Pain
Narcan is the antidote to reverse this medical emergency.
What is opioid narcotic overdose?
This is how long you should wait between taking medication and antacids.
What is 1-2 hours?
The date after which the drug should not be used.
What is the expiration date?
These were the first drugs "accidentally" found to be effective against bacterial diseases.
What is penicillin?
Antibiotics are used to treat this classification of infectious pathogen.
What is bacteria?
Drugs that end in “PRIL”.
What is ACE inhibitors?
The form on the chart where the nurse records their observations, care given and patient's responses
Nursing notes
What are the 5 steps involved in the nursing process
Assess, Diagnose, Plan and Identify Outcomes, Implement and Evaluate
Two primary nursing assessments when administering opioid.
What is assessing respiration and pain relief?
The time it takes for the amount of drug in the body to decrease to one half of the peak level.
What is half life?
This drug type suppresses gastric acid secretion by Inhibiting Hydrogen / Potassium adenosine.
What is proton pump inhibitor?
This is the main goal of an ACE inhibitor.
What is to lower blood pressure?
This is the brand name for Alprazolam.
What is Xanax?
What is another term for subjective data
Symptoms
Pain is either _________ or __________. _______ pain is short-term, and ________ pain lasts longer than the injury that caused it.
acute chronic
This type of drug is used to coat injured areas, such as ulcers, in the stomach.
What is a GI protectant?
Which accreditation agency specifies guidelines for documentation
The TJC
What is the normal/average rate of respiration for an older adult
12-18 per minute