Those residing here are known as residents.
What is a long-term institution?
This can lead to complications, a deficit or disruption in synergy when there are more then one botanical in play?
What is polypharmacy?
This is the byway for which medication is administered.
What is administration route?
60 percent of LTC residents suffer from some form of this.
What is Mental Health?
This program in long-term care facilities is crucial to the integrity of this organ.
What is skin care programs?
This has a deficit in hydrochloric acid, and motility.
What is aging?
Cognitive and sensory deficits in the older adult can be problematic with this?
What is self-medicating?
The home health nurse utilizes this to sign off on the treatments.
What is a Treatment Administration Record (TAR)?
This individual uses physical, psychosocial, and spiritual health to design treatment strategies.
What is rehabilitation staff nurse?
This screening tool is used to ensure appropriate use of drugs.
What is the BEERS Criteria?
Your patient has a dx: HTN with a B/P of 169/102. The physician ordered Lisinopril 10mg PO qd. The pyxis hold Lisinopril 1mg tablets x5 and Lisinopril 5mg tablets x1. What will the nurse do?
What is administer the medication? 1mg tablets x5=5mg and 5mg tablet x1=5mg for a total of 10mg.
A side effect which is classified as a sensitivity to any substance.
What is an allergy?
This functional deficit is most common in long-term care.
What is incontinence?
These pharmaceuticals do not give promise to dementia patients for self care and should be avoided.
What are antipsychotics?
The patient present to the ER with c/o abd pain, n/v, SOB, and constant foul defecation. She was given #22 RFA for fluids. The physician orders an CAT scan and the following medications: Ondansetron 4mg. On hand 2mg/ml IV solution, Loperamide 4mg PRN for diarrhea, and acetaminophen 250mg q4hrs PRN for pain. LRs 1000ml to infuse over 6 hours. The patient takes the medication with 8oz of water. What is the total intake. *round.*
What is 1,242ml?
A patient is diagnosed with GERD. What foods should the nurse inform the patient to avoid.
What is foods high in fat, salt, and spice?
This instruction consists of three components of the resident.
What is RAI? includes minimum data set (MDS), Resident assessment protocol (RAP), and utilization guidelines by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid?
This questionnaire can be correlated for two conditions under TUD.
What is Cage questionnaire?
To avoid overdose and toxicity the nurse should know these six components.
What is the therapeutic effects of the medication, The reasons this individual is receiving the medication, The normal therapeutic dosage of the medication, The normal route or routes of administration, Any special precautions related to administration, The common side effects or adverse effects of the medication.
The alteration in these two components play a vital role in aging and drug metabolism which produce therapeutic effects.
What is pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics?