DRUG CATEGORIES
Which of the following drug classes are used to treat hypertension?
Alpha-adrenergic blockers
Calcium channel blockers
Potassium-sparing diuretics
Clients with asthma or COPD should not receive __________________________.
Non-selective Beta Blockers
How to administer bronchodilators:
What is "Give bronchodilator before inhaled steroid. Wait 2-5 minutes between medications. Wait 1-2 minutes between puff".
With all diuretics, what should be monitored?
Urine output
Weight
Edema
Blood Pressure (can go too low)
Potassium levels
A patient has prescriptions for ipratropium and an inhaled corticosteroid. Which of the following instructions regarding these inhalers should the nurse give to the patient?
Use the ipratropium before the corticosteroid.
Duloxetine is prescribed for a patient with chronic pain. Which of the following drug classifications does this medication fall under?
Antidepressant
With Warfarin, the patient should avoid________. Why?
What is leafy greens, due to the decreased anticoagulant effect.
What is the route of administration of thrombolytic drugs?
What is "IV-it is always given as an IV to quickly break up clots that cause stroke but has risky side effects because ALL clots in the body break up and the patient could bleed out".
After receiving a nitroglycerin tablet, patient reports feeling light-headed. Which of the following assessments should the nurse perform first?
What is "blood pressure".
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include when teaching a client about the proper use of metered-dose inhalers?
What is "Hold your breath for as ling as you can after you inhale the medication".
Patient was prescribed prochlorperazine. Which of the following drug classifications indicates the reason this medication was prescribed for him?
Antiemetic
Statin, Antidsyrhythmics and CCB patients should avoid____________________.
What is grapefruit juice
Diuretics, like the Loop Diuretic furosemide (Lasix), should be administered ___________.
What is "Early in the day".
A patient is diagnosed with mild COPD. Which of the following drug classifications would be most appropriate to treat this disease?
Anticholinergics
What instructions should the nurse provide when reviewing with the patient how to use the fluticasone/salmeterol dry powder inhaler (DPI) with patient?
What is "Close lips tightly around the mouthpiece and breathe in deeply and quickly".
A patient comes to the clinic 5 days after starting on an antidepressant. The patient asks, "When will I start feeling better?" Patient education for this patient would include which of the following statements?
It can take up to 4 weeks before feeling the effects of antidepressants
MAO inhibitor patients and Linezolid patients should avoid_________________.
What is Foods with tyramine due to the raised blood pressure and a possible hypertensive crisis.
A patient with COPD is receiving supplemental oxygen at a rate of 2 L/min. Which of the following delivery devices would be correct to administer this amount of oxygen.
Nasal cannula
A patient diagnosed with PUD has been prescribed sucralfate and pantoprazole. Which direction is for taking these two medications?
Space the medications 30 minutes apart.
The nurse is providing education to a patient with chronic hip pain about ways to manage the pain at home. What recommendation should be included in this education?
Relaxation exercises such as deep breathing can quiet your pain.
A patient taking escitalopram for depression arrives in the emergency room with vomiting, diarrhea, muscle spasms, and restlessness. The patient's heart rate is 122 bpm and the temperature is 101.2°F (38.4°C). The patient is diaphoretic. The patient reports that the symptoms started approximately 2 hours after taking the first dose of escitalopram. The patient reports treating the depression with St. John's wort prior to being prescribed escitalopram. Which of the following drug classifications would most likely be prescribed to treat the cause of this patient's symptoms?
Serotonin blocker
Patient is taking ipratropium. An allergy to which of the following would be a contraindication for using this drug?
What is "peanuts".
A patient is newly diagnosed with depression. In determining the selection of a medication to treat the patient, the healthcare provider wants to select a medication with the least side effects. Which of the following medications would be the best choice of treatment for this patient?
Fluoxetine
A patient receiving heparin by intravenous infusion reports coughing up blood. Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate administering?
Aminocaproic acid
You are providing patient education to patient about taking OTC medications. What statement by patient indicates an understanding of using OTC medications?
What is "Not taking OTC medications as directed can result in overdose".