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Chapterv1
Questionv1vT
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Thevnursevisvteachingvavpharmacologyvclassvtovavgroupvofvstudentvnurses.vWhichvkeyveventsvdoesvthevnursevincludevinv
thevhistoryvofvpharmacology?
Note:vCreditvwillvbevgivenvonlyvifvallvcorrectvchoicesvandvnovincorrectvchoicesvarevselected.
StandardvText:vSelectvallvthatvapply.
1. Earlyvresearchersvusedvthemselvesvandvanimalsvasvtestvsubjects.
2. Pharmacologistsvbeganvtovsynthesizevdrugsvinvthevlaboratoryvinvthev20thvcentury.
3. Modernvpharmacologyvbeganvinvthevmid-1600s.
4. Thevfirstvdrugsvincludedvmorphine,vcocaine,vandvpenicillin.
5. ThevDarkvAgesvprovidedvmuchvusefulvinformationvthatvwevstillvusevtoday.
CorrectvAnswer:v1,2
Rationalev1:vEarlyvresearchersvdidvusevthemselvesvandvanimalsvasvtestvsubjects.
Rationalev2:vPharmacologistsvdidvbeginvtovsynthesizevdrugsvinvthevlaboratoryvinvthev20thvcentury.
Rationalev3:vModernvpharmacologyvbeganvinvthev1800s,vnotv1600s.
Rationalev4:vThevfirstvdrugsvincludedvmorphinevandvcocaine,vbutvnotvpenicillin.
Rationalev5:vLittlevisvknownvaboutvpharmacologyvduringvthevDarkvAges.
GlobalvRationale:vThevnursevwouldvstatevthatvearlyvresearchersvdidvusevthemselvesvandvanimalsvasvtestvsubjects;vp
harmacologistsvdidvbeginvtovsynthesizevdrugsvinvthevlaboratoryvinvthev20thvcentury;vandvmodernvpharmacologyvbeg
anvinvthev1800s,vnotv1600s.vThevfirstvdrugsvincludedvmorphinevandvcocaine,vbutvnotvpenicillin.vLittlevisvknownvabout
vpharmacologyvduringvthevDarkvAges.
Questionv2vT
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Althoughvallvareasvofvmedicine,vincludingvpharmacology,vhavevmadevgreatvadvancesvinvthevlastvcentury,vthevearlyvro
otsvofvpharmacologyvstillvapplyvforvthevnursevandvothervhealthvprofessionals.vWhatvwerevthevearlyvrootsvofvpharmac
ology?
1. Applyingvproductsvtovrelievevhumanvsuffering
2. Creatingvnewvdrugsvasvquicklyvasvpossible
,3. Findingvmedicinalvalternativesvtovplants
4. Understandingvhowvdrugsvtakevtheirveffects
CorrectvAnswer:v1
Rationalev1:vThevearlyvrootvofvpharmacologyvwasvtovrelievevhumanvsuffering.
Rationalev2:vThevearlyvrootvofvpharmacologyvwasvnotvtovcreatevnewvdrugsvquickly.
Rationalev3:vEarlyvpharmacologyvinvolvedvusingvplantsvtovrelievevsymptomsvofvsuffering.
Rationalev4:vThevearlyvrootvofvpharmacologyvwasvnotvtovunderstandvhowvdrugsvtakevtheirveffects.
GlobalvRationale:vThevearlyvrootvofvpharmacologyvwasvtovrelievevhumanvsuffering,vnotvtovcreatevnewvdrugsvquickl
yvorvtovunderstandvhowvdrugsvtakevtheirveffects.vEarlyvpharmacologyvdidvinvolvevusingvplantsvtovrelievevsymptomsv
ofvsuffering.
Questionv3vT
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Althoughvmanyvsubstancesvcanvbevconsideredvdrugs,vwhichvdrugvdefinitionvisvthevmostvappropriate?
1. Anyvsubstancevthatvisvfoundvinvnaturevorvthatvnormallyvoccursvinvthevbody
2. Anyvsubstancevthatvisvsynthesizedvandvtestedvinvthevlaboratoryvsetting
3. Anyvsubstancevthatvisvtakenvtovprevent,vcure,vorvreducevsymptomsvofvavmedicalvcondition
4. Anyvsubstancevthatvcanvbevisolatedvfromvnaturalvsubstancesvinvnature
CorrectvAnswer:v3
Rationalev1:vAvdrugvisvnotvavsubstancevthatvisvfoundvinvnaturevorvthatvnormallyvoccursvinvthevhumanvbody.
