Pharm Test 4 student created guide

The nurse is preparing to give medications. Which is the most appropriate nursing action for intravenous (IV) phenytonin?

The nurse is reviewing drugs currently taken by a patient who will be starting drug therapy with carbemazepine. What drug may raise cause for concern due to interactions?

Which response would the nurse expect to find in a patient with a phenytoin level of 35 mcg/ml?

The nurse is assessing a newly admitted patient who has a history of seizures. During the assessment, the patient has a generalized seizure that does not stop for several minutes. The nurse expects that which drug will be ordered for the condition?

The nurse is administering an antiepileptic drug and will follow which guidelines?

A patient is taking entacapone as part of a therapy for Parkinson's disease. Which intervention by the nurse is appropriate at this time.

During a patient teaching session about antiparkinson drugs, the nurse will include which statement?

A patient with Parkinson's disease will start taking entacapone alone with the carbidopa-levodopa he has been taking for a few years. The nurse recognizes that the advantage of taking entacapone is that:

The nurse is assessing a patient after major bowel surgery. The nurse anticipates administering which type of nutrition for this patient?

The nurse is providing wound care for a patient with a stage IV pressure ulcer and expects the patient to receive which supplement to assist in wound healing?

When assessing a patient who is about to receive an albumin infusion, the nurse knows that a contraindication for albumin would be:

(EDIT ANSWERS)A patient is taking isoniazid for tuberculosis. The nurse anticipates supplementation with which vitamin for prevention of drug induced neuritis

The patient is taken to the trauma unit after a motorcycle accident. It is estimated that he has lost 30% of his blood volume and he is in hypovolemic shock. The nurse anticipates a transfusion with which blood product?

A patient is hypokalemic and will be receiving IV K+. The patient is not on a heart monitor. How should the nurse administer the K+ replacement?

The patient with a serum K+ of 6.0 mEq/L is ordered polystyrene sulfonate via the NG. When administering the medication the nurse should

New patient with alcoholism, which vitamin is given?

PRB's are given with what?

When administering vitamin and mineral supplements, the nurse implements which appropriate interventions?

Why is calcium given on a renal unit?

H2 Receptor blockers are normally given for GERD. What health factors may decrease the effectiveness of this drug class?

Which is a potential adverse effect of Valproic Acid?

A patient has been taking antiepileptic drugs for a year. The nurse is reviewing his recent history and will monitor for which condition that may develop during this time?

What is the rationale for administering a PPI to a client diagnosed with GERD?