ADRENERGIC DRUGS
Epinephrine has been administered to a patient. The nurse report what change in the assessment to the health care provider?
What is pulse rate
Nurse Bandage Betty is preparing to administer an ophthalmic drug to a new patient. Nurse Bandage Betty should question administration of this drug if the patient has a history of?
What is Corneal Abrasion?
Primary use for an anticholinergic drug is to treat.
What is Bladder overactivity?
A patient with new onset of seizures has just received patient teaching regarding phenytoin. The teaching is successful is the patient understands they may have which adverse reaction if they miss doses of the medication?
What is recurrence of seizures?
A patient has a prescription for cyclobenzaprine (flexeril) due to muscle spasms. What is the expected outcome for this medication?
What is reduction of muscle spasm?
Nurse Vital Vicky has a patient who is in shock and need an adrenergic agent! Which assessment must she do quickly and accurately?
What is Vital signs?
Nurse Catheter Carl administered bethanechol at 1300 to his patient. The patient is still not urinated at 1400 at what time should Catheter Carl call the health care provider?
What is 1430?
Nurse Injection Iris gave a patient levodopa and the patient had a serious adverse reaction. What is this reaction?
What is choreiform and dystonic movements?
An older patient comes to the clinic who has been experiencing seizures and is currently prescribed diazepam. What should the nurse assess first?
What is respiratory rate and depth?
A patient is receiving allopurinol. Nurse Lifeline Larry should include what in the teaching instructions for this medication?
What is liberal fluid intake?
Nurse Stethoscope Steve is administering norepinephrine (Levophed) to a patient in the ICU. When should nurse Stethoscope Steve check the patients blood pressure?
What is CONTINUOUSLY?
What is Glaucoma?
Nurse Blood bag Bob has place a scopolamine patch on a patient for motion sickness. How often should Nurse Blood bag change this patch?
What is every 72 hours?
A patient is currently taking phenytoin. What assessment should this patient have first?
What is obtain serum plasma drug levels regularly?
A patient has just been educated on medications for muscle spasms and cramping. If the patient teaching was successful the patient would know to avoid what?
What is avoid alcohol or other CNS depressants.
A patient has been brought to the ER after a horrifying incident. Nurse Goodbody prepares to administer an adrenergic agent after assessing the patient for signs of shock, which change would she find?
What is Changes in consciousness?
George is experiencing photophobia secondary to administration of a cholinergic blocking drug. What must he do to help the problem?
What is limit the use of overhead lights?
Nurse Medicine Mary is conducting patient teaching for a patient that is using scopolamine during the summer months. Nurse Medicine Mary understands that patient teaching is successful if the patient knows to report which sign that may indicate the patient is experiencing heat prostration?
What is fever?
The provider has ordered 10mg of diazepam IV push to be administered to control a patients seizures. How many minutes should this medication be pushed over?
What is 2 minutes?
Nursing student Xena has just listened to a lecture on various medications to treat musculoskeletal conditions, the instructor knows the teaching was successful when Xena correctly chooses which medication to treat osteoporosis?
What is bone resorption inhibitors?
Nursing student Sally feels she was taught well about adrenergic drugs and their effects. The instructor determines her teaching was successful if Sally knows which effect these drugs can cause.
What is Increased cardiac output?
Nurse Pulse Pam is preparing to administer a cholinergic medication. Nurse Pulse Pam must assess the client for anticholinergic effects prior to administering the medication. Cholinergic medications can act like which neurotransmitter?
What is Acetylcholine?
When a patient is gave a medication and the response is completely different than the result expected, this reaction is considered?
What is drug idiosyncrasy?
Nurse Prescription Patty has a patient with status epilepticus. Nurse Prescription Patty has administered lorazepam IM now what medication must she anticipate starting the patient on?
What is Phenytoin?
Nurse Swab Sammy is administering a bisphosphonate to a patient with Paget disease. Which finding on assessment should Nurse Swab Sammy prioritize?
What is serum calcium levels?