NURSING 304 (NURSING 304)

1. Heparin patients what kinds of meds/stuff that brought from home would you remove? 2. Giving med to patient and known to increase preload, what outcome to expect? 3. Give med to patient that cause vasoconstriction, what to watch for? 4. When hydrating patient quickly to increase blood volume, what changes would you see to patient? 5. Patient with CAD, examine results of lab tests? 6. When reviewing lab results, which finding is most concerning? 7. When teaching pt on e...

Ch.1 – Intro to pharm Pharmacology: the study of medicines Pharmacotherapy: The application of drugs for prevention of treatment Role of the nurse: • Initial Assessment –Do you even need this drug? • Intervention – administering drugs • Reassessment – Did the drug help? Pharmacokinetics: what the body does to the drugs after administered. Pharmacodynamics: what the drug does to the body Therapeutic classification: what is being treated by the drug – the disease. Ex: an...