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Module 9 9.1: Introduction to Specialty Medications In general, specialty medications are high cost medications used for treating complex disease states. They can be challenging to both manufacture and administer, and they often require significant patient education and close monitoring to ensure their safe and appropriate use. Although specialty medications were once a very small piece of the pharmaceutical industry, there has been a significant change over the last 20 years and especially ...

1. A client tells the nurse that he is suffering from insomnia. Which information is most important for the nurse to obtain? A. The client's usual sleeping pattern B. Whether the client smokes C. How much liquid the client consumes before bedtime D. The amount of caffeine that the client consumes during the day Rationale: The first thing to determine is the client's usual sleeping pattern and how it has changed to become what the client describes as insomnia. Options B, C, and D provi...

Intro to Pharmacology Dosage Forms: Means by which drugs are delivered to the sites of action within the body. Classified by:  Route and dosage form impact absorption  Modified release and enteric coated CANNOT be cut  IM form NOT always suitable for IV admin  Avoid IM during anticoagulation therapy (IM hemorrhage)  Suspensions settle. SHAKE WELL (eye and ear drops also)  Patches CANNOT be cut  Dry powder inhalers require inspiration abilities  ODT can be split ...

Module 1 1.1: An Introduction to Pharmacology Concepts Pharmacology is the study or science of drugs. What is a drug? A drug is any chemical that affects the physiologic processes of a living organism. Commonly, the term drug refers to any medication that is used for diagnosing, curing, or treating disease. Drug Effects Drugs have many different effects on the body including the following: (1) therapeutic effects, (2) side effects, (3) adverse effects, and (4) toxic effects. Therapeutic ...

Module 4 Medication Safety Risk Reduction Strategies: 1. Prevention: Reduce or eliminate the possibility of error 2. Detection: Make errors visible. Make it easier for people to do the right thing. 3. Mitigation: Identify errors quickly and take appropriate action. Minimize the consequences of errors. High Alert Medications: Medications that have a high risk of causing patient injury when misused. All hospitals required to have a list with associated risk reduction strategies. Usually i...

CONCEPTS: Rights of Medication Administration Medication Errors Drug Classification Drug Tolerance - Body develops a physiological tolerance to the drug over time and higher doses of the drug are needed to produce a therapeutic effect Resistance and Dependence - Resistance: commonly occurs with abx, usually due to overuse or misuse - Dependence: body develops a physiological need for the drug to avoid withdrawal Nursing Process - Assessment - Diagnosis - Planning - Implementation ...

ATI - Comprehensive Final A nurse is teaching the parent of a child who has severe reactive airway disease about glucocorticoid therapy. The parent asks why her child has to inhale the medication instead of taking it orally. Which of the following information should the nurse provide the parent? [ANS] - Oral glucocorticoids are more like to slow linear growth in children. (Chronic use of oral glucocorticoids in high doses by children can result in decreased linear growth. Inhaled glucocorticoid...

ATI comprehensive A nurse is assessing a preschooler who has recurrent and persistent otitis media. When obtaining the child's history, which question should she ask? a. does anyone smoke around or in the same house? b. have you given your child aspirin lately? c. does your child wear a hat outdoors in cold weather? d. is your child's diet high in gluten? ANS - a. does anyone smoke around or in the same house? rationale: promotes adherence of pathogens to inner lining of the middle ear ...

ATI Comprehensive Predictor Do not delegate [ANS] - What you can *EAT* *E*-evaluate *A*-assess * T-*teach Addison's & Cushings [ANS] - Addison's = down down down up down Cushings= up up up down up hypo/hypernatremia, hypo/hypertension, blood volume, hypo/hyperkalemia, hypo/hyperglycemia Better peripheral perfusion? [ANS] - Elevate veins, D-Angle Arteries APGAR [ANS] - Appearance (all pink, pink and blue, blue (pale) Pulse (>100, <100, absent) Grimace (cough, grimace, no respon...

ATI Comprehensive- Management Concepts of Management 1. Define Leadership. [ANS] - A way of behaving that influences others to respond, not because they have to, but because they want to. Leaders help others to identify and focus on goals and the achievement of them. Leadership is a personal interaction that focuses on the personal development of the members of the group. 2. Name the 6 essential components of leadership. [ANS] - Knowledge Self-awareness Communication Energy Goals Actions...