Medication Classes
What medication class requires monitoring weight of the resident?
What is: Diuretics
Average respirations of an adult at rest?
What is: 12-20
What is sublingual?
What is: Under the tongue
Pyridium will cause the urine to become what color?
What is: Orange
Localized area of swelling, redness & tenderness, Skin & subcutaneous tissue are inflamed..what is this?
What is: Cellulitis
What medication class should be watched for liver toxicity and muscle pain?
What is: Cholesterol Lowering Agents
During a seizure what should you NEVER do?
What is: Restrain Movement
Explain Tardive Dyskinsesia
What is: Involuntary movements of the jaw & face
Can K+ be crushed?
What is: Never
What is an inherited disease that causes progressive breakdown of nerve cells to the brain and has no definable cause or cure?
What is: Huntington's Disease
Valium, Ativan, Klonopin, Seroquel, all are meds to treat what?
What is: Mental Illness
What are signs of approaching death?
What is: Mottling, apnea, cyanosis, clammy, death rattle
Medication hidden between cheeks or gum is often referred to as?
What is: Pocketing
A resident has two eye gtts due in the AM, what is the nursing consideration?
What is: Wait at least 5 minutes between gtt
Symptoms of an MI are?
What is: Tightness, SOB, anxiety, impending doom, vertigo
You have a medication with a half life of 2 hours, how long until HALF of that medication is out of the system?
What is: 2 hours
The most essential nutrient to life is?
What is: Water
A term used to describe a group of symptoms related to a decline in thinking skills is?
What is: Dementia
Which position should a resident be to administer a vaginal suppository? A rectal suppository?
What is: Dorsal recumbent & SIMS
What occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted or reduced?
What is: CVA
A PRN medication can be given by a QMA when?
What side of the heart pumps blood to the lungs?
What is: Right
Pharmacology is the study of?
What should you know about Antacids?
What is: Can cause constipation
Define PTSD:
What is: Intense anxiety related to a past traumatic experience characterized by flashbacks, nightmares & frightening thoughts.