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Test Bank: Pharmacology: Connections to Nursing Practice, 1st Edition, Michael P. Adams,

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Adams: Pharmacology: Connections to Nursing Practice Chapter 1 Introduction to Pharmacology: Concepts and Connections Learning Outcome 1 Identify key events in the history of pharmacology. 1. The ... nurse is teaching a pharmacology class to a group of student nurses. Which key event(s) does the nurse include about the history of pharmacology? Select all that apply. 1. Modern pharmacology begins in the mid-1600s. 2. The first drugs included morphine, cocaine, and penicillin. 3. Early researchers used themselves and animals as test subjects. 4. Pharmacologists began to synthesize drugs in the laboratory in the twentieth century. Answer: 3 and 4 Rationale: 1. Modern pharmacology began in the 1800s, not 1600s. 2. The first drugs included morphine and cocaine, but not penicillin. 3. Early researchers did use themselves and animals as test subjects. 4. Pharmacologists did begin to synthesize drugs in the laboratory in the twentieth century. Cognitive Level: Application Client Need: Physiological Integrity Nursing Process: Implementation Learning Outcome: 1-1 2. Although all areas of medicine, including pharmacology, have made great advances in the last century, the early roots of pharmacology still apply for the nurse and other health professionals. The early roots of pharmacology were: 1. To understand how drugs take their effects.Adams Test Bank Copyright 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. 2. To create new drugs as quickly as possible. 3. To use plants to relieve symptoms of disease. 4. To apply products to relieve human suffering. Answer: 4 Rationale: 1. The early root of pharmacology was not to understand how drugs take their effects. 2. The early root of pharmacology was not to create new drugs quickly. 3. The early root of pharmacology was not to use plants to relieve disease. 4. The early root of pharmacology was to relieve human suffering. Cognitive Level: Knowledge Client Need: Physiological Integrity Nursing Outcome: Implementation Learning Outcome: 1-1 . Learning Outcome 2 Compare and contrast the terms drug, pharmacology, and pharmacotherapy. [Show More]

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