The Nursing Process
The phase of the nursing process requiring the nurse to establish a comprehensive baseline of data concerning a particular patient
assessment
When considering various routes of drug elimination, the nurse is aware that elimination occurs mainly by which routes?
Bowel and kidneys
A young man has been taken to the emergency department because of a suspected overdose of morphine tablets. The nurse prepares to administer which drug?
Naloxone
A patient is being treated for a hypertensive emergency. The nurse expects which drug to be used?
Sodium nitroprusside
What is the common adverse effect that occurs when vancomycin is infused too quickly?
Red man's syndrome
The nurse monitors fulfillment of goals, and may revise them, during which phase of the nursing process
Evaluation
The nurse is aware that excessive drug dosages, impaired metabolism, or inadequate excretion may result in which drug effect?
Cumulative effect/toxicity
During a marathon, a runner had to drop out after 16 miles because of severe muscle spasms. Which type of pain is the runner experiencing?
Somatic pain
Which finding in the patient taking Lisinopril would be an indication to discontinue the drug immediately and avoid taking it in the future?
Angioedema
When receiving aminoglycosides, the nurse will monitor for tinnitus and dizziness. This may indicate which problem?
Ototoxicity
During which phase of the nursing process does the nurse prioritize the nursing diagnoses
Planning
Drug half-life is defined as the amount of time required for 50% of a drug to
be removed by the body
When evaluating the patient's drug history, the nurse notes the patient is taking an opioid twice a day for pain. Which class of mood stabilizing drug would concern the nurse the most?
An MAOI
The primary effect of these drugs is to decrease plasma and extracellular fluid volumes.
Diuretics
What is the method of action of quinolones?
Interruption of bacterial DNA replication
The nurse prepares and administers prescribed medications during which phase of the nursing process
Implementation
The nurse recognized that drugs given by which route will be altered by the first-pass effect?
Oral and rectal
Moderate to severe pain is best treated with which analgesic class
Opioids
A common adverse effect of adrenergic drugs involving a sudden drop in blood pressure when patients change position is known as _________ hypotension.
Orthostatic
The nurse knows the use of tetracyclines is limited in children because of the occurrence of which side effect
Discoloration of teeth
When developing a plan of care, which nursing action ensures the goal statement is patient centered?
Involving the patient
Put the following drug forms in order of speed of dissolution and absorption with 1 being the fastest:
Capsules
Enteric-coated
Elixirs
Powders
Oral-disintegrating tablets
ODT, elixirs, powders, capsules, and enteric coated
Effects of nonsteroidal antiinflammatories
Antiinflammatory, Antipyretic, Analgesic, antiplatelet
Given the nurse's knowledge of the side effects of alpha blocker, which instruction should the nurse provide to the patient with a new order for an alpha blocker to treat hypertension?
Change positions slowly
The nurse recognized that an allergy to which drug class may be a possible contraindication to cephalosporin therapy?
Penicillins