Questionf1f
Type:
MCMA
Thefnursefisfteachingfafpharmacologyfclassftofstudentfnurses.fWhatfdoesfthefnursefincludefasfkeyf
eventsfinfthefhistoryfoffpharmacology?
Note:fCreditfwillfbefgivenfonlyfiffallfcorrectfchoicesfandfnofincorrectfchoicesfarefselected.
StandardfText:fSelectfallfthatfapply.
1. Initialfdrugsfincludedfmorphine,fcocaine,fandfpenicillin.
2. Earlyfresearchersfusedfthemselvesfasftestfsubjects.
3. Thefinitialfintentionfoffpharmacologyfwasftofrelievefhumanfsuffering.
4. Modernfpharmacologyfbeganfinfthefearlyf1600s.
5. Pharmacologistsfsynthesizedfdrugsfinftheflaboratoryfinftheftwentiethfcentury.
CorrectfAnswer:f2,3,5
Rationalef1:fInitialfdrugsfisolatedffromfcomplexfmixturesfincludedfmorphine,fco
lchicines,fcurare,fandfcocaine,fbutfnotfpenicillin.
Rationalef2:fSomefearlyfresearchers,fsuchfasfFriedrichfSerturner,fusedfthemselvesfasftestfsub
jects.
Rationalef3:fThefearlyfrootsfoffpharmacologyfincludedfthefapplicationfoffproductsftofrelievefhu
manfsuffering.
Rationalef4:fModernfpharmacologyfbeganfinfthefearlyf1800s,fnotfthef1600s.
Rationalef5:fByftheftwentiethfcentury,fpharmacologistsfcouldfsynthesizefdrugsfinftheflab
oratory.
GlobalfRationale:fThefearlyfrootsfoffpharmacologyfincludedfthefapplicationfoffproductsftofreliev
efhumanfsuffering,fandfearlyfresearchersfusedfthemselvesfasftestfsubjects.fInitialfdrugsfincludedfm
orphine,fcolchicines,fcurare,fandfcocaine,fbutfnotfpenicillin.fModernfpharmacologyfbeganfinfthefe
arlyf1800s,fnotfthef1600s.fByftheftwentiethfcentury,fpharmacologistsfcouldfsynthesizefdrugsfinfthe
flaboratory.
,CognitivefLevel:fApplying
ClientfNeed:fPhysiologicalfIntegrity
ClientfNeedfSub:fPharmacologicalfandfParenteralfTherapies
QSENfCompetencies:fI.A.1fIntegratefunderstandingfoffmultiplefdimensionsfoffpatientfcenteredfca
re:fpatient/family/communityfpreferences,fvalues;fcoordinationfandfintegrationfoffcare;finformatio
n,fcommunication,fandfeducation;fphysicalfcomfortfandfemotionalfsupport;finvolvementfofffamilyf
andffriends;fandftransitionfandfcommunity.
AACNfEssentialfCompetencies:fI.7fIntegratefthefknowledgefandfmethodsfoffafvarietyfoff
disciplinesftofinformfdecisionfmaking.
NLNfCompetencies:fKnowledgefandfScience:fIntegrationfoffknowledgeffromfnursingfandfot
herfdisciplines.
Nursing/IntegratedfConcepts:fNursingfProcess:fImplementation
LearningfOutcome:f1-1fIdentifyfkeyfeventsfinfthefhistoryfoffpharmacology.
MNLfLearningfOutcome:f1.1.1fApplyfbasicfconceptsfrelatedftofpharmacology.
PagefNumber:f3
Questionf2f
Type:
MCSA
Thefstudentfnursefasksfthefnursingfinstructorfwhyfhefneedsftoftakefanatomyfandfphysiology,fasfwellfasf
microbiology,fwhenfhefonlyfwantsftoflearnfaboutfpharmacology.fWhatfisfthefbestfresponsefbyfthefinstr
uctor?
1. "Becausefpharmacologyfisfanfoutgrowthfoffthosefsubjects."
