams)00Chapter00100Int
roduction00to00Pharmacology
1) Afnurse00is00reviewing00key00events00in00the00history00of00pharmacology00with00a00student0
0nurse.Which00student00comment00indicatesfan00understanding?
1. "Early00 researchers00used00themselves00as00test00subjects."
2. "A00primary00goal00of00pharmacology00is00to00preventfdisease."
3. "Penicillin00is00one00of00the00initial00drugs00isolated00from00a00natural00source."
4. "Pharmacologistsfbegan00synthesizing00drugs00in00the00laboratory00in00the00nineteen
thcentu00ry."
ANS:00100Ex
pl00anation:
1. Some00early00researchers,00like00Friedrich00Serturner,00used00themselves00as0
0testsubj00ects.
2. An00early00goal00of00pharmacology00was00to00relieve00human00suffering.
3. Initial00drugs00isolated00from00complex00mixtures00included00morphine,fcolchicin
e,curar00e,00and00cocaine,00butfnot00penicillin.
4. By00the00twentieth00century,00pharmacologistsfcould00synthesize00drugsfin00t
helabor00atory.
Page00Ref:003
Cognitive00Level:0 0 Applying
Client00Need/Sub:00Physiological00Integrity:00Pharmacological00and00Parenteral00Therapies0
0Standa00rds:0 0 QSEN00Competencies:00I.A.100Integrate00understanding00of00multiplefdimen
sions00of00patient-
00centered00care:00patient/family/community00preferences,00values;00coordination00and00int
egration00of00care;00information,00communication,00and00education;00physical00comfort00and00e
motional00support;00involvement00of00family00and00friends;00and00transition00and00continuity.
|00AACN00Essential00Competencies:00I.700Integrate00the00knowledge00and00methodsfof00a00vari
ety00ofdisci00plines00to00inform00decision00making.00|00NLN00Competencies:00Knowledge00and00
Science:00Integration00of00knowledge00from00nursing00and00other00disciplines.00|00Nursing/Integr
ated00Concepts:00Nursing00Proces0 0 s:00Evaluation
Learning00Outcome:001-
1 Identify00key00events00in00the00history00offpharmacology.00MNL00Learning00Outcom
e:0 0 1.100E00xaminefthe00relationship00between00medicine00andpharmacology.
2) Afstudent00nurse00asks00a00nursing00instructor00why00anatomy00and00physiology00as00w
ell00asmicro00biology00are00required00courses00when00the00student00only00wants00to00l
earn00aboutfpharmacolo00gy.00What00is00the00best00response00by00the00instructor?
1. "Because00pharmacology00is00an00outgrowth00offthose00subjects."
2. "You00must00learn00all,00sincefall00of00those00subjects00are00partfof00the00curriculum."
3. "Knowledge00of00all00those00subjects00will00prepare00you00to00administer00medication."
4. "An00understanding00of00those00subjects00is00essential00to00understand00pharmacology."ANS
:0 0 4
Explanation:
1. Pharmacology00is00an00outgrowth00of00anatomy,00physiology,00and00microbiology,
00butthis00is00notfthe00most00essential00reason00for00the00nurse00to00learn00them.
2. The00nurse00mustflearn00anatomy,00physiology,00and00microbiology00to00understa
ndphar00macology,00notfbecause00they00are00partfof00the00curriculum.
