Nokea
A nurse has administered an opioid drug to a patient. Which action would be most appropriate for the nurse to do immediately after administering the drug?
- A. Monitoring the vital signs of the patient
- B. Documenting administration of the drug
- C. Informing the patient about the type of drug
- D. Updating the physician regarding the patient's condition
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: After administration of any drug, the nurse should immediately document the administration. After the documentation is complete, the nurse can record the patient's vital signs. The patient needs to be informed about the drug before the administration. The physician need not be immediately informed, unless the client develops severe adverse reactions.
You may also like to solve these questions
Which of the following is used for treatment of mixedema:
- A. Triiodthironine
- B. Potassium perchlorate
- C. Mercazolil
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Triiodothyronine (T3) is used to treat myxedema (severe hypothyroidism) by replacing deficient thyroid hormone.
The nurse is teaching a group in the community about drug abuse. Which statement by the nurse is correct?
- A. Cue-induced cravings eventually disappear after long periods of abstinence by the person addicted to drugs
- B. Drug abuse and drug addiction are synonymous terms, describing dependence on drugs
- C. Drug addiction is characterized by emotional, mental, and sometimes physical dependence
- D. Drug addiction occurs when physical dependence is present
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Addiction involves emotional/mental dependence, with physical optional; cravings persist, and abuse differs from addiction. Drug addiction occurs when emotional and mental dependence on a drug are present.
The nurse is explaining how medications work to a group of peers and explains that disruption of a single step in any enzyme system disrupts what?
- A. Cell life
- B. Cell membrane
- C. Cell receptor sites
- D. Cell function
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: If a single step in one of the many enzyme systems is blocked, normal cell function is disrupted. Cell life and cell membrane may be impacted by disruption of some enzymes but not all enzymes. Receptor sites would not be disrupted by disruption in a single step in the enzyme system.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for Captopril for hypertension. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects of this medication?
- A. Hypokalemia
- B. Hypernatremia
- C. Neutropenia
- D. Bradycardia
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Captopril can cause neutropenia , a rare but serious side effect requiring monitoring.
The nurse is caring for a patient who had a severe, acute, previously unseen adverse effect of a drug in Phase III testing. The patient asks, After all the testing done on this drug, didn't they know this adverse effect could occur? What is the nurse's best response? (Select one that does not apply.)
- A. Pharmaceutical companies sometimes underreport problems to make more money.
- B. Your response to this medication will be reported to the drug company and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
- C. After a drug reaches phase III testing it is considered an accepted drug and will not be recalled.
- D. The pharmaceutical company weighs the benefits of the drug with the severity of adverse effects.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: When a new and unexpected adverse effect occurs, especially one of a serious nature, it is reported to the drug company who reports it to the FDA immediately. When a large number of people begin using the drug in phase III studies, it is not unusual to identify adverse effects not previously noted. It would be both unprofessional and inaccurate to imply that pharmaceutical companies put profit ahead of patient concern because lawsuits would remove any potential profit if a drug proves harmful. The FDA is responsible for weighing risk versus benefit in deciding whether to allow the drug to move to the next phase of testing. Drugs found to have serious adverse effects can be removed from the market at any time.