Adverse effect - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

HESI Exam Version 1: NUR100 / NUR 100 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Pharmacology | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis Question: A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving IV gentamicin three times daily. Which of the following findings indicates that the client is experiencing an adverse effect of this medication? a. Hypoglycemia b. Proteinuria c. Nasal congestion d. Visual disturbances Answer: b. Proteinuria Question: A nurse is p...

Exam 1: NSG 124/ NSG124 (NEW 2024/ 2025 Update) Pharmacology | Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Graded A- Herzing Q: 4 drugs used to treat spasticity Answer: Baclofen (Lioresal) Diazepam (Valium) Dantrolene (Dantrium) Tizanidine (Zanaflex) Q: Drug class: pure opioid agonist Specific drug: morphine, hydromorphone, fentanyl, methadone Answer: - name drug class and specific drug example - medication given IV - patients should not drive, operat...

Detailed Answer Key For Medical Surgical Exam, A+ Solutions-1. A nurse is reviewing the cause of gout with a group of nurses. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? A. "Uric acid levels drop and calcium forms precipitate." Rationale: With gout, clients have hyperuricemia, rather than a reduction in uric acid. B. "Tophi form in the kidneys and they impair the excretion of uric acid." Rationale: Tophi, or deposits in tissues near a joint, develop in chronic, late-...

Exam 1: NSG533 / NSG 533 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Advanced Pharmacology Exam Review | Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Wilkes Q: What are the goals set by ACE /ACCE and are they written in stone for all patients? Answer: Primary target for glycemic control is HbA1C Individualize HbA1C goal - based on...Duration of DM Age /life expectancy Comorbid conditions Known CVD or advanced comorbid conditionsHypoglycemic unawareness Individual patient considerations Q:...

1. During what trimester is a pregnant woman most at risk for adverse drug reactions with potential long term consequences? ANS 1st trimester (fetus most at risk d/t rapid growth) 2. What is BEERS criteria? ANS Recommendations of medications inappropriate for elderly (65 and older), prescriber ultimately decides 3. What is the CYP450 (cytochrome P450) ANS liver enzyme system where medica- tions are metabolized, can either be inducers or inhibitors and create drug-drug interactions 4. CYP45...

NURS 251 Pharmacology Final Exam (UPDATED 2024) - Portage Learning. Sublingual: When rapid effect is needed right away Subcutaneous: Destroy or inactivated in the GI Tract Intramuscular: Used for drugs with poor oral absorption Topical: For local effects on skin and eyes Pharmaceutics is the study of how various dosage forms influence the way in which the drug affects the body/ Administration of dosage form, dissolution of drug into body/ manipulating chemical compound. Pharmacokinetics ...

BSN 315 HESI RN Specialty Pharmacology Exam V3 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Nightingale Question: The nurse admits a client with a diagnosis of stage 4 cancer. The client has a prescription to wear a subcutaneous morphine sulfate patch for pain. The client is short of breath and difficult to arouse. While performing a head-to-toe assessment the nurse discovers four patches on the client's body. Which action should the nurse take first? A....

Exam 1: NSG 124/ NSG124 (NEW 2024/ 2025 Update) Pharmacology | Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Graded A- Herzing QUESTION Asthma, COPD, Allergic rhinitis Conditions treated by glucocorticoids such as betamethasone and prednisone QUESTION Common cold Answer: Condition caused by an acute upper respiratory viral infection QUESTION gastric and duodenal ulcers, GERD Answer: Conditions treated by proton pump inhibitors such as Prevacid, ...

RN VATI Adult Medical Surgical latest 2023 Graded 100% A+ with NGN A nurse is caring for a client who has atopic dermatitis and a prescription for triamcinolone ointment. The nurse should assess the client to monitor for which of the following adverse effects? Increased pigmentation Topical glucocorticoid therapy can cause the adverse effect of hypopigmentation. Localized hair loss Long-term glucocorticoid therapy can cause hypertrichosis, or excessive hair growth, especially on th...

UNITEK HAYWARD Pharmacology | Quiz 1 | Chapters 1, 2, 3 | Latest Update Already Passed A 63-year-old patient is considered to be in which life stage? A) Older adult B) Elderly C) Adult D) Aged A) Older adult The older adult age range is 55 to 64 years. The adult age range is 19 to 54 years. The elderly age range is 65 to 74 years. The aged age range is 75 to 84 years. A 66-year-old patient is considered to be in which life stage? A) Older adult B) Elderly C) Aged D) Adult B) ...