absorption Correct Answers rate at which drug leaves site of
administartion
Actions a nurse can take help with anaphylactic reaction to
drug? Correct Answers Assist with breathing issues, address
swelling, address rash and hives.
Adventitous breath sounds? Correct Answers Abnormal breath
sounds in addition to underlying breath sounds (superimposed).
Crackles (alveoli popping open) heard in COPD, pneumonia,
CHF. Wheezes (due to narrow airways) high pitched sounds like
squeaks. Gurgles/Rhonchi (cleared by coughing) low-pitched,
course, loud. Heard during expiration.
Adverse drug reactions Correct Answers severe, unexpected,
undesirable response
allergic reaction Correct Answers unpredictable hypersensitivy
response to a medication
Appropriate Diagnostic statement Correct Answers Statement
includes
1. NANDA
2. Related to (R/T)
3. Secondary to (S/T)
4. As evidenced by (AEB)
Appropriate Interventions Correct Answers Actions performed
to measure or achieve client outcomes (resolve NANDA) Based
,on clinical knowledge and judgment, research based, nurse
prescribed, collaborative (physician prescribed and implemented
by nurse) made specific to pt, note amount, frequency. Includes
observation, treatment, prevention, health promotion.
assault Correct Answers to harm someone, physically
basic principles of Critical Thinking Correct Answers Intuition,
Reflection, Knowledge, Experience. Scientific method,
perseverance
battery Correct Answers forcing treatment without pt approval
Bell of stethoscope Correct Answers Heard for low and medium
pitched sounds and murmurs. Bell used to hear soft, low-pitched
sound such as vascular sounds and extra heart sounds.
beneficence Correct Answers the quality of being kind or
helpful or generous, to the benefit of the pt even if it causes pain
or discomfort, doing whats best for pt
Bioequivalent Correct Answers 2 medications have the same
bio-availability or med has same bio-availability by different
routes (example, cipro has the same bio availability by IV or
oral route)
Categories of interventions Correct Answers Assessment,
therapeutic, educational, referral or health promotion.
, Chemical name Correct Answers drug name for chemical
composition and molecular structure( 2-p-
isobutylphenylpropionic acid)
Diaphragm of stethoscope Correct Answers Used to detect S1
and S2 as well as diastolic and 3RD heart sounds. Higher
pitched murmurs are also detectable.Diaphragm used to hear
high pitched sounds such as breath and bowel sounds.
Difference between medical practice & nursing practice?
Correct Answers Med practice diagnoses the illness and nursing
practice diagnoses the reaction to the illness or treatment
Distribution Correct Answers how the drug is transported to
where it's needed
Drug classifications Correct Answers 1. Pharmacological
Classification(grouped by physiologic activity and mechanisms
of action, calcium channel blockers
2. Therapeutic Classification (Grouped by similar therapeutic
indications such as anti-coagulatns, anti-anxiety anti-infectives)
3. Chemical Classification(grouped by chemical structure
regardless of differences in pharmacologic activity)
Drugs that should never be crushed or broken? Correct Answers
Time released drugs(, enteral type drugs (drugs with special
coating)
Duration Correct Answers The time medication concentration is
sufficient to produce therapeutic response