Rationalev2:vAvdrugvisvnotvonlyvavsubstancevthatvisvsynthesizedvandvtested.
Rationalev3:vAvdrugvisvconsideredvtovbevanyvsubstancevthatvisvtakenvtovprevent,vcure,vorvreducevsymptomsvofvavmedic
alvcondition.
Rationalev4:vAvdrugvisvnotvonlyvavsubstancevisolatedvfromvnaturalvsubstances.
GlobalvRationale:v Avdrugvisvconsideredvtovbevanyvsubstancevthatvisvtakenvtovprevent,vcure,vorvreducevsymptomsvofvav
medicalvcondition.vAvdrugvisvnotvavsubstancevthatvisvfoundvinvnaturevorvthatvnormallyvoccursvinvthevhumanvbody;vitvisvn
otvanyvsubstancevthatvisvsynthesizedvandvtestedvinvthevlaboratoryvsetting,vnorvisvitvonlyvavsubstancevisolatedvfromvnatur
alvsubstances.
Questionv4vT
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Pharmacotherapyvisvavcriticalvinterventionvforvmanyvconditions,vandvavkeyvpartvofvnursingvintervention.vWhichvstate
mentvbestvdescribesvpharmacotherapy?
,1. Thevstudyvofvmedicinevandvdrugvtherapy
2. Thevapplicationvofvnaturalvsubstancesvtovcurevdiseases
3. Thevapplicationvofvdrugsvforvthevpreventionvandvtreatmentvofvdiseasevandvhumanvsuffering
4. Understandingvthevdifferencevbetweenvtradevandvgenericvmedications
CorrectvAnswer:v3
Rationalev1:vPharmacotherapyvisvnotvjustvthevstudyvofvmedicinevandvdrugvtherapy.
Rationalev2:vPharmacotherapyvisvnotvthevapplicationvofvnaturalvsubstancesvtovcurevdiseases.
Rationalev3:vPharmacotherapyvisvthevapplicationvofvdrugsvforvthevpreventionvandvtreatmentvofvdiseasesvandvhumanvsuffe
ring.
Rationalev4:vPharmacotherapyvcomprisesvmorevthanvunderstandingvthevdifferencevbetweenvtradevandvgenericvdrugs
.
GlobalvRationale:vPharmacotherapyvisvthevapplicationvofvdrugsvforvthevpreventionvandvtreatmentvofvdiseasesvandvhu
manvsuffering.vItvisvnotvjustvthevstudyvofvmedicinevandvdrugvtherapyvnorvisvitvthevapplicationvofvnaturalvsubstancesvtovc
urevdiseases.vPharmacotherapyvcomprisesvmorevthanvunderstandingvthevdifferencevbetweenvtradevandvgenericvdrugs.
Questionv5vT
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Whichvprinciplevbestvdescribesvwhatvthevnursevisvexpectedvtovunderstandvwhenvadministeringvmedicationvtovavclient
?
1. Thevpharmacotherapeuticsvforvallvofvthevmedications
2. Thevmostvcommonvsideveffectsvofvthevdrug’svprototype
3. Thevtradevandvgenericvnamesvforvallvofvthevmedications
4. Thevcostvofvthevdrugvtherapy
CorrectvAnswer:v1
Rationalev1:vThevnursevshouldvunderstandvthevpharmacotherapeuticsvforvallvmedicationsvthatvthevclientvisvreceiving.
Rationalev2:vThevnursevshouldvunderstandvmuchvmorevaboutvavdrugvthanvjustvthevcommonvsideveffectsvofvthevdrug’sv
prototype.
Rationalev3:vThevnursevshouldvunderstandvmuchvmorevaboutvavdrugvthanvjustvitsvtradevandvgenericvnames.
Rationalev4:vThevcostvofvdrugvtherapyvisvnotvavprinciplevofvdrugvadministration.
, GlobalvRationale:vThevnursevisvexpectedvtovunderstandvthevpharmacotherapeuticsvforvallvmedicationsvthatvthevclientv
isvreceiving.vThevnursevshouldvunderstandvmuchvmorevthanvthevcommonvsideveffectsvofvthevdrug’svprototypevandvthevt
radevandvgenericvnames.vThevcostvofvdrugvtherapyvisvnotvavprinciplevofvdrugvadministration.
