William S. Messer Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Notes on drugs and drug classes

Notes on drugs and drug classes

Notes on drug interactions for drug classes.

Notes on Drug interactions for drug classes

Chapter 22: Antihypertensive Drugs 1. A patient has a new order for the adrenergic drug doxazosin (Cardura). When providing education about this drug, the nurse will include which instructions? a. “Weigh yourself daily, and report any weight loss to your prescriber.” b. “Increase your potassium intake by eating more bananas and apricots.” c. “The impaired taste associated with this medication usually goes away in 2 to 3 weeks.” d. “Be sure to lie down after taking the first dose, b...

Chapter 22: Antihypertensive Drugs 1. A patient has a new order for the adrenergic drug doxazosin (Cardura). When providing education about this drug, the nurse will include which instructions? a. “Weigh yourself daily, and report any weight loss to your prescriber.” b. “Increase your potassium intake by eating more bananas and apricots.” c. “The impaired taste associated with this medication usually goes away in 2 to 3 weeks.” d. “Be sure to lie down after taking the first dose, b...

care of patients with AKI #5 and CKD #5 Definition of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) ● Rapid loss of renal function due to damage to the kidneys - Build up of waste products in the blood • Urea • Creatinine - Fluid and electrolyte imbalances - Metabolic acidosis ● Can be reversible if caught early and cause treated *Mastice: Most common in the acute care setting Affects many body systems Comes on quickly; kidneys are not able to filter the blood as they no...

A normal maintenance dose for digoxin is 0.125 to 0.5 mg/day. In which of the following patients would the nurse most likely administer a lower-than-normal maintenance dose of digoxin? A nurse is caring for a patient who is taking digoxin and a loop diuretic. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to monitor? Which of the following patients is most likely to benefit from the administration of an adrenergic agonist? A nurse has been following a male patient who is taking hyd...

A normal maintenance dose for digoxin is 0.125 to 0.5 mg/day. In which of the following patients would the nurse most likely administer a lower-than-normal maintenance dose of digoxin? A nurse is caring for a patient who is taking digoxin and a loop diuretic. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to monitor? Which of the following patients is most likely to benefit from the administration of an adrenergic agonist? A nurse has been following a male patient who is taking hyd...

Following an assessment by her primary care provider, a 70-year-old resident of an assisted living facility has begun taking daily oral doses of levothyroxine. Which of the following assessment findings should prompt the nurse to withhold a scheduled dose of levothyroxine? A clinic nurse is following a 9-year-old boy who is taking somatropin. Which of the following will the nurse monitor periodically? A patient receives 25 units of NPH insulin at 7.AM. At what time of day should the nurse advise...