ATI pharmacology

Nonopioid analgesics: drug classes (3) and names (8) 1. NONSALICYLATES - acetaminophen (Tylenol) 2. SALICYLATES - aspirin - choline: magnesium trisalicylate (Trilisate) 3. NSAIDs - ibuprofen (Motrin, Nuprin, Advil) - naproxen (Naprosyn, Aleve) - ketorolac (Toradol) - diclofenac K (Cataflam) - celecoxib (Celebrex) Nonopioid analgesics: characteristics (4) 1. ANALGESIC CEILING - increasing dose beyond upper limit provides no greater analgesia 2. Do not produce tolerance or phy...

Vancomyacin adverse effects Nausea, ototoxicity, red neck syndrome ( priuritis, flushing, hypotension, tachycardia) Tetanus & diptheria : what symptoms do you report to provider? Any neurological symptoms, it's a sign of a serious adverse effect. Hgb normal range 10-12 Nicotine gum adverse effects Nausea, throat discomfort, hiccups C/I for recieving varicella Gelatin & hypersensitivity to neomycin, recent blood transfusion,cancer, immunocompromised C/I for recieving flu Egg allergy...

The nurse is assessing a client who has been taking linezolid to treat a Staphylococcus aureus infection. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? Paresthesias. Although these reactions are rare, some clients who take linezolid develop irreversible peripheral neuropathy and reversible optic neuropathy. The nurse should report this finding to the provider because it might warrant switching the client to another antibiotic. Propylthiouracil This medication is us...

A nurse is caring for a client who is taking oral oxycodone. The client is also taking ibuprofen in three recommended doses daily. The nurse should identify that an interaction between these two medications will cause the following findings? A. A decrease in blood levels of ibuprofen, possibly leading to a need for increased doses of this medication. B. A decrease in blood levels of oxycodone, possibly leading to a need for increased doses of this medications. C. An increase in the expected t...

Ati pharmacology proctored exam

ATI Pharmacology Assessment 2:

ATI Pharmacology Assessment 2:

ATI Pharmacology Proctor Exam

A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a seizure disorder. The medication has a long half-life of 4 days. How many times per day should the nurse expect to administer this medication? A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four - ANSWER>>A. One (Medications with long half-lives remain at their therapeutic levels between doses for long periods of time. The nurse should expect to administer this medication once a day.)

_________ dysfunction will cause drugs to accumulate in the body Common tests to check _________ function include BUN (blood urine nitrogen) and creatinine clearance - ANSWER Renal The nurse gives a medication to a patient with a history of liver disease. The nurse will monitor this patient for a. decrease drug effects b. increased drug effects c. decreased therapeutic range d. increase therapeutic range - ANSWER decrease drug effects ______ is the primary site of metabolism - ANSWER...