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Themnursemismteachingmampharmacologymclassmtomamgroupmofmstudentmnurses.mWhichmkeymeventsmdoesmthemnursemincl
udeminmthemhistorymofmpharmacology?
Note:mCreditmwillmbemgivenmonlymifmallmcorrectmchoicesmandmnomincorrectmchoicesmaremselected.
StandardmText:mSelectmallmthatmapply.
1. Earlymresearchersmusedmthemselvesmandmanimalsmasmtestmsubjects.
2. Pharmacologistsmbeganmtomsynthesizemdrugsminmthemlaboratoryminmthem20thmcentury.
3. Modernmpharmacologymbeganminmthemmid-1600s.
4. Themfirstmdrugsmincludedmmorphine,mcocaine,mandmpenicillin.
5. ThemDarkmAgesmprovidedmmuchmusefulminformationmthatmwemstillmusemtoday.
CorrectmAnswer:m1,2
Rationalem1:mEarlymresearchersmdidmusemthemselvesmandmanimalsmasmtestmsubjects.
Rationalem2:mPharmacologistsmdidmbeginmtomsynthesizemdrugsminmthemlaboratoryminmthem20thmcentury.
Rationalem3:mModernmpharmacologymbeganminmthem1800s,mnotm1600s.
Rationalem4:mThemfirstmdrugsmincludedmmorphinemandmcocaine,mbutmnotmpenicillin.
Rationalem5:mLittlemismknownmaboutmpharmacologymduringmthemDarkmAges.
GlobalmRationale:mThemnursemwouldmstatemthatmearlymresearchersmdidmusemthemselvesmandmanimalsmasmtestmsubje
cts;mpharmacologistsmdidmbeginmtomsynthesizemdrugsminmthemlaboratoryminmthem20thmcentury;mandmmodernmpharmac
ologymbeganminmthem1800s,mnotm1600s.mThemfirstmdrugsmincludedmmorphinemandmcocaine,mbutmnotmpenicillin.mLittle
mismknownmaboutmpharmacologymduringmthemDarkmAges.
Questionm2mTyp
e:mMCSA
Althoughmallmareasmofmmedicine,mincludingmpharmacology,mhavemmademgreatmadvancesminmthemlastmcentury,mthemea
rlymrootsmofmpharmacologymstillmapplymformthemnursemandmothermhealthmprofessionals.mWhatmweremthemearlymrootsm
ofmpharmacology?
1. Applyingmproductsmtomrelievemhumanmsuffering
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2. Creatingmnewmdrugsmasmquicklymasmpossible
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3. Findingmmedicinalmalternativesmtomplants
4. Understandingmhowmdrugsmtakemtheirmeffects
CorrectmAnswer:m1
Rationalem1:mThemearlymrootmofmpharmacologymwasmtomrelievemhumanmsuffering.
Rationalem2:mThemearlymrootmofmpharmacologymwasmnotmtomcreatemnewmdrugsmquickly.
Rationalem3:mEarlympharmacologyminvolvedmusingmplantsmtomrelievemsymptomsmofmsuffering.
Rationalem4:mThemearlymrootmofmpharmacologymwasmnotmtomunderstandmhowmdrugsmtakemtheirmeffects.
GlobalmRationale:mThemearlymrootmofmpharmacologymwasmtomrelievemhumanmsuffering,mnotmtomcreatemnewmdr
ugsmquicklymormtomunderstandmhowmdrugsmtakemtheirmeffects.mEarlympharmacologymdidminvolvemusingmplantsmto
mrelievem
symptomsmofmsuffering.
Questionm3mTyp
e:mMCSA
Althoughmmanymsubstancesmcanmbemconsideredmdrugs,mwhichmdrugmdefinitionmismthemmostmappropriate?
1. Anymsubstancemthatmismfoundminmnaturemormthatmnormallymoccursminmthembody
2. Anymsubstancemthatmismsynthesizedmandmtestedminmthemlaboratorymsetting
3. Anymsubstancemthatmismtakenmtomprevent,mcure,mormreducemsymptomsmofmammedicalmcondition
4. Anymsubstancemthatmcanmbemisolatedmfrommnaturalmsubstancesminmnature
CorrectmAnswer:m3
Rationalem1:mAmdrugmismnotmamsubstancemthatmismfoundminmnaturemormthatmnormallymoccursminmthemhumanmbody.
Rationalem2:mAmdrugmismnotmonlymamsubstancemthatmismsynthesizedmandmtested.
Rationalem3:mAmdrugmismconsideredmtombemanymsubstancemthatmismtakenmtomprevent,mcure,mormreducemsymptomsmofmamme
dicalmcondition.
Rationalem4:mAmdrugmismnotmonlymamsubstancemisolatedmfrommnaturalmsubstances.
GlobalmRationale:mAmdrugmismconsideredmtombemanymsubstancemthatmismtakenmtomprevent,mcure,mormreducemsymptoms
mofmammedicalmcondition.mAmdrugmismnotm amsubstancemthatmismfoundminmnaturemormthatm normallymoccursminmthemhumanm
body;mitmismnotmanymsubstancemthatmismsynthesizedmandmtestedminmthemlaboratorymsetting,mnormismitmonlymamsubstancemis
olatedmfrommnaturalmsubstances.
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e:mMCSA
Pharmacotherapymismamcriticalminterventionmformmanymconditions,mandmamkeympartmofmnursingmintervention.mWhichmstat
ementmbestmdescribesmpharmacotherapy?