When administering the drug amiodarone, what three adverse effects does the nurse need to assess for?
Amiodarone is the antiarrhythmic drug
It is advised to nurses to assess the following three majorly while administering the drug amiodarone in a patient:
1. Lungs functioning can be altered
2. Liver functioning is affected hence recommended to go for LFT (liver function tests)
3. Thyroid function
When administering the drug amiodarone, what three adverse effects does the nurse need to assess for?
10. When administering cyclosporine, the nurse notes that allopurinol is also ordered for the patient. What is a potential result of this drug interaction? a. Increased levels of cyclosporine and toxicity b. Reduced nephrotoxic effects of cyclosporine c. Reduced adverse effects of the cyclosporine d. Reduced uric acid levels
Before administering the nitrate nitroglycerin, what assessment does the nurse need to complete? (three items)
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When administering the drug adenosine to a patient with supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), the nurse is to push it rapidly followed by a rapid flush. When watching the patient’s rhythm, the nurse sees the patient go into asystole then into a regular rhythm. What is the reason for this change in rhythm?
1. Vincristine-nurse prioritization when administering 2. Cyclophosphamide-priority assessment/ nursing action 3. Pt being treat for leukemia - clients health prioritization what is the patient at risk for? 4. Cancer - how does it form? What is it? 5. Doxorubicin - what is it? What do you monitor? 6. Dexrazoxane-therapeutic effects, adverse effects, what system 7. Chemotherapy administration - do's and don'ts, what do you monitor, precautions for pt and for nurse 8. Interferon alfa 2b - what is it? What...
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when a nurse assess respiration what does she assess for
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4. What adverse effects should the nurse teach the patient, taking beta blockers, to report to the prescriber immediately? Angiotensin-converting Enzyme inhibitors (ACE Inhibitors or ACEI): 1. How do ACE inhibitors work? 2. Why is the patient's potassium (K) level important when taking this class of medications? 3. Who should not take ACE inhibitors? 4. List the drugs that should not be taken with ACE Inhibitors or require close monitoring when doing so? 5. How is ACEI overdose/toxicity managed? Angiotensin...
Sildenafil 1. What are the common side effects and adverse reactions of the drug class you are responding to? 2. What are the contraindications associated with the drug class you are responding to? 3. As a nurse, what nursing assessment will you be sure to do and why? 4. What patient teaching would you provide to the patient starting a medication in the drug class you are responding to?