Questionv6vT
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ThevFoodvandvDrugvAdministrationvclassifiesvdrugsvbyvcategory,vandvthesevcategoriesvandvdrugsvarevfoundvinvthev“O
rangevBook.”vTovfindvoutvwhichvdrugsvtreatvhypertension,vthevnursevwouldvlookvundervwhichvclassification?
1. Cardiac
2. Pharmacologic
3. Disease
4. Therapeutic
CorrectvAnswer:v4
Rationalev1:vTherevisvnovcardiacvclassification.
Rationalev2:vThevpharmacologicvcategoryvdescribesvhowvthevdrugvworks,vnotvwhatvconditionvthevdrugvtreats.vHowe
ver,vthevnursevcouldvdeterminevwhatvconditionvthevdrugvtreatsvbyvknowingvhowvthevdrugvworks.
Rationalev3:vDiseasevisvnotvavcategory.
Rationalev4:vThevnursevwouldvlookvundervthevtherapeuticvcategoryvtovfindvoutvwhatvavdrugvwillvtreat.
GlobalvRationale:vTovfindvoutvwhichvdrugsvtreatvhypertension,vthevnursevwouldvlookvundervthevtherapeuticvcategory
vtovfindvoutvwhatvavdrugvwillvtreat.vThevpharmacologicvcategoryvdescribesvhowvthevdrugvworks,vnotvwhatvconditionvth
evdrugvtreats.vHowever,vthevnursevcouldvdeterminevwhatvconditionvthevdrugvtreatsvbyvknowingvhowvthevdrugvworks.vD
iseasevisvnotvavcategoryvandvtherevisvnovcardiacvclassification.
Questionv7vT
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Thevnursevisvcreatingvavteachingvplanvforvavclientvonvthevcardiacvunitvandvisvresearchingvthevmedicationsvthevclientvisvcurr
entlyvtakingvtovunderstandvhowveachvdrugvproducesvitsveffectsvinvthevbody.vTovfindvthisvinformation,vthevnursevlooksvupv
whichvclassificationvforveachvmedication?
1. Therapeutic
2. Cardiac
3. Disease
4. Pharmacologic
CorrectvAnswer:v4
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Chapterv1
Questionv1vT
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Thevnursevisvteachingvavpharmacologyvclassvtovavgroupvofvstudentvnurses.vWhichvkeyveventsvdoesvthevnursevincludevinv
thevhistoryvofvpharmacology?
Note:vCreditvwillvbevgivenvonlyvifvallvcorrectvchoicesvandvnovincorrectvchoicesvarevselected.
StandardvText:vSelectvallvthatvapply.
1. Earlyvresearchersvusedvthemselvesvandvanimalsvasvtestvsubjects.
2. Pharmacologistsvbeganvtovsynthesizevdrugsvinvthevlaboratoryvinvthev20thvcentury.
3. Modernvpharmacologyvbeganvinvthevmid-1600s.
4. Thevfirstvdrugsvincludedvmorphine,vcocaine,vandvpenicillin.
5. ThevDarkvAgesvprovidedvmuchvusefulvinformationvthatvwevstillvusevtoday.
CorrectvAnswer:v1,2
Rationalev1:vEarlyvresearchersvdidvusevthemselvesvandvanimalsvasvtestvsubjects.
Rationalev2:vPharmacologistsvdidvbeginvtovsynthesizevdrugsvinvthevlaboratoryvinvthev20thvcentury.
Rationalev3:vModernvpharmacologyvbeganvinvthev1800s,vnotv1600s.
Rationalev4:vThevfirstvdrugsvincludedvmorphinevandvcocaine,vbutvnotvpenicillin.
Rationalev5:vLittlevisvknownvaboutvpharmacologyvduringvthevDarkvAges.
GlobalvRationale:vThevnursevwouldvstatevthatvearlyvresearchersvdidvusevthemselvesvandvanimalsvasvtestvsubjects;vp
harmacologistsvdidvbeginvtovsynthesizevdrugsvinvthevlaboratoryvinvthev20thvcentury;vandvmodernvpharmacologyvbeg
anvinvthev1800s,vnotv1600s.vThevfirstvdrugsvincludedvmorphinevandvcocaine,vbutvnotvpenicillin.vLittlevisvknownvabout
vpharmacologyvduringvthevDarkvAges.
