sleepy time
these medications all help treat difficulty sleeping
What is flurazepam (dalmane), temazepam (restoril), zaleplon (sonata), Ramelteon (rozerem)?
three opioids given to manage moderate to severe pain
what is morphine, hydrocodone, and hydromorphone?
an anti-inflammatory activity that helps various conditions that swell and inflame like arthritis (do not use with bird, feather, or egg allergy)
what is glucocorticoids?
if your patient has overdosed on opioids what is the first thing you would do to quickly fix this problem?
medications in given for comfort meds (ibuprofen, morphine, Cyclobenzaprine) all have common side effects like...
what is dizziness, drowsiness, nausea or dry mouth?
these are given at lower dosages for sleep than for depression to provide a beneficial sleep effect
what is antidepressants?
NSAIDs that are given for pain and inflammatory disease like osteoarthritis
what are celecoxib, ibuprofen, and neurontin?
what drug class is naproxen and what is it used to treat?
what are NSAIDs used to treat osteoarthritis and mild to moderate pain/fever?
what medications is great for allergies but has to be watched for tolerance of its sedative effect?
what is diphenhydramine?
capsican is applied with gloves because the nurse or pt could have a reaction that includes...
what is skin redness, burning, or a stinging sensation at the application site?
these antidepressants are used to treat depression
what is amitriptyline, doxepin, or trazodone?
cyclobenzaprine is given to help with _____ ?
used to treat a osterarthritis caused by inflammation and breakdown or eventual loss of cartilage (do not use on person with shell fish allergy)
what is glucosamine?
this med is great for sleeping but may make you forget where you are in the middle of the night, all you know is that you want a rootbeer float at 2 in the AM.
what is zolpidem aka ambien?
a MAJOR side effect that you have to look out for in sleep medications like Amitriptyline, doxepin, and Diazepam is...
what is orthostatic hypotension?
this drug class is used to lower anxiety and reduce stress
what are benzodiazepines?
a topical analgesic used for osteoarthritis that should be applied with caution
what is capsaicin?
name two ACTUAL MEDICINES used to treat osteoporosis?
what is fosamax, Boniva, Actonel, forteo, evista?
this med is commonly prescribed to patients in the hospital because they are inactive and lying in bed so much.
what is ENOXAPARIN, warfarin or heparin?
what is overdosing on opioids and orthostatic hypotension?
in sedative hypotonic like flurazepam, temazepam, lorazepam and diazepam it is very important to watch for
it is very important to watch for a tolerance to the medication and withdrawal symptoms
NSAIDs, muscle relaxers (methocarbamol, cyclobenzaprine), steroids and adjuvants (Neurontin) is given for what exemplar?
what is degenerative disc disease?
the drug class and THREE medications that are used to treat moderate, moderately severe, and severe pain.
what are opiods like Tramadol, Codeine, Dydrocodone, Morphine, Oxycodone, Hydromorphone, or Fentanyl?
when giving a drug like fosamax what time of day should it be administered and what should you do after taking it.
fosamax should be given early in the morning or at night on an empty stomach. after taking this med you should remain upright (sitting, standing, walking) for AT LEAST 30 minutes otherwise this med WILL NOT WORK.
what are some SERIOUS side effects that nursing school can give you?
what is headache, stress, loss of appetite, increase of appetite, caffeine addiction, heart palpations, depression, suicidal thoughts and death? :)