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A client with a diagnosis of dementia of the Alzheimer type has been taking donepezil 10 mg/day for 3 months. The client's partner calls the clinic and reports that the client has increasing restlessness and agitation accompanied by nausea. Which advice would the nurse give the partner? - Answer Bring the partner to the clinic for testing and a physical examination. Which characteristic mental change occurs with delirium and differentiates it from dementia? - Answer Rapid-onset...

Penicillins MOA - Answer Effects bacterial cell wall (bactericidal) Penicillinase MOA - Answer Disrupt beta-lactam ring Beta-lactamase Inhibitors - Answer Clavulanate, sulbactam, taxobactam Aminopenicillins - Answer ampicillin broad spectrum ampicillin-sulbactam amoxicillin amoxicillin-clavulanic acid Anti-pseudomonals - Answer ticarcillin-clavulanate Piperacillin-tazobactum Penicillin side effects - Answer hypersensitivity, resistance, and...

Essential thrombocythemia - Answer chronic blood disorder characterized by the overproduction of platelets by megakaryocytes in the absence of another cause Fibrinolysin (plasmin) - Answer breaks down clots by dissolving the fibrin plug after the clot is no longer needed Hemostasis - Answer prevention or stoppage of blood loss from an injured blood vessels & is the process that maintains the integrity of the vascular compartment steps of hemostasis - Answer 1. Va...

The nurse explains to a client that angina can be caused by a thrombus forming in which anatomical location? - Answer the heart Explanation: In coronary arteries, a thrombus may precipitate myocardial ischemia (angina or infarction). Assessment would focus on the coronary system, rather than any of the other presented options. Warfarin typically takes 3 days to achieve its onset of action. - Answer True Evaluation: Warfarin's onset of action is about 3 days; its effects...

Define pharmacokinetics. - Answer The study of what the body does to a drug. Define pharmacodynamics. - Answer The study of what the drug does to the body. Define pharmacogenomics/pharmacogenetics. - Answer The study of the influence of genetic factors on drug response that result in the absence, overabundance, or insufficiency of drug-metabolizing enzymes. Define pharmacotherapeutics. - Answer The clinical use of drugs to prevent and treat diseases. Define ph...

A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for zileuton. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? A) Check apical pulse before taking the drug B)Take the drug only as needed before exercising C) Rinse mouth after using the drug D) Have laboratory tests performed at regular intervals - Answer D) Have laboratory tests performed at regular intervals. A nurse is caring for a client who is taking codeine. The nurse should identify that which of the followi...

A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving chemotherapy and has a new prescription for ondansetron. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take (Select All that apply) A) Infuse the drug 30 min prior to chemotherapy B) Administer the drug when the client reports nausea C) Infuse the drug slowly over 15 min D) Administer the drug immediately following chemotherapy E) Repeat the dose 4 hr after chemotherapy. - Answer A) Infuse the drug 30 min prior to chem...

Upper respiratory tract - Answer Nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx Lower respiratory tract - Answer Trachea, primary bronchi, larynx What are the signs and symptoms of an URTI? - Answer Nasal congestion, cough, bronchial secretion What is the purpose of the upper airway? - Answer humidify and warm air; filtration What do nasal decongestants do? - Answer -act directly on adrenergic receptor to release norepinephrine -cause vasoconstriction -shrink nasal m...

A calendar to mark the days of the week the drug is to be administered Explanation: The nurse should provide the patient with a calendar of the days the drug is to be administered. This will serve as a reminder that the patient has to get to the clinic or that the home health nurse will be coming. This would encourage compliance by being at the clinic or being available at home on the days of administration. An appointment card given to him each time he is to have a dose would be easy to lo...

Hello! For this document, the following topics are covered: Infection and Isolation, mobility, and fundamentals. This study guide includes info from both the lecture and the lab.