Pharmaco-
clinical pharmacology—the branch of pharmacology that deals with drugs; chemicals that are used in medicine for the treatment, prevention, and diagnosis of disease in humans
Pharmacotherapeutics
Weight: 34 pounds 6 ounces ; Dose ordered: 1.4 mg/kg/day
Recommended dosage from drug label: 3 mg/every 8 hours.
What is the daily dose?
What is the individual dose?
Daily dose: 21.8 or 22mg/day
Individual dose: 7.2 or 7mg/dose
56 mg is how many g's?
0.056 g
The prescriber orders potassium chloride 40 mEq po daily in two divided doses. The label reads: 20 mEq/15 mL. How many mL will you administer in each dose?
30 mL/day
This step in the nursing process includes collecting, organizing, validating and documenting data.
Assessing
the study of genetically determined variations in the response to drugs
Pharmacogenomics
Provider orders Dobutamine 4 mcg/kg/min IV infusion. The client weighs 198 lb.
You are supplied with a bag of dobutamine that reads 250mg/250 ml. How many
mL/hr will you administer?
21.6 mL/hr OR 22 mL/hr ****Dependent on capability of IV pump
A patient weighs 12 pounds and 6 ounces.How many kilograms does that patient weigh?
5.63 kg
You receive an order for Sandostatin (octreotide acetate) 50 mg subcutaneous q8h.
Sandostatin comes as 100 mcg/mL. How many milliliters of the hormone suppressant would
you administer
500 mL
During this step you will Analyze data; Identify health problems, risks, and strengths; Formulate diagnostic statements
Diagnosing
the way a medication travels through the body, including absorption, distribution, biotransformation, and excretion; how the body acts on a drug
Pharmacokinetics
Provider orders heparin 50 units/kg/dose subcutaneous daily. The client weighs
93 kg. Heparin is supplied in a vial that reads 5,000 units/ml. How many mL/dose
will you administer
0.9 mL/dose
If a patient is supposed to get a medication at 4:00pm, 10:30pm, and midnight, What times would you chart it was given?
1600, 2230, and 0000
A nurse is preparing to administer albuterol (Proventil) 4 mg PO every 6 hours. Available is albuterol syrup 2mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?
(Round to nearest whole number)
10 mL
During this step you will Prioritize problems/diagnoses; Formulate goals/desired outcomes; Select Nursing Interventions; Write nursing interventions
Planning
the study of the interactions between the chemical components of living systems and the foreign chemicals, including drugs, that enter living organisms; the way a drug affects a body
Pharmacodynamics
Provider orders a lidocaine infusion to be started at 30 mcg/kg/min. The client
weighs 298 lbs. You are supplied with a bag of lidocaine that reads 4 mg/mL.
How many mL/hr will you administer?
61.5 or 62 mL/hr ****Dependent on capability of IV pump
1 oz=
? Tbsp
? mL
? tsp
? cc
2 Tbsp
30 mL
6 tsp
30 cc
A nurse is preparing to administer ethosuximide (Zarontin) 500 mg PO every 12 hours. Available is ethosuximide syrup 250 mg/tsp. How many mL should the nurse administer?
(Round to nearest whole number)
10 mL
During this step you will Reassess the client; Determine the nurse's need for assistance; Implement the nursing interventions; Supervise delegated care; Document nursing activities
Implementing
the study of the biological effects of chemicals
Pharmacology
Order: 20 mEq of potassium chloride (KCl) to be added to 500 mL of D5W. The
strength on hand is 5 mEq/1 mL. How much KCl must be added to the IV
X=4 mL
1 lb =
? kg
? g
? oz
1 Pint=
? mL
1 cup=
? mL
2.2 kg
454 g
16 oz
480 mL
240 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide (lasix) 60mg PO daily. Available is furosemide 40mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer daily?
(Round to nearest tenth)
1.5 tablets
In this step you will Collect data related to outcomes; Compare data with outcomes; Relate nursing actions to client goals/outcomes; Draw conclusions about problem status; Continue, modify, or terminate the client's care plan
Evaluating