NURS 6521 N-30 Week 6 Main Discussion Post Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the Central Nervous System that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body. In MS, damage to the my

Dacia Woessner Week 1 NURS 6521 Main Post Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics There have been several times that I have experienced giving a drug and the desired outcome was not met. Or the desired outcome was on the extreme end. One drug I see this with is Diltiazem. This is given in the ER often for acute rapid a fib. However, many patients drop their rate and blood pressure so fast it causes them to become diaphoretic and hypotensive with the risk of passing out. The other drug I see...

Nurs 6521 Advanced Pharmacology Week 5 Headaches, a neurological disorder can present several complications for patients of all ages. It affects patients physically and emotionally, impacting judgment, school and/or job performance, and relationships with family and friends. The pain of a headache can range from mild to severe, be acute or chronic, and may be hours to days in duration (Arcangelo, Peterson, Wilbur, & Reinhold, 2017). Headaches are the pain in any region of the head. Heada...

QUESTION 1 1. CC: "I have been having terrible chest and arm pain for the past 2 hours and I think I am having a heart attack." HPI: Mr. Hammond is a 57-year-old African American male who presents to the Emergency Department with a chief complaint of chest pain that radiates down his left arm. He states that he started having pain several hours ago and says the pain "it feels like an elephant is sitting on my chest". He rates the pain as 8/10. Nothing has made the pain better or worse....

. nurse practitioner orders Amoxicillin 500 mg tid? What is the total amount of medication patient will take per day? NURS 6521 FINALS ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY Exam Elaborations Questions with Answers Graded A+ Selected Answer: 1500 mg 2.A 72-year-old patient is prescribed ophthalmic ciprofloxacin for a bacterial infection in her right eye. The nurse will teach her to observe for which of the following adverse effects ofthe drug? Selected Answer: Lid margin crusting and pruritus 3.A patie...

Question 1 A 30-year-old woman who is in the first trimester of pregnancy has 1 out of 1 points presented to her primary care provider with a 4-day history of a reddened, itchy left eye that is crusted with purulent exudate. The clinician suspects a bacterial, rather than viral, etiology. How will the patient's pregnancy affect the potential use of ciprofloxacin to treat her conjunctivitis? Response Feedback: Ciprofloxacin is contraindicated in patients who are pregnant or lactating. ...

A nurse is caring for a postsurgical patient who has small tortuous veins and had a difficult IV insertion. The patient is now receiving IV medications on a regular basis. What is the best nursing intervention to minimize the adverse effects of this drug therapy? A) Monitor the patient's bleeding time B) Check the patient's blood glucose levels C) Record baseline vital signs D) Monitor the IV site for redness, swelling, or pain A patient is in the clinic after 6 weeks of taking ri...

NURS 6521 FINAL ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY EXAM - WEEK 11 LATEST UPDATE •Question 1 1 out of 1 points A 59-year-old man with a recent history of erectile dysfunction has been assessed and prescribed sildenafil (Viagra). When providing patient education to this man, the nurse should tell him which of the following? Selected Answer: "You might find that your face becomes flushed or you get a headache after you take Viagra."

Case Study A 42-year-old man comes to the clinic with a chief complaint of pain, redness, and swelling of his right calf. He states that he had been working in his yard using a string trimmer when the trimmer slipped and cut his leg. He cleaned the wound with water from the garden hose and covered the wound with a large Band-Aid. Several days later, he developed a fever to 100.6˚ F and chills and noticed that his leg was swollen and red. He comes to the emergency department for definitive care....

NURS 6521 Midterm Exam (Complete Solution) Latest: Review 2023 A+ (Detail Solutions Resources for the exam) Question1. A nurse is caring for a postsurgical patient who has small tortuous veins and had a difficult IV insertion. The patient is now receiving IV medications on a regular basis. What is the best nursing intervention to minimize the adverse effects of this drug therapy? A) Monitor the patient's bleeding time B) Check the patient's blood glucose levels C) Record baseline vi...