Pharmacology: Chapter 24 - Adrenergic Drugs

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- Identify circumstances that disturb sleep - Draw curtains over windows - Provide bedtime back rub to the client

A client is experiencing insomnia during epinephrine therapy. Which of the following interventions should the nurse perform while caring for the client?

- Administer dopamine only via intravenous route - Use an electronic infusion pump to administer these drugs - Inspect needle site and surrounding tissues at frequent intervals

A nurse is required to administer dopamine to a client. Which of the following nursing interventions should the nurse perform when caring for the client?

Discontinue the IV line immediately

A nurse observes leakage of norepinephrine from the IV line. Which of the following interventions should the nurse perform to minimize tissue injury?

Peripheral Nervous System

All nerves outsides of brain and spinal cord

Continuously

At what intervals would the nurse monitor the blood pressure of a client administered norepinephrine?

Neurotransmitter

Chemical substances released at the nerve ending that facilitate the transmission of nerve impulses

Autonomic Nervous System

Division of the peripheral nervous system concerned with functions essential to the life of the organism and not consciously controlled (e.g., blood pressure, heart rate, gastrointestinal activity)

Sympathomimetic

Drugs that mimic the actions of the sympathetic nervous system

Sympathomimetics

Drugs that produce activity similar to the neurotransmitter norepinephrine are known as which of the following?

Vasopressors

Drugs that raise the blood pressure

Extravasation

Escape of fluid from a blood vessel into surrounding tissue

Held until seen by emergency personnel

If a client uses an auto-inject epinephrine device, the best disposal would be:

Shock

Inadequate blood flow to the bodily tissues

Norepinephrine

Neurotransmitter that transmits impulses across the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system

Parasympathetic

Pertaining to the part of the autonomic nervous system concerned with conserving body energy (i.e., slowing the heart rate, digesting food, and eliminating waste)

Adrenergic

Pertaining to the sympathetic branch of the nervous system, which controls heart rate, breathing rate, and ability to divert blood to the skeletal muscles

Sympathetic

Pertaining to the sympathetic nervous system

Sympathomimetic & Adrenergic

Select the terms that describe drugs that stimulate the sympathetic branch of the ANS.

Inadequate tissue perfusion

Shock is described as:

Sympathetic nervous system

The adrenergic branch of the autonomic nervous system is also known by which of the following names?

Adjusted per protocol to maintain the patient's blood pressure

The physician prescribes norepinephrine, a potent vasopressor, to be administered to a client in shock. The rate of the administration of the IV fluid containing the norepinephrine is:

Stroke Volume

The volume of blood ejected (leaving) from a ventricle at each heart beat

Norepinephrine

What is the transmitting substance in the sympathetic branch of the nervous system?

Hypertension

When dobutamine is administered with the B-adrenergic blocking drugs, the nurse is aware of an increased risk for ___________.

Bronchi Relax

When norepinephrine is transmitted in the sympathetic nervous, which of the following occurs?

Headache, nervousness, nausea

Which of the following are the common adverse reactions the nurse would expect with the administration of the adrenergic drugs?

Sympathetic nervous system

Which of the following is stimulated during the body's fight-or-flight response to a stressful condition?

Norepinephrine

Which of the following is the primary neurotransmitter of the sympathetic nervous system?


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