Test Review
How do Aspirin and Plavix work as antiplatelets, how would you explain it?
What are important dietary restrictions for Coumadin?
What labs are important to monitor during anticoag therapy? What are the "normal' values?
List the delivery methods for Lovenox and Heparin.
What are the antidotes for anticoag therapy
What effect to Beta 2 andrenergics have on blood sugar?
What is a normal blood sugar level?
Understand safe administration of Avandia.
Know the Onset, Peak, and Duration for Insulin R, N, Lantus, and combination insulins
What should given to the unconscious DM patient to raise blood sugar level, can you give it to the conscious patient? Hint: look up glucagon
What is the pathophysiology for Type I DM, Type II? ie, what are the basic problems?
How does the client take Metformin, list side effects
Describe the action of glypizide
Recognize rationales for monitoring and action of all types of insulin
List signs of Hypoglycemia/Hyperglycemia, how are they treated
How do diuretics effect blood sugar, can diabetics take diuretics?
List warning signs for Antilipemic therapy
How do antilipimecs work, is there a better time of day to take
What should be monitored while a client is on Zocor
What teaching should be provided to the client on Zocor
What is Digoxin Immune Fab (Digibond), when is it used?
Identify important assessments for Digoxin
How does the nurse administer Nitroglycerine, what does the nurse need to know?
What teaching would you provide to a client on Nitroglycerine?
Know safe Dig levels
Describe the action of Dig
Identify symptoms consistent with dig toxicity
How does Nitro work
What assessments are made for the client on diuretic therapy
How do client allergies effect diuretic therapy
Describe the action of Ca Channel blockers
What assessments must the nurse make prior to administering Cardiazem?
List the benefits of therapy with Capoten
List the side effects of Capoten?
What teaching is necessary for a client on Capotin
Identify drug interactions with antihypertensives
Identify clients who would benefit form using Metaprolol
What teaching must be done for the client on diuretics, how would you say it?
Know potassium levels
How do beta blockers effect asthma, are there exceptions?
When is a Loop diuretic best used?
Order 1000 ml over 10 hours, how do you program the pump in ml/hour
Order: 250 mg of a med in 100 cc to be delivered in 1 hour. Drop factor is 15 gtt/ml. What is the flow rate in gtt/min
Order: 0.050 g of Anafranil
Give ________ cap/s
35. Order: Augmentin 500 mg
Give: _________
answers to math
100 ml/hour = 1000 ml
10 hours
25 gtt/min = 15 gtt
100 ml
1 hour
--------- x ------- X ---------
ml
hr
60 min
1 cap =
cap 1000mg
0.05 g
------- X --------- X ----------
50 mg
1 g
1 (doesn't really have to be here...but if it helps do it)
10 ml = 5
ml 500 mg
-------- X -------
250 mg
1
You would then indicate 10 ml on the cup!