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◉ Nurse rights to medication administration. Answer: complete and
clearly written order; correct drug and dose dispensed; have access
to information; policies on medication administration;
administering medications safely and identifying problems in the
system; to stop, think, and be vigilant
◉ What cannot be crushed. Answer: XR, LR, ER, capsules, gels
◉ How would you describe a sympathomimetic to a patient?.
Answer: A drug that mimics the effects of the neurotransmitters of
the sympathetic nervous system, (epi and norepinephrine), the fight
or flight reflexes
◉ Adrenergic Agonist or sympathomimetics drugs. Answer:
albuterol, epinepherine, pseudoephedrine HCL
◉ Adrenergic Antagonist drugs. Answer: -olols, atenolol, carvedilol,
labetalol, metoprolol
, ◉ Cholinergic Agonists or Parasympathomimetic drug action.
Answer: mimic the effect of acetylcholine
◉ Signs and symptoms you may see in patients receiving cholinergic
drugs. Answer: Rest and digest- bradycardia, hypotension, blood
vessel dilation, increased bowel and bladder action
◉ Cholinergic drug examples. Answer: bethanechol,
metoclopramide, donepezil, rivastigmine
◉ What to monitor for in patient's taking a cholinergic?. Answer:
nausea and vomiting, cramps and diarrhea, blurred vision, assess for
disorders that would be aggrivated by cholinergic drugs like
Alzheimer's
◉ What do anticholinergic drugs do?. Answer: interrupt
parasympathetic nerve impulses in the CNS and autonomic nervous
system, block the muscarinic receptor sites
◉ Use of anticholinergic drugs. Answer: treat spastic or hyperactive
conditions of the GI or urinary tracts, prevents drop in heart rate
from vagal stimulation, treat sinus bradycardia
◉ Anticholinergic drugs. Answer: -ine drugs, atropine, benztropine,
dicyclomine, scopolamine, tolterodine, and oxybutynin