• Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A nurse is caring for a postsurgical patient who has small tortuous veins and had a
difficult IV insertion. The
... [Show More] patient is now receiving IV medications on a regular basis.
What is the best nursing intervention to minimize the adverse effects of this drug
therapy?
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Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Because the patient has small tortuous veins and had a
difficult IV insertion, the patient is at high risk for infiltration
of the IV site. Recording baseline vital signs or blood sugar
level is an important nursing action, but not specific to IV
administration of any drug. The patient is not known to take
anticoagulants; so unless indicated, the nurse is not required
to monitor the patient's bleeding time.
A patient has been prescribed 1 mg lorazepam (Ativan) sublingual prior to the
scheduled insertion of a peripherally inserted central (PIC) line. How should the
nurse direct the patient when administering this medication?
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Question 3
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Sublingual tablets are placed under the tongue where they
dissolve and are absorbed into the bloodstream. Swallowing
the pill may render it less effective, but is not unsafe. It is not
recommended to chew and hold sublingual medications nor
to hold them in the mouth for length of time.A nurse is caring for a patient who has recently moved from Vermont to south
Florida. The patient has been on the same antihypertensive drug for 6 years and has
had stable blood pressures and no adverse effects. Since her move, however, she
reports “dizzy spells and weakness” and feels that the drug is no longer effective. The
nurse suspects that the change in the effectiveness of the drug is related to
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Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Antihypertensive drugs work to decrease blood pressure.
When a patient goes to a climate that is much warmer than
usual, blood vessels dilate and the blood pressure decreases.
If a patient is taking an antihypertensive drug and enters a
warmer climate, there is a chance that the patient's blood
pressure will drop too low, resulting in dizziness and a feeling
of weakness. After several years on an antihypertensive drug,
the effects of that drug are known; therefore, the placebo
effect should not be an issue. Most antihypertensives are
metabolized and excreted and do not accumulate in the body.
The patient has not given the nurse any information that
would indicate that she has not been compliant with her drug
regimen due to the move.
An elderly postsurgical patient has developed postoperative pneumonia in the days
following abdominal surgery and is being treated with a number of medications.
Which of the following medications that the nurse will administer has the slowest
absorption?
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Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Absorption of drugs is dependent primarily on the route of
administration. IV, IM, and sublingual administration results
in faster absorption than drugs that are given orall [Show Less]