Questionv2vT
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Althoughvallvareasvofvmedicine,vincludingvpharmacology,vhavevmadevgreatvadvancesvinvthevlastvcentury,vthevearlyvro
otsvofvpharmacologyvstillvapplyvforvthevnursevandvothervhealthvprofessionals.vWhatvwerevthevearlyvrootsvofvpharmac
ology?
1. Applyingvproductsvtovrelievevhumanvsuffering
2. Creatingvnewvdrugsvasvquicklyvasvpossible
,3. Findingvmedicinalvalternativesvtovplants
4. Understandingvhowvdrugsvtakevtheirveffects
CorrectvAnswer:v1
Rationalev1:vThevearlyvrootvofvpharmacologyvwasvtovrelievevhumanvsuffering.
Rationalev2:vThevearlyvrootvofvpharmacologyvwasvnotvtovcreatevnewvdrugsvquickly.
Rationalev3:vEarlyvpharmacologyvinvolvedvusingvplantsvtovrelievevsymptomsvofvsuffering.
Rationalev4:vThevearlyvrootvofvpharmacologyvwasvnotvtovunderstandvhowvdrugsvtakevtheirveffects.
GlobalvRationale:vThevearlyvrootvofvpharmacologyvwasvtovrelievevhumanvsuffering,vnotvtovcreatevnewvdrugsvquickl
yvorvtovunderstandvhowvdrugsvtakevtheirveffects.vEarlyvpharmacologyvdidvinvolvevusingvplantsvtovrelievevsymptomsv
ofvsuffering.
Questionv3vT
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Althoughvmanyvsubstancesvcanvbevconsideredvdrugs,vwhichvdrugvdefinitionvisvthevmostvappropriate?
1. Anyvsubstancevthatvisvfoundvinvnaturevorvthatvnormallyvoccursvinvthevbody
2. Anyvsubstancevthatvisvsynthesizedvandvtestedvinvthevlaboratoryvsetting
3. Anyvsubstancevthatvisvtakenvtovprevent,vcure,vorvreducevsymptomsvofvavmedicalvcondition
4. Anyvsubstancevthatvcanvbevisolatedvfromvnaturalvsubstancesvinvnature
CorrectvAnswer:v3
Rationalev1:vAvdrugvisvnotvavsubstancevthatvisvfoundvinvnaturevorvthatvnormallyvoccursvinvthevhumanvbody.
Rationalev2:vAvdrugvisvnotvonlyvavsubstancevthatvisvsynthesizedvandvtested.
Rationalev3:vAvdrugvisvconsideredvtovbevanyvsubstancevthatvisvtakenvtovprevent,vcure,vorvreducevsymptomsvofvavmedic
alvcondition.
Rationalev4:vAvdrugvisvnotvonlyvavsubstancevisolatedvfromvnaturalvsubstances.
GlobalvRationale:v Avdrugvisvconsideredvtovbevanyvsubstancevthatvisvtakenvtovprevent,vcure,vorvreducevsymptomsvofvav
medicalvcondition.vAvdrugvisvnotvavsubstancevthatvisvfoundvinvnaturevorvthatvnormallyvoccursvinvthevhumanvbody;vitvisvn
otvanyvsubstancevthatvisvsynthesizedvandvtestedvinvthevlaboratoryvsetting,vnorvisvitvonlyvavsubstancevisolatedvfromvnatur
alvsubstances.
Questionv4vT
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Pharmacotherapyvisvavcriticalvinterventionvforvmanyvconditions,vandvavkeyvpartvofvnursingvintervention.vWhichvstate
mentvbestvdescribesvpharmacotherapy?
,1. Thevstudyvofvmedicinevandvdrugvtherapy
2. Thevapplicationvofvnaturalvsubstancesvtovcurevdiseases
3. Thevapplicationvofvdrugsvforvthevpreventionvandvtreatmentvofvdiseasevandvhumanvsuffering
4. Understandingvthevdifferencevbetweenvtradevandvgenericvmedications
CorrectvAnswer:v3
Rationalev1:vPharmacotherapyvisvnotvjustvthevstudyvofvmedicinevandvdrugvtherapy.
Rationalev2:vPharmacotherapyvisvnotvthevapplicationvofvnaturalvsubstancesvtovcurevdiseases.
Rationalev3:vPharmacotherapyvisvthevapplicationvofvdrugsvforvthevpreventionvandvtreatmentvofvdiseasesvandvhumanvsuffe
ring.
