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- It is an antibiotic
- Do not drink alcohol during therapy |
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| What drug can cause an atonic bladder? |
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| A client with hepatitis B gives birth. What should be ordered, and when should it be done? |
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| Hepatitis B immunization injection should be given to the baby as soon as it is born. |
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| Elderly client on IV therapy reports shortness of breath and tachycardia. What is probably happening, and what should be done. |
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| Fluid overload suspected. Reduce or slow IV, contact doctor. Expect an order for diuretics. |
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| treatment of schizophrenia |
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• constipation
• decreased sexual ability
• menstrual changes
• nausea or vomiting
• skin rash
• weight gain |
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| Navane: adverse reactions |
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•blurred vision
•difficulty breathing
•difficulty in speaking or swallowing |
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| Client has chest pains and takes nitrostat. No effect. What's next? |
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| Wait 5 minutes, give it again. If it fails 3 times, THEN call 911 |
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| A client is on antibiotic therapy, and is complaining of diarrhea? Should they stop treatment? |
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| Client on tagamet and maalox. What is the best way to administer both meds? |
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| Give one hour apart, Maalox first. |
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| Client on antihistamines. How do we reduce the side effects (drowsiness)? |
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| Correct procedure for giving mixed insulin |
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1. inject air into cloudy
2. inject air into clear
3. draw med from clear
4. draw med from cloudy |
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| keflex (CEPHALEXIN): classification |
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| antibiotic (2nd generation penicillin) |
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| What should you be watching for with a client on morphine, and what should you keep handy? |
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| Respiratory depression. Have Narcan ready in case RR drops below 12. |
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| Verapamil: what to monitor |
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| Client is put on a medication and shows an allergic reaction. What is given? |
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| Why would a nurse change needles after drawing up a med? |
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| residual in the needle can be irritating going in. |
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| Client on digoxin is due for next dose. HR=52? What do you do? |
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| Iron tablets: nursing education |
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- black stools are normal
- enteric coated, so don't crush/chew
- slow absorption rate |
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| Benadryl: therapeutic effect |
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| antihistamine, for allergy treatment |
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| Hydrochlorothiazide: dosage instructions |
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- take in AM
- monitor serum K+ |
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| tinnitus (ringing in ears) |
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| Where to give infant injection shot |
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| vastus lateralus (outer portion of thigh) |
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| headache, lower BP (hypotention) |
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| what do you monitor when giving procardia? |
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| Theophylline (Theolair)is used as? |
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| Bronchodilator. S/E: Tachycardia (dysrhythmia) |
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| s/sx of Allergies of penicillin |
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| hive, rash ,uicaria, dyspnea |
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| When to give rubella vaccine? |
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Given subQ before the mother hospital discharge to nonimmune postpartum clients.
NI: Teach about contraception; the client should avoid pregnancy for 1 to 3 months after immunization |
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| Adverse reactions of Zocor |
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It binds with acids in intestine which prevents reabsorption of cholesterol.
S/E: constipation, GI distubances: heart burn, N, bleching, bloating |
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| why to be careful about giving meds to elderly? |
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| elderly patients have lesser absorption and slower metabolism |
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| what are the anti-diarrhea drugs? |
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| Codeine phosphate Difenoxin with atropine sulfate (Motofen) Diphenoxylate hydrochloride with atropine sulfate (Lomotil) Loperaminde hydrochloride (Imodium) Tincture of opium Bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol, Kaopectate) Kaolin and pectin (Kapectolin) |
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| How to give drugs to 5 year old? |
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| put med into a small cup and let the child take it by himself |
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| Why we give Vit K to newborns? |
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| Newborn are deficient in Vit K for the first 5 to 8 days of life because of the lack of intestinal flora that are necessary to absorb Vit K. |
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| Side effect of Prednisone? |
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| increased risk injury; bleeding, Cushing's syndrom |
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| what is NI for Orthonovum (bith control) |
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S/E: weight gain, headache, nausea, depression, breast tenderness, loss of or irregular menses
NI: tell the patients that antibiotics may dcrease effectively of birthcontrol pills, so must use additional protection while taking antibiotics |
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| Allergic to Aspirin, what other drugs not to take |
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| Look for answers related to drugs that contain Aspirin or NSAIDs. |
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| How and when to read TB testing? |
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| After 2 or 3 days of injection, if induration is over 5mm, then it is positive. |
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| How long tricyclic antidepressant will be effective? |
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| Why not taking Na bicarb and antacids together? |
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| this would make too alkaline in the GI. |
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| Mechanism of Zovirax (acyclovir) |
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| Antiviral that inhibits DNA replication in the virus for herpes 1 and 2 |
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| adverse effect of estrogen therapy |
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| what food to avoid for MAOI inhibitors? |
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| Why insulin given SubQ but not orally? |
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| Because insulin is made of amino acid that can be absorbed in the stomach |
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| What to do with contaiminated med? |
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| disregard the med and get a new one |
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| Dxytocic/hormone that induces labor, control postpartum hemmorrage |
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| What is heparin antidote? |
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| What you do with bubbles in the syringe? |
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| expel bubbles from syringe for proper measurement |
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wear the gloves, clean the old side completely, apply a new patch on the new side, date and time
Need to check BP. |
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| Instructions for administering sublinqual meds |
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| No water afterwards so meds can be absorbed |
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| What do you give after giving Epicach |
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| How to administer ointments in eyes |
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| apply in middle portion of lower lid of eyes and put pressure on inner cannthus (which closed to teardcuts) |
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| what is salycilic toxicity |
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| what do you need to watch for giving hydroclorothiazi |
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| watch for potassium level |
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| what is therapeutic purposes of benadryl |
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antihistamine
s/e: drowsiness |
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| Nursing instruction for iron tablets |
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| it gives black stool. It is enteric med, so do not chew or crush |
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hold if it is less than 60
Theapuetic range: 0.5 to 2 |
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| What is classification of Tigan |
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| What is classification of Tagamet |
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| correct procedure for storing narcotic drugs |
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| NI, precautions for antibiotic |
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| take whole prescribed medication |
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| NI, precautions for antibiotic (drug-drug interaction, starting/stopping therapy) |
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use additional protection if patient is on birth control pills.
take whole prescribed medication; don't stop abruptly. |
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| Miotic drug that cuases contraction of the pupil which is for glaucoma treatment |
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| The max of solution for deltoid |
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| How do you know if iron supplment works? |
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| patients have more energy and less fatigue |
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