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A nurse is caring for a postsurgical patient who has small tortuous veins and had a difficult IV insertion. The patient is now receiving IV medications on a regular basis. What is the best nursing intervention to minimize the adverse effects of this drug therapy? A) Monitor the patient's bleeding time B) Check the patient's blood glucose levels C) Record baseline vital signs D) Monitor the IV site for redness, swelling, or pain A patient is in the clinic after 6 weeks of taking riluzo...

The test introduces a comprehensive approach to the clinical aspects of drug therapy, which are emphasized through the use of the nursing process, life span implications, and basic principles of pharmacology. This content includes several classifications of commonly prescribed medications, as well as selected complementary and alternative drugs. Within each classification, representative or prototype drugs are selected for study in terms of their mechanisms of action and therapeutic uses. Studen...

Abrams Clinical Drug Therapy Rationales for Nursing Practice 12th Edition Frandsen Test Bank. The Foundation of Pharmacology: Quality and Safety 1. A woman has been prescribed paroxetine hydrochloride, which is an antidepressant agent administered in pill form. The medication is administered for her obsessivecompulsive disorder. This medication will produce which of the following effects? A) Curative B) Systemic C) Local D) Parenteral Ans: B Feedback: Drugs that produce systemic eff...

1. A client with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is receiving calcium acetate 867 mg by mouth. A decrease in which blood value indicates to the nurse that the medication is having the desired affect? Phosphate 2. A client who uses transdermal contraceptive, calls to the clinic because she forgot to apply a new patch three days ago. Which instruction you should provide to the client? Apply the new patch today and use a backup method for 7 days 3. A client with a history of anaphylactic reac...

Pharmacology Made Easy Prototype Drug List

prototype for antipsychotic (trade/generic), treatment for schizophrenia - ANSWER-haldol/haloperidol how long does it take the typical antipsychotic drug to reach its therapeutic effect? - ANSWER-several days what would you say if a patient calls and states that the antipsychotic drug isn't working within the 1st couple of days? - ANSWER-keep taking it (they don't work right away) what should we inform the patient about antipsychotics concerning taking the prescription? - ANSWER-take ...

NUR451 PathoPharm Exam 1 Latest Version Graded A+ Pharmacology the science of drugs Pharmotherapeutics utilization of drugs for disease prevention and alleviation of suffering drug categories medications, biologics, alternative/complementary therapies FDA -integrated into the US Department of Health and Human Services in 1988 -approves drugs deemed safe and effective -all laboratories must secure FDA approval before drug marketing -monitors but does not regulate herbal and diet...

A woman has been prescribed paroxetine hydrochloride, which is an antidepressant agent administered in pill form. The medication is administered for her obsessivecompulsive disorder. This medication will produce which of the following effects? A) Curative B) Systemic C) Local D) Parenteral Ans: B Feedback: Drugs that produce systemic effects are taken into the body, circulated through the bloodstream to their sites of action in various body tissues, and eventually eliminated from ...

Therapeutic Classification Correct Answer-Usually reflect the conditions for which the drugs are used (antidepressants) Prototype Correct Answer-Individual drug the represents a group of drugs; usually the first drug of a particular drug class to be developed Generic Name Correct Answer-related to the chemical or official name and is independent of the manufacturer; indicates the drug group; lowercase Brand name Correct Answer-designed and patented by the manufacturer; name is capitaliz...

Rank speed of absorption: Po, IM, IV - Answer-Po slowest, then IM, IV fastest Describe drug distribution in relation to protein binding - Answer-Protein binding- Most drugs form a compound and bind with plasma proteins. Drug molecules bound to plasma proteins are pharmacologically inactive. Only the free or unbound portions of the drug acts on the cells. Protein binding allows for some of the drug to be stored and others to be released as needed. This gives the constant blood level and decr...