Brand & Generic Meds
Combination drug to treat Parkinsons
What is Carbidopa-Levodopa/Sinemet?
The nurse is completing preoperative assessment on a male client who states, "I am allergic to codeine." Which intervention should the nurse implement first?
1. Apply an allergy bracelet on the client's wrist
2. Label the client's allergies on the front of the chair
3. Ask the client what happens when he takes codeine
4. Document the allergy on the medication administration record
What is #3: Ask the client what happens when he takes Codeine
55 yr old patient has noted tremors at rest, shuffling gait, & muscle rigidity
What is Parkinson's Disease?
Assess prior to administering BP medications (2)
What is Heart Rate & Blood Pressure?
Ends in -PRIL
What is Angiotension-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors?
Common medication that treats Hyperthyroidism
What is Propylthiouracil/PTU?
The nurse is assessing a client in the day surgery unit who states "I am really afraid of having this surgery. I'm afraid of what they will find." Which statement would be the best therapeutic response by the nurse?
1. "Don't worry about your surgery. It is safe."
2. "Tell me why you're worried about the surgery."
3. "Tell me about your fears of having this surgery."
4. "I understand how you feel, surgery is frightening."
What is #3: "Tell me about your fears of having this surgery."
38 year old patient presenting with Polyuria, Polydipsia, & Polyphagia
What is Hyperglycemia?
Assess prior to administering Insulin (1)
What is Blood Glucose?
Ends in -PRAZOLE
What is Proton Pump Inhibitors?
Common medication that treats Gout
What is Allopurinol/Aloprim/Zyloprim?
Which lab result would require immediate intervention by the nurse for the client scheduled for surgery?
1. Calcium 9.2
2. Bleeding time 2 minutes
3. Hemoglobin 15
4. Potassium 2.4
What is #4: Potassium 2.4
22 yr old patient noted with hearing voices, false accusations of others, and extreme agitation
What is Schizophrenia?
Assess prior to administering Digoxin (1)
What is Apical Pulse?
Ends in -STATIN
What is HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors?
Potassium Channel Blocker to treat Arrythmias
What is Amoidarone/Pacerone?
Which data indicate to the nurse the client who is one day post op right total hip replacement is progressing as expected?
1. Urine output was 160 ml in the past 8 hours
2. Cool to touch right lower extremity
3. T 99, P 98, R 20, and BP 100/60
4. Lungs are clear bilaterally in all lobes
What is #4: Lungs are clear bilaterally in all lobes
67 yr old patient has Tenderness to LLQ, hypoactive bowel sounds, and distended abdomen
What is Constipation?
Assess prior to administering Bronchodilators (2)
What is Lungs Sounds & Heart Rate?
Ends in -LAM/-PAM
What is Benzodiazepine?
Common medication to treat Herpes Zoster
What is Acyclovir/Zovirax?
A nurse working in an outpatient clinic is assessing a client who reports night sweats and fatigue. He states he has had a cough along with nausea and diarrhea. His temp is 100.6 orally. The client is afraid he has HIV. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Select all
1. Perform a physical assessment
2. Determine when current symptoms began
3. Teach the client about HIV transmission
4. Draw blood for HIV testing
5. Obtain a sexual history
What is:
1. Perform a physical assessment
2. Determine when current symptoms began
5. Obtain a sexual history
60 yr old patient has cyanosis, pulmonary congestion, & restlessness accompanied by confusion
What is Left Sided Heart Failure?
Assess prior to administering Opioids (3)
What is Pain, Sedation, & Resiratory Rate?
Ends in -FLOXACIN
What is Fluoroquinolone?