Pharmacology for Nurses, 6e
Revised by: Janine Eagon
Pharmacology for Nurses:
A Pathophysiologic Approach
Sixth Edition
Michael Adam4m
sNorman Hollan
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dCarol Urban
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,Pharmacology4mfor4mNurses,4m6e4m(Adams)4mC
hapter4m14 m Introduction4mto4mPharmacology
1) A4mnurse4mis4mreviewing4mkey4mevents4min4mthe4mhistory4mof4mpharmacology4mwith4ma4ms
tudent4mnurse.4mWhich4mstudent4mcomment4mindicates4man4munderstanding?
1. "Early4mresearchers4mused4mthemselves4mas4mtest4msubjects."
2. "A4mprimary4mgoal4mof4mpharmacology4mis4mto4mprevent4mdisease."
3. "Penicillin4mis4mone4mof4mthe4minitial4mdrugs4misolated4mfrom4ma4mnatural4msource."
4. "Pharmacologists4mbegan4msynthesizing4mdrugs4min4mthe4mlaboratory4min4mthe4mni
neteenth4mcentury."
Answer:4m14
mExplanatio
n:
1. Some4mearly4mresearchers,4mlike4mFriedrich4mSerturner,4mused4mthemselve
s4mas4mtest4msubjects.
2. An4mearly4mgoal4mof4mpharmacology4mwas4mto4mrelieve4mhuman4msuffering.
3. Initial4mdrugs4misolated4mfrom4mcomplex4mmixtures4mincluded4mmorphine,4mcol
chicine,4mcurare,4mand4mcocaine,4mbut4mnot4mpenicillin.
4. By4mthe4mtwentieth4mcentury,4mpharmacologists4mcould4msynthesize4mdrug
s4min4mthe4mlaboratory.
Page4mRef:4m3
Cognitive4mLevel:4 m Applying
Client4mNeed/Sub:4mPhysiological4mIntegrity:4mPharmacological4mand4mParenteral4mTherapi
es4mStandards:4 m QSEN4mCompetencies:4mI.A.14mIntegrate4munderstanding4m of4mmultiple4m
dimensions4mof4mpatient-
centered4mcare:4mpatient/family/community4mpreferences,4mvalues;4mcoordination4mand4m
integration4mof4mcare;4minformation,4mcommunication,4mand4meducation;4mphysical4mcomf
ort4mand4memotional4msupport;4minvolvement4mof4mfamily4mand4mfriends;4mand4mtransition4m
and4mcontinuity.
|4mAACN4mEssential4mCompetencies:4mI.74mIntegrate4mthe4mknowledge4mand4mmethods4mof4m
a4mvariety4mof4mdisciplines4mto4minform4mdecision4mmaking.4m|4mNLN4mCompetencies:4mKnowl
edge4mand4mScience:4mIntegration4mof4mknowledge4mfrom4mnursing4mand4mother4mdiscipline
s.4m|4mNursing/Integrated4mConcepts:4mNursing4mProcess:4mEvaluation
Learning4mOutcome:4m1-
14mIdentify4mkey4mevents4min4mthe4mhistory4mof4mpharmacology.4mMNL4mLearning4
mOutcome:4 m 1.14mExamine4mthe4mrelationship4mbetween4mmedicine4mand4mpharm
acology.
2) A4mstudent4mnurse4masks4ma4mnursing4minstructor4mwhy4manatomy4mand4mphysiology
4mas4mwell4mas4mmicrobiology4mare4mrequired4mcourses4mwhen4mthe4mstudent4monly4m
wants4mto4mlearn4mabout4mpharmacology.4mWhat4mis4mthe4mbest4mresponse4mby4mth
e4minstructor?
1. "Because4mpharmacology4mis4man4moutgrowth4mof4mthose4msubjects."
2. "You4mmust4mlearn4mall,4msince4mall4mof4mthose4msubjects4mare4mpart4mof4mthe4mcurricul
um."
3. "Knowledge4mof4mall4mthose4msubjects4mwill4mprepare4myou4mto4madminister4mmedicati
on."
4. "An4munderstanding4mof4mthose4msubjects4mis4messential4mto4munderstand4mpharm
acology."4mAnswer:4 m 4
,Explanation:
1. Pharmacology4mis4man4moutgrowth4mof4manatomy,4mphysiology,4mand4mmicrobiol
ogy,4mbut4mthis4mis4mnot4mthe4mmost4messential4mreason4mfor4mthe4mnurse4mto4mlear
n4mthem.
