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Pharmacology for Nurses-A Pathophysiologic Approach,
6th Edition (Adams, 2020), Chapters 1 - 50
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, PharmacologynfornNurses,n6en(Adams)nChaptern
1n IntroductionntonPharmacology
1) Annursenisnreviewingnkeyneventsninnthenhistorynofnpharmacologynwithnanstudentnnurse.nWhic
hnstudentncommentnindicatesnannunderstanding?
1. "Earlynresearchersnusednthemselvesnasntestnsubjects."
2. "Anprimaryngoalnofnpharmacologynisntonpreventndisease."
3. "Penicillinnisnonenofntheninitialndrugsnisolatednfromnannaturalnsource."
4. "Pharmacologistsnbegannsynthesizingndrugsninnthenlaboratoryninnthennineteenthncent
ury."
ANS:n1nExp
lanation:
1. Somenearlynresearchers,nlikenFriedrichnSerturner,nusednthemselvesnasntestnsub
jects.
2. Annearlyngoalnofnpharmacologynwasntonrelievenhumannsuffering.
3. Initialndrugsnisolatednfromncomplexnmixturesnincludednmorphine,ncolchicine,ncura
re,nandncocaine,nbutnnotnpenicillin.
4. Bynthentwentiethncentury,npharmacologistsncouldnsynthesizendrugsninnthenlabo
ratory.
PagenRef:n3
CognitivenLevel:n Applying
ClientnNeed/Sub:nPhysiologicalnIntegrity:nPharmacologicalnandnParenteralnTherapiesnStand
ards:n QSENnCompetencies:nI.A.1nIntegratenunderstandingn ofnmultiplendimensionsnofnpatient-
centeredncare:npatient/family/communitynpreferences,nvalues;ncoordinationnandnintegration
nofncare;ninformation,ncommunication,nandneducation;nphysicalncomfortnandnemotionalnsuppor
t;ninvolvementnofnfamilynandnfriends;nandntransitionnandncontinuity.
|nAACNnEssentialnCompetencies:nI.7nIntegratenthenknowledgenandnmethodsnofnanvarietynofndis
ciplinesntoninformndecisionnmaking.n|nNLNnCompetencies:nKnowledgenandnScience:nIntegratio
nnofnknowledgenfromnnursingnandnotherndisciplines.n|nNursing/IntegratednConcepts:nNursingnP
rocess:nEvaluation
LearningnOutcome:n1-
1nIdentifynkeyneventsninnthenhistorynofnpharmacology.nMNLnLearningnOutcome:n 1.1
nExaminenthenrelationshipnbetweennmedicinenandnpharmacology.
2) Anstudentnnursenasksnannursingninstructornwhynanatomynandnphysiologynasnwellnasnmicr
obiologynarenrequiredncoursesnwhennthenstudentnonlynwantsntonlearnnaboutnpharmac
ology.nWhatnisnthenbestnresponsenbyntheninstructor?
1. "Becausenpharmacologynisnannoutgrowthnofnthosensubjects."
2. "Younmustnlearnnall,nsincenallnofnthosensubjectsnarenpartnofn thencurriculum."
3. "Knowledgenofnallnthosensubjectsnwillnpreparenyountonadministernmedication."
4. "Annunderstandingnofnthosensubjectsnisnessentialntonunderstandnpharmacology."nAN
S:n 4
Explanation:
1. Pharmacologynisnannoutgrowthnofnanatomy,nphysiology,nandnmicrobiology,nbutnthi
snisnnotnthenmostnessentialnreasonnfornthennursentonlearnnthem.
2. Thennursenmustnlearnnanatomy,nphysiology,nandnmicrobiologyntonunderstandnpha
rmacology,nnotnbecausentheynarenpartnofnthencurriculum.