Parkinson's and other muscular diagnoses
Assess ability to chew and swallow
What is included in the plan of care for Parkinsons patients
Controls which pain signals reach the brain
What is Substance P
Bipolar disorder
What is a disorder where you have cycles of depression as well as hyperactivity or mania
Sleep Apnea
A client has taken different prescriptions over two years for insomnia with no help assess for
Take the full dose of ordered medication
What are instructions to give to patients about antibiotics and other medications
Promote independence
Primary therapeutic goal in the use of pharmacotherapy
PCA pump protocol to have available for the patient
What is Narcan
can be a brain based disorder and can be an inherited illness
what is depression
Seizures
Take medications to control seizures
Absence seizure
what is a seizure characterized by staring into space for a few seconds
Vitamin B6
Priority assessment for a patient who has received succinylcholine for surgery
What is respiratory
Schizophrenia patient sitting with minimal response to environment
what is negative symptoms of schizophrenia
Calcium antacid
What is contraindicated when receiving levodopa (Stalevo)
Cardiac Arrest
A client deceased after overdosing on cocaine
Grilled chicken with rice and broccoli, tossed salad with walnuts and slice apples, slice of whole-wheat bread, and low fat chocolate pudding
What is a The best nutritional meal for a patient with high LDL levels
Purpose of Anectine (succinylcholine)
what is reduces the amount of general anesthesia needed
Urinary retention
A schizophrenic patient prescribed a phenothiazine (anticholinergic)
Cross Tolerance
This phenomenon occurs when a client with a history of alcoholism requires higher than usual amounts of opioids for pain relief
STOP the infusion and notify the healthcare provider
What is a client receiving sodium bicarbonate IV for the correction of metabolic acidosis
Structural damage
What the nurse notes when there is a presence of protein on a routine urinalysis
Additional blood work is needed
What is when taking lisinopril
What is called good cholesterol because it removes cholesterol from the body and gets rid of it in the liver
what is HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
A medication that causes the kidneys to reabsorb calcium
What is Bumex
Increase dietary intake of fruits and vegetables, restrict intake of sodium, decrease alcohol consumption, increase physical activity