Rationalev4:vPharmacotherapyvcomprisesvmorevthanvunderstandingvthevdifferencevbetweenvtradevandvgenericvdrugs
.
GlobalvRationale:vPharmacotherapyvisvthevapplicationvofvdrugsvforvthevpreventionvandvtreatmentvofvdiseasesvandvhu
manvsuffering.vItvisvnotvjustvthevstudyvofvmedicinevandvdrugvtherapyvnorvisvitvthevapplicationvofvnaturalvsubstancesvtovc
urevdiseases.vPharmacotherapyvcomprisesvmorevthanvunderstandingvthevdifferencevbetweenvtradevandvgenericvdrugs.
Questionv5vT
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Whichvprinciplevbestvdescribesvwhatvthevnursevisvexpectedvtovunderstandvwhenvadministeringvmedicationvtovavclient
?
1. Thevpharmacotherapeuticsvforvallvofvthevmedications
2. Thevmostvcommonvsideveffectsvofvthevdrug’svprototype
3. Thevtradevandvgenericvnamesvforvallvofvthevmedications
4. Thevcostvofvthevdrugvtherapy
CorrectvAnswer:v1
Rationalev1:vThevnursevshouldvunderstandvthevpharmacotherapeuticsvforvallvmedicationsvthatvthevclientvisvreceiving.
Rationalev2:vThevnursevshouldvunderstandvmuchvmorevaboutvavdrugvthanvjustvthevcommonvsideveffectsvofvthevdrug’sv
prototype.
Rationalev3:vThevnursevshouldvunderstandvmuchvmorevaboutvavdrugvthanvjustvitsvtradevandvgenericvnames.
Rationalev4:vThevcostvofvdrugvtherapyvisvnotvavprinciplevofvdrugvadministration.
, GlobalvRationale:vThevnursevisvexpectedvtovunderstandvthevpharmacotherapeuticsvforvallvmedicationsvthatvthevclientv
isvreceiving.vThevnursevshouldvunderstandvmuchvmorevthanvthevcommonvsideveffectsvofvthevdrug’svprototypevandvthevt
radevandvgenericvnames.vThevcostvofvdrugvtherapyvisvnotvavprinciplevofvdrugvadministration.
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ThevFoodvandvDrugvAdministrationvclassifiesvdrugsvbyvcategory,vandvthesevcategoriesvandvdrugsvarevfoundvinvthev“O
rangevBook.”vTovfindvoutvwhichvdrugsvtreatvhypertension,vthevnursevwouldvlookvundervwhichvclassification?
1. Cardiac
2. Pharmacologic
3. Disease
4. Therapeutic
CorrectvAnswer:v4
Rationalev1:vTherevisvnovcardiacvclassification.
Rationalev2:vThevpharmacologicvcategoryvdescribesvhowvthevdrugvworks,vnotvwhatvconditionvthevdrugvtreats.vHowe
ver,vthevnursevcouldvdeterminevwhatvconditionvthevdrugvtreatsvbyvknowingvhowvthevdrugvworks.
Rationalev3:vDiseasevisvnotvavcategory.
Rationalev4:vThevnursevwouldvlookvundervthevtherapeuticvcategoryvtovfindvoutvwhatvavdrugvwillvtreat.
GlobalvRationale:vTovfindvoutvwhichvdrugsvtreatvhypertension,vthevnursevwouldvlookvundervthevtherapeuticvcategory
vtovfindvoutvwhatvavdrugvwillvtreat.vThevpharmacologicvcategoryvdescribesvhowvthevdrugvworks,vnotvwhatvconditionvth
evdrugvtreats.vHowever,vthevnursevcouldvdeterminevwhatvconditionvthevdrugvtreatsvbyvknowingvhowvthevdrugvworks.vD
iseasevisvnotvavcategoryvandvtherevisvnovcardiacvclassification.
Questionv7vT
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Thevnursevisvcreatingvavteachingvplanvforvavclientvonvthevcardiacvunitvandvisvresearchingvthevmedicationsvthevclientvisvcurr
entlyvtakingvtovunderstandvhowveachvdrugvproducesvitsveffectsvinvthevbody.vTovfindvthisvinformation,vthevnursevlooksvupv
whichvclassificationvforveachvmedication?
1. Therapeutic
2. Cardiac
3. Disease
4. Pharmacologic
CorrectvAnswer:v4
