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Pharmacology for Nurses-A Pathophysiologic Approach,
7th Edition by Adams,
all Chapters 1 - 50
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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, PharmacologyvforvNurses,v7ev(Adams)vChapte
rv1v IntroductionvtovPharmacology
1) Avnursevisvreviewingvkeyveventsvinvthevhistoryvofvpharmacologyvwithvavstudentvnurse.v
Whichvstudentvcommentv indicatesvanvunderstanding?
1. "Earlyvresearchersvusedvthemselvesvasvtestvsubjects."
2. "Avprimaryvgoalvofvpharmacologyvisvtovpreventvdisease."
3. "Penicillinvisvonevofvthevinitialvdrugsvisolatedvfromvavnaturalvsource."
4. "Pharmacologistsvbeganvsynthesizingvdrugsvinvthevlaboratoryvinvthevnineteenthvc
entury."
ANSWER:v1v
Explanation:
1. Somevearlyvresearchers,vlikevFriedrichvSerturner,vusedvthemselvesvasvtestv
subjects.
2. Anvearlyvgoalvofvpharmacologyvwasvtovrelievevhumanvsuffering.
3. Initialvdrugsvisolatedvfromvcomplexvmixturesvincludedvmorphine,vcolchicine,vc
urare,vandvcocaine,vbutvnotvpenicillin.
4. Byvthevtwentiethvcentury,vpharmacologistsvcouldvsynthesizevdrugsvinvthevl
aboratory.
PagevRef:v3
CognitivevLevel:v Applying
ClientvNeed/Sub:vPhysiologicalvIntegrity:vPharmacologicalvandvParenteralvTherapiesvStand
ards:v QSENvCompetencies:vI.A.1vIntegratev understandingv ofvmultiplev dimensionsvofvpatie
nt-
centeredvcare:vpatient/family/communityvpreferences,vvalues;vcoordinationvandvintegrati
onvofvcare;vinformation,vcommunication,vandveducation;vphysicalvcomfortvandvemotionalv
support;vinvolvementvofvfamilyvandvfriends;vandvtransitionvandvcontinuity.
|vAACNvEssentialvCompetencies:vI.7vIntegratevthevknowledgevandvmethodsvofvavvarietyvofvdi
sciplinesvtovinformvdecisionvmaking.v|vNLNvCompetencies:vKnowledgevandvScience:vIntegr
ationvofvknowledgevfromvnursingvandvothervdisciplines.v|vNursing/IntegratedvConcepts:vNu
rsingvProcess:vEvaluation
LearningvOutcome:v1-
1vIdentifyvkeyveventsvinvthevhistoryvofvpharmacology.vMNLvLearningvOutcome:v 1
.1vExaminevthevrelationshipvbetweenvmedicinevandvpharmacology.
2) Avstudentvnursevasksvavnursingvinstructorvwhyvanatomyvandvphysiologyvasvwellvasv
microbiologyvarevrequiredvcoursesvwhenvthevstudentvonlyvwantsvtovlearnvaboutvp
harmacology.vWhatvisvthevbestvresponsevbyvthevinstructor?
1. "Becausevpharmacologyvisvanvoutgrowthvofvthosevsubjects."
2. "Youvmustvlearnvall,vsincevallvofvthosevsubjectsvarevpartvofv thevcurriculum."
3. "Knowledgevofvallvthosevsubjectsvwillvpreparevyouvtovadministervmedication."
4. "Anvunderstandingvofvthosevsubjectsvisvessentialvtovunderstandvpharmacology."v
ANSWER:v 4
Explanation:
1. Pharmacologyvisvanvoutgrowthvofvanatomy,vphysiology,vandvmicrobiology,vbutvt
hisvisvnotvthevmostvessentialvreasonvforvthevnursevtovlearnvthem.
2. Thevnursevmustvlearnvanatomy,vphysiology,vandvmicrobiologyvtovunderstandv
