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Then nursen isn teachingnanpharmacologynclassn ton an groupn of nstudent nnurses.nWhichn keyneventsn doesn then nursenincluden i
nn then historyn of n pharmacology?
Note:nCreditn willn bengivenn onlyn ifnalln correctn choicesn andn nonincorrectn choicesn arenselected.
StandardnText:nSelect nallnthat napply.
1. Earlynresearchersn used n themselvesn and n animalsn asn test n subjects.
2. Pharmacologistsnbegann ton synthesizendrugsn inn then laboratoryninn then 20thn century.
3. Modernn pharmacologynbegann inn then mid-1600s.
4. Thenfirst n drugsn included n morphine,n cocaine,n and n penicillin.
5. ThenDarknAgesn provided n muchn usefulninformationn that n wen stilln usen today.
CorrectnAnswer:n1,2
Rationalen1:n Earlynresearchersn did n usen themselvesn and n animalsn asn test n subjects.
Rationalen2:nPharmacologistsn did n beginn ton synthesizendrugsn inn then laboratoryninn then 20thn century.
Rationalen3:n Modernn pharmacologynbegann inn then 1800s,n not n 1600s.
Rationalen4:nThen first n drugsn included n morphinen and n cocaine,n but n not n penicillin.
Rationalen5:n Littlen isn knownn about n pharmacologyn duringnthen DarknAges.
GlobalnRationale:nThen nursen would n statenthatn earlyn researchersn didnusen themselvesn and nanimalsn asn test nsubjects;n ph
armacologistsn did n beginn ton synthesizen drugsn innthenlaboratoryn inn then 20thn century;n and n modernn pharmacologyn bega
nn inn then1800s,n notn1600s.nThenfirst n drugsnincludednmorphinen and ncocaine,nbut nnotnpenicillin.n Littlenisnknownn about np
harmacologyn duringn then Darkn Ages.
Questionn2n
Type:nMCSA
Althoughnalln areasnof nmedicine,nincludingnpharmacology,n havenmaden great nadvancesninnthenlast ncentury,nthenearlyn roo
tsn of n pharmacologyn stilln applyn forn then nursen andnothernhealthn professionals.n What n weren thenearlyn rootsn ofnpharmacol
ogy?
1. Applyingnproductsn ton relieven humann suffering
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2. Creatingnnew n drugsn asn quicklynasn possible
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3. Findingnmedicinaln alternativesn ton plants
4. Understandingn how n drugsn taken theirn effects
CorrectnAnswer:n1
Rationalen1:n Then earlynroot n of n pharmacologynwasn ton relieven humann suffering.
Rationalen2:nThen earlynroot n of n pharmacologynwasn not n ton createn new n drugsn quickly.
Rationalen3:n Earlynpharmacologyninvolved n usingn plantsn ton relieven symptomsn of n suffering.
Rationalen4:n Then earlynroot n of n pharmacologynwasn not n ton understand n how n drugsn taken theirn effects.
GlobalnRationale:n Then earlyn root n ofn pharmacologyn wasnton relieven humann suffering,n notn ton createn new ndrugsnq
uicklynornton understandn howndrugsn takentheirn effects.n Earlynpharmacologyndidn involvenusingnplantsnton relieven sy
mptomsn of n suffering.
Questionn3n
Type:nMCSA
Althoughn manynsubstancesn cann ben considered n drugs,n whichn drugn definitionn isn then most n appropriate?
1. Anynsubstancen that n isn found n inn naturen orn that n normallynoccursn inn then body
2. Anynsubstancen that n isn synthesized n and n tested n inn thenlaboratorynsetting
3. Anynsubstancen that n isn takenn ton prevent,n cure,n orn reducen symptomsn of n an medicaln condition
4. Anynsubstancen that n cann ben isolated n fromn naturaln substancesn inn nature
CorrectnAnswer:n3
Rationalen1:nAndrugnisn not n an substancen that n isn found n inn naturen orn that n normallynoccursn inn then humann body.
Rationalen2:nAndrugnisn not n onlynan substancen that n isn synthesized n and n tested.
Rationalen3:n Andrugnisn considered ntonbenanynsubstancenthatn isntakenntonprevent,ncure,norn reducensymptomsn of nanmedic
aln condition.
Rationalen4:nAndrugnisn not n onlynan substancen isolated n fromn naturaln substances.
GlobalnRationale:nA n drugn isn considerednton ben anyn substancen thatn isn takenn ton prevent,n cure,n orn reducen symptomsn of n an
medicaln condition.n Andrugn isn not n an substancen thatn isn foundn inn naturen ornthatn normallynoccursn inn then humann body;n it n isn n
ot n anynsubstancen that n isn synthesized n andntested n inn then laboratorynsetting,n norn isn it n onlynan substancen isolatednfromn natur
aln substances.
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Questionn4n
Type:nMCSA
Pharmacotherapynisn ancriticaln interventionn forn manynconditions,n andnankeynpart nof nnursingnintervention.nWhichn statementn
best n describesn pharmacotherapy?