Pharmacology for Nurses-A Pathophysiologic Approach,
6th Edition (Adams, 2020), Chapters 1 - 50
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, Pharmacology01for01Nurses,f6e01(Adams)01Chapter01101Int
roduction01to01Pharmacology
1) Afnurse01is01reviewing01key01events01in01the01history01of01pharmacology01with01a01student0
1nurse.Which01student01comment01indicatesfan01understanding?
1. "Early01 researchers01used01themselves01as01test01subjects."
2. "A01primary01goal01of01pharmacology01is01to01preventfdisease."
3. "Penicillin01is01one01of01the01initial01drugs01isolated01from01a01natural01source."
4. "Pharmacologistsfbegan01synthesizing01drugs01in01the01laboratory01in01the01nineteen
thcentu01ry."
ANS:01101Ex
pl01anation:
1. Some01early01researchers,01like01Friedrich01Serturner,01used01themselves01as0
1testsubj01ects.
2. An01early01goal01of01pharmacology01was01to01relieve01human01suffering.
3. Initial01drugs01isolated01from01complex01mixtures01included01morphine,fcolchicin
e,curar01e,01and01cocaine,01butfnot01penicillin.
4. By01the01twentieth01century,01pharmacologistsfcould01synthesize01drugsfin01t
helabor01atory.
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Cognitive01Level:0 1 Applying
Client01Need/Sub:01Physiological01Integrity:01Pharmacological01and01Parenteral01Therapies0
1Standa01rds:0 1 QSEN01Competencies:01I.A.101Integrate01understanding01of01multiplefdimen
sions01of01patient-
01centered01care:01patient/family/community01preferences,01values;01coordination01and01int
egration01of01care;01information,01communication,01and01education;01physical01comfort01and01e
motional01support;01involvement01of01family01and01friends;01and01transition01and01continuity.
|01AACN01Essential01Competencies:01I.701Integrate01the01knowledge01and01methodsfof01a01vari
ety01ofdisci01plines01to01inform01decision01making.01|01NLN01Competencies:01Knowledge01and01
Science:01Integration01of01knowledge01from01nursing01and01other01disciplines.01|01Nursing/Integr
ated01Concepts:01Nursing01Proces0 1 s:01Evaluation
Learning01Outcome:011-
1 Identify01key01events01in01the01history01offpharmacology.01MNL01Learning01Outcom
e:0 1 1.101E01xaminefthe01relationship01between01medicine01andpharmacology.
2) Afstudent01nurse01asks01a01nursing01instructor01why01anatomy01and01physiology01as01w
ell01asmicro01biology01are01required01courses01when01the01student01only01wants01to01l
earn01aboutfpharmacolo01gy.01What01is01the01best01response01by01the01instructor?
1. "Because01pharmacology01is01an01outgrowth01offthose01subjects."
2. "You01must01learn01all,01sincefall01of01those01subjects01are01partfof01the01curriculum."
3. "Knowledge01of01all01those01subjects01will01prepare01you01to01administer01medication."
4. "An01understanding01of01those01subjects01is01essential01to01understand01pharmacology."ANS
:0 1 4
Explanation:
1. Pharmacology01is01an01outgrowth01of01anatomy,01physiology,01and01microbiology,
01butthis01is01notfthe01most01essential01reason01for01the01nurse01to01learn01them.
2. The01nurse01mustflearn01anatomy,01physiology,01and01microbiology01to01understa
ndphar01macology,01notfbecause01they01are01partfof01the01curriculum.