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Questionv1
InvearlyvAmerica,vtherevwerevmanyvpatentvmedicines.vProblemsvwithvpatentvmedicinesvledvtovlegislationvofvdrugs.vWhic
hvonevofvthevsuggestedvchoicesvwasvthevgreatestvproblemvwithvpatentvmedicines?
1. Theyvwerevonlyvdistributedvinvelixirvformulation.
2. Theyvhadvdangerousvorvaddictivevsubstances.
3. Theyvsmelledvlikevmedicine.
4. Theyvcouldvonlyvbevmadevoutvofvnaturalvproducts.
CorrectvAnswer:v2
Rationalev1:vTheyvcouldvbevdistributedvinvmanyvforms,vsuchvasvtabletsvandvcreams,vnotvjustvelixirs.
Rationalev2:vManyvdidvcontainvdangerousvorvaddictivevsubstancesvsuchvasvmorphinevorvcocaine.
Rationalev3:vSomevdidvhavevavmedicinevsmell,vbutvthisvwasvnotvdangerous.vRationale
4:vTheyvcouldvbevmadevoutvofvmanyvproducts,vnotvjustvnaturalvones.vGlobalvRational
v
e:
CognitivevLevel:vRemembering
ClientvNeed:vPhysiologicalvIntegrity
ClientvNeedvSub:vPharmacologicalvandvParenteralvTherapies
Nursing/IntegratedvConcepts:vNursingvProcess:vImplementation
Questionv2vTy
pe:vMCMA
DuringvthevrisevofvpatentvmedicinesvinvearlyvAmericavinvthev1800s,vtherevwerevfewvattemptsvtovregulatevdrugs.vWhich
vstatements vaccuratelyvdepictvthisvsituation?
Note:vCreditvwillvbevgivenvonlyvifvallvcorrectvchoicesvandvnovincorrectvchoicesvarevselected.
StandardvText:vSelectvallvthatvapply.
1. Patentvmedicinesvcontainedvavbrandvnamevthatvclearlyvidentifiedvthevproduct.
2. Patentvmedicinesvclaimedvtovcurevjustvaboutvanyvdiseasevorvcondition.
3. Patentvmedicinesvwerevoftenvharmlessvandvineffective.
,4. Manyvpatentvmedicinesvcontainedvaddictivevsubstances.
5. Patentvmedicinesvcouldvnotvmakevfalsevtherapeuticvclaims.
CorrectvAnswer:v1,2,3,4
Rationalev1:vPatentvmedicinevdidvcontainvthevbrandvnamevclearlyvidentifyingvthevproduct.
Rationalev2:vPatentvmedicinevclaimedvtovcureveverythingvfromvconsumptionvtov“allvformsvofvweakness.”
Rationalev3:vManyvpatentvmedicinesvcontainedvcoloringvandvflavoringvandvwerevbothvharmlessvandvineffective.
Rationalev4:vSomevelixersvcontainedvupvtov50%vmorphine.vInvthevlatev1800s,vCoca-
Colavcontainedvaboutv9vmgvofvcocainevpervserving.
Rationalev5:vItvwasvnotvuntilvthevSherleyvAmendmentvwasvpassedvinv1912vthatvfalsevtherapeuticvclaimsvwerevprohibited.
GlobalvRationale:
CognitivevLevel:vRemembering
ClientvNeed:vPhysiologicalvIntegrity
ClientvNeedvSub:vPharmacologicalvandvParenteralvTherapiesvNursing/
IntegratedvConcepts:vNursingvProcess:vImplementationvLearningvOut
come:v2-1
Questionv3
ThevstudentvnursevtakingvavpharmacologyvclassvisvstudyingvthevFood,vDrug,vandvCosmeticvActvofv1938.vWhatvisvimporta
ntvforvthevstudentvtovremember?
1. Itvpreventedvthevsalevofvdrugsvthatvhadvnotvbeenvtestedvbeforevmarketing.
2. Itvgavevthevgovernmentvthevpowervtovchangevlabelingvcontentvofvmedications.
3. Itvhelpedvtovstandardizevthevqualityvofvpreparedvfood,vdrugs,vandvcosmetics.
4. Itvprohibitedvthevsalevofvdrugsvlabeledvwithvfalsevtherapeuticvclaimsvtovdefraudvthevpublic.
CorrectvAnswer:v1
Rationalev1:vItvdidvpreventvsalevofvdrugsvthatvhadvnotvbeenvtestedvbeforevmarketing.
Rationalev2:vItvdidvnotvgivevthevgovernmentvpowervovervlabelingvcontents;vthevPurevFoodvandvDrugvActvdid.
Rationalev3:vItvdidvnotvstandardizevqualityvofvfood,vdrugs,vorvcosmetics.
Rationalev4:vItvdidvnotvprohibitvsalevofvdrugsvlabeledvwithvfalsevtherapeuticvclaimsvtovdefraudvthevpubic;vthisvwasvthev
SherleyvAmendment.
GlobalvRationale:
, CognitivevLevel:vApplying
ClientvNeed:vPhysiologicalvIntegrity
ClientvNeedvSub:vPharmacologicalvandvParenteralvTherapiesvNursing/
IntegratedvConcepts:vNursingvProcess:vImplementationvLearningvOut
come:v2-2
Questionv4
Avclientvisvtalkingvtovthevnursevandvisvexpressingvdoubtvaboutvwhethervtovtakevavdrugvthatvisvadvertisedvonvtelevision.v
Thevclientvdoesvnotvbelievevthatvcommercialsvforvdrugsvtellvthevtruth.vThevnurse'svresponsevisvbasedvonvwhatvundersta
nding?
1. Advertisementsvarevnotvlegallyvbindingvandvcanvbevmisleading.
2. Allvdrugsvmustvbevadvertisedvinvmediavtovinformvthevpublic.
3. Manufacturersvhavevsomevabilityvtovchangevthingsvwhenvadvertisingvdrugs.
4. Falsevclaimsvofvavdrug'svtherapeuticveffectvarevprohibitedvbyvlaw.
CorrectvAnswer:v4
Rationalev1:vItvisvillegalvtovadvertisevfalsevclaims;vadvertisementsvarevlegallyvbinding.
Rationalev2:vDrugsvdovnotvhavevtovbevadvertisedvinvthevmedia.
Rationalev3:vManufacturersvmayvnotvchangevthevtruthvwhenvadvertisingvdrugs.
Rationalev4:vThevSherleyvAmendmentvofv1912vprohibitsvsalevofvdrugsvlabeledvwithvfalsevtherapeuticvclaims.
GlobalvRationale:
CognitivevLevel:vApplying
ClientvNeed:vPhysiologicalvIntegrity
ClientvNeedvSub:vPharmacologicalvandvParenteralvTherapiesvNursing/
IntegratedvConcepts:vNursingvProcess:vImplementationvLearningvOut
come:v2-2
Questionv5vTy
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ThevPurevFoodvandvDrugvActv(PFDA)vofv1906vwasvsignificantvinvthatvitvgavevthevgovernmentvthevpowervtovprohibitvd
rugvlabelsvfromvclaimingvfalsevtherapeuticvbenefits.vHowever,vtherevwerevstillvseveralvweaknessesvinvthevlegislaturev
ofvthisvact.vWhichvstatementsvmostvaccuratelyvdescribevthesevweaknesses?
Note:vCreditvwillvbevgivenvonlyvifvallvcorrectvchoicesvandvnovincorrectvchoicesvarevselected.
StandardvText:vSelectvallvthatvapply.