What is a high alert nursing implication for morphine?
~ Assess level of consciousness, BP, pulse, and repiration
How would you teach a patient how to prep an inhaler?
~ Tell them to spray the inhaler 4 times and discard after 200 puffs
Advise patient to avoid taking antacids, or anridiarrh...
✓~ Decreases hepatic glucose production and intestinal glucose
absorption, and increases sensitivity to insulin
When administering the drug senna to a patient, a healthcare provider must
inform the patient of what?
✓~ This drug is not intended for long term use
When giving digoxin to a patient what to give to reverse digoxin toxicity?
✓~ Digibind
White providing an Angiotensin-Converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, the patient
asks what the action of the drug is
, ✓~ To lower blood pressure by blocking the conversion of angiotensin I
to vasoconstrictor angiotensin II
Which type of insulin is long acting?
✓~ Glargine (Lantus)
What is the therapeutic use of metformin?
✓~ The maintenance of blood glucose
What is the correct definition for absorption of a drug?
✓~ Movement of a drug from site of administration to various tissues of
the body
What do you assess for in a patient who is on Valproate?
✓~ Suicidal thoughts, seizures, bipolar disorder, and migraines
What is true about food and drug precautions?
, ✓~ You must limit certain types of food or concurrent administration of
certain types of drugs, certain combos can cause adverse reactions, limiting
certain foods rather than restricting the drug itself
ACE inhibitors are not used to treat...
✓~ Hypotension
Which of the following is used to treat migraine headaches?
✓~ Anti-epileptic drugs, and beta blockers
When administering a serotonin antagonist it is important to monitor what?
✓~ Mental status changes
What is the antidote for heparin?
✓~ Protamine sulfate
Antidote for opioid toxicity?
✓~ Naloxone
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