2. The4mnurse4mmust4mlearn4manatomy,4mphysiology,4mand4mmicrobiology4mto4mun
derstand4mpharmacology,4mnot4mbecause4mthey4mare4mpart4mof4mthe4mcurriculu
m.
, 3. Knowledge4mof4manatomy,4mphysiology,4mand4mmicrobiology4mprepares4mthe4m
nurse4mto4munderstand4mpharmacology,4mnot4mto4mprovide4mcare4msuch4mas4ma
dministration4mof4mmedications.
4. It4mis4messential4mfor4mthe4mnurse4mto4mhave4ma4mbroad4mknowledge4mbase4mof4mma
ny4msciences4min4morder4mto4mlearn4mpharmacology.
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Cognitive4mLevel:4 m Applying
Client4mNeed/Sub:4mPhysiological4mIntegrity:4mPharmacological4mand4mParenteral4mTherapi
es4mStandards:4 m QSEN4mCompetencies:4mI.A.14mIntegrate4munderstanding4m of4mmultiple4m
dimensions4mof4mpatient-
centered4mcare:4mpatient/family/community4mpreferences,4mvalues;4mcoordination4mand4m
integration4mof4mcare;4minformation,4mcommunication,4mand4meducation;4mphysical4mcomf
ort4mand4memotional4msupport;4minvolvement4mof4mfamily4mand4mfriends;4mand4mtransition4m
and4mcontinuity.
|4mAACN4mEssential4mCompetencies:4mI.74mIntegrate4mthe4mknowledge4mand4mmethods4mof4m
a4m variety4mof4mdisciplines4mto4minform4mdecision4mmaking.4m|4mNLN4mCompetencies:4mKnowl
edge4mand4mScience:4mIntegration4mof4mknowledge4mfrom4mnursing4mand4mother4mdiscipline
s.4m|4mNursing/Integrated4mConcepts:4mNursing4mProcess:4mImplementation
Learning4mOutcome:4 m 1-
24mExplain4mthe4minterdisciplinary4mnature4mof4mpharmacology,4mgiving4man4mexample4mof4mh
ow4mknowledge4mfrom4mdifferent4msciences4mimpacts4mthe4mnurse's4mrole4min4mdrug4madmin
istration.
MNL4mLearning4mOutcome:4 m 1.14mExamine4mthe4mrelationship4mbetween4mmedicine4mand4mp
harmacology.
3) A4mnurse4mis4mteaching4ma4mgroup4mof4mnurses4mabout4mthe4mdifferences4mbetween4mp
harmacology4mand4mtherapeutics.4mThe4mnurse4mdetermines4mthat4mlearning4mhas4moc
curred4mwhen4mwhich4mstatements4mare4mmade?
Note:4mCredit4mwill4mbe4mgiven4monly4mif4mall4mcorrect4mchoices4mand4mno4mincorrect4mchoices4m
are4mselected.
Select4mall4mthat4mapply.
1. "Pharmacology4mis4mthe4mdevelopment4mof4mmedicines."
2. "Pharmacology4mis4mthe4mstudy4mof4mmedicines."
3. "Therapeutics4mrelates4mto4mdrug4muse4mto4mtreat4msuffering."
4. "Therapeutics4mis4mthe4mstudy4mof4mdrug4minteractions."
5. "Pharmacology4mis4mthe4mstudy4mof4mdrugs4mto4mprevent4m
disease."4mAnswer:4 m 2,4m3,4m5
Explanation:
1. Pharmacology4mis4mnot4mthe4mdevelopment4mof4mmedicines.
2. Pharmacology4mis4mthe4mstudy4mof4mmedicines.
3. Therapeutics4mis4mthe4muse4mof4mdrugs4min4mthe4mtreatment4mof4msuffering.
4. Therapeutics4mis4mnot4mrelated4mto4mstudy4mof4mdrug4minteractions.
5. Pharmacotherapy4mis4mthe4mapplication4mof4mdrugs4mfor4mthe4mpurpose4m
of4mdisease4mprevention.
Page4mRef:4m4
Cognitive4mLevel:4 m Applying
Client4mNeed/Sub:4mPhysiological4mIntegrity:4mPharmacological4mand4mParenteral4mTherapi
es4mStandards:4 m QSEN4mCompetencies:4mI.A.14mIntegrate4m understanding4m of4mmultiple4m
dimensions4mof4mpatient-