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Chapter 1 Introduction to Pharmacology
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1) A nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student nurse. Which
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student comment indicates an understanding?
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1. "Early researchers used themselves as test subjects." f f f f f f
2. "A primary goal of pharmacology is to prevent disease."
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3. "Penicillin is one of the initial drugs isolated from a natural source." f f f f f f f f f f f
4. "Pharmacologists began synthesizing drugs in the laboratory in the nineteenth century." f f f f f f f f f f
Answer: 1
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Explanation:
1. Some early researchers, like Friedrich Serturner, used themselves as test subjects.
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2. An early goal of pharmacology was to relieve human suffering.
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3. Initial drugs isolated from complex mixtures included morphine, colchicine, curare, and
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cocaine, but not penicillin.
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4. By the twentieth century, pharmacologists could synthesize drugs in the laboratory.
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Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
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Standards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of
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patient-centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and
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integration of care; information, commu n ic a t i on , a n d e ducation; physical comfort and
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emotional support; involvement of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN
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Essential Competencies: I.7 Integrate the knowledge and methods of a variety of disciplines to
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inform decision making. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: Integration of
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knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process:
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Evaluation
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Learning Outcome: 1-1 Identify key events in the history of pharmacology.
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MNL Learning Outcome: 1.1 Examine the relationship between medicine and pharmacology.
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2) A student nurse asks a nursing instructor why anatomy and physiology as well as
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microbiology are required courses when the student only wants to learn about
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pharmacology. What is the best response by the instructor?
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1. "Because pharmacology is an outgrowth of those subjects." f f f f f f f
2. "You must learn all, since all of those subjects are part of the curriculum."
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3. "Knowledge of all those subjects will prepare you to administer medication." f f f f f f f f f f
4. "An understanding of those subjects is essential to understand pharmacology."
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Answer: 4
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Explanation:
1. Pharmacology is an outgrowth of anatomy, physiology, and microbiology, but this is not f f f f f f f f f f f f
the most essential reason for the nurse to learn them.
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2. The nurse must learn anatomy, physiology, and microbiology to understand
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pharmacology, not because they are part of the curriculum.
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3. Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and microbiology prepares the nurse to understand f f f f f f f f f f
pharmacology, not to provide care such as administration of medications.
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4. It is essential for the nurse to have a broad knowledge base of many sciences in order to
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learn pharmacology. f f
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Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
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Standards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of
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patient-centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and
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integration of care; information, communication, and education; physical comfort and
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emotional support; involvement of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN
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Essential Competencies: I.7 Integrate the knowledge and methods of a variety of disciplines to
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inform decision making. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: Integration of
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knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process:
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Implementation
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Learning Outcome: 1-2 Explain the interdisciplinary nature of pharmacology, giving an example
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of how knowledge from different sciences impacts the nurse's role in drug administration.
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MNL Learning Outcome: 1.1 Examine the relationship between medicine and pharmacology.
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3) A nurse is teaching a group of nurses about the differences between pharmacology and
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therapeutics. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when which statements are
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made?
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Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Selectall
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that apply.
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1. "Pharmacology is the development of medicines." f f f f f
2. "Pharmacology is the study of medicines." f f f f f
3. "Therapeutics relates to drug use to treat suffering." f f f f f f f
4. "Therapeutics is the study of drug interactions." f f f f f f
5. "Pharmacology is the study of drugs to prevent disease." f f f f f f f f
Answer: 2, 3, 5
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Explanation:
1. Pharmacology is not the development of medicines. f f f f f f
2. Pharmacology is the study of medicines. f f f f f
3. Therapeutics is the use of drugs in the treatment of suffering. f f f f f f f f f f
4. Therapeutics is not related to study of drug interactions. f f f f f f f f
5. Pharmacotherapy is the application of drugs for the purpose of disease prevention. f f f f f f f f f f f
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Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
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Standards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 Integrate understanding of multiple dimensions of
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patient-centered care: patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and
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integration of care; information, communication, and education; physical comfort and
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emotional support; involvement of family and friends; and transition and continuity. | AACN
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Essential Competencies: I.7 Integrate the knowledge and methods of a variety of disciplines to
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inform decision making. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: Integration of
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knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process:
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Evaluation
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Learning Outcome: 1-3 Compare and contrast therapeutics and pharmacology.
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MNL Learning Outcome: 1.1 Examine the relationship between medicine and pharmacology.
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