pharm qs Flashcards
What is the most important precaution for a teenage client taking doxycycline for severe acne?
The client should use sunscreen or avoid exposure to sunlight because doxycycline may cause photosensitivity.
When should a nurse question an order for a beta-adrenergic blocker?
When prescribed for a client with COPD.
What is the correct sequence for completing orders for a client with fever, crackles, and a productive cough?
Blood and sputum cultures, ampicillin dose.
What indicates that a client with angina understands discharge instructions for sublingual nitro?
I should sit down and take one nitro immediately with chest pain.
What client manifestations indicate that metoprolol is effective for a client with CAD?
Decreased HR, decreased BP, and relief of chest pain.
When should a nurse question an order for a beta-adrenergic blocker?
When prescribed for a client with bradycardia.
Which clients would benefit from being prescribed a beta2 agonist?
-Asthma patients
-bronchitis
What may a client receiving gentamycin who reports vertigo be developing?
Ototoxicity.
A nurse delegates care to a UAP prior to breakfast. A client recieves a case of tetracycline at 0900. Which info sohuld the nurse include in the instructions to the UAP?
Do not give the client any milk or dairy products w/ breakfast
A client receives IV vancomycin. To safely administer the medication, the nurse should administer the medication over?
60 minutes
IV calculations formula:
TV*DF/Time
