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1. Question: Patient-Centered Care: Antibiotic Therapy 2. Question: Explain the rationale behind the use of tazobactam with piper acillinin Zosyn 3. Question: Which order will the nurse implement first? Explain your answer. 4. Question: What concerns or drug interactions will the nurse be aware of with the use of Zosyn and the other medications ordered for Mr. G? 5. Question: What parameters need to be monitored to determine whether the Zosynis working? Explain your answer. 6. Question: Pat...

1. Question: Which phase of the nursing process requires the nurse to establish a comprehensive baseline of data concerning a particular patient? 2. Question: The nurse monitors the fulfillment of goals, and may revise them, during which phase of the nursing process? 3. Question: The nurse includes which information as part of a complete medication profile? (Select all that apply.) a. Use of “street” drugs Ch 2 4. Question: When considering the various routes of drug elimi-nation, the nu...

1. Question: A patient is receiving an opioid via a PCA pump as part of his post operative pain management program. During rounds, the nurse finds him unresponsive, with respirations of 8 breaths/min and blood pressure of 102/58 mm Hg. After stopping the opioid in fusion, what should the nurse do next? 2. Question: Intra venous morphine is prescribed for a patient who has had surgery. The nurse informs the patient that which common adverse effects can occur with this medication? (Select all tha...

NR 293 Edapt Homework Week 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 (Bundle)

NR 293 Edapt Concepts Week 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 (Bundle)

NR 293 Edapt Week 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 (Bundle)

1. Question: antacids containing magnesium need to be used cautiously by clients with: 2. Question: a client with serotonin syndrome- clinical manifestations 3. Question: a client with a new prescription for lithium to treat bipolar disorder - dietary education 4. Question: a client taking metronidazole – education on adverse effect 5. Question: a client exhibiting signs of alcohol withdrawal- medications expected to be prescribed 6. Question: administering timolol eye drops to a client w...

Prepare: Antibiotics Starting Antibiotics. • Which of the following actions is important before starting an antibiotic? Beta-lactamase • What is beta-lactamase? Broad Spectrum • Which of the following accurately describes a broad spectrum antibiotic? Self Check: Starting Antibiotics • An antibiotic is started based on which of the following factors? Select all that apply. Self Check: Penicillin Resistance • Which of the following causes penicillin resistance? Self Chec...

Prepare: CNS Depressants CNS Depressants Subclass of CNS Depressants Black Box Warning • Benzodiazepines carry a black box warning regarding what? Self-Check: CNS Depressant CNS Depressant • Choose the correct CNS Depressant (sedatives, hypnotics, or sedative-hypnotic) based on the degree to which it causes the inhibition of nerve impulses in the CNS. Self-Check: Sedative-hypnotics Sedative-hypnotics • Sedative-hypnotics, the group of CNS depressants that have either a sedati...

Prepare: Acid-Controlling Drugs Stomach Areas • Identify the areas of the stomach. Gastric Glands • Match the gastric gland cell with its function. Parietal Cells • Which receptors in the stomach are responsible for stimulating the secretion of acid from the parietal cells? Select all that apply. Self-Check: Stomach Acid Gastric Hyperacidity • Gastric hyperacidity is the over production of stomach acid. Stomach Acid • The pH of stomach acid is 1-4. Self-Check: Hyperacid...

Prepare: Coagulation Modifiers Coagulation Modifiers • Coagulation modifiers are a group of medications that both promote and prevent clot formation as well as lysing a preformed clot and reversing the action of anticoagulants. Warfarin • Warfarin is an anticoagulant medication whose mechanism of action is to prevent clot formation by inhibiting particular clotting factors. Coagulation Modifier Drugs • Coagulation modifier drugs is a class of medication that includes medications? ...

Prepare: Analgesic Drugs • Analgesic drugs are medications that relieve pain, but do not cause loss of consciousness. Pain • Match the terms with the appropriate description. Self Check: Therapeutic Use and Pharmacologic Action Treating Pain • Opioid drugs are used to treat moderate to severe pain. Nonopioid drugs are normally prescribed for mild to moderate pain. Classifications • The three classifications of opioid drugs are agonist, agonist-antagonists and antagonists. Nono...

Prepare: Introduction to Pharmacology • Which of the following substances can be defined as a drug? Select all that apply. • Which term describes the proprietary name for a medication? • Which word describes how the drug is delivered through the body? Self Check: How Drugs Move Through the Body • Please place the following in the order they occur in the body: Self Check: Drug Names • Using the drop-down menus, choose the correct definition of each name type. Self Check: D...

NR 226 Concepts Week 1 - 7

NR 226 Edapt Week 1 - 7

NR 226 Edapt Concepts Week 1 - 7

Prepare: Bowel Diversion Surgeries What is an Ostomy? • A surgically created temporary or permanent opening is called an ostomy. The intestine is then brought to the abdominal wall and stool is passed out of the body through the stoma. Identifying Different Colostomies • The nurse cares for a client with an ostomy. Using the image above, identify in which ostomy location the nurse can expect formed stool to be present? Select all that apply. Care of an Ostomy • Which of the following...

Prepare: Perioperative Nursing Phases of Perioperative Period • Which phase of the perioperative period is the client (pictured below) in? Informed Consent • When a nurse witnesses a client's signature on an informed consent, the nurse is witnessing which of the following? Developmental Considerations • Individuals at each end of the age spectrum are at higher risk during surgery due to immature or aging immune systems, inability to regulate body temperature and fragile skin. Sel...

Sleep and Rest Prepare: Sleep and Rest • The Importance of Sleep • Sleep is important for the restoration of biological processes including tissue renewal. Parasomnias • Which of the following is true of the group of sleep disorders known as parasomnias? Select all that apply. Normal Sleep Pattern • Select the correct characteristics associated with a normal sleep pattern. Self-Check: Understanding Normal Sleep • Why is it important for the nurse to understand the stages a...

Prepare: Clinical Judgement Parts of the Nursing Diagnosis • Select the statement that includes the correct element to use when documenting a problem-based nursing diagnosis. From Nursing Process to Concept Map • The boxes below represent containers on a Care Focused Concept Map. Using the drop-down menu, indicate which step of the nursing process aligns with each container in the care focus concept map. Attention to Details • Attention to details, or cues, is key to successful...