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Pharmacology:ConnectionstoNursingPractice,3eTestBank
Abstract
Thefollowingisarevisionstudyquestionandanswerdocument.Thechaptersarefullycoveredandseektoprovides
tudentsofnursingareliablesourceforrevisionpurposes.Allthequestionsandanswersarerevisedandverified.
Chapter1
Question1Type:
MCMA
Thenurseisteachingapharmacologyclasstoagroupofstudentnurses.Whichkeyeventsdoesthenurseincludeinthehistor
yofpharmacology?
Note:Creditwillbegivenonlyifallcorrectchoicesandnoincorrectchoicesareselected.
StandardText:Selectallthatapply.
1. Earlyresearchersusedthemselvesandanimalsastestsubjects.
2. Pharmacologistsbegantosynthesizedrugsinthelaboratoryinthe20thcentury.
3. Modernpharmacologybeganinthemid-1600s.
4. Thefirstdrugsincludedmorphine,cocaine,andpenicillin.
5. TheDarkAgesprovidedmuchusefulinformationthatwestillusetoday.
CorrectAnswer:1,2
Rationale1:Earlyresearchersdidusethemselvesandanimalsastestsubjects.
Rationale2:Pharmacologistsdidbegintosynthesizedrugsinthelaboratoryinthe20thcentury.
Rationale3:Modernpharmacologybeganinthe1800s,not1600s.
Rationale4:Thefirstdrugsincludedmorphineandcocaine,butnotpenicillin.
Rationale5:LittleisknownaboutpharmacologyduringtheDarkAges.
GlobalRationale:Thenursewouldstatethatearlyresearchersdidusethemselvesandanimalsastestsubjects;pharmacol
ogistsdidbegintosynthesizedrugsinthelaboratoryinthe20thcentury;andmodernpharmacologybeganinthe1800s,not1
600s.Thefirstdrugsincludedmorphineandcocaine,butnotpenicillin.LittleisknownaboutpharmacologyduringtheDar
kAges.
Question2Type:
MCSA
,Althoughallareasofmedicine,includingpharmacology,havemadegreatadvancesinthelastcentury,theearlyrootsofpha
rmacologystillapplyforthenurseandotherhealthprofessionals.Whatweretheearlyrootsofpharmacology?
1. Applyingproductstorelievehumansuffering
2. Creatingnewdrugsasquicklyaspossible
,3. Findingmedicinalalternativestoplants
4. Understandinghowdrugstaketheireffects
CorrectAnswer:1
Rationale1:Theearlyrootofpharmacologywastorelievehumansuffering.
Rationale2:Theearlyrootofpharmacologywasnottocreatenewdrugsquickly.
Rationale3:Earlypharmacologyinvolvedusingplantstorelievesymptomsofsuffering.
Rationale4:Theearlyrootofpharmacologywasnottounderstandhowdrugstaketheireffects.
GlobalRationale:Theearlyrootofpharmacologywastorelievehumansuffering,nottocreatenewdrugsquicklyortound
erstandhowdrugstaketheireffects.Earlypharmacologydidinvolveusingplantstorelievesymptomsofsuffering.
Question3Type:
MCSA
Althoughmanysubstancescanbeconsidereddrugs,whichdrugdefinitionisthemostappropriate?
1. Anysubstancethatisfoundinnatureorthatnormallyoccursinthebody
2. Anysubstancethatissynthesizedandtestedinthelaboratorysetting
3. Anysubstancethatistakentoprevent,cure,orreducesymptomsofamedicalcondition
4. Anysubstancethatcanbeisolatedfromnaturalsubstancesinnature
CorrectAnswer:3
Rationale1:Adrugisnotasubstancethatisfoundinnatureorthatnormallyoccursinthehumanbody.
Rationale2:Adrugisnotonlyasubstancethatissynthesizedandtested.
Rationale3:Adrugisconsideredtobeanysubstancethatistakentoprevent,cure,orreducesymptomsofamedicalconditio
n.
Rationale4:Adrugisnotonlyasubstanceisolatedfromnaturalsubstances.
GlobalRationale:Adrugisconsideredtobeanysubstancethatistakentoprevent,cure,orreducesymptomsofamedicalco
ndition.Adrugisnotasubstancethatisfoundinnatureorthatnormallyoccursinthehumanbody;itisnotanysubstancethatiss
ynthesizedandtestedinthelaboratorysetting,norisitonlyasubstanceisolatedfromnaturalsubstances.
Question4Type:
MCSA
Pharmacotherapyisacriticalinterventionformanyconditions,andakeypartofnursingintervention.Whichstatementbestdes
cribespharmacotherapy?
, 1. Thestudyofmedicineanddrugtherapy
2. Theapplicationofnaturalsubstancestocurediseases
3. Theapplicationofdrugsforthepreventionandtreatmentofdiseaseandhumansuffering
4. Understandingthedifferencebetweentradeandgenericmedications
CorrectAnswer:3
Rationale1:Pharmacotherapyisnotjustthestudyofmedicineanddrugtherapy.
Rationale2:Pharmacotherapyisnottheapplicationofnaturalsubstancestocurediseases.
Rationale3:Pharmacotherapyistheapplicationofdrugsforthepreventionandtreatmentofdiseasesandhumansuffering.
Rationale4:Pharmacotherapycomprisesmorethanunderstandingthedifferencebetweentradeandgenericdrugs.
GlobalRationale:Pharmacotherapyistheapplicationofdrugsforthepreventionandtreatmentofdiseasesandhumansuff
ering.Itisnotjustthestudyofmedicineanddrugtherapynorisittheapplicationofnaturalsubstancestocurediseases.Pharma
cotherapycomprisesmorethanunderstandingthedifferencebetweentradeandgenericdrugs.
Question5Type:
MCSA
Whichprinciplebestdescribeswhatthenurseisexpectedtounderstandwhenadministeringmedicationtoaclient?
1. Thepharmacotherapeuticsforallofthemedications
2. Themostcommonsideeffectsofthedrug’sprototype
3. Thetradeandgenericnamesforallofthemedications
4. Thecostofthedrugtherapy
CorrectAnswer:1
Rationale1:Thenurseshouldunderstandthepharmacotherapeuticsforallmedicationsthattheclientisreceiving.
Rationale2:Thenurseshouldunderstandmuchmoreaboutadrugthanjustthecommonsideeffectsofthedrug’sprototype
.
Rationale3:Thenurseshouldunderstandmuchmoreaboutadrugthanjustitstradeandgenericnames.
Rationale4:Thecostofdrugtherapyisnotaprincipleofdrugadministration.
Pharmacology:ConnectionstoNursingPractice,3eTestBank
Abstract
Thefollowingisarevisionstudyquestionandanswerdocument.Thechaptersarefullycoveredandseektoprovides
tudentsofnursingareliablesourceforrevisionpurposes.Allthequestionsandanswersarerevisedandverified.
Chapter1
Question1Type:
MCMA
Thenurseisteachingapharmacologyclasstoagroupofstudentnurses.Whichkeyeventsdoesthenurseincludeinthehistor
yofpharmacology?
Note:Creditwillbegivenonlyifallcorrectchoicesandnoincorrectchoicesareselected.
StandardText:Selectallthatapply.
1. Earlyresearchersusedthemselvesandanimalsastestsubjects.
2. Pharmacologistsbegantosynthesizedrugsinthelaboratoryinthe20thcentury.
3. Modernpharmacologybeganinthemid-1600s.
4. Thefirstdrugsincludedmorphine,cocaine,andpenicillin.
5. TheDarkAgesprovidedmuchusefulinformationthatwestillusetoday.
CorrectAnswer:1,2
Rationale1:Earlyresearchersdidusethemselvesandanimalsastestsubjects.
Rationale2:Pharmacologistsdidbegintosynthesizedrugsinthelaboratoryinthe20thcentury.
Rationale3:Modernpharmacologybeganinthe1800s,not1600s.
Rationale4:Thefirstdrugsincludedmorphineandcocaine,butnotpenicillin.
Rationale5:LittleisknownaboutpharmacologyduringtheDarkAges.
GlobalRationale:Thenursewouldstatethatearlyresearchersdidusethemselvesandanimalsastestsubjects;pharmacol
ogistsdidbegintosynthesizedrugsinthelaboratoryinthe20thcentury;andmodernpharmacologybeganinthe1800s,not1
600s.Thefirstdrugsincludedmorphineandcocaine,butnotpenicillin.LittleisknownaboutpharmacologyduringtheDar
kAges.
Question2Type:
MCSA
,Althoughallareasofmedicine,includingpharmacology,havemadegreatadvancesinthelastcentury,theearlyrootsofpha
rmacologystillapplyforthenurseandotherhealthprofessionals.Whatweretheearlyrootsofpharmacology?
1. Applyingproductstorelievehumansuffering
2. Creatingnewdrugsasquicklyaspossible
,3. Findingmedicinalalternativestoplants
4. Understandinghowdrugstaketheireffects
CorrectAnswer:1
Rationale1:Theearlyrootofpharmacologywastorelievehumansuffering.
Rationale2:Theearlyrootofpharmacologywasnottocreatenewdrugsquickly.
Rationale3:Earlypharmacologyinvolvedusingplantstorelievesymptomsofsuffering.
Rationale4:Theearlyrootofpharmacologywasnottounderstandhowdrugstaketheireffects.
GlobalRationale:Theearlyrootofpharmacologywastorelievehumansuffering,nottocreatenewdrugsquicklyortound
erstandhowdrugstaketheireffects.Earlypharmacologydidinvolveusingplantstorelievesymptomsofsuffering.
Question3Type:
MCSA
Althoughmanysubstancescanbeconsidereddrugs,whichdrugdefinitionisthemostappropriate?
1. Anysubstancethatisfoundinnatureorthatnormallyoccursinthebody
2. Anysubstancethatissynthesizedandtestedinthelaboratorysetting
3. Anysubstancethatistakentoprevent,cure,orreducesymptomsofamedicalcondition
4. Anysubstancethatcanbeisolatedfromnaturalsubstancesinnature
CorrectAnswer:3
Rationale1:Adrugisnotasubstancethatisfoundinnatureorthatnormallyoccursinthehumanbody.
Rationale2:Adrugisnotonlyasubstancethatissynthesizedandtested.
Rationale3:Adrugisconsideredtobeanysubstancethatistakentoprevent,cure,orreducesymptomsofamedicalconditio
n.
Rationale4:Adrugisnotonlyasubstanceisolatedfromnaturalsubstances.
GlobalRationale:Adrugisconsideredtobeanysubstancethatistakentoprevent,cure,orreducesymptomsofamedicalco
ndition.Adrugisnotasubstancethatisfoundinnatureorthatnormallyoccursinthehumanbody;itisnotanysubstancethatiss
ynthesizedandtestedinthelaboratorysetting,norisitonlyasubstanceisolatedfromnaturalsubstances.
Question4Type:
MCSA
Pharmacotherapyisacriticalinterventionformanyconditions,andakeypartofnursingintervention.Whichstatementbestdes
cribespharmacotherapy?
, 1. Thestudyofmedicineanddrugtherapy
2. Theapplicationofnaturalsubstancestocurediseases
3. Theapplicationofdrugsforthepreventionandtreatmentofdiseaseandhumansuffering
4. Understandingthedifferencebetweentradeandgenericmedications
CorrectAnswer:3
Rationale1:Pharmacotherapyisnotjustthestudyofmedicineanddrugtherapy.
Rationale2:Pharmacotherapyisnottheapplicationofnaturalsubstancestocurediseases.
Rationale3:Pharmacotherapyistheapplicationofdrugsforthepreventionandtreatmentofdiseasesandhumansuffering.
Rationale4:Pharmacotherapycomprisesmorethanunderstandingthedifferencebetweentradeandgenericdrugs.
GlobalRationale:Pharmacotherapyistheapplicationofdrugsforthepreventionandtreatmentofdiseasesandhumansuff
ering.Itisnotjustthestudyofmedicineanddrugtherapynorisittheapplicationofnaturalsubstancestocurediseases.Pharma
cotherapycomprisesmorethanunderstandingthedifferencebetweentradeandgenericdrugs.
Question5Type:
MCSA
Whichprinciplebestdescribeswhatthenurseisexpectedtounderstandwhenadministeringmedicationtoaclient?
1. Thepharmacotherapeuticsforallofthemedications
2. Themostcommonsideeffectsofthedrug’sprototype
3. Thetradeandgenericnamesforallofthemedications
4. Thecostofthedrugtherapy
CorrectAnswer:1
Rationale1:Thenurseshouldunderstandthepharmacotherapeuticsforallmedicationsthattheclientisreceiving.
Rationale2:Thenurseshouldunderstandmuchmoreaboutadrugthanjustthecommonsideeffectsofthedrug’sprototype
.
Rationale3:Thenurseshouldunderstandmuchmoreaboutadrugthanjustitstradeandgenericnames.
Rationale4:Thecostofdrugtherapyisnotaprincipleofdrugadministration.
