QUESTI

ON:

Wri
teadetai
laccountont
hei
mpor
tance(
rel
evance)oft
hef
iel
dofphar
macol
ogyt
oNur
sing
Sci
ence.

ANSWERS:

I
MPORTANCE(
RELEVANCE)OFTHEFI
ELDOFPHARMACOLOGYTONURSI
NGSCI
ENCE.

DEFI
NITI
ON:

Pharmacol
ogyisthest
udyofmedicineandit
sef
fectont
hebody
.Ital
socov
ersdosagesand
possi
blei
nter
acti
onsbetweenmedicati
ons.

1.Theimpor
tanceofwell-
designedandcompr ehensi
vepharmacol
ogycour
sesdur
ingnur
sing
educat
ioni
svit
alforpat
ientsnursesadmini
stermedicat
ionsto.

2.Thenurse'sunder
standi
ngofpharmacologyisi
mport
anti
nherr
oleofeducat
ingpatient
s
aboutmedicati
ons,dosagesandpossi
blesideeff
ect
s.Anur
sewhoisnotknowledgeableabout
pharmacologycanputpatient
sat
-r
isk.

3.I
tgi
vebet
terunder
standi
ngtot
heuseofdrugs,pr
ecaut
ionst
hatwehav
etot
akeasnur
ses
sot
hatt
heuseofdrugsgivemaxi
mum benef
itandmini
mum harm.

4.Nur sesplayani
ntegr
alr
oleinadministeri
ngmedicat
iont
opatient
s,anddependingonthe
env
ironmenti nwhi
chtheywork,coul
dbedoi ngsoasoftenaseveryfewminutes,
asaresult
,it
’s
i
mper ati
vethatnur
seshaveasolidunderstandi
ngofpharmacol
ogy.

5.Compr ehendi
ngtheconceptsofphar
macodynamicsandpharmacokinet
icsal
lowsNPsto
focusonhowdr ugsal
tert
hebodyf r
om aphysi
ologi
calper
spect
ive,
whichallowsthem t
obet
ter
assesspati
entsandsuggestonemedicati
onoveranot
her.
6.
.Thestudyofpharmacologyoverl
apswit
hbi omedical
sci
encesandi
sthest
udyoftheeff
ect
s
ofdrugsonl
ivi
ngorganisms.Pharmacol
ogicalresear
chcanleadt
onewdrugdi
scoveri
es,
and
promoteabett
erunderstandi
ngofhumanphy siol
ogy.

7..Iti
ntegr
atesknowl
edgefrom multi
plesci
ent
ifi
cdiscipl
inesincl
udingchemist
ry,
biochemist
ry,
mol ecul
arbiol
ogyandphysi
ology,pr
ovidi
ngasignif
icantposit
iveimpactonhumanheal t
h.The
scienti
fi
cknowledgegai
nedthroughpharmacol
ogicst udi
esprov i
desafoundati
onforanumber
ofmedi calt
reat
ments.

8.I
mprovedpharmacol
ogyteachi
ngmighti
ncr
easenurses'
confi
denceinper
formingdrug
admini
str
ati
on,
pati
enteducati
on,
andnursepr
escr
ibi
ng,anddecreaseanx
iet
iesrel
atedtothese
rol
es.

9.I
mprovedphar
macologyeducat
ioni
nnursi
ngpr
ogramswouldleadt
omor econfi
dentnur
ses,
bet
tereducat
edpat
ient
sandimprovedsaf
etyi
nbot
hinpat
ientandout
pat
ienti
nter
acti
ons.

10.Thef
iel
dofphar
macol
ogyhel
psnur
sest
oUnder
standdr
ugsandhowt
heycanaf
fectl
i
ving
thi
ngs

11.Knowledgeofphar
macol
ogyhel
psi
nknowi
ngt
her
ightdosageofdr
ugsandnotj
ust
quanti
ty.

12.Fi
eldofpharmacol
ogyhelpsinIdent
if
yingandr
espondi
ngt
odr
ugi
nter
act
ions,
react
ions
andsi
deeffect
sandtreataccor
dingl
y

13.I
thel
psust
oKnowwhent
ousedr
ugsbecausesomecondi
ti
onsdonotneeddr
ugt
her
apy
.

14.I
thelpsi
nUnder
standi
ngt
hepr
ocessofdr
ugi
ntake,
absor
pti
on,
dist
ri
but
ion,
met
abol
i
sm
andeli
minat
ion.

15.
Thenur
seIdent
if
ythepr
oper
ti
esofi
deal
drugsandot
her
wisewi
tht
heknowl
edgeof
phar
macol
ogy
.
16.Knowtheappl
i
cat
ionofphar
macol
ogyi
nnur
singwi
thr
egar
dst
othe5r
ight
sofmedi
cat
ion
admini
str
ati
on.

User
ightdr
ug

Gi
vet
ori
ghtpat
ient

Gi
ver
ightdose

Gi
vebyr
ightr
out
e

Gi
veatt
her
ightt
ime.

SUMMARY:

Apparentl
yt hestudyofPhar macycannotbeov erlookedint hepracti
ceofnur si
ngbecauseof
thenumer ousbenef i
tsweder ive.Itgivebetterunderstandingtot heuseofdrugs,precauti
ons
thatwehav etotakeasnur sessot hatt heuseofdr ugsgivemaxi mum benefi
tandmi nimum
harm.Signifi
canthistori
caleventst akenthrought hesequenceandmadeust oknowt hatthe
pract
iceofphar macol ogybegant housandsofy earsagoandal sothatappl
yingproductsto
rel
iev
esuf feri
nghasbeenr ecordedt hroughouthistorybyv i
rtuall
yeverycul
ture.Modernt r
ends
haveimprov edthefundament al andunsci enti
fi
cway soft hediscipli
ne.

REFERENCES:

1.Cl
i
nical
Phar
macol
ogyf
orNur
ses;
JohnTr
ounce,
DinahGoul
d:Chur
chi
l
lLi
vi
ngst
one1994

2.Trounce'
sClini
cal
Phar
macol
ogyf
orNur
ses;
BenGr
eenst
ein,
DinahGoul
dChur
chhi
l
l
Li
vingstone1993