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PharmacologyvforvNurses,v7ev(Adams)vChapte rv1vIntroductionvtovPharmacology

1) Avnursevisvreviewingvkeyveventsvinvthevhistoryvofvpharmacologyvwithvavstudentvnurse.v Whichvstudentvcommentvindicatesvanvunderstanding?

• "Earlyvresearchersvusedvthemselvesvasvtestvsubjects."
• "Avprimaryvgoalvofvpharmacologyvisvtovpreventvdisease."
• "Penicillinvisvonevofvthevinitialvdrugsvisolatedvfromvavnaturalvsource."
• "Pharmacologistsvbeganvsynthesizingvdrugsvinvthevlaboratoryvinvthevnineteenthvc

entury."

ANSWER:v1v

Explanation:

• Somevearlyvresearchers,vlikevFriedrichvSerturner,vusedvthemselvesvasvtestv

subjects.

• Anvearlyvgoalvofvpharmacologyvwasvtovrelievevhumanvsuffering.
• Initialvdrugsvisolatedvfromvcomplexvmixturesvincludedvmorphine,vcolchicine,vc

urare,vandvcocaine,vbutvnotvpenicillin.

• Byvthevtwentiethvcentury,vpharmacologistsvcouldvsynthesizevdrugsvinvthevl

aboratory.

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CognitivevLevel:vApplying

ClientvNeed/Sub:vPhysiologicalvIntegrity:vPharmacologicalvandvParenteralvTherapiesvStand ards:vQSENvCompetencies:vI.A.1vIntegratevunderstandingvofvmultiplevdimensionsvofvpatie 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:v1

.1vExaminevthevrelationshipvbetweenvmedicinevandvpharmacology.2) Avstudentvnursevasksvavnursingvinstructorvwhyvanatomyvandvphysiologyvasvwellvasv microbiologyvarevrequiredvcoursesvwhenvthevstudentvonlyvwantsvtovlearnvaboutvp harmacology.vWhatvisvthevbestvresponsevbyvthevinstructor?

• "Becausevpharmacologyvisvanvoutgrowthvofvthosevsubjects."
• "Youvmustvlearnvall,vsincevallvofvthosevsubjectsvarevpartvofvthevcurriculum."
• "Knowledgevofvallvthosevsubjectsvwillvpreparevyouvtovadministervmedication."
• "Anvunderstandingvofvthosevsubjectsvisvessentialvtovunderstandvpharmacology."v

ANSWER:v4

Explanation:

• Pharmacologyvisvanvoutgrowthvofvanatomy,vphysiology,vandvmicrobiology,vbutvt

hisvisvnotvthevmostvessentialvreasonvforvthevnursevtovlearnvthem.

• Thevnursevmustvlearnvanatomy,vphysiology,vandvmicrobiologyvtovunderstandv
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