Question

Name the most important nursing interventions for each of the Following medications: 1) epinephrine 6) adenocard 2) amio darone 7) Sodium bicarbonate 3) lidocaine 8) Levophed 4 Dopamine a) Tridil 5) Cardizem 10) Activase THANK you v

Answer 1

Nursing Interventions 1) Epinephrine Interventions ü) Monitor the dose calculation. Rational Epinephrine is potent drug, hence may cause serious adverse effect (ii) Ensure the preparation of alpha adrenergic blocker ready. Because epinephrine may cause hyperten- silveu reaction, a Irregular heart rate, dilli'ulty in breathing is very common. O (111) Monitor any kind of adverse effects and take action quickly. 2) Amiodarone j) Monitor the blood pressure, regularly. ii) Monitor the adverse effect. It may cause decreased blood pressure. The This drug causes hypothyroidism or ng perthu hoidim. This drug causes Abnormally in breathing pattems. errene about the respiration rate.

Intervtion Rational 3) Lidocane To control the antiarrhythmic pattern Due to the administra- tion Of Onesthesia To prevent the overdose (i) Nuxe should monitor EC G1 continously (1) The numbness should be assessed. (1' Monitor the patient while given lidocaine serim. 4) Dopamine lij Monitor blood pressure, pherib heral pulses. ci Monitor therapeutic effectivenes. Lil Report instantly the state of hypotention, dysrhyth- mias. To check and measure overdose. It shonos improvement in the vital signs. This may cardia & cause arrest.