Withdrawal Medications
MISC
Alcohol
Opioids
Nicotine
100
The medication given for alcohol withdrawal.
What is benzodiazepines
100
Nursing Considerations for buprenorphine.
What is administer sublingually.
100
Intended effects of Benzodiazepines.
What is maintain vital signs, decrease risk of seizures, decrease manifestations of withdrawal, substitution therapy during alcohol withdrawal.
100
Intended effects of Methadone Substitution.
What is replaces the opioid that the patient has dependence, prevents abstinence syndrome, withdrawal and long-term maintenance.
100
Intended effects of Bupropion
What is decreases nicotine craving and manifestations of withdrawal.
200
The medications given for opioid withdrawal.
What is methadone, clonidine, buprenorphine.
200
Nursing considerations for varenicline.
What is take med after meals, monitor BP, can cause neuropsychiatric effects, and monitor in clients with diabetes.
200
Nursing considerations for benzodiazepines.
What is administer around the clock or PRN, obtain baseline vitals, monitor vitals and neuro status, seizure precautions.
200
Intended effects of Clonidine.
What is assists with withdrawal effects but does not reduce the craving for opioids.
200
Nursing considerations for bupropion.
What is treat anticholinergic effects and advise client to avoid caffeine and other CNS stimulants to control insomnia.
300
The medication given for nicotine withdrawal.
What is Bupropion, Varenicline, and Nicotine replacement therapy.
300
Intended effects of Disulfiram.
What is behavioral therapy and it will cause acetaldehyde syndrome.
300
Intended effects for adjunct medications.
What is decrease seizures (Carbamazepine), depression of autonomic response (decrease blood pressure, HR) (Clonidine, propranolol, atenolol), Decrease in craving (propranolol, atenolol).
300
Intended Effects of Buprenorphine.
What is used for both withdrawal and maintenance and decreases feeling of craving.
300
Intended effects of Nicotine replacement therapy
What is rate of tobacco use cessation is nearly doubled with the use of nicotine replacements.
400
Abstinence maintenance medications
What is Disulfiram, Naltrexone, and Acamprosate.
400
Intended effects of naltrexone.
What is suppresses the craving and pleasurable effects of alcohol.
400
Nursing Considerations for adjunct medications.
What is seizure precautions, obtain baseline vitals and monitor, check HR prior to administration of propranolol and hold if less than 60/min.
400
Nursing considerations for methadone subsitiution.
What is 12 step program, must be slowly tapered to produce detoxification, must be administered from an approved treatment center.
400
Intended effects of Varenicline.
What is stimulates the pleasurable effects of nicotine, reduces cravings, and reduces the incidence of relapse.
500
The adjunct medications given in an alcohol withdrawal.
What is Carbamazepine, Clonidine, Propranolol, and Atenolol.
500
Intended effects of Acamprosate.
What is reduce the unpleasant effects of abstinence.
500
Alcohol withdrawal manifestations
What is nausea, vomiting, tremors, restlessness, depressed mood, increased vitals, diaphoresis, seizures, illusions.
500
Nursing Considerations for clonidine
What is obtain baseline vitals, advise to avoid activities that require mental alertness, anticholinergic effects.
500
Nursing Considerations for Nicotine Replacement therapy.
What is nasal spray provides pleasurable effects of smoking due to rapid rise of nicotine level in patients blood, avoid in patients with upper respiratory problems. Inhaler is used and tapered over 2 to 3 months and then discontinued.