A nurse is determining if a medication is ordered to be given at the appropriate intervals. This is done by assessing the half-life of the medication. The serum half-life of a drug is:
B. the time required after absorption for half of the drug to be eliminated.
A nurse is providing an oral medication for pain relief to a client. To attain the fastest pain relief, the nurse administers the med so that it is most rapidly absorbed from the GI tract. Which of the following has the fastest absorption?
B. liquid suspension.
An oral medication passes through several phases & processes in order to achieve a physiological response. Place the following in the order they occur:
1. elimination
2. distribution
3. dissolution
4. absorption
5. metabolism
Undesired effect are frequently associated with a client stopping a med before completion of the full course. Physiologic effects, not related to the desired effect, that can be predicted or associated with use of the drug are called:
D. side effects
A client asks why he has to take a med on an empty stomach. The nurse explains that generally food does which of the following to drug dissolution & absorption?
D. decreases
A client with Parkinson's disease is receiving carbadopa/levodopa (sinament) to reduce symptoms. What would indicate that it is effective in reducing symptoms?
A. Decreasing pill-rollling
Medications do NOT cure Alzheimers' disease; however, the group of drugs used to improve cognitive function is:
B. Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors; Donazepril (Aricept)
Your are reviewing patient teaching with a client about taking aspirin. Which comment made by the client indicates she needs more teaching?
B. "I will give my child Aspirin for the flu symptoms they have".
A nurse is planning the care of a client receiving opioid analgesia. What is considered a priority assessment in planning this care?
D. Assessing respiratory rate
An adolescent client tells the nurse she takes Acetaminophen several times everyday d/t "stress headaches". The nurse advises her to see her PCP because overuse of this medication could result in?
D. hepatotoxicity
A client is d/c'd on the alpha blocker doxazosin (Cardura). You know that this ed will have the physiological effect of arterial & venous dilation. This effect will cause which one of the following?
C. <BP
The SNS is also referred to as which of the following?
B. The "fight or flight" system
The general sympathetic responses to adrenergic drugs such as Ephinephrine (Adrenalin) include which of the following?
C. ^HR & constricting blood vessels
The nurse is developing a teaching plan for a patient who is taking an anticholinergic drug such as benzotropine (Cogentin). Which one of the following s/e are commone w/anticholinergic meds & would be appropriate teaching for this patient?
D. Urinary retention
You are providing teaching to your patient regarding CNS stimulants such as methylphenidate (Ritalin). Which one of the following is a s/e or a/r of Ritalin?
C. Insomnia
A nurse is teaching a client about s/e & a/r of the sympathomimetic bronchodilator metaproterenol (Alupent). Which of the following effects should be included?
C. Tachycardia & palpitations
A patient with asthma has multiple inhalants prescribed including the adrenergic bronchodilator albuterol (Ventolin), & the corticosteroid budesonide (Pulmacort Flexhaler), & the anticholinergic bronchodilator ipratropium (Atrovent). The nurse verifies teaching is effective if which of the following is observed?
A. The pt. rinses her mouth after using the inhalers.
Antihistamines are divided into 1st & 2nd generation. 2nd generation antihistamines:
D. have fewer anticholinergic symptoms
Glucocorticoids (such as Prednisone) may be prescribed for allergic reactions as well as for which property?
B. Anti-inflammatory
A pt w/type 2 diabetes gives herself insulin injections as part of the therapy. What should she do if she has hypoglycemia?