m m m m m m m m m
(Adamsmand mUrban,mPharmacology:mConnectionsmto mNursing mPractice,m4emTestBank)
Chapterm1
Themnursemismteachingmampharmacologymclassmtomamgroupmof mstudent mnurses.mWhichmkey meventsmdoesmthemnursemincl
udeminmthemhistorymof mpharmacology?
Note:mCreditmwillmbemgivenmonlymifmallmcorrectmchoicesmandmnomincorrectmchoicesmaremselected.
StandardmText:mSelect mallmthat mapply.
1. Earlymresearchersmused mthemselvesmand manimalsmasmtest msubjects.
2. Pharmacologistsmbeganmtomsynthesizemdrugsminmthemlaboratoryminmthem20thmcentury.
3. Modernmpharmacologymbeganminmthemmid-1600s.
4. Themfirst mdrugsmincluded mmorphine,mcocaine,mand mpenicillin.
5. ThemDarkmAgesmprovided mmuchmusefulminformationmthat mwemstillmusemtoday.
CorrectmAnswer:m1,2
Rationalem1:mEarlymresearchersmdid musemthemselvesmand manimalsmasmtest msubjects.
Rationalem2:mPharmacologistsmdid mbeginmtomsynthesizemdrugsminmthemlaboratoryminmthem20thmcentury.
Rationalem3:mModernmpharmacologymbeganminmthem1800s,mnot m1600s.
Rationalem4:mThemfirst mdrugsmincluded mmorphinemand mcocaine,mbut mnot mpenicillin.
Rationalem5:mLittlemismknownmabout mpharmacologymduringmthemDarkmAges.
GlobalmRationale:mThemnursemwould mstatemthat mearlymresearchersmdid musemthemselvesmand manimalsmasmtest msubject
s;mpharmacologistsmdid mbeginmtomsynthesizemdrugsminmthemlaboratoryminmthem20thmcentury;mand mmodernmpharmacol
ogymbeganminmthem1800s,mnot m1600s.mThemfirst mdrugsmincluded mmorphinemand mcocaine,mbut mnot mpenicillin.mLittlemism
knownmabout mpharmacologymduringmthemDarkmAges.
Questionm2mTyp
e:mMCSA
Althoughmallmareasmof mmedicine,mincludingmpharmacology,mhavemmademgreat madvancesminmthemlast mcentury,mthemearl
ymrootsmof mpharmacologymstillmapplymformthemnursemand mothermhealthmprofessionals.m What mweremthemearly mrootsmof m
pharmacology?
1. Applyingmproductsmtomrelievemhumanmsuffering
2. Creatingmnew mdrugsmasmquicklymasmpossible
,3. Findingmmedicinalmalternativesmtomplants
4. Understandingmhow mdrugsmtakemtheirmeffects
CorrectmAnswer:m1
Rationalem1:mThemearlymroot mof mpharmacologymwasmtomrelievemhumanmsuffering.
Rationalem2:mThemearlymroot mof mpharmacologymwasmnot mtomcreatemnew mdrugsmquickly.
Rationalem3:mEarlympharmacologyminvolved musingmplantsmtomrelievemsymptomsmof msuffering.
Rationalem4:mThemearlymroot mof mpharmacologymwasmnot mtomunderstand mhow mdrugsmtakemtheirmeffects.
GlobalmRationale:mThemearlymroot mof mpharmacologymwasmtomrelievemhumanmsuffering,mnot mtomcreatemnew mdrugsmq
uicklymormtomunderstand mhow mdrugsmtakemtheirmeffects.mEarlympharmacologymdid minvolvemusingmplantsmtomrelievemsy
mptomsmof msuffering.
Questionm3mTyp
e:mMCSA
Althoughmmanymsubstancesmcanmbemconsidered mdrugs,mwhichmdrugmdefinitionmismthemmost mappropriate?
1. Anymsubstancemthat mismfound minmnaturemormthat mnormallymoccursminmthembody
2. Anymsubstancemthat mismsynthesized mand mtested minmthemlaboratorymsetting
3. Anymsubstancemthat mismtakenmtomprevent,mcure,mormreducemsymptomsmof mammedicalmcondition
4. Anymsubstancemthat mcanmbemisolated mfrommnaturalmsubstancesminmnature
CorrectmAnswer:m3
Rationalem1:mAmdrugmismnot mamsubstancemthat mismfound minmnaturemormthat mnormallymoccursminmthemhumanmbody.
Rationalem2:mAmdrugmismnot monlymamsubstancemthat mismsynthesized mand mtested.
Rationalem3:mAmdrugmismconsidered mtombemanymsubstancemthat mismtakenmtomprevent,mcure,mormreducemsymptomsmof mam
medicalmcondition.
Rationalem4:mAmdrugmismnot monlymamsubstancemisolated mfrommnaturalmsubstances.
GlobalmRationale:mA mdrugmismconsidered mtombemanymsubstancemthat mismtakenmtomprevent,mcure,morm reducemsymptoms
mof mammedicalmcondition.mA mdrugmismnot mamsubstancemthat mismfound minmnaturemormthat mnormallymoccursm inmthemhumanm
body;mit mismnot manymsubstancemthat mism synthesized mand mtested minmthemlaboratorymsetting,mnormism it monlymam substancemi
solated mfrommnaturalmsubstances.
Questionm4mTyp
e:mMCSA
Pharmacotherapymismamcriticalminterventionmformmanymconditions,mand mamkeympart mof mnursingmintervention.mWhichms
tatement mbest mdescribesmpharmacotherapy?
, 1. Themstudymof mmedicinemand mdrugmtherapy
2. Themapplicationmof mnaturalmsubstancesmtomcuremdiseases
3. Themapplicationmof mdrugsmformthempreventionmand mtreatment mof mdiseasemand mhumanmsuffering
4. Understandingmthemdifferencembetweenmtrademand mgenericmmedications
CorrectmAnswer:m3
Rationalem1:mPharmacotherapymismnot mjust mthemstudymof mmedicinemand mdrugmtherapy.
Rationalem2:mPharmacotherapymismnot mthemapplicationmof mnaturalmsubstancesmtomcuremdiseases.
Rationalem3:mPharmacotherapymismthemapplicationmof mdrugsmformthempreventionmand mtreatment mof mdiseasesmand mhumanms
ering.
Rationalem4:mPharmacotherapymcomprisesmmoremthanmunderstandingmthemdifferencembetweenmtrademand mgenericmdr
ugs.
GlobalmRationale:mPharmacotherapymismthemapplicationmof mdrugsmformthempreventionmand mtreatment mof mdiseasesman
d mhumanmsuffering.mIt mismnot mjust mthemstudymofmmedicinemand mdrugmtherapymnormismit mthemapplicationmof mnaturalmsubst
ancesmtomcuremdiseases.mPharmacotherapymcomprisesmmoremthanmunderstandingmthemdifferencembetweenmtrademand m
genericmdrugs.
Questionm5mTyp
e:mMCSA
Whichmprinciplembest mdescribesmwhat mthemnursemismexpected mtomunderstand mwhenmadministeringmmedicationmtomamcl
ient?
1. Thempharmacotherapeuticsmformallmof mthemmedications
2. Themmost mcommonmsidemeffectsmof mthemdrug’smprototype
3. Themtrademand mgenericmnamesmformallmof mthemmedications
4. Themcost mof mthemdrugmtherapy
CorrectmAnswer:m1
Rationalem1:mThemnursemshould munderstand mthempharmacotherapeuticsmformallmmedicationsmthat mthemclient mismrecei
ving.
Rationalem2:mThemnursemshould munderstand mmuchmmoremabout mamdrugmthanmjust mthemcommonmsidemeffectsmof mthemd
rug’smprototype.
Rationalem3:mThemnursemshould munderstand mmuchmmoremabout mamdrugmthanmjust mitsmtrademand mgenericmnames.
Rationalem4:mThemcost mof mdrugmtherapymismnot mamprinciplemof mdrugmadministration.