Seizures
This type of antiepileptic drug is specifically used to treat focal seizures and has a limited range of activity compared to broad-spectrum antiepileptic drugs.
What is narrow spectrum antiepileptic drugs?
The patient should be cautioned about these common side effects that occur when taking drugs for Parkinson's disease.
What is nausea, dizziness and hypotension?
When the nurse it teaching a patient about taking anti-depressants, these patient should be warned to avoid.
What is alcohol?
This over the counter medication used for sleep should be avoided is the patient is taking Warfarin, because of the increased risk of bleeding.
What is melatonin?
The overall purpose of medications prescribed for glaucoma.
What is decrease pressure and restore blood flow to the eye to keep photoreceptors of the optic nerve healthy?
The nurse informs the patient that they may need a higher dose of anticoagulant when taking this medication.
What is primidone?
This patient response indicates to the nurse that benztropine therapy for Parkinson’s disease is effective
What is reduced tremor and muscle rigidity ?
The patient reports wanting to stop taking their anti depressant because it make them feel like they are in a fog. The nurse would response would include.
What is this medication has to be tapered down gradually?
A patient with Alzheimer’s disease is prescribed suvorexant for insomnia. This action is most important when the nurse gives this drug.
What is promoting sleep?
When administering this prostaglandin agonist the nurse must make sure the surface of the cornea is intact.
In addition to several life threatening adverse effects This narrow spectrum AED has the highest risk for dependence.
What is phenobarbital?
The patient is prescribed memantine for Alzheimer’s disease. The nurse will monitor for these side effects.
What are constipation, dizziness, confusion and headache?
The nurse would teach the following precautions to a patient taking amitriptyline for the first time.
What is smoking cessation, eat high fiber foods, monitor heart rate, monitor blood pressure?
A child who weighs 35 lb is prescribed to receive diphenhydramine 12.5 mg. The available drug is 25-mg tablets. The nurse will give __tablets.
What is 1/2 tablet?
These actions should be utilized to prevent infection when administering optic ointment.
What is avoid touching the tip of the applicator? What is use separate tubes for each eye? What is disposing of a small amount of ointment before applying?
When the nurse provides education on phenytoin its important to include these adverse effects.
What is neutropenia and aplastic anemia?
The nurse educates a patient with Parkinson's disease about this dopamine agonist that can cause nausea, dizziness and dyskinesia.
What is carbidopa, levodopa?
A patient is prescribed 30 mg of chlorpromazine intramuscularly. The drug available is 25 mg per 1 mL The nurse knows to draw up __ ml.
What is 1.2 ml?
As the nurse ____ is the most important information to include when teaching a patient who has been prescribed zaleplon about the action of this drug.
What is go to bed immediately after administration?
This type of medication used to treat macular degeneration, given as an injection, can cause retinal detachment.
What is anti-VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor)?
The patient presents with a prolonged seizure lasting greater than 30 minutes the doctor orders this drug for the nurse to administer.
What is diazepam?
This drug used for early to moderate signs of Alzheimer's, comes in the form of a transdermal patch and can cause weight loss.
What is donepezil (Aricept)?
A patient has been taking mirtazapine for the last 3 months. The nurse knows the physician will order this blood test during the follow up.
What is a CBC?
The nurse must be sure to caution a patient about the adverse effect of sleepwalking, sleep-eating, or sleep-driving for this insomnia medication.
What is Eszopiclone?
The patient reports darkening of their eye color, the nurse knows this is caused by this class of medication.
What is prostaglandin agonists?
This antiepileptic drug is commonly used to treat seizures, bipolar disorder, and migraine prophylaxis, and works by increasing levels of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the brain.
What is valproic acid?
The nurse knows that a patient taking Rivastigmine for Alzheimer's, should avoid this medication if they have the following diagnosis.
What is asthma and COPD?
The patient is prescribed Lexapro, an SSRI, for depression. This teaching is priority for the nurse.
What is the medication can take 3-5 weeks to start helping with anxiety?
The nurse is educating the patient taking zolpidem, a benzodiazepine receptor agonist These side effects are important for the patient to be aware of.
What is /are amnesia, daytime drowsiness, dizziness, and a feeling of “being drugged?
Patient is prescribed an ophthalmic beta-blocking agent for the treatment of glaucoma. This precaution is most important for the nurse to teach the patient to prevent orthostatic hypotension.
What is apply pressure to the inside corner of your eye when putting the drops into the eye?