OTC
OTC analgesic/antipyretic with little anti-inflammatory effect?
Acetaminophen
What should be assessed before giving metoprolol?
Heart rate and blood pressure
Which insulin is clear, short-acting, and can be administered IV?
Regular insulin.
Drug class of omeprazole?
Proton pump inhibitor
What does ADME stand for?
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion.
Common OTC NSAID increasing GI bleed risk?
Ibuprofen
Life-threatening adverse effect of lisinopril causing facial/tongue swelling?
Angioedema.
When mixing regular and NPH insulin, which is drawn up first?
Regular (clear before cloudy).
Electrolyte decreased by furosemide?
Potassium.
Pharmacodynamics means?
What the drug does to the body.
Diphenhydramine should not be combined with?
Alcohol/CNS depressants
Pulse assessed before digoxin?
Apical pulse for 1 minute.
Conscious client BG 54 mg/dL, shaky/diaphoretic. First action?
Give 15 g rapid-acting carbohydrate; recheck in 15 min.
Electrolyte deficiency from long-term PPIs?
Hypomagnesemia.
Best syringe for 0.4 mL precise dose?
1-mL tuberculin syringe.
OTC drug avoided in children with viral illness?
Aspirin (Reye syndrome).
Nausea, yellow halos on digoxin indicate?
Digoxin toxicity.
Which insulin has no pronounced peak and should never be mixed?
Insulin glargine.
Urinary analgesic that turns urine orange?
Phenazopyridine.
Which client should the nurse assess FIRST?
A. Phenazopyridine with orange urine
B. Glargine patient glucose 102 mg/dL
C. Lisinopril patient with tongue swelling and difficulty swallowing
D. Furosemide patient with increased urination
C. Angioedema is an airway emergency.
Warfarin + ibuprofen increases risk of?
Bleeding.
Can you administer Nitroglycerin after sildenafil?
Do not administer; severe hypotension risk.
Signs of hypoglycemia?
Diaphoresis, tremors, tachycardia, confusion
Involuntary movements on metoclopramide?
Extrapyramidal symptoms/tardive dyskinesia.
Name the 10 Rights of Medication Administration.
Right patient, medication, dose, route, time, documentation, assessment, education, evaluation/response, and right to refuse.