Lexi-Comp’s Drug Information Handbook for Advanced Practice Nursing.
Lippincott Nursing Drug Handbook.
Mosby’s Nursing Drug Reference.

Drugs that relax muscle contractions of the bronchioles to improve breathing. This also help to clear out mucus better and help to push out air with exhalation so that air does not stay in the lungs (air trapping).

Certain blood tests are important to establish a baseline and know how to prescribe many medications.

Forgetfulness
Health care team-patient interaction: trust/rapport with your patient, your expectations vs. patient’s expectations.
Patient’s assessment of benefits/risks of therapy
Environment
Lifestyle
Confusion/misunderstanding about regimen
Psychiatric/physical limitation

What the intended effect of a drug is called.

Right patient.
Right medicine.
Right dose.
Right route.
Right time.

Act by inhibiting the growth and replication or destroying susceptible bacteria. Each family this class of medication works on a different part of the bacteria to kill it.

What is it called when we measure how much drug is in the bloodstream.

What you need to tell your chronic care patients to bring with them at every chronic care visit.

What are unintended effects of a drug?

Name
Strength
Expiration Date
Consider intended route - for example

A drug or treatment that reduces high blood pressure.
Certain drugs that increase the making of urine (diuretics) lower the blood pressure. They do this by decreasing blood volume. Other medicines cause vasodilation or affect the heart rate to decrease blood pressure.

Two of the most important organs in metabolizing and excreting drugs.

You have a patient with chronic hypertension, and you are seeing them for a chronic care visit. You need to review the medications they take for their hypertension how many times a year?

other) or drinks a lot of alcohol (more than 3 drinks daily), talk to your doctor or pharmacist BEFORE giving this medicine.
Female patients who drink two or more drinks daily.
Male patients who drink three or more drinks daily.
Signs of hepatitis include fever, vomiting, abdominal pain, and jaundice (yellow eyes/skin).
Ask the doctor if there is another medicine you can use.
If patient took an overdose of Acetaminophen (unintentional or as a suicide attempt), report to your referral doctor NOW, even if patient looks okay.
Larger doses will NOT relieve more severe pain. If needed, your doctor may suggest another treatment plan.
The different strengths of this medicine are listed above.
Carefully check the strength of your medicine.
Be sure you give the correct dose (mg). Ask your referral doctor or pharmacist if you are NOT sure.

Oral
Sublingual
Topical (Skin, eyes, ears)
Suppository (rectal, vaginal)
Transdermal
Injectable (IM, SQ Intradermal and IV
Inhalation.

NSAID stands for:

One important difference to consider when thinking about how medications are utilized in children.

An important part of showing a patient how to use an inhaler is to:

What medicine does (what it is used for).
How to use the medicine.
How much of medicine to take.
When (how often) to take it.
How long to take it for.

Skin/Soft Tissue Chart A: Skin Rashes, Bites, Stings, Sores, Growths, Lumps
HISTORY

EXAM

ASSESSMENT and PLAN

Usually happens within minutes of exposure.

Usually caused by:

A shot of an antibiotic (often penicillin) or vaccine.
Bee or wasp sting.
Eating or breathing in something patient is allergic to.
Itchy. Hives.

Shortness of breath or chest tightness.

Weak or faint.

General Appearance: Looks sick, scared.

Short of breath.
May have swelling of face, eyelids, lips, tongue, throat.
Vital Signs:

Pulse and Respiration: Fast.
Blood Pressure: Usually low (shock).
Chest: May have wheezing.

Skin: May be red, have swelling, hives.

Note: Hives -spots usually one cm or larger; red, swollen, raised welts with sharp edges; pink “halo” around edges; center may be white.

A drug or treatment that reduces high blood pressure.
Certain drugs that increase the making of urine (diuretics) lower the blood pressure. They do this by decreasing blood volume. Other medicines cause vasodilation or affect the heart rate to decrease blood pressure.

One change in the elderly that might affect how medications are utilized.

If you give a patient instruction and they look at you like they don't understand anything you just said you need to assess the patient's level of

Is patient allergic to this medicine?
Does patient have ANY allergies?
Is patient taking any other medicines?
Does patient have any chronic health problems?
If a woman: Is she pregnant or breastfeeding?