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7th Edition (Adams, 2024), Chapters 1 - 50
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, Pharmacologyhforhnurses,h7eh(Adams)hChapterh
1h IntroductionhtohPharmacology
1) Ahnursehishreviewinghkeyheventshinhthehhistoryhofhpharmacologyhwithhahstudenthnurse.Which2studhe
nthcommenthindicateshanhunderstanding?
1. "Earlyh researchersh usedhthemselvesh ashtesthsubjects."
2. "Ahprimaryh goalh ofhpharmacologyh is2toh preventh disease."
3. "Penicillinhishonehofhthehinitialhdrugshisolatedhfromh ahnaturalhsource."
4. "Pharmacologistsh beganhsynthesizingh drugs2inhtheh laboratoryh inhtheh nineteenthcentury."
ANS;h1hExplahnatio
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1. Someh earlyh researchers,h likeh Friedrichh Serturner,h usedh themselvesh ash testsubjects.
2. Anhearlyhgoalhofhpharmacologyhwashtohrelievehhumanhsuffering.
3. Initialhdrugshisolatedhfromhcomplexhmixtureshincludedhmorphine,hcolchicine,curare,hah
ndhcocaine,hbuthnothpenicillin.
4. Byh theh twentiethhcentury,h pharmacologistsh couldh synthesizeh drugsh inhthelaboratory
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CognitivehLevel:hApplying
ClienthNeed/Sub:hPhysiologicalhIntegrity:hPharmacologicalhandhParenteralhTherapieshStandards:h QShE
NhCompetencies:hI.A.1hIntegratehunderstandinghofhmultiplehdimensionshofhpatient-
centeredhcare:hpatient/family/communityhpreferences,hvalues;hcoordinationhandhintegrationhofhcare;hi
nformation,hcommunication,handheducation;hphysicalhcomforthandhemotionalhsupport;hinvolvementhof
hfamilyhandhfriends;handhtransitionhandhcontinuity.
|hAACNhEssentialhCompetencies:hI.7hIntegratehthehknowledgehandhmethodshofhahvarietyhofdisciplineshtho
hinformhdecisionhmaking.h|hNLNhCompetencies:hKnowledgehandhScience:hIntegrationhofhknowledgehfr
omhnursinghandhotherhdisciplines.h|hNursing/IntegratedhConcepts:hNursinghProcess:hEvaluationhLearn
inghOutcome:h1-
1 Identifyhkeyhevents2inhthehhistoryhofhpharmacology.hMNLhLearninghOutcome:h1.1hExamhi
nehthehrelationshiphbetweenhmedicinehandpharmacology.
2) Ahstudenthnursehaskshahnursinghinstructorhwhyhanatomyhandhphysiologyhashwellhasmicrobiologh yh
arehrequiredhcourseshwhenhthe2studenthonlyhwantshtohlearnhabouthpharmacology.hWhathishthheh
besthresponsehbyhthehinstructor?
1. "Becausehpharmacologyh ishanh outgrowthh ofhthosehsubjects."
2. "Youhmusthlearnhall,hsincehallhofhthosehsubjectshareh parthofhthehcurriculum."
3. "Knowledgeh ofh allhthoseh subjectsh willhprepareh youh tohadministerhmedication."
4. "Anhunderstandinghofhthosehsubjectshishessentialhtohunderstandhpharmacology."ANS;h4h
Explanation:
1. Pharmacologyh ish anh outgrowthh ofh anatomy,h physiology,h andh microbiology,h butthish is2not
thehmosthessentialhreasonhforhthehnursehtohlearnhthem.
2. Thehnursehmusthlearnhanatomy,hphysiology,handhmicrobiologyhtohunderstandpharmacolh
ogy,hnothbecausehtheyharehparthofhthehcurriculum.