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A client is discharged home with a prescription for morphine, what education should the nurse provide to this client?
What is increase fiber and water intake to help with any constipation that may occur, do not drive a car as this medication can cause drowsiness, and inform your provider if you experience lightheadness or dizziness when you stand up.
What education should the nurse provide to a client that has a new prescription for Warfarin?
What is teach the patient to limit intake of green leafy vegetables.
What lab value should a nurse monitor for a patient that has been placed on furosemide?
What is Potassium level
The 8 Rights of Medication Administration
What is Right Patient, Medication, Dose, Route, Time, Documentation, Effect, and Documentation
Client was prescribed a low dose antihypertensive 3 yrs ago. To maintain client BP at acceptable level the provider has increased the dose.
What is drug tolerance
A client has scheduled lisinopril with AM medications. 0700 VS: R-18, BP-120/80, P-75. The nurse will
What is administer the lisinopril.
What medication is administered for Heparin overdose?
What is Protamine Sulfate.
The provider has ordered heparin 220 units/kg IV for your client with a history of DVTs. What lab will the nurse be monitoring to determine effectiveness of the medication
What is Partial Thromboplastin Time or PTT
When the wrong medication is administered to a patient, the nurse will
What is inform the patient, assess the patient, obtain VS and notify provider.
Beta blockers can mimic which condition in diabetic clients?
What is hypoglycemia
When administering metoprolol to a client, the nurse will assess _______ prior to administration
What is the patient Blood Pressure
A client on Warfarin report to the ED with unexplained bruising across their body, a headache, and bleeding gums. What medication does the nurse anticipate administering to this client
What is Vitamin K
What preassessment labs should the nurse check prior to administering an IM injection of Vitamin K to a client
What are the PT/INR labs
A nurse will expect an order of _____ to be prescribed for a pregnant patient with a fever or 100.3
What is acetaminophen.
What observations made by the nurse would indicate that a prescribed diuretic is effective?
What is reduced edema, increased urinary output, and decreased respiratory effort
Preassessment data that needs to be collected prior to administration of opioids includes:
What is pain level, respiratory rate, level of consciousness.
A client on the unit is receiving morphine post-operatively for pain. What medication will the nurse have on hand for possible overdose of this medicaiton
What is naloxone (Narcan)
The normal range for PT values are ______
What is 11 - 12/5 secs
Client is prescribed an anticholinergic inhaler and a steroid inhaler for treatment for COPD diagnosis. What instructions would the nurse provide to the patient about the use of these medications.
What is administer the anticholinergic inhaler prior to using the steroid inhaler.
A nurse is administering enalapril to a hypertensive client. The nurse needs to monitor the client for what possible side effect associated with this medication?
What is hyperkalemia
Teaching for a diabetic patient prescribed metoprolol 50mg PO daily. Nursing interventions include
What are educate patient on changing positions slowly, monitor blood glucose, monitor for bradycardia, assess BP pre & post medication administration.
AM assessment, a client receiving heparin therapy is AAOx4, BP 124/86, R 16, and a PTT of 105. What medication does the nurse anticipate the provider will order for the patient?
What is protamine sulfate due to PTT being over therapeutic level.
The therapeutic levels for a client on Heparin therapy is
What is a PTT of 45 - 100 secs.
A client is on Warfarin post operatively. What lab value will the nurse associate with the patient having bruising to the clients extremities and torso.
What is an elevated PT level
Normal age related changes can cause what medication related response
What is Drug Toxicity