TEST BANK for Pharmacology for Nurses-A
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l# Pathophysiologic Approach,
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7th Edition (Adams, 2024), Chapters 1 - 50
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, TABLE OF
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l# CONTENTS
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, Pharmacology l#for l#Nurses, l#7e l#(Adams)
l#Chapter l#1 l # Introduction l#to l#Pharmacology
1) A l#nurse l#is l#reviewing l#key l#events l#in l#the l#history l#of l#pharmacology l#with l#a
l#student l#nurse. l# Which l#student l#comment l#indicates l#an l#understanding?
1. "Early l#researchers l#used l#themselves l#as l#test l#subjects."
2. "A l#primary l#goal l#of l#pharmacology l#is l#to l#prevent l#disease."
3. "Penicillin l#is l#one l#of l#the l#initial l#drugs l#isolated l#from l#a l#natural l#source."
4. "Pharmacologists l#began l#synthesizing l#drugs l#in l#the l#laboratory l#in l#the
l#nineteenthl# century."
ANSWER:
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l#Explanatio
n:
1. Some l#early l#researchers, l#like l#Friedrich l#Serturner, l#used l#themselves
l#as l#testl#subjects.
2. An l#early l#goal l#of l#pharmacology l#was l#to l#relieve l#human l#suffering.
3. Initial l#drugs l#isolated l#from l#complex l#mixtures l#included l#morphine,
l#colchicine, l#curare, l#and l#cocaine, l#but l#not l#penicillin.
4. By l#the l#twentieth l#century, l#pharmacologists l#could l#synthesize l#drugs
l#in l#thel#
laboratory.
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Cognitive l#Level: l # Applying
Client l#Need/Sub: l#Physiological l#Integrity: l#Pharmacological l#and l#Parenteral
l#Therapies l#Standards: l # QSEN l#Competencies: l#I.A.1 l#Integrate l# understanding l # of
l#multiple l# dimensions l#of l#patient-centered l#care: l# patient/family/community
l#preferences, l#values; l#coordination l#and l#integration l#of l#care; l#information,
l#communication, l#and l#education; l#physical l#comfort l#and l#emotional l#support;
l#involvement l#of l#family l#and l#friends; l#and l#transition l#and l#continuity.
| l#AACN l#Essential l#Competencies: l#I.7 l#Integrate l#the l#knowledge l#and l#methods l#of l#a
l#variety l#ofl# disciplines l#to l#inform l#decision l#making. l#| l#NLN l#Competencies:
l#Knowledge l#and l#Science: l#Integration l#of l#knowledge l#from l#nursing l#and l#other
l#disciplines. l#| l#Nursing/Integrated l#Concepts: l#Nursing l#Process: l#Evaluation
Learning l#Outcome: l#1-1 l#Identify l#key l#events l#in l#the l#history l#of
l#pharmacology. l#MNL l#Learning l#Outcome: l # 1.1 l#Examine l#the l#relationship
l#between l#medicine l#andl# pharmacology.
2) A l#student l#nurse l#asks l#a l#nursing l#instructor l#why l#anatomy l#and l#physiology
l#as l#well l#asl# microbiology l#are l#required l#courses l#when l#the l#student l#only
l#wants l#to l#learn l#about l#pharmacology. l#What l#is l#the l#best l#response l#by l#the
l#instructor?
1. "Because l#pharmacology l#is l#an l#outgrowth l#of l#those l#subjects."
2. "You l#must l#learn l#all, l#since l#all l#of l#those l#subjects l#are l#part l#of l#the
l#curriculum."
3. "Knowledge l#of l#all l#those l#subjects l#will l#prepare l#you l#to l#administer l#medication."
l# l# l# l# l#
l# Pathophysiologic Approach,
l#
7th Edition (Adams, 2024), Chapters 1 - 50
l# l# l# l# l# l# l# l# l#
, TABLE OF
l#
l# CONTENTS
,
, Pharmacology l#for l#Nurses, l#7e l#(Adams)
l#Chapter l#1 l # Introduction l#to l#Pharmacology
1) A l#nurse l#is l#reviewing l#key l#events l#in l#the l#history l#of l#pharmacology l#with l#a
l#student l#nurse. l# Which l#student l#comment l#indicates l#an l#understanding?
1. "Early l#researchers l#used l#themselves l#as l#test l#subjects."
2. "A l#primary l#goal l#of l#pharmacology l#is l#to l#prevent l#disease."
3. "Penicillin l#is l#one l#of l#the l#initial l#drugs l#isolated l#from l#a l#natural l#source."
4. "Pharmacologists l#began l#synthesizing l#drugs l#in l#the l#laboratory l#in l#the
l#nineteenthl# century."
ANSWER:
l#1
l#Explanatio
n:
1. Some l#early l#researchers, l#like l#Friedrich l#Serturner, l#used l#themselves
l#as l#testl#subjects.
2. An l#early l#goal l#of l#pharmacology l#was l#to l#relieve l#human l#suffering.
3. Initial l#drugs l#isolated l#from l#complex l#mixtures l#included l#morphine,
l#colchicine, l#curare, l#and l#cocaine, l#but l#not l#penicillin.
4. By l#the l#twentieth l#century, l#pharmacologists l#could l#synthesize l#drugs
l#in l#thel#
laboratory.
Page l#Ref: l#3
Cognitive l#Level: l # Applying
Client l#Need/Sub: l#Physiological l#Integrity: l#Pharmacological l#and l#Parenteral
l#Therapies l#Standards: l # QSEN l#Competencies: l#I.A.1 l#Integrate l# understanding l # of
l#multiple l# dimensions l#of l#patient-centered l#care: l# patient/family/community
l#preferences, l#values; l#coordination l#and l#integration l#of l#care; l#information,
l#communication, l#and l#education; l#physical l#comfort l#and l#emotional l#support;
l#involvement l#of l#family l#and l#friends; l#and l#transition l#and l#continuity.
| l#AACN l#Essential l#Competencies: l#I.7 l#Integrate l#the l#knowledge l#and l#methods l#of l#a
l#variety l#ofl# disciplines l#to l#inform l#decision l#making. l#| l#NLN l#Competencies:
l#Knowledge l#and l#Science: l#Integration l#of l#knowledge l#from l#nursing l#and l#other
l#disciplines. l#| l#Nursing/Integrated l#Concepts: l#Nursing l#Process: l#Evaluation
Learning l#Outcome: l#1-1 l#Identify l#key l#events l#in l#the l#history l#of
l#pharmacology. l#MNL l#Learning l#Outcome: l # 1.1 l#Examine l#the l#relationship
l#between l#medicine l#andl# pharmacology.
2) A l#student l#nurse l#asks l#a l#nursing l#instructor l#why l#anatomy l#and l#physiology
l#as l#well l#asl# microbiology l#are l#required l#courses l#when l#the l#student l#only
l#wants l#to l#learn l#about l#pharmacology. l#What l#is l#the l#best l#response l#by l#the
l#instructor?
1. "Because l#pharmacology l#is l#an l#outgrowth l#of l#those l#subjects."
2. "You l#must l#learn l#all, l#since l#all l#of l#those l#subjects l#are l#part l#of l#the
l#curriculum."
3. "Knowledge l#of l#all l#those l#subjects l#will l#prepare l#you l#to l#administer l#medication."
