Analgesics Pharmacology UCO

Which advise will the nurse provide to the client after a health care provider prescribed aspirin for a client with severe arthritis?

take the medication with meals.

Which statement by the student nurse indicates the need for further education about medication administration?

"I should advise the certified medical assistant to administer intravenous medication."

Which response would the nurse give to a client taking ibuprofen for rheumatoid arthritis who asks the nurse if acetaminophen can be substituted?

"Ibuprofen has anti-inflammatory properties, and acetaminophen does not."

Which information must be clearly described in the medication administration record (MAR) before administering a medication?

- Dosage and route - Client's full name - Time to be administered - Frequency of administration - Full name of prescribed medication

Which gastrointestinal factor affects medication absorption and places infants at risk?

- Gastric acidity - Emptying time

Which therapeutic outcomes is expected after administering ibuprofen?

- Pain relief - Temperature reduction - Reduced inflammation

Arrange the pharmacokinetic factors that determine the concentration of medication at its site of action in neonates and infants in the order in which they occur.

1) Absorption 2) Distribution 3) Metabolism 4) Excretion

Which response to morphine would need to be reported immediately to the health care provider?

Bradycardia

Which life-threatening complication may occur in clients taking high dose or long term ibuprofen?

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding.

Which result would the nurse monitor in a client with acetaminophen overdose?

Liver function tests

A client develops gastric bleeding and is hospitalized. Which area would the nurse assess closely during the history?

Medications taken routinely or recently

Which treatment would the nurse anticipate administering to a toddler who has acetaminophen poisoning?

N-acetylcysteine

Which medication is indicated for management for clinical manifestations associated with an opioid overdose?

Naloxone

Which adverse effect of morphine indicate the need for naloxone administration?

Respiratory depression

For a client receiving intravenous morphine supfate, which action would the nurse immediately taken when noting a client's respiratory rate is 8 breaks per minute?

Stop administering IV Morphine.