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Pharmacology for Nurses-A Pathophysiologic Approach,
7th Edition (Adams, 2024), Chapters 1 - 50
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, Pharmacology2for2Nurses,27e2(Adams)2Chapter2
12 Introduction2to2Pharmacology
1) A2nurse2is2reviewing2key2events2in2the2history2of2pharmacology2with2a2student2nurse.2Which2stud
ent2comment2indicates2an2understanding?
1. "Early2researchers2used2themselves2as2test2subjects."
2. "A2primary2goal2of2pharmacology2is2to2prevent2disease."
3. "Penicillin2is2one2of2the2initial2drugs2isolated2from2a2natural2source."
4. "Pharmacologists2began2synthesizing2drugs2in2the2laboratory2in2the2nineteenth2century."
ANS;212Expla
nation:
1. Some2early2researchers,2like2Friedrich2Serturner,2used2themselves2as2test2subjects.
2. An2early2goal2of2pharmacology2was2to2relieve2human2suffering.
3. Initial2drugs2isolated2from2complex2mixtures2included2morphine,2colchicine,2curare,2a
nd2cocaine,2but2not2penicillin.
4. By2the2twentieth2century,2pharmacologists2could2synthesize2drugs2in2the2laboratory
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Cognitive2Level:2 Applying
Client2Need/Sub:2Physiological2Integrity:2Pharmacological2and2Parenteral2Therapies2Standards:2 QS
EN2Competencies:2I.A.12Integrate2understanding2 of2multiple2dimensions2of2patient-
centered2care:2patient/family/community2preferences,2values;2coordination2and2integration2of2care;
2information,2communication,2and2education;2physical2comfort2and2emotional2support;2involvement2
of2family2and2friends;2and2transition2and2continuity.
|2AACN2Essential2Competencies:2I.72Integrate2the2knowledge2and2methods2of2a2variety2of2disciplines2t
o2inform2decision2making.2|2NLN2Competencies:2Knowledge2and2Science:2Integration2of2knowledge2
from2nursing2and2other2disciplines.2|2Nursing/Integrated2Concepts:2Nursing2Process:2Evaluation
Learning2Outcome:21-
12Identify2key2events2in2the2history2of2pharmacology.2MNL2Learning2Outcome:2 1.12Exam
ine2the2relationship2between2medicine2and2pharmacology.
2) A2student2nurse2asks2a2nursing2instructor2why2anatomy2and2physiology2as2well2as2microbiolog
y2are2required2courses2when2the2student2only2wants2to2learn2about2pharmacology.2What2is2t
he2best2response2by2the2instructor?
1. "Because2pharmacology2is2an2outgrowth2of2those2subjects."
2. "You2must2learn2all,2since2all2of2those2subjects2are2part2of2the2curriculum."
3. "Knowledge2of2all2those2subjects2will2prepare2you2to2administer2medication."
4. "An2understanding2of2those2subjects2is2essential2to2understand2pharmacology."2ANS;2 4
Explanation:
1. Pharmacology2is2an2outgrowth2of2anatomy,2physiology,2and2microbiology,2but2this2is2not2
the2most2essential2reason2for2the2nurse2to2learn2them.
2. The2nurse2must2learn2anatomy,2physiology,2and2microbiology2to2understand2pharmacol
ogy,2not2because2they2are2part2of2the2curriculum.