2. "Youfmustflearnfall,fsincefthosefsubjects,fasfwellfasfpharmacology,farefpartfoffthefcurr
iculum."
3. "Knowledgefoffallfthosefsubjectsfwillfpreparefyouftofprovidefthefbestfpatientfcare,fincludingfthef
administrationfoffmedications."
4. "Becausefanfunderstandingfoffthosefsubjectsfisfessentialftofunderstandingfpharmacology."
CorrectfAnswer:f4
Rationalef1:fPharmacologyfisfanfoutgrowthfoffanatomy,fphysiology,fandfmicrobiology,fbutfthisfisfn
otfthefmostfcompletefreasonfforfthefnurseftoflearnfthem.
, Rationalef2:fThefnursefmustflearnfanatomy,fphysiology,fandfmicrobiologyftofunderstandfph
armacology,fnotfbecauseftheyfarefpartfoffthefcurriculum.
Rationalef3:fKnowledgefoffanatomy,fphysiology,fandfmicrobiologyfpreparesfthefnurseftofun
derstandfpharmacology,fnotftofprovidefcarefsuchfasfadministrationfoffmedications.
Rationalef4:fItfisfessentialfforfthefnurseftofhavefafbroadfknowledgefbasefoffmanyfsciencesfinforde
rftoflearnfpharmacology.
GlobalfRationale:fItfisfessentialfforfthefnurseftofhavefafbroadfknowledgefbasefoffmanyfsciencesfinfor
derftoflearnfpharmacology.fThefnursefmustflearnfanatomy,fphysiology,fandfmicrobiologyftofunderst
andfpharmacology,fnotfbecauseftheyfarefpartfoffthefcurriculum.fPharmacologyfisfanfoutgrowthfoffan
atomy,fphysiology,fandfmicrobiology,fbutfthisfisfnotfthefreasonfforfthefnurseftoflearnfthem.fKnowled
gefoffanatomy,fphysiology,fandfmicrobiologyfpreparesfthefnurseftofunderstandfpharmacology,fnotft
ofprovidefcarefsuchfasfadministrationfoffmedications.
CognitivefLevel:fApplying
ClientfNeed:fPhysiologicalfIntegrity
ClientfNeedfSub:fPharmacologicalfandfParenteralfTherapies
QSENfCompetencies:fI.A.1fIntegratefunderstandingfoffmultiplefdimensionsfoffpatientfcenteredfca
re:fpatient/family/communityfpreferences,fvalues;fcoordinationfandfintegrationfoffcare;finformatio
n,fcommunication,fandfeducation;fphysicalfcomfortfandfemotionalfsupport;finvolvementfofffamilyf
andffriends;fandftransitionfandfcommunity.
AACNfEssentialfCompetencies:fI.7fIntegratefthefknowledgefandfmethodsfoffafvarietyfoff
disciplinesftofinformfdecisionfmaking.
NLNfCompetencies:fKnowledgefandfScience:fIntegrationfoffknowledgeffromfnursingfandfotherfdis
ciplines.
Nursing/IntegratedfConcepts:fNursingfProcess:fImplementation
LearningfOutcome:f1-
2fExplainfthefinterdisciplinaryfnaturefoffpharmacology,fgivingfanfexamplefoffhowfknowledgeffromfdi
fferentfsciencesfimpactsfthefnurse’sfrolefinfdrugfadministration.
MNLfLearningfOutcome:f1.1.1fApplyfbasicfconceptsfrelatedftofpharmacology.fPagefN
umber:f3
Questionf3f
Type:
MCMA
Thefnursingfinstructorfisfteachingfafpharmacologyfclassftofstudentfnurses.fThefcurrentffocusfisfphar
macologyfandftherapeutics.fThefnursingfinstructorfdeterminesfthatflearningfhasfoccurredfwhenfthef
studentsfmakefwhichfcomments?
Note:fCreditfwillfbefgivenfonlyfiffallfcorrectfchoicesfandfnofincorrectfchoicesfarefselected.