-REVIEW FOR EXAM 2 PHARMACOLOGY

ATI_Focus_Review_Pharmacology/ATI_Focus_Review_Pharmacology. 1. Anxiety Disorders: Identifying Medications That Place a Client at Risk for Falls (RN QSEN - Safety, Active Learning Template - Basic Concept, RM Pharm RN 7.0 Chp 7) a. Sedative hypnotic anxiolytics: Benzodiazepines: Alprazolam b. Atypical anxiolytic/nonbarbiturate anxiolytic: Buspirone c. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI antidepressants): Paroxetine 2. Substance Use Disorders: Priority Teaching for Varenicline (RN QSE...

Pharmacology_Proctored_ATI_Study_Guide/Pharmacology_Proctored_ATI_Study_Guide Pharmacology Proctored ATI Study Guide Chapter 1: Pharmacokinetics and Routes of Administration • Absorption  Route of admin affects the rate and amount of absorption o Oral:  GI pH and emptying time  Presence of food in the stomach or intestines  Form of meds (liquid/XR) o Sublingual/buccal  Quick absorption systemically through highly vascular mucous membranes o Inhalation via mouth/nose  Rapid ...

ATI_Pharmacology_Proctored_2/ATI_Pharmacology_Proctored_2 ATI Pharmacology IMPORTANT LAB VALUES • Sodium (Na): 136-145 mEq/L • Calcium: 9.0-10 mg/dL • Chloride: 98-106 mEq/L • Bicarb HCO3: 21-28 mEq/L • Potassium: 3.5-5.0 mg/L • Phosphorus PO4 : 3.0-4.5 mg/dL • Magnesium: 1.3- 2.1 mEq/L • Cholesterol: o Total <200mg/dL o LDL ("bad") <100 o HDL ("good) >40 o Triglycerides <150mg/dL • Liver enzymes o ALT/SGPT 8-20 units/L o AST/SGOT 5-40 units/L o ALP 42-128 units...

Pharmacology – Proctored Assessment/Pharmacology – Proctored Assessment. A patient newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism is prescribed Levothyroxine (Synthroid) 0.25 mg PO daily. After 6 weeks of treatment the nurse dtermines that the medication was effective if the: 1) Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level is 2 microunits/mL 2) Total t4 level is 2 mcg/dL A nurse providing teaching to a client who has just been prescribed prazosin (Minipress) which of the following client statement indicat...