Adams, Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic Approach,
5/E Chapter 1
Question 1
Type: MCMA
The nurse is teaching a pharmacology class to student
... [Show More] nurses. What does the nurse include as key events in
the history of pharmacology?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Initial drugs included morphine, cocaine, and penicillin.
2. Early researchers used themselves as test subjects.
3. The initial intention of pharmacology was to relieve human suffering.
4. Modern pharmacology began in the early 1600s.
5. Pharmacologists synthesized drugs in the laboratory in the twentieth century.
Correct Answer: 2,3,5
Rationale 1: Initial drugs isolated from complex mixtures included morphine, colchicines, curare, and
cocaine, but not penicillin.
Rationale 2: Some early researchers, such as Friedrich Serturner, used themselves as test subjects.
Rationale 3: The early roots of pharmacology included the application of products to relieve human suffering.
Rationale 4: Modern pharmacology began in the early 1800s, not the 1600s.
Rationale 5: By the twentieth century, pharmacologists could synthesize drugs in the laboratory.
Global Rationale: The early roots of pharmacology included the application of products to relieve human
suffering, and early researchers used themselves as test subjects. Initial drugs included morphine,
colchicines, curare, and cocaine, but not penicillin. Modern pharmacology began in the early 1800s, not the
1600s. By the twentieth century, pharmacologists could synthesize drugs in the laboratory.
Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need: Physiological Integrity
Client Need Sub: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
QSEN Competencies: I.A.1 IntegratChapter 1. Basic Principles of Pharmacology
Multiple Choice
1. The use of specific drugs to prevent, treat, or diagnose disease is known
as A. toxicology
B. pharmacokinetics
C. pharmacotherapeutics
D. toxicokinetics
E. dynamic equilibrium
Ans: C
2. The study of how the body deals with a drug in terms of the way the drug is absorbed, distributed,
and eliminated is known as
A. toxicology
B. pharmacodynamics
C. pharmacy
D. pharmacokinetics
E. biodynamics
Ans: D
3. Toxicology is
A. the study of the harmful effects of chemicals
B. the study of a drug's beneficial effects
C. the analysis of drug absorption, distribution, and metabolism
D. the preparation and dispensing of therapeutic medications
E. the analysis of a drug's molecular structure
Ans: A
4. The generic name of a drug
A. is also known as the “official” or “nonproprietary” name
B. is often derived from the chemical name
C. tends to be somewhat shorter than the drug's chemical name
D. all of the above are true
Ans: D
e understanding of multiple dimensions of patient centered care:
patient/family/community preferences, values; coordination and integration of care; information, communication, [